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EventCODESA’s starting date set
Delegates from twenty groups agreed after preparatory talks in Johannesburg on a date for the start of substantive negotiations on South Africa's future…
EventThe Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed
On 8 April 1989, the Progressive Federal Party, Independent Party, the National Democratic Movement and the Fourth Force of 'Ontevrede Afrikaners' …
EventCODESA’s starting date is set
Delegates from twenty groups agreed, after preparatory talks in Johannesburg, on a date for the start of substantive negotiations on South Africa's future…
EventGeneral Lothar Neethling sues Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail
On 20 January 1990 General Lothar Neethling sued the Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail for R1, 5 million. The lawsuit was sparked by newspaper reports in…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
In 1907, four years prior to flying on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the Orange…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
The HIV/AIDS Crisis Emerges: Reponses of the Apartheid GovernmentIn 1982, the first case of AIDS in South Africa was reported in a homosexual man who…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
January 1992: The IFP publishes its constitutional principles. 08 January 1992: The ANC gives it annual statement. 20 January 1992: 5 Working Groups are…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
Contents Nelspruit the Segregated city Homelands as Labour reserves Kanyamazane Introduction Until the demise of apartheid, Nelspruit remained a small…
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…
EventANC Constitutional proposals are disclosed
After a three day meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC), the meeting adopted a new strategic policy, which…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. This was the first South African built…
Address by President Mandela to the Meeting of Directors-General Establishing a Forum of Directors-General Pretoria, 18 August 1998
Chairperson; Members of the Forum, A perennial challenge for all democratic governments, through all times and in all circumstances, is to achieve an…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the book launch of the series on Southern African leaders 1 August 1994
Honourable Chair; Distinguished Guests There are initiatives which derive their fame from the greatness of the personalities associated with them. There are…
Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki, at the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) Summit, Great Hall of The People, Beijing, China, 5 November 2006
Your Excellency, President of the People's Republic of China, Hu Jintao, Your Excellency, Co-Chair of the Roundtable and Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles…
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
A terrorist attack on St. James Church in Cape Town, South Africa left 11 people dead and 58 wounded. At about 7:30pm, on Sunday 25th July, while the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.2 1988
Contents and Contributors Contents: Comment: A W Oliphant; Short Stories: The Concrete Fountain. Ahmed Essop; To Speak the Truth, Laughing by Rose Zwi; Two…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
Counting began two days after the first ever democratic elections in South Africa. Nearly 20 million people participated in South Africa’s first democratic…
ArticleSouth African Film
Feature Films are the long format, fictional (non-factual) films you see in cinemas. They are called long format because they are longer than most other forms…
ANC NGC 2015 Resolutions on International Relations
1. Introduction The important task of our National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is to grapple with the complex and ever-changing world order. The balance of…
Address at the Paris City Hall, 18 November 2003
Your Worship, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, Honourable Ministers, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to meet with the…
PlaceRobben Island Museum
From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a World Heritage Site and museum, a…
PlaceMotswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton
Bill Ainslie’s School extended beyond the Art Foundation. The Alexandra Arts Centre was established in 1986 in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Bill helped start FUBA …
PlaceGarden Route, Cape Town
The Garden Route begins about four hours outside Cape Town, and includes one of the most beautiful stretches of coastline, the starting point of which is…
ArticleCosatu timeline
2010 19 January: (Congress of South African Trade Unions) COSATU affiliate The Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU) entered their third week of striking…
Address by ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at Freedom Charter Forum, 29 September 2015, Pietermaritzburg City Hall
Comrades and compatriots,It is an honour and a privilege to participate in this Freedom Charter Forum organised by the ANC Youth League.I wish to commend the…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
Chapter 11 - Negotiating the final constitution
The adoption of the final Constitution concluded some of the most successful negotiations in recent constitutional and political history. The most striking and…
PlaceBotswana
The Republic of Botswana shares a common border with South Africa in the South, Namibia in the West and North, Zimbabwe in the East, and Zambia in the North…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education acolyte– an assistant or follower ad hoc– formed only…