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Chapter 24. Sack All Non-Europeans
… In May 1948, when the Nationalist Government came to power, the union was engaged in a struggle with the clothing manufacturers. The agreement for the…
PlaceMuizenberg and Marina da Gama
… The Village of Muizenberg was established by the Dutch in 1743 as a Military Post and is located in False Bay, on the road between Cape Town and Simon's Town…
Albert Luthuli’s Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, December 10, 1961
… fail one. This is the most important occasion not only in my life, but in that of my dear wife, Nokukhanya, who shares with me this … support, made me at…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… INTRODUCTION: 1. The year 1950 was a turning point in the political history of the African people in this country. It was marked by a number of events which …
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
… Speech at mass welcome meeting in Johannesburg organised in his honour by the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council on … to the number of women who played…
38. The Natal Franchise Bill, 1894: Do not make our sons pariahs
… Law Amendment Bill of 1894 sought to deprive Indians in Natal of the parliamentary franchise. Below, a petition, … it would be 'the proverbial thin edge if…
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
… started his primary education at Tjolotjo School.In 1941 he travelled to Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) and … enrolled at Adams College at Amanzimtoti,…
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… On 26 February 1915, Elisabeth Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, in the then western Transvaal. She moved to Amsterdam in 1966, and lived there until her death…
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
… footballer. He was born to parents of Yoruba descent in the city of Lomé. After a talent scout spotted him playing, he was taken to Metz, France, in 1999. He…
EventLouis Hayward, South African–American Actor dies.
… Louis Hayward was born in Johannesburg on 19 March 1909. He went to study in England where he met playwright Noel Coward who became his patron. He starred in…
EventTakudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-born American rugby player, is born
… Takudzwa Ngwenya was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 22 July 1985. He played for the Mashonaland Club and for Vainona High School in his home country. He then…
Chapter 10 - A framework for negotiating the final constitution
… agreements to bring an end to conflict and usher in a new process of negotiation towards the final constitution. When the people of South Africa voted in…
Farewell Speech On Eve Of Imprisonment, February 29, 1948
… following is the report on Dr. Dadoo's speech at a meeting in Johannesburg on February 29, 1948 on the eve of his … rose to speak on Sunday at the great…
Address by President Mandela on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Geneva, 19 May 1998
… All that time both were components of the British Empire in differing stages of colonial rule. We need not dwell on … such decisions. I have discovered that…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… Bridglal Pachai The People's Candidates Party participated in the Lenasia Management Committee between 1974 and 1978. … local authorities, and it later…
Chapter 13 - The public participation process
… to be part of the process and will be responding, because in the end the drafting of the constitution must not be the … of South Africa must be involved…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Investment Against Crime Seminar 19 August 1998
… who are amonst the leaders of a community deeply rooted in the history of our nation. I would therefore like to thank … an occasion the rich diversity of the…
Document 43 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi fo Leon Trotsky, 10 August 1932
… League of America Opposition. Quite a lot has happened in the communist party of South Africa, private meetings are … continuing, expelled Stalinist and…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… welcome the announcement of your decision contained in your letter of April 26th. This is the very first … therefore desirous of obtaining some information…
Document 73 - Letter from The Spark to M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938
… FLAGSTAFF,C.P. Dear Comrade, Please excuse our long delay in replying to the questions you raised in your letter. You will remember that there has been a…
An interview with Mr. A.W.G. Champion
… The following is an interview with Mr. Champion conducted in 1964 by Mr. Stanley Trapido, Lecturer at the Institute of … : Mr. Champion, why do you think the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Johannesburg, 21 November 1997
… sector of society was faced with the call to participate in and promote the total transformation of our country in order to address our legacy of poverty and…
Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 21st Plenary Assembly of SADC Parliamentary Forum - Usambara Lodge, Mogale City, 14 November 2006
… as it grapples with various matters such as the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation in Darfur, the transition programme in CÁ´te d…
Statement Issued By GCIS: Briefing on the Case of Robert McBride - 21 May 1998
… the sovereignty of Mozambique, and we shall not interfere in the judicial processes in that country. Has South Africa been involved in the investigations by…
PlaceNorth West
… old homeland, Bophuthatswana . There is a lot of platinum in the province, so that it is often called the Platinum … West's claim to fame: Siege of Mafeking …
Address at the launch of the Kruger National Park Centenary Celebrations Skukuza, 26 March 1998
… guests; Ngwenyama;Amakhosi, Bayede! Conservation in its nature is directed both to the past and the future, to … own people, but by our region and people…
Introduction
… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1961 the South African Government gave official … laid to rest. Some form of constitutional…
A Tale of Political Conspiracy and Incomprehensible Judicial Imaginings by Thabo Mbeki, 15 February 2016
… On 12 September 2008, Justice Chris Nicholson, Judge in the then Natal Provincial Division of the High Court of … Blade Nzimande, General Secretary of the…
Chapter 14. Rebuilding the Union-Constitution
… When I returned to South Africa in March 1933, I found the stillness of the grave in the union office. The mass of workers in the factory section had lost…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… In May, 1960, the Union of South Africa will be 50 years old. … have almost completely lost their right to be represented in Parliament, their right to take…