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Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Your Excellency, Dr Boutrous Boutrous Ghali, Secretary General of the United Nations, …
ArchivePolitical Action Committee report
Report of the Political Action Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2…
PlaceKwaMhlanga
KwaMhlanga is a town in Mpumalanga near Pretoria and is the spiritual home of the Ndebele tribe that settled here in the early 18th century. This town…
ArchiveA Survey of race relations in South Africa: 1973
A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1973 and includes chapters on: Political and constitutional developments: Whites; Coloured, Indian and African…
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
This sandstone structure dates from 1902 when it was designed by Herbert Baker for De Beer Cold Storage Syndicate, a meat outlet in Simonstown owned by Cecil…
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
Inn On The Square is located on Greenmarket Square which was a meeting place of Caledonians and distant travellers centuries ago. In 1834, this square was the…
Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)
This inspiring Tolerance message from Nelson Mandela has run in 82 countries. It debuted on April 30, 2006 in the program 60 MINUTES on CBS and is believed to…
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
Adderly Street is possibly the most historically rich street in Cape Town. It gets its name from the man who vehemently opposed a proposal by the British to…
EventCommuters cause damage estimated at R30m when they set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germiston Station
On 6 October 2005 angry commuters set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germiston Station. The commuters were travelling from Katlehong to Germiston…
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
On 4 -5 March 1955 the Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was held at the Trades Hall in Johannesburg. SACTU was until…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
After the promotion of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the language was finally…
EventSA signs Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
South Africa was one of the original twenty-two nations who signed the multilateral Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR…
EventThe Ciskei homeland is established
The Ciskei was established under the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 as an 'independent republic'. The creation of Ciskei was in line with apartheid policies of…
EventSA signs Nuclear Treaty
Foreign Minister R.F. (Pik) Botha signed accession to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) on behalf of South Africa. This opened South Africa's nuclear…
EventBrett Kebble is shot dead
Mining magnate and African National Congress member Brett Kebble was ambushed in Melrose, Johannesburg, at around 21:00 on his way to a dinner engagement…
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
Former State President and National Party leader Frederik Willem de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament. He says it is time for South Africans to…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
On 4 February 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa came into force. The country’s Constitution has been hailed as one of the most…
EventEllen Khuzwayo is born
Dr Nnoseng Ellen Kate Khuzwayo, ANC member of parliament and noted writer of Call me Woman (winner of CNA Award 1985, translated into six European languages)…
EventChief Mqikela dies
The Paramount Chief Mqikela, eldest son of Chief Faku and first chief of East Pondoland, died in Qawukeni, near Palmerton, Pondoland. Chief Mqikela took over…
EventTwenty Black students are admitted to the Pretoria University
Pretoria University developed from the Pretoria branch of the Transvaal University College. The branch was established in 1908 and has since developed into a…
ArchiveNatives (Urban Areas) Act, Act No 21 of 1923
The Act was to provide for improved conditions of residence for natives in or near urban areas and the better administration of native affairs; for the…
EventThe Transkei Constitution Act is enacted
The enactment of the Transkei Constitution Act (No 48 of 1963), which came into effect on 30 May 1963, gave partial self-government to the Transkei within the…
EventTanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania. Bute, E.L. & Harmer, H.J.P. (1997). The Black Han
Tanganyika and Zanzibar unite to form the United Republic of Tanzania The East African country of Tanzania came into existence through the merger of two small…
PlaceVictorian Manor-house, 59 Musgrave Road, Durban
The House was designed and built by the Architect William Street-Wilson who was responsible for many notable Buildings in Natal. The House was completed in…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Strategy and Tactics, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Introduction 1. All the 12 Commissions had comprehensive and quite lively debate on the major conceptual issues that were identified for discussion. These are…
African National Congress President, Comrade Jacob Zuma, delivers the Peter Mokaba Memorial Lecture, Mankweng Village, Polokwane, Limpopo, 6 June 2010
Programme Director, The Family of Comrade Peter Mokaba, ANC Youth League President, Cde Julius Malema, National Executive Committee of the ANC Youth League,…
Address at the 22nd Congress of the Socialist International, 27 October 2003
Chairperson, Comrades and Friends: As has been indicated, this Panel is scheduled to discuss the topic of a new multilateralism for sustainable development…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
Introduction European interest in Zimbabwe can be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian missionaries in 1858, who befriended…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
Context: The Emergence of a Pan-African Rhetoric The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963, was the culmination of a number of…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
1890 - 1899 1890 January 13-18, Gandhi took Matriculation examination. January 23-30, Attended Vegetarian Congress at Ventor. February 19, Result of…