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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
… his staff for everything they have done to design today's proceedings, which set a precedent about what should happen … of every member of the human family"…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
… last”. He had just been inaugurated as free South Africa’s first president. The same aircraft which had bombed his … Party formed a guerrilla army which…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1953
… repeal these laws by 29 February 1952, failing which the A.N.C. and the S.A.I.C. were to launch a joint campaign of defiance. For the … of Communism Act. The…
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
… Coolie of his was dead. At 10.15 a.m, I visited Mr. McEwan's place (Town Hill). I found the door of the hut which the … The birth rate for the past year was…
Chapter 6 - The Birth of SACTU
… the 19 affiliated unions had a total membership of only 20,000 - when 1 to 2 million African workers were potentially … to make some concessions. From the…
VI - The Inquest
… police and doctors who were presenting evidence on Biko's death were represented by counsel, as was Biko's family. Counsel were there to advise those…
14. Suicide among indentured
… Coolie of his was dead. At 10.15 a.m, I visited Mr. McEwan's place (Town Hill). I found the door of the hut which the … The birth rate for the past year was…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
… repeal these laws by 29 February 1952, failing which the A.N.C. and the S.A.I.C. were to launch a joint campaign of defiance. For the … 39th conference of…
ArchiveHow a slave from Mauritius led a rebellion in Cape Town by Nigel Worden (Ground Up), 30 March 2016
… my right to speak”. An extract from Cesar van Madagascar's court testimony. The underlined words say "mijn recht van … and were served dinner and wine by the…
How I have cooperated with the Hawks by Pravin Gordhan (Times Live), 01 September 2016
… the Hawks‚ explicitly denied the rumour in a letter dated 20 May 2016. He explained that‚ “The questions posed to the … a suspect in that investigation.”…
PlaceKwazulu Natal Province
… 1 December 1977. According to the apartheid social planner’s ideal of 'separate development', it was intended to be the … part, of South Africa. However in…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Cape Town Cape Town, 27 November 1997
… honour to be given the freedom of one of South Africa's leading cities. I must confess, that when I learnt of the … conferred the Freedom of Cape town on one…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
… after.before), this article has been published in SAHO's library and is part of the publication 'South Africa in … Congress movement, founded Contact in 1957…
Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - … Wynberg and Dysseldorp (Cape). Durban is now taking 20 dozen as is also…
Nelson Mandela Sending Photographs
… Soweto. ©Louise Gubb I am also keen to see Zazi [Zeni's daughter] before 16/6 when she turns two. I won't be able … of smiles, to know you are with close…
Document 36 - The first hearing on certification: a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
… the same approach was adopted with regard to the S.A. Foundation document. It was only when labour placed its … "neutral" document. A lot have been said…
PlaceMozambique
… gained independence in 1975, becoming the- 'People's Republic of Mozambique' . After only two years of … in that country. General Antonio Spinola became…
Archive2006 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 3 February 2006
… Mahatma Gandhi, has agreed to serve as one of South Africa’s global brand ambassadors, committed to mobilise the peoples … wou speel in die son by Nyanga als…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Early Writings
… are rather destructive than constructive to a nation's progress. They do not do this because they have bottomless … German, Shangaan, Sishona and Swahili. 4…
The Polly Street Era
… art classes in the township. In 1944 John Koenakeefe Mohl's " White Studio" in Sophiatown had a number of students … time. [E. Koch quoting Ray Phillips of…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria , South Africa constitutes an especially noteworthy moment in women’s history. On 9 August 1956, thousands of South Africa…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… origin for the legislation, that segregated South Africa’s cities into racially constructed group areas. Earlier … ↵ [ii]Maylam, P. 1995. Explaining the…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… power", to a more systematized usufruct of South Africa's black population as a source of cheap labour. At the same … in 1972, its government was led by…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Madibane High School Johannesburg Indian School St. Joseph’s Missionary, Swaziland Journalist and Editor- Drum Magazine … of 1950 | South African History…
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
… recognition: Alice Greene and Ruth Alexander . Gandhiji's acquaintance with the women Gandhiji came to know Olive … resisters, on their release from prison…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… The establishment of the first school in the country’s history is deeply significant for two reasons. Firstly, … system, central to which is the construction…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… Council of Provinces that the state owned at least 20 percent of land in South Africa which amounts to about … increasing tension in the area. The Landless…
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… in this lesson. Content The topic also includes Marco Polo’s travels, as he was a European explorer in Asia at the same … an archaeological site that…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
… refugees, an estimated 350,000, of whom approximately 20% have since returned home. South Africa did not recognise … reality in South African society. South…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… The Defiance Campaign of 1952 would catapult the ANC Women’s League into a new era of action and multi-party … of FEDSAW. FEDSAW was created to be a broad…