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ArchivePik Botha: sympathetic obits fail to recognise that he protected apartheid by Alet Pretorius, 23 October 2018
… The death of Roelof Frederik “Pik” Botha, South Africa’s apartheid era foreign minister from 1977 to 1994, … Party leaders who saw that democracy was…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… On 3 March 1999, the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela , announced to the National Assembly … Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as President…
PlaceKogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond
… Western Cape Province , 40 km from Cape Town . This first South African Biosphere Reserve and covers 1036,29 square … It is the floristic heart of the…
ArchiveCHAPTER 4 - A turn to masses by Howard Barrell
… a popular armed struggle for the seizure of state power in South Africa. The strategic review of 1978-79 would not alter this … potential in favour of a…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… began surfing at the age of 13, and won four consecutive South African National Championships between 1981 and … Botha became a professional surfer and ended…
Address to the Nation by President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008
… Fellow South Africans, I have no doubt that you are aware of the … the high position of President of the Republic of South Africa, effective from the day…
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Former South African Defence Force Minister, General Magnus Malan … and for having established hit…
EPILOGUE
… obscure matters. It appears that we are all agreed that South Africa faces a serious crisis. When it comes to charting a … about your commitment to a…
Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959
… Indian South Africans Timeline: 1950-1959 1950 A.K.M. Docrat , a … Naicker was an active supporter of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) even though…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… The shards of South Africa’s fragmented history share a common thread throughout; … itself in a bid to create a more equal and accepting world. This women’s…
EventSA pledges support for a negotiated settlement in Rhodesia
… The South African government under leadership of Prime Minister … Vorster realised that Rhodesia had no hope of winning the war against the liberation…
Fifty Fighting Years by A. Lerumo. The Communist Party of South Africa, 1921 - 1971 - Foreword to Book, by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo,1972
… We, South African communists and progressives, are very pleased … Lerumo's book - History of the Communist Party of South Africa; Fifty Fighting Years - so…
EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys (Jannie), Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and member of the State … for his diplomatic and negotiating skills in…
Document 53 - M. Harmel, “Observations on Certain Aspects of Imperialism in South Africa”, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 3, February 1954
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … by Kruger's semi-feudal fanners' republic, constantly at war with the African…
De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’
… Former president FW de Klerk says South Africa has lost one of its founding fathers and "greatest … inspiration not only for South Africans but for the whole…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… between NUMSA (the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa) leadership and VW management in 1998 to ensure that … Volkswagen workers appeal for…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron inhabited the … and he maintained a policy of neutrality…
Statement by Albert Luthuli on the "Sabotage Act", 6 June 1962
… "the Sabotage Bill" about to become law in the Republic of South Africa, has rightly shocked the democratic world and us, its victims. The far-reaching and…
Place"Tracing the Old Holiday Routes Across South Africa"
… There was a time when a South African holiday didn’t start with a boarding pass, it … rolled down!" The N1: The great trek North The N1, South Africa’s…
Doing Oral History
… was an initiative of the Department of Education and the South African History Project and presented, under the … government intended to relocate it? How did…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
… of the Congo), is a former French colony of west-central Africa. It shares common borders with Gabon, Cameroon, … elected government installed in 1992. A…
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
… by others or were we naïve? I was born into apartheid South Africa and was aware that being white meant that my world was radically different from that of…
EventBeyers Naudé is served with his second banning order
… years later he founded the Christian Institute of Southern Africa (CI), which was aimed at promoting inter-racial … oppression. In 1970, he openly agreed…
Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, “Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored’ Races!”, The Militant, 2 July 1932
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … become the banner for the most oppressed sections of the world proletariat,…
EventOliver Kraas, the South African cross country skier is born
… on 18 April 1975 in Germiston, Gauteng.[i] Oliver is a South African Cross Country skier.[ii] He started competitive … round of the event.[v] He finished…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… over 25 years. Under the harshness of life in apartheid South Africa, it was Cassim Saloojee and his dedicated staff at … successful election boycott…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
… in the selection of contestants for international events. South Africa was once excluded from participating in international … in the early 1990s, where it…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1972
… respective centres throughout the length and breadth of South Africa and the then Protectorates, a new era in the history … an accepted definition of…
PlaceTouwsrivier
… of approximately 8000 people and is also home to the World's largest: ' CPV Solar Plants '. Located 13 km outside … in the Breede Valley Municipality in the…
PlaceNelson Mandela Bridge, Johannesburg
… in 2003. It is the largest Cable-Stayed Bridge in Southern Africa. Designed by leading architectural firm, from Denmark- … and Weitling, while construction…