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EventSoweto High School under siege
… South African Defence Force soldiers, travelling in a convoy of more than ten armoured vehicles, surrounded the Thaba-Juluba high school in Soweto and…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… Justice, was found guilty of fraud by Judge John Foxcroft in the Cape Supreme Court. He was accused of embezzling … projects of the Foundation for Peace and…
EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
… Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty for his role in the bombing of a trade union headquarters in Johannesburg in 1987. He became the first apartheid…
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… prime minister and chief architect of apartheid was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to Willem Johannes Verwoerd … Anje Strik. Driven by a strong sympathy…
EventFrederik Willem de Klerk is elected President of South Africa
… liberation movements was received with mixed feelings in-and outside Parliament. On 17 March, 1992, De Klerk succeeded in gaining the support of the White…
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… formation of the Young Communist League (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth groups were formed in…
PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… old lamps, and border trellis work. The building is built in a victor The foundation-stone of the Elizabeth le Roux Hostel was laid in 1899. During the Anglo…
EventThe Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
… the first director of the centre. It was officially opened in 1905 and the first telescope was installed in 1906. The Observatory sits on a hill in the…
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… of the Congress shall be: To unite the African people in a powerful and effective instrument to secure their own … To promote and protect the interests of…
ArchiveInterview with John Daniel
… Oral interview, conducted in Mbabane, with John Daniel, a student leader at the … African Students (1966 and 1968). He then spent 23 years in exile,…
EventJan Smuts is born
… Smuts, who became South Africa's second Prime Minister in 1919, was born on the farm Bovenplaats near Riebeeck West in the Cape. Smuts had a distinguished…
EventANC leader, Oliver Tambo, dies after a long illness
… the African National Congress (ANC),Oliver “OR” Tambo died in Johannesburg after a long battle with illness. Tambo was born in the village of Bizana in…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… of the Msikaba and Mtentu rivers . (This name can differ in spelling slightly, accordingy to local dialect.) With … Visitors have a range of activities to…
PlaceCape Town Theatre Laboratory
… Founded in 1998 by Royston Stoffels and Warrick Grier, the Cape Town Theatre Laboratory was established in Woodstock, Cape Town. In October-November 2000,…
EventIdi Amin dies
… Former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, passed away in Jidda, South Arabia, where he had lived in exile for many years. Amin died at the age of 78 as a result of…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
… unique event. Artists from across the world are gathering in Wembley Stadium to greet Nelson Mandela and to celebrate … it possible for Nelson Mandela to…
Letter to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by O. R. Tambo, 21 July 1986
… I have noted with great interest the observations you make in the rest of your letter, to which I shall be replying more … are convinced that the idea of the…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 21 July 1986
… I have noted with great interest the observations you make in the rest of your letter, to which I shall be replying more … are convinced that the idea of the…
Statement by the ANC on the Invasion of Angola by South African Troops by O. R. Tambo, 31 October 1975
… faced by Africa since the United States intervention in the Congo (Leopoldville) (2) and later the invasion of … designs to obstruct the struggle for…
PlaceGannahoek Farm
… Gannahoek Farm is situated in the Colenso district in KwaZulu-Natal Province. In 1894, the McFie family took possession of the farm until …
PlaceJohannesburg Botanical Garden
… The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg . The gardens were established in 1964 as a large rose garden and…
Place'Amstel River', Now Known as Liesbeek River
… Name applied from 1657 to the Liesbeek River, in Cape Town. Named after a small River in the Netherlands. The first 'free burghers' of the Dutch … Company…
Interview with Omar Badsha by Marian Nur Goni
… An email interview with Omar Badsha in 2009 conducted by Marian Nur Goni for a masters theses. … Afrapix: Some Questions Email interview with Omar Badsha in…
Media briefing statement by ANC National Chairperson, Comrade Baleka Mbete, following the occasion of the Republic of South Sudans 9th July Independence Day Celebrations
… as well as a reminder of that significant day in the evolution of the peace process in Sudan when the late fallen hero and champion of the … Sudanese people…
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… the oppressors with greatdaring, skill and determination in Rhodesia. Contrary to local pressreports, they are dealing … the African NationalCongress which…
Appeal by Oliver Tambo to the people of the world on the 75th anniversary of the African National Congress, 08 January 1987
… This historic anniversary has come at a critical moment in the struggle for the liberation of our country. Its … extent that our victory over the apartheid…
PlaceMadagascar
… island'. Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean, about 450 km (280 mi) east of the coast of Mozambique. It is also fourth…
Address by President Mandela to the Meeting of Directors-General Establishing a Forum of Directors-General Pretoria, 18 August 1998
… for all democratic governments, through all times and in all circumstances, is to achieve an integrated process of … Within the short lifespan of our…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… N. J. Barclay Dear Comrade, Comrades Grant30 and Frost are in a better position than myself to inform you about the development of our movement in…
De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’
… to do business with one another." At their next meeting in February of 1990, the two discussed Mandela's imminent … arrangements. I said that would not be…