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Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… of the resolution of inter and intra-state conflicts by war and the denial of the democratic right of many across the … of his report, which will reinforce…
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… meeting in Pretoria with Sir John Parker, the chairman of Anglo-American Plc to discuss the reported plans to restructure and retrench 14 000 workers at…
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
… with its sister Boer republic, the Orange Free State . War between the two Boer republics and Great Britain broke … the former commander of the Transvaal’s…
Press statement by Oliver Tambo in Moscow, 06 November 1986
… leadership to help rid humanity of the threat of a nuclear war. We believe that no thinking person can avoid being a … peace because we are ourselves victims…
Document 54 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Communist League of South Africa and the Workers Party of South Africa, 24 July 1935
… development of the South African group. The approaching war will shake the English Empire to its very foundations; … movements in Africa; the early stages of…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
… in the period following the end of the Second World War and the onset of the Cold War. Bandung, more that anything else, was an initiative on …
EventHistory of December 16
… December to be a public holiday. After the South African War and the subsequent unification of the Cape Colony, Natal … of universal suffrage after the end…
First National Consultative Conference: Extracts from the Political Report of the National Executive Committee, 25 April 1969, Morogoro
… numerous methods, for instance: The creation of hotbeds of war all over the world including acts of provocation, direct … forces against Hitler Nazism during…
PlaceRondebosch Common, Camp Ground Road, Rondebosch.
… Stationed on the Common, even up until the Second World War. Today the path around the Rondebosch Common is popular …
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… instead, its roof was demolished during the Second World War. It is believed this occured under the instructions of …
Document 57 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936
… Front" proposals. On attitude towards the Italo-Abyssinian War is that of all the Fourth International Groups and of the …
PlaceGlen Grey Division
… The frontier war of 1850-53 was precipitated when the amaNgqika, faced …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… in Cape Town. 1978 Operation Sibasa, one of the largest war exercises, is staged in bushveld areas of Transvaal … to learn about their successful conduct of…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
… assistance. Achievements Against the backdrop of the Cold War, the OAU faced considerable challenges to the execution … and set African states on a path to…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… refugees from the Transvaal during the South African War . October 17, Indians volunteer service during the war December 13, Addresses meeting in honour of…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… space between two groups of farmers. The first frontier war broke out in 1780 and marked the beginning of the Xhosa … This embittered struggle involved some…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… The Boers fought hard for and forced Britain after the Anglo-Boer War to give them those privileges which they today enjoy in … has revolutionised the whole…
PlaceOribi Gorge Nature Reserve, KZN
The Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve is a wonderfully scenic area offering excellent hiking opportunities. Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve lies 21 kilometres inland of…
PlaceMacfarlan, Village in the Eastern Cape
… Their ancestors were settled in these Villages after the War of 1850, by the colonial authorities. The starvation and … Their ancestors were settled in these…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… and the Boers, despite the bitterness of a hard-fought war, could come together in a united front against the … chased from pillar to post by the police…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 1 - The Uneven Development of Colonialism in South Africa by Jeff Peires
… died, and many others had been captured as prisoners of war and enslaved. In addition, the Boers took 6 300 cattle, 1 … charge of the British forces during…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bound to strike back by Emilia Potenza
… was to look for better jobs. After the South African War (1899-1902), thousands of African workers boycotted the … were based in industries where, as a…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Diverse Culture Artistic and Linguistic Heritage
… dance, which celebrated the role of women in society, war victories and ritual ceremonies. The Indian dances are …
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… 1850 and became indistinguishable from the eight frontier war. 1857 The Xhosa cattle killing The catastrophe that …
Judaism
… this symbol as a shield to show that God protected him in war. Jews live all over the world and have rituals and …
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… so that it won’t happen again. A good example of this is a war monument that shows all the names of soldiers. There are …
ArticleThe Freedom Charter
… of all international disputes by negotiation - not war; Peace and friendship amongst all our people shall be …
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… discriminatory practices oppressing the Indians, and the war efforts of the Indians in South Africa. He added that …
Document 77 - Yu Chi Chan Club , Pamphlet No. II: The Conquest of Power in South Africa [1963]
… It is, therefore, necessary to pose the question: What is War? Von Clausewitz answered this question in the classical way: War is the continuation of policy…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 3 - South Africa: Culture and Conflict
… reasons advanced by them [the Hottentots] for ... making war upon us last year, arising out of the complaints .. . … to say they had entirely forfeited that…