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Document 70 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 August 1937
… 15/-. being the September affiliation fee to the I.S. In my last letter to Comrade Goodlatte, I stated that I would in due course send a more lengthy report…
PlaceWoodstock
… Century. His Home, known as; 'La Belle Alliance' , in deference to the French presence at the Cape in 1781-84 , was registered in 1788 as security for a debt…
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
… 1986 I was re-detained for 27 months. 18 of these were in solitary confinement due to my being the only white … but I had escaped arrest until this day…
South Africa’s policy towards Zimbabwe: synopsis by Thabo Mbeki 22 February 2016
… away from ZAPU. This was a product of a continuous process in Zimbabwe which had started with the establishment of the Southern Rhodesia African National…
Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly New York, 3 October 1994
… that this August Assembly is addressed, for the first time in its 49 years, by a South African head of state drawn from … African country. Future generations…
Political Report by Limpopo ANC Chairperson Cde Cassel Mathale during the Limpopo ANC Provincial General Council, 10 June 2012
… this important Provincial General Council this morning in the name of our revolutionary movement, the African … for our National Policy Conference which is…
Address by President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the World Economic Forum, Southern Africa summit Cape Town, 9 June 1994
… significant for us that this summit should take place in South Africa, and Cape Town in particular, so soon after the epoch-making changes that … the dark…
The first martyrs of Satyagraha by E. S. Reddy
… mere jail-going. He warned, during the first satyagraha in South Africa, as early as 1909: "A satyagrahi must be … and divide the ranks of the resisters. The…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
… which has given us the possibility to convene here today in what I am certain will, up to its conclusion, be a … of our judicial system. It transpired that…
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
… Greg Arde spoke to Fatima Meer, once a shining light in the fight against apartheid, now a thorn in the side of the fat-cat politicians. (This article first…
Arthur Chaskalson: 24 November 1931 - 1 December 2012 by Jeremy Gauntlett, 4 December 2012
… weeks ago. It expressed two qualities he valued so highly in others. The first is a relentless rationality. The second … it. Speaking to a packed audience…
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
… Situated at 323 Boom Street, the zoo is the largest in South Africa and rated as one of the top zoos in the world and is run by the National Research…
PlaceUnion Buildings and Raadsaal, Church Square, Pretoria
… The discovery of the Witwatersrand Goldfields provided in 1886, the funds necessary to construct this building that … the ZAR. Paul Kruger had never been so…
Statement by Nelson R. Mandela on his relationship with his wife 13 April 1992
… I am issuing this statement to clarify the position and in the hope that it will bring an end to further conjecture. … and myself contracted our marriage at…
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
… by his many years as a pastor to the exiled and destitute in the inner-city of Pretoria. It was during this time, that … these humanitarians have made a…
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
… It was founded in 1875 as a Church Town, like many other Karoo Villages. It was started by a determined group of people who lived in the area and who wanted…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the launch of the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy, 1 August 2008,
… I am very pleased to be with you today as we participate in this important event. Not only is this event historic in the sense of launching this critical…
Archive1994 - President De Klerk, State Of the Nation Address, 28 February 1994 (Before National Elections)
… of South Africa Act 1993. The fact that we have done so in the midst of the most crucial election campaign of our … of our people and parties as possible…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Mohale Dam, Kingdomof Lesotho, 16 March 2004
… are very honoured to have the opportunity to participate in the opening of Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water … Kingdom of Lesotho for the invitation to…
ArchiveAppendix 7 South Africa, the transition to democracy and the banning of torture, by Denis Goldberg
… on Torture and the Future. Torture has recently been often in the news because of the revelations of the use of torture by the United States in its so-called…
Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 26 June 1969
… National Congress has led the people of South Africa in the struggle for freedom. For over fifty years it has been … of Zimbabwe, have met the oppressor…
A Call to Action. Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1969
… National Congress has led the people of South Africa in the struggle for freedom. For over fifty years it has been … of Zimbabwe, have met the oppressor…
PlaceGenadendal Historic Village & Museum
… of Genadendal is the oldest Moravian Mission Village in Africa, with Church buildings and a School that dates back … Moravian Mission Church houses the…
Archive1995 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 17 February 1995
… guests, Ladies and gentlemen: We have gathered in this hallowed chamber to begin the work of the second … parliament, nine months after its first members…
EventJan Volschenk, a well-known South African painter, dies
… On this day in history, Jan Volschenk, a prominent South African painter, died at the age of 83. He passed away in the town of Riversdale in the Cape…
Archive1995 - President Mandela: State of the Nation Address, 24 February 1995 (after National Elections)
… Senators; Ladies and Gentlemen. It was to be expected that in a society as politically vigorous as ours; a country with … to listen tot he contributions of…
EventThe Second Battle of El Alamein starts
… After various North African operations late in June and in July 1942, Lt.-Gen. B.L. Montgomery, the new commander of the Eighth Army in World War 2,…
EventHendrik Jacobus Coetsee is born
… Jacobus "Kobie" Coetsee, former minister of justice in the government of F.W De Klerk, was born in Ladybrand, Orange Free State. Both his parents were…
EventAfrica Malaria Day
… day was officially instituted by the World Health Assembly in May 2007. Malaria Day was first observed by African governments in 2001 and was known as Africa…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of Boksburg Boksburg, 26 June 1997
… embodies our country's past and its hopes for the future. In just over a century it has gone from a mining camp to … of white conservatism, it was also…