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Address at the Opening of the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban, 31 August 2001
Your Excellency, Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi Annan, Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Ministers and Heads of Delegation, …
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
Robben Island, 7400 Republic of South Africa 3 August 1980 Dear Mrs. Bhalla, I am writing to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Indian…
We are the soldiers of Sisulu by Thabo Mbeki 2003
[From 'Letter from the President', ANC Today, Vol.3, No.19, 16--22 May 2003] This week we will say our last farewells to a giant of our struggle, Xhamela,…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Some Aspects of the Native Bills
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu Today we find ourselves in a crucial stage of African economic and political…
Eye of the Needle - Notes by Richard Turner
From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner 1 It will be noted that the author uses the term "black" throughout to refer to persons of color,…
Fourthly, as to the NATIVE QUESTION
I The Constitution of South Africa shall provide for the establishment of one sovereign state, a common South African citizenship and a democratic system of…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a trade unionist, political activist and a women's leader both in the Eastern…
Indian Community in Lenasia
From the very beginning, settlement in Lenasia was a contentious issue, driven with debates about race, class, collaboration with and resistance to apartheid…
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…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the launch of the Siyakha Project, Groutville, 17 June 1995
Your Majesty King Zwelithini; Ministers of Public Works, Comrade Jeff Radebe; Members of the Provincial Parliament; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and…
African National Congress Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, 5 November 1979
It has come to our notice that the issue of the Johannesburg Sunday Times of November 4, 1979, carries an article that there has recently been a secret meeting…
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
Although Indians had been among the first slaves that had been brought to the Cape in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was only after the 1860s…
Message to the Rally to Relaunch the ANC Women's League by O. R. Tambo, Durban, 9 August 1990
I salute you all from a land far away on this great occasion, the relaunch of the African National Congress Women's League. I should have been with you, but…
Graveside tribute to Robert Shell by Joline Young, 3 February 2015
I could speak about all the things that you already know about Robert: That he was a brilliant man, that his was the biggest contribution to Cape slave history…
Notes for address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast of the Raadzaal Rotary Club 17 September 1994
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 79 - "What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4:…
Document 3 - Resolution on ‘the South African question’ adopted by the Executive Committee of the Communist International following the sixth Comintern congress
COSATU is deeply disturbed by the manner in which the Department of Finance is approaching the 1998 budget. Both in discussion in Parliament and at NEDLAC, it…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
Thursday sees Trafalgar High School, located at the foot of District Six, marking 100 years of existence and according to school principal, Nadeem Hendricks,…
Public announcement of the ANC National Disciplinary Committee hearings of Comrades Julius Malema, Ronald Lamola, Pule Mabe, Sindiso Magaqa Kenetswe Mosenogi and Floyd Shivambu, 10 November 2011
10 November 2011, Chief Albert Luthuli House, Johannesburg PREAMBLE The ANC Constitution requires public announcement of the outcome of a disciplinary…
Albie Sachs: SA Constitutional Court Judge interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Aubrey Lekwane, 24 March 1998, Johannesburg Constitutional Court
Albie Sachs SA Constitutional Court Judge interview with Rupert Taylor and Aubrey Lekwane Johannesburg, Constitutional Court, 24 March 1998 Taylor: The…
Statement at the Swedish People's Parliament Against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 21 February 1986
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Prime Minister, Comrade leaders of SWAPO of Namibia, Foreign guests, Your Excellencies, Distinguished delegates to this historic Swedish…
Address at the University of The State of Bahia Brazil, 14 December 2000
Your Excellency, the Governor, Dr Cesar Borges, Madam Rector, Dr Ivette Alves do Sacramento, Dr Jonatas Nunes Barreto, Mr Joao Jorge Rodrigues, Mr Antonion…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Special Sitting of the Senate of the Republic of Chile: Valparaiso, June 8, 2005
Mr. President of the Senate, Mr President of the Chamber of Deputies, Honourable Members of the National Congress Ladies and Gentlemen: The geographers have…
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…
Silent Cries from a Beloved Country by Ken Johnson, 20 August 2009
Looking at the series of large color photographs called “In the Time of AIDS” by the South African David Goldblatt, you may wonder why they are so titled. They…
Keeping a cool head amid flying bullets: A tribute to Juda Ngwenya by Joseph Oesi (City Press), 26 October 2016
Your death has come way too soon; none of us could say, with a straight face, that we were prepared for it. Therefore, please forgive us if we appear too…
ArchiveStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than 10,000 black high school students in…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
This school was declared a National Monument. Pretoria Boys High School, also known as 'Boys High'. It is a public, tuition charging, English medium boys high…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
The main building of the SA Army College was designed in a so-called block-house style and its cornerstone was laid by Lord Kitchener on 12 June 1902. It…
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…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE Pretoria, 4 December 1997
Mr. Chairman; Mr. Suleyman al-Najab, Special Emissary of President Yasser Arafat; Members of the diplomatic corps; Distinguished Guests, We have assembled…