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Fighting Talk
Fighting Talk was initially a publication of the Springbok Legion of ex-servicemen and women, until in February 1954 when the "Fighting Talk Committee", in…
ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
Nelson Mandela was born into a world of war, revolutionary upheaval and a worldwide influenza pandemic. In July 1918, when Mandela was born, the First World…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
Everywhere around us, there are leaders; at school, at home, on the playground, sports field or in government. Leaders have a responsibility to lead their…
EventMogadishu seaport is handed over to the combined task force by UN
On 28 February 1995, Mogadishu seaport was handed over to the combined United Nations Organisation (UNO) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) task…
EventSchool boycott in Port Elizabeth ends
Leaders of Port Elizabeth's Black secondary school children decided to end a four month boycott of classes. This followed after negotiations took place between…
EventThe Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour Party
The Rev. Allan Hendrickse, former minister in President P.W. Botha's cabinet, stepped down after fourteen years as leader of the Labour Party. He later joined…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
The circumstances that led to the repealing and ultimate dismantling of the Apartheid structure was similar to those that led to the earlier proclamation made…
EventMalebane Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
A dissatisfied faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force and some members of the National Executive Committee of the People's Progressive Party, led by Rocky…
EventANC claim responsibility for a land mine explosion which kills six
Six people, including three children aged between three and nine, were killed and three seriously injured in a landmine explosion on the fenced-in Chatsworth…
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
The plans for the formation of the Young Communist League (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth groups…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… a Republic on 31 May. Mandela was made head of a National Action Council (NAC) to coordinate the stay away. 27 April, …
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement by the head of the ANC NEC policy sub-committee on the release of Policy Discussion documents, 05 March 2012
… we are able to come up with policies and a programme of action that will accelerate the improvement of the conditions …
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Mayibuye,1 September 1981
… the enemy to do this with impunity - in terms of taking action against those who decide on and sanction such acts! …
Some of Gandhi’s Early Views on Africans Were Racist. But That Was Before He Became Mahatma by E.S Reddy (The Wire), 18 October 2016
… exploited races.” He abandoned his hesitation over joint action when Africans, people of colour and whites, all went …
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
… be started. Under these demands the people must go into action in order to save the country from the attacks on their …
Address to the Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council on the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, 31 October 2001
… These are Africans who have chosen to define themselves in action. They had grown tired of being told who they are, …
Archive2019 - Cyril Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 7 February 2019
… Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu, we would devote our every action, our every effort, our every utterance to the … managers, spatial planners and quantity…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… against the state, they were justified in taking violent action against anyone acting against them or the community at …
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… re-election provided he formally endorses the Programme of Action. Xuma rejects the League’s proposal. 15-17 December: …
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… Miriam Makeba was calling the nations of the world to action; she wanted them to intervene in South Africa. Makeba …
EventAnti-Pass petition sent to President Steyn
The pass measures were aimed at controlling the mobility of the Black population in White urban areas. Bloemfontein was becoming a fast-growing economy and…
ANC statement on incident at Luthuli House, 29 February 2008
ANC Headquarters Luthuli House has been evacuated following an incident at the entrance to the building. The details of the incident are as follows: A man…
ANC Today Volume 10 No.1, 15 - 21 January 2010
… All our members must be united behind a programme of action developed by the ANC and its Allies. Everything we do … and mutual respect. The ANC will continue…
Balfour Declaration 1926
… to His Majesty's approval, the necessary legislative action should be taken to secure that His Majesty's title … represented at the Imperial Conference would…
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
The Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 30 of 1956 came into effect, amending the 1951 Separate Representation of Voters Act No 46 of 1951 to…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
Police arrested United Democratic Front national secretary-general Mohammed Valli Moosa and its acting publicity secretary Murphy Morobe in a pre-dawn raid on…
EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
Hendrik Witbooi was born into a prominent Nama family in 1830. He was educated at a Lutheran Mission and was fluent in a number of European languages, as well…
EventPrime Minister Verwoerd’s assassin transferred from prison to a mental asylum
On 30 June 1994, the Minister of Correctional Services in South Africa, Dr Sipho Mzimela, announced that Dimitri Tsafendas, the parliamentary messenger who…
Archive2002 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2002
… of us as we review a year in which we called for unity in action among all South Africans for change. It is an abiding … Houses of Parliament last year, we…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s press statement on the Bisho Massacre King William’s Town - 8 September 1992
The tragic events in Bisho are yet another grim reminder of the profound illness that afflicts our country. South Africa is a country traumatised by …