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James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
… the argument of the mutineers and thereby saved their lives. Members of the so-called “Committee of 10” elected to …
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
… convicted, Glenn Agliotti did walk free, and John Stratton lives in Australia. After the Kebble murder charges against …
Biography of Michael Scott from an email contribution by Lorna Richmond, 25 November 2015
… is named after him and in Sussex, where Lorna Richmond now lives, Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1992 dedicated a small …
Address on The African Renaissance to the Ghana-South Africa Friendship Association, Accra 5 October 2000
… we ourselves must use our proud tongues to relate our lives, to correct the distortions that were meant to define …
Address to the Commonwealth Club, World Affairs Council and US/SA Business Council Conference, 24 May 2000
… than most. Our greatest challenge is to improve the lives of our people. The levels of poverty and unemployment …
Closing Address by President Nelson Mandela in the Debate on the State of the Nation Address Parliament, Cape Town, 10 February 1999
… who have remained steadfast to the goal of bettering the lives of all South Africans, of nation-building and …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Constitutional Assembly on the occasion of the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
… or carrying out our mandate in order to better the lives of all the people of South Africa. Having said that, we …
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… guns and other weapons, wherein 19 Africans lost their lives and 30 others were wounded in the following areas: - …
Address on Behalf of the Graduating Class at Fort Hare College, delivered at the “Completers’ Social,” by M. R. Sobukwe, October 21, 1949
… year. People do not like to see the even tenor of their lives disturbed. They do not like to be made to feel guilty. …
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
… ago, we have made visible progress towards changing the lives of our people for the better. We are certain that by …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the High Diamond Council, Antwerp, Belgium: 15th November 2004
… sphere resulting in the material improvement of the lives of the people. In this context, it is also vitally …
Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of the Students’ Representative Council, 21 October 1949
… year. People do not like to see the even tenor of their lives disturbed. They do not like to be made to feel guilty. …
70. The Durban riots, 1949
… police action in town, even if it meant the loss of a few lives, would have halted the Africans, but the failure of the …
ArchiveSoldiers without reward- Africans in South Africa's wars
… reports spoke highly of their courageous efforts in saving lives. The Native Military Corps distinguished themselves in … under continuous enemy fire…
PlaceSt-Albans College, Pretoria
The historic private boys school in South Africa run by a famous cricketer for 20 years- ANTON MURRAY"St Alban’s College in Pretoria was brought to life out of…
PlaceKeetmanshoop
In 1908, Gottlieb Redecker was the official builder of the German Colonial Government’s Works Department, drew up plans for a new Post Office building in…
PlaceBloukrans Bridge Rest Camp, Southern Region
The Bloukrans Bridge is a stunning single span arched bridge, located in the Southern Cape region of South Africa. The bridge is one of three commissioned on…
PlaceAl-Azhar Mosque, Cape Town
The Al Azhar Mosque is an Islamic Mosque in District Six, Cape Town. It holds the same name as a rather resplendent more-famous Mosque in Cairo, Egypt but what…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
In the 1920s, with the First World War (1914-1918) over, the pattern of female employment began to change. The war and the protectionist policy of the Pact…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications by Allison Drew
The Azania Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) was formed in London around 1983 by Roseinnes Phahle and other individuals of various broadly leftist political…
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
In December 2018, protesters took to the streets in response to austerity measures[i] imposed by then Sudanese president Omar al Bashir. Bashir had…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… the organisation to which they had devoted most of their lives. May, Reunites with Father Trevor Huddleston on the …
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… the dictum that “the land belongs to everyone who lives in it”. The party would probably be unimpressed with …
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… " filumuntu ufesidikiza" (Man is dead, but his spirit lives). Severe repression by the state in the 60s had seen …
State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela
… sectors such as the women and the youth, and improve the lives of our people in the rural communities and the informal …
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… p 438. ↵ [xxxiii]Thomas, A. 2001 “It changed everybody’s lives: the Simon’s Town Group Areas Removals” in Field, S. … no. 41 of 1950. |Thomas, A. 2001 “It…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… labour system of Apartheid brought about upon the personal lives of rural families have been widely documented and need …
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… of the Mfecane The Mfecane led to the loss of thousands of lives and destablised the region. Many tribes disbanded and …
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… place between 20 and 26 June, with two Cubans losing their lives. On 27 June SADF forces were again ambushed, with 20 …
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… died in detention. We'd lived through the death of [Steve] Biko. Both of my sons went into the army. It was a bad …