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Address to the International Labour Conference Geneva, 8 June 1990
… rapidly towards our emancipation. We must, however, in the first instance express our deepest appreciation to you … remaining political prisoners will be…
56. The Cape Town Agreement is welcomed
… meet this friendly and tolerant spirit' of the Government. In the following document, S.A.I.C. deputy-president J. W. … to emerge. The agreement created the…
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
… Arts and Crafts Centre, a skills training project based in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape is involved in community outreach and youth development. Initially known…
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… Tebogo Sidney Thapelo Thekisho, stagename ProVerb was born in Kimberley, [i] Northern Cape on 12 April 1981.[ii] He is a … and a rap artist. ProVerb started…
EventJack Parow, the Afrikaans rap artist is born
… Zander Tyler, stage name Jack Parow was born in Parow, Cape Town on 22 February 1982.[i] He is one of the most popular Afrikaans hip hop artists in South…
PlaceUganda
… Uganda is a landlocked Country in East Africa , whose diverse landscape encompasses the … mountain gorilla sanctuary. Murchison Falls National Park in the…
EventSt James Church massacre
… Congress) operatives attack St. James Church in the Cape Town suburb of Kenilworth during the Sunday … later that year by an attack on the Heidelberg Tavern…
EventSouth Africa, Cuba and Angola Sign formal peace agreement, allowing Namibian independence from South Africa
… We need each other." The treaty, which was formally signed in New York City, provided for the phased withdrawal of an … for Namibian independence and for…
EventGeneral C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914
… one of their greatest heroes. He won renown as commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces in the South African War (1899-1902) and was a leader in…
PlaceRaadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein
… is probably the most important Historical Building in the Free State, dating back to 1849, it is the oldest building left standing in Bloemfontein . It is an…
Address to the World Council of Churches Harare 12 December 1998
… have come to celebrate with you fifty years of achievement in activating the conscience of the world for peace and on … that human rights are the rights of…
ArchiveAhmed Timol and the return of The Light by Kevin Bloom (Daily Maverick), 28 October 2016
… seem to be turning up everywhere lately. Rendered loosely in modern English, they mean, “You can drive out nature with … have always been ciphers for Truth…
PlaceGansbaai, Overberg
… area offers a smorgasbord of adrenalin-pumping adventures in a tranquil environment of natural perennial beauty. … is home to the highest density of Great…
ArchiveChapter 12 Hangings by Denis Goldberg
… The prison was rebuilt and we politicals were held in another prison known as Beverley Hills, gallows’ humour … executions, on many evenings they sang our…
ArchiveInterview with Potlako Kitchener Leballo
… Oral interview, conducted in Nairoi, with P. K. Leballo (1924-1986) a leader in the Africanist movement and later in the Pan Africanist Congress, serving as…
Hlaudi manifesto gives Jimi Matthews and his SABC comrades no option but to vote #Hlexit by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail & Guardian), 27 June 2016
… bye Felicia. But what impact do these shifts really have? In case you missed it, SABC acting group CEO Jimi Matthews … and I can no longer be a part of it,”…
Address to the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town 28 October 1999
… Council of Provinces since the new government was formed in June. I would therefore like to take this opportunity, … Premiers, to whom we extend our best…
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… wing of the African National Congress (ANC). It was formed in co-operation with the South African Communist Party (SACP) … on 16 December 1961. The…
EventSouth Africa relinquishes sovereignty over Walvis Bay
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Walvis Bay, from the Dutch for "Whale Bay", is situated in Namibia, along the west coast of southern…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… Following the independence of Congo in June 1960 from Belgium, MoÁ¯se Kapenda Tshombe led the … into secession on 23 December 1961. Tshombe was born in 1919…
PlaceKing Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
… In 1902, the end of the Second Anglo-Boer War was in sight. Plans were being made to reorganize the educational facilities in the Transvaal . These had…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Joint Session of the Parliament of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia, 30 October 2007
… South African people, to thank our brothers and sisters in this country with whom we engaged in a common titanic struggle to defeat the apartheid crime…
ArchiveStatement on Mbeki's recall, by Jacob Zuma on behalf of ANC NEC, 22 September
… the most difficult decisions the NEC has ever had to take in the history of the ANC. We fully understand that the … recall him was not taken lightly, but it…
PlaceMali
… Mali, landlocked country of western Africa, mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions. Mali is bounded on the … functioning as the main trading and…
Archaeology - A way of discovering the past
… try to find the answers to certain questions about people in the past. To do this they look for evidence of the people they are interested in. This means…
Address at the Opening of the 24th General Assembly of the World Veterans Federation, 1 December 2003
… that the Federation chose to hold this General Assembly in South Africa and Africa, and wish our foreign visitors a successful stay in our country. As you…
EventPeter Lindenberg, South Africa’s powerboat champion
… Lindeberg won the European Barefoot Water-Skiing title in 1977.[i] Peter won his first South African powerboat racing title, as well as set a world record in…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
… He will be here to talk about his memoir. Allister will be in conversation with John Maytham . Please note this event … the restoration of the beautiful…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… George Heys, a young man from Durban, made his fortune in the diamond rush in Kimberley by establishing a successful coach … British architect WT Vale to…
EventThe Paramount Chief of the Zulus, Prince Goodwill Zwelithini, is officially removed as a member of the Zulu Legislative Assembly
… Monarch following the death of his father, King Cyprian in 1968 and brief regency that lasted until 1971 when he … Buthelezi , Chief Minister of Kwa-Zulu…