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PlaceZeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa- (MOCCA)
The building that plays host to the new Zeitz MOCAA has been a part of Cape Town since the early 1900's. At 57 metres, the Grain Silo was once the tallest…
Challenge to the church: A Theological Comment on the Political Crisis in South Africa | The Kairos Document, 1985
The Kairos document preface The KAIROS document is a Christian, biblical and theological comment on the political crisis in South Africa today. It is an…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Ms Thandi Modise, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President David…
Challenges of Leadership in the Current Phase, 1 July 1997
Introductlon One of the tasks the National Conference is charged with is the responsibility of electing a leadership collective. This is a matter that should…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Celebration the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2005
Director of Ceremonies, Veteran volunteer organisers of the Congress of the People, Deputy President of the Republic, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Our dear…
ArchiveJordan Ngubane – forgotten founding member of the Congress Youth League by Sbonelo Radebe (Mail and Guardian), 10 January 2023
When the story of the founding of the Congress Youth League (CYL) — the forerunner of the ANC Youth League — is told, usually it is only Anton Lembede, AP Mda…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, citing the example of Patrice Lumumba of…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Introduction by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
EventThe Natal Indian Congress is formally revived
The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) was formally revived in 1971 after a long period of inactivity due to the harassment of its leaders by the apartheid government…
EventClements Kadalie dies
Trade unionist, Lameck Koniwaka Kadali Muwamba, known by his adopted name, Clements Kadalie, was born in April 1896, near the Bandawe mission station in…
EventOne-fifth of SA's military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
It was announced that at least one-fifth of South Africa's military was infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Therefore on 7 October 2003 the Defence…
Statement by Nzo Mnumzana in the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 20 November 1984
In the name of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress of South Africa and on behalf of the struggling people of South Africa, I…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath In the early months of 1960 the PAC leadership launched…
ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
Dulcie September was a fierce and ambitious anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. Her work with various resistance groups throughout her life, particularly…
ArchiveHistory for the Future by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
It is 20 years since the first Truth and Reconciliation hearing took place... The TRC was a unique political compromise forged during the years of…
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
The ANC National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) held a disciplinary hearing at Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg today (14 December 2006) into charges…
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Address by the Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement, President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, to the NAM Ministerial Meeting United Nations, New York, 23 September 1999
Madame Chair, Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies and Distinguished Guests, In my capacity as the Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, it is indeed an honour…
Farewell To His Comrades: Message, September 19, 1983
[Message to a meeting of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party, written and signed hours before his death, September 19, 1983] Dearest…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Joint Houses of Congress of the Republic Of Argentina Buenos Aires, 23 July 1998
Vice-President of the Republic of Argentina and President of the Senate; President of the Chamber of Deputies; Honourable Senators and Deputies; Your…
Address of the president of the republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, to the summit meeting of the OAU heads of state and government Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, June 8 1998
Mr Chairman;Distinguished Heads of State and Government;Heads of Delegation;Honourable Ministers;Ambassadors and Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Ladies and…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) St Lucia, 4 July 1998
Prime Minister Anthony; Distinguished Heads of Government; Ladies and Gentlemen; May I first thank you most sincerely for this opportunity - too long…
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
In the 1980s the National Party witnessed a renewed national and international pressure to initiate political reform. The Apartheid government accelerated its…
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
Timeline 1958 The photographer, Peter Magubane, is the first black South African to win the Press Photo of the Year Award. Albert Newall re…
Who Shot My Dad? by Jann Turner
I began searching for my father's killer in 1989. I was living in New York City at the time. I read in the paper that an investigative journalist called…
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
Few alumni know this, but one of South Africa’s most important civil rights leaders is part of the University of Minnesota family. One hundred years ago,…
Introduction of A Crime Against Humanity
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman This is a book about repression. More specifically, it…
ArchiveIsisebenzi December 1972 (English Translation)
ISISEBENZI COVER PAGE IS STAMPED (NATAL SOCIETY 1 DEC 1972 COPYRIGHT) LOCO ( WORKERS HAND HOLDING A CHAIN) EDITORS NOTES: We have a lot of issues…
PlaceDiepsloot, Johannesburg
Diepsloot is a densely populated township in the North of Johannesburg, South Africa. Diepsloot, loosely translated as "deep ditch" from the Afrikaans, is one…