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EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with South Africa was firmly rejected. This was due to…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
Cato Manor, a shanty town, is situated 10 kilometres from the centre of Durban; it was named after Durban’s first mayor, George Christopher Cato. The area has…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war won majority votes. Prior to this special…
2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup is a tribute to Africa - ANC, 21 May 2010
With just 20 days left before South Africa hosts the worlds most prestigious tournament the FIFA Soccer World Cup the African National Congress (ANC) has…
EventThe Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda
After numerous attempts to end the Rwandan Civil War, the Arusha Accord was signed in Arusha, Tanzania between the Rwandan government and Tutsi Rwandan…
Address to the Congress of the People - Libya Tripoli, 19 March 1999
My Dear Brother Leader Comrades and Friends There are few countries outside our immediate region of Southern and Eastern Africa that we have visited as…
ArticleSudan’s Revolution
In December 2018, protesters took to the streets in response to austerity measures[i] imposed by then Sudanese president Omar al Bashir. Bashir had…
EventCelebration of Nigeria’s Day of Independence cancelled due to air disaster
Nigeria's thirty-second independence anniversary celebration was called off at the last minute by General Ibrahim Babangida's military government as result of…
EventSouth Africa and Lesotho establish a consultative committee to resolve border disputes
South Africa and Lesotho decided to establish a consultative committee to resolve misunderstandings arising from the movement of people across their common…
Two top leaders of Algeria’s rebellious fundamentalists are arrested, and clashes between their followers and Algerian security
Political prisoners and victims still waiting for TRC closure by Phillip De Wet, 6 March 2015, South Africa
The parliamentary building at the top of Adderley Street, Cape Town, is occupied for the first time.
The British Sports Council urges the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and all other international sporting governing bodie
President De Klerk announces an immediate ban on "cultural weapons" "excluding at this stage spears" in tow
Albert John Luthuli is elected president-general of the ANC. scnc.udw.ac.za/doc/TEXTS/dcc
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
On 31 August 1923 the League of Nations passed a resolution granting Belgium the right to govern Rwanda and its southern neighbour Burundi, as the territory of…
EventSouth African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk home
With the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War (or South African War) imminent, thousands of Black men and women were left stranded in Johannesburg. The mines…
EventSouth Africa holds a referendum to decide if SA should become a republic
The South African government led by National Party (NP) held a referendum in which white voters decided whether South Africa should remain a member of the…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John…
ArchiveDefend the right to sit where you like: resist train apartheid
Circular convening a meeting to discuss segregation on trains and flyer calling on passengers to resist segregation on trains by sitting in seats marked For…
ArchiveGarment union backs down on its threat to fire NUTW members
The TUCSA affiliated Garment Workers Industrial Union has backed down on its earlier threat to have workers fired for belonging to the National Union of…
Demonstrations against Proclamation of Republic: Answers to Questions by May 1961
Demonstrations Against Proclamation Of Republic Answers To Questions By drum, May 196173 [Drum asked several non-European leaders for answers to three…
EventSouth African man walks from England to France through Channel Tunnel
A 38 year old South African man, Lance Dyer, was arrested by French police on 09 October 2005 after he walked through the Channel Tunnel between Folkenstone in…
Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome
Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, the first Black shotokan Karateka and the first South African to obtain his 5th Dan diploma in Japan returns home…
ArchiveNUSAS National Directive for health: report to Congress, Cape Town, 1981
Report by the NUSAS Health Directive to the 59th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 28…
ArchiveLetter addressed to Reverend David Russell from Hutton and Cook Attorneys
Letter addressed to Reverend David Russell from Hutton and Cook Attorneys regarding Reverend Russell's intervention on behalf of farm dwellers (referred to as…
ArchiveMessage to Angolan Government from the South African Government, 3 April 1981
Message from the South African Government to the Angolan Government, informing them of information indicating an increase of military activity by SWAPO in…
ArchiveMessage from the Permanent Representative, New York, to D W Auret, Cape Town
Following on from Cuban protest about the announcement by the Namibian Administrator-General that SWAPO guerillas returning to Angola would be interrogated, Mr…
ArchiveCircular from Neville Curtis, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others
General circular from the President of the National Union of South African Students containing the text of the Commission appointed by the South African…