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Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people,…
EventJoyce Barker, SA soprano, is born in Mooi River, Natal.
… On 6 June 1931 Joyce Barker was born at Mooi River in the Natal Midlands. At the age of nineteen she started training under Daisy Holmes … her career she won…
The Treason Trial: Foreword by Chief Albert Luthuli to a book by Helen Joseph, 1963
… Mrs. Helen Joseph has made an important contribution to the literature of the liberatory movement in South Africa. The treason trial … The Treason Trial:…
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
… Dear friends and fellow countrymen, The opening of a new year is the occasion for the exchange of greetings. From this … New year message to the ANC external…
Message to the Soweto Rally to Welcome Released Leaders by O. R. Tambo, 29 October 1989
… This is a joyful day for all of us. It is a day of celebration for all the people of our country. Those who have chosen to turn their backs on our festivity…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Investment Against Crime Seminar 19 August 1998
… Chairman of the China Express, Mr Chu-cheng Kan; Ladies and gentlemen, Any meeting to share ideas on topics of such importance to the future of South Africa…
Opening Address to the ANC National Consultative Conference by O. R. Tambo, Johannesburg, 14 December 1990
… The Chairperson, Deputy President Comrade Nelson Mandela, Members of the National Executive Committee, Regional Convenors and … Opening Address to the ANC…
Speech to the ANC Rally at Soccer City by O. R. Tambo, Johannesburg, 16 December 1990
… Mr. Chairman, Members of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, Comrades and friends, Compatriots, I came on … Speech to the ANC Rally at Soccer…
Black consciousness and the land question by Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, 17 March 2015, South Africa
… Introduction A Sowetan article of the 6th September 2013, states that 14% of audited land in South Africa is in the hands of the state, and 79 % is in the…
ArchiveWhy The EFF Is A Fascist Political Party by Gareth van Onselen, 26 March 2018
… Julius Malema's recent comment, that he intended to "cut the throat of whiteness", by removing DA mayor Athol Trollip in Nelson Mandela Bay, I wrote on 7…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… not very pleased with me for being away so long. For both of us we were faced with shaping our new life together. We … again and I had to find my feet in my…
ArchiveGetting to know Omar from the inside out by Robyn Sassen, February 19, 2019
… THE ROOM IS deeply silent, but robustly populated. All eyes are focused on the speaker, who is out of your line of sight. In this 1989 photograph of a trade …
How I have cooperated with the Hawks by Pravin Gordhan (Times Live), 01 September 2016
… Malatji Attorneys said Gordhan “responded fully to all the Hawks’ enquiries‚ offered to provide any further … might require and scrupulously acted in…
Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
… he published Native Life in South Africa, his great expose of the ruinous effects of the 1913 Natives’ Land Act. This legislation almost … Sol Plaatje as…
“Let us dream you, forbidden landscape”: the Storming project sings change, 17 July 2017
… “We cannot keep digressing and hiding behind the truth, saying ‘It’ll work someday’. There’s no such … change them radically now.” – Ray Phiri You can’t…
PlaceKnysna Forest
… The Knysna Forest has a rich history spanning thousands of Years, from indigenous use to colonial exploitation and … industry peaked in the late 19th and…
Document 13 - Sarah Mokone [Victor Wessels] “The T.A.R.C.”, Majority Rule : Some Notes. Chapter XIX
… Allison Drew Document 13 - Sarah Mokone [Victor Wessels] "The T.A.R.C.", Majority Rule : Some Notes. Chapter XIX The best shorthand introduction to what the…
The Hawks letter to Pravin Gordhan by Berning Ntlemeza (Politics Web), 28 February 2016
… Text of the letter from Lt General Berning Ntlemeza, National Head of Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, to Minister … of Finance Pravin Gordhan,…
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… The legacy of apartheid is characterized by great political and socio-economic inequality. In order to address this, the African National Congress (ANC)…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE NATIONAL MEN’S MARCH Pretoria, 22 November 1997
… Master of ceremonies; Men, women and children of South Africa, I am … men in giving this bold message to our fellow men, and to the women and children of our…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church decides that Afrikaans may be used alongside Dutch during services
… The Afrikaans language has its origins in Dutch. It developed … Dutch-speaking settlers and slaves in South Africa in the 17th century, and has many…
A Message from Albert Luthuli to every Voter from the African National Congress, 1 April 1958
… This message was published early in April 1958, before the general elections. Sir or Madam, You may be surprised to receive this message from the African…
EventProf. James Smith, who identified the first coelacanth found in South Africa, is born
… James Leonard Brierly Smith was born in Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Province (now Eastern Cape). He studied chemistry at the University of Stellenbosch, and…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… In 1950, the two major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) city' were enacted, namely the … Christopher, A.J. (1994). The…
EventTwenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are sentenced to death for the Lari massacre in Kenya
… Nine months after the Lari Massacre of 26 March 1953, twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen were sentenced to death in Kenya for their part in the event. The…
EventA school bus with seventy-six learners plunges into the Westdene dam, killing forty-two
… In the second worst bus accident in South African history, a double decker school bus with seventy-six learners of Hoërskool Vorentoe plunged into the…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu is known around the world for his vigorous stand against injustice. More particularly, he is renowned for his involvement in the…
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… Tornadoes are rare in South Africa. Therefore, the radar equipment used to predict and track these killer storms are not in huge supply in the country,…
EventThe first Indian people, 197 men, 89 women and 54 children, arrive in Natal
… The first Indian people in South Africa are reported to have arrived on board the Truro from Madras to work in the sugar cane plantation in Port-Natal. The…
EventBreyten Breytenbach; SA poet, activist and painter, receives the Hertzog Prize for his poetry
… South African poet, painter and activist, received the Hertzog Prize for his two Afrikaans poetry volumes, an … 'Oorblyfsels: 'n roudig' and 'Papierblom' …