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Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the African Cup of Nations Tournament Johannesburg, 13 January 1996
… that our young democracy has found a niche within Africa's family of nations, to learn and to contribute her utmost. … talented youth add another brick on…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… In 1949 Kwame Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive action' campaign created … were injured when a bomb blast exploded in…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital,…
EventSouth African artist, Gerard Sekoto, dies
… On 20 March 1993, South African artist and musician Gerard … as a pianist purely by chance at l'Echelle de Jacob (Jacob's ladder), a trendy nightclub/bar…
EventThe United Democratic Front (UDF) is dissolved
… UDF had lost its function. It was therefore disbanded on 20 August 1991. In 2005, an initiative similar to the UDF was … in the establishment and running of…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… which, in turn, provided the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) with access to military bases in Angola. SWAPO's aim was to rid Namibia (South…
A French minister, Pierre Simond, joins the Huguenots at the Cape by order of the Heeren XVII (Lords Seventeen)
… later led the deputation to Governor Simon van der Stel on 20 November 1689 to request their own congregation. They were …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… hair and the creases under my eyes, and said quietly, “It’s been a long journey!” He was right! The journey I describe … and political practice. At its core…
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… Elizabeth security police on 18 August 1977 and held for 20 days. Sometime between 6 and 7 September, Biko was beaten … with the police and covered up the…
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the Witwatersrand. Boksburg was an…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… two of the pillars that sustained the apartheid government’s rule for 46 years were racially divisive legislation, and … Serious Dodo were arrested in…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Town, he was allowed to transfer his residency to Buffel's Kloof, a loan-farm owned by Piet van Heerden located on the … drostdy to Somerset East . This…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… at the end of 1991, 5 Working groups were formed on 20 January 1992 and began their work shortly thereafter. The … by an interim administration. The ANC…
The Detention Weapon
… last resort when all other methods have failed. Apartheid's big gun has been detention without trial and this is where … some rural areas where security…
ArchiveAppendix 5 Notes on Palestine and Israel by Denis Goldberg
… nothing in comparison with the utter brutality of Israel’s occupation of Palestine I mean the whole of Palestine from … an embargo on sporting and cultural…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… the suffering and bitterness of civil war. But the people's patience is not endless. The time comes in the life of any … the peacefulness of the movement as…
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… to legend this was a place of execution of many of Shaka's enemies, also many of his warriors were required to prove … sea shore. Mbozambo Valley- This area…
Address to the Summit of the International Conference on Financing for Development, 21 March 2002
… is possible to attain balanced global development. The mission which brought us here started, in earnest, at the … for instance, by the New Partnership for…
Address at the World Food Summit, 10 June 2002
… a framework through the New Partnership for Africa's Development, NEPAD, within which the World Food Summit Plan … of action with regard to African…
ArchiveHistory for the Future by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… It is 20 years since the first Truth and Reconciliation hearing … of the TRC from the first human rights violation hearing 20 years ago until the conclusion…
EventArmistice day 11th Nov 1918
… that 'ends all wars'. Yet by 1919 there were still between 20 and 30 wars being waged around the globe. According to Col …
Archive"Racism, Apartheid and a New World Order": Speech in Acceptance of the Third World Prize on Behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 5 May 1986
… see all human beings as having been created in God's image, all racists will, for reasons that are perfectly … is the case in our own country. The idea of a…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… for the deadlock abounded, in the media especially. On 20 May the ANC alleged that someone had tapped its CODESA … incident sent shock waves throughout the…
EventLlewellyn Herbert was born on this day
… ↵ [iv] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), … engaged in Olympic City. http://mg.co.za/article/2004-08-20…
EventDulcie September's 's life commemorated at Athlone High School
… Dulcie September was born on 20 August 1935. From her early years of activism she chose … in part due to the efforts of Dulcie. Her killer/s have never…
PlaceEritrea
… its independence from Ethiopia on May 24, 1993. Eritrea’s capital and largest city is Asmara (Asmera). Keren is the …
EventRiky Rick, one of the most esteemed South African hip hop artists is born
… the KwaMashu township of northern Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 20 July 1987.[i] He is a South African musician, music …
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… by Paul Kruger. Its link to Pretoria was completed on 20 October 1894.The railway line was completed a few years … Bay with varying degrees of success. …
PlaceOld gaol, Seventh Avenue, Roodepoort
… property together with the Old Goal and Prison Warder's House thereon, described as The Record’s Historic Hauntings team chose the old jail house on the ……
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - … General Executive Council, including General, Secretary's report for year…