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January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… battle fought on many fronts. Only yesterday, the United Nations Conference on Namibia opened in Geneva, bringing … and White. Today, this country is an…
EventHashim Amla retires from international cricket
On 8 August 2019, Hashim Amla retired from all formats of international cricket. Amla, a versatile batsman, made his international debut on 28 November 2004…
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
… to become a teacher. Project: Mary Benson at the United Nations Sarah Griffin No biographical information available. …
ArchiveThis violence is not unique to SA by Daniel Magaziner, 09 September 2019
Every time there is violence of a particular sort in SA I think about 1949. In mid-January of that year a single incident between an Indian shopkeeper and a…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
The yearly Human Rights Day public holiday in South Africa in late March commemorates the Sharpeville Massacre, when police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed…
EventControversial 'Black Jesus' painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
Artist, Ronald Harrison caused controversy in 1962 when he painted African National Congress (ANC) leader, Albert Luthuli as Jesus. The painting, named Black…
George Bizos: Interview with Rupert Taylor and Aubrey Lekwane, 16 February 1998, Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg
… was an expression of black consciousness, and the youth league has an importance in the early 50s. Taylor: So where … so we contended, Resolution Number so…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 1). Convenor: Janet Cherry
Analysis of the role of the SACP in formulating the development policies of the ANC: The case of the National Development Plan (NPD) Co-Authors: Lolonga…
EventMalebane-Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
A dissatisfied faction of the Bophuthatswana Defence Force and some members of the National Executive Committee of the People's Progressive Party, led by Rocky…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
In the 1980s the National Party witnessed a renewed national and international pressure to initiate political reform. The Apartheid government accelerated its…
PlaceBisho, Capital of the Eastern Cape
This is the Capital of the Eastern Cape Province. The Office of the Premier, Provincial Legislature and many other Government Departments; have their…
“Exodus without a map”: What happened to the Durban moment? by Edward Webster
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Preamble Although I had known Vishnu for nearly…
PlaceBethal
Established in 1880, Bethal is a small farming town, in Mpumalanga. Farming in potatoes, maize, sunflower seeds, sorghum and rye. There is also a large amount…
PlaceNamib Desert, Namibia
The Namib Desert, one of the world’s oldest and driest, stretches north to south for over 2,000 km along Namibia’s Atlantic Coast. This immense landscape…
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…
PlaceKhami Ruins, Zimbabwe
Khami Ruins National Monument and World Heritage Site, is located to the west of the Khami River, 22 km from the City of Bulawayo. The property, located on a…
PlaceZuurberg Mountain Village (also spelt:"Suurberg")
Lying in the North Western corner, of the Sundays River Valley, Zuurberg lies at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Historic Zuurberg Pass, almost…
PlaceOprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls, Meyerton, Johannesburg
Founded in 2007 by the American Media Executive, Oprah Winfrey. This is a boarding School for girls, grades 8-12. Admission Criteria for her school is that the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how…
PlaceOlifants River, Limpopo
The rich natural Heritage of the Lowveld includes the world-famous Kruger National Park. This region differs from the rest of the Limpopo Province and is…
Hendrik Verwoerd: 10 quotes by Hendrik Verwoerd (Politics Web), 20 September 2016
… ‘Winds of Change’ speech: “The tendency in Africa for nations to become independent and, at the same time, the need …
Statement by Olive Tambo at the freedom rally organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, 26 January 1979, Dublin
… only two days ago at the current session of the United Nations General Assembly once again by the leading EEC …
Address of the President of South Africa and Commander-in-Chief of the SANDF, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Presidential Fleet Review, 5 September 2008, Simonstown
… We accept our obligation to combine with other maritime nations to uphold the freedom of the seas and to protect our …
Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture by President Jacob Zuma at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 24 November 2010, Durban
… was of the essence. In a joint statement to the United Nations with Dr Martin Luther King Junior, entitled Chief …
Press Conference in Lusaka: Oliver Tambo, 25 June 1985
… will not oppose sanctions. They won`t go to the United Nations and argue against sanctions because they agree that …
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 25 June 1985
… will not oppose sanctions. They won't go to the United Nations and argue against sanctions because they agree that …
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the release of the 20 Year Review: South Africa 1994 to 2014, Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 11 March 2014
… achieved, or is on track to achieve, most of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Most of the …
Behind the Narrative of the Abuse of State Power was a Larger Goal by Thabo Mbeki, 8 February 2016
… United States to attend the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly and would therefore be absent from …
Address to the Commonwealth Club, World Affairs Council and US/SA Business Council Conference, 24 May 2000
… the least subsidised of all the major agricultural trading nations. We have restructured our public sector through …
Document 123 - Statement of Dr Y. M. Dadoo, Secretary, Non-European United Front (Transvaal), before the Court, 6 September 1940
… it was a War for Democracy, Freedom and Independence of Nations, Countries and Peoples. These appeals were not …