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EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
… Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel came about after he delivered a speech in Egypt stating that he …
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
… In early 1966 John Lennon was reading about Christianity and when he was interviewed by Maureen …
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… and continued firing indiscriminately into the crowd for about five minutes using machine guns and rifle grenades. …
EventDr. Federik Van Zyl Slabbert leads delegation to meet ANC
… Alistair Sparks, Alex Boraine and Gretha Fox. Notable about these delegates is that the majority were …
EventExplorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India
… was the son of an explorer, however little else is known about his early life. Da Gama was said to have been educated …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… in African History" [online] Available at: africanhistory.about.com [Accessed 6 July 2009] Wallis, F. (2000) …
Entering Namibia without visas
… administration. There was some talk in the corridors about the possibility of the Council going to South West …
Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… of South African Cartooning'. Andy has written extensively about Zapiro and worked with the cartoonist on his book 'The …
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… in Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). This represented an about turn from his announcement of the Unilateral … A. ‘This Day in African History: 24 November’ ,…
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
… a pilgrimage of his followers from all over South Africa. About 3 000 people arrived at Ntabelanga and proceeded to …
ArchiveCHAPTER EIGHT: Indian Resistance Politics In Transition, 1990-1996 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
… the ANC, the PAC and other anti-apartheid organisations about their political affiliation. During these talks NACTU …
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… regarding the Tricameral Parliament . On 2 November 1983, about seventy percent of white people cast a vote in favour …
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… receives municipal status with a population of about 2567, and Robert Innes is chosen as the first Town …
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
… largely of Communist Party members. Questions also arose about the misappropriation of funds and the autocratic powers …
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… before the Commission, " - - - Free Indians have grown about 100 000 muids of maize per annum. We have never had …
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… leadership that non-violent action was not going to bring about change without armed action. The ANC and PAC were …
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… had or they heard voices and saw visions. Many also talk about very bad headaches that would not go away. Their …
ArticleTuberculosis
… Latent TB and Diagnosis It is also estimated that about 80% of the population of South Africa is or have been … . This is due to various factors, such as…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… came to an end in 1812 when colonial forces drove about 20 000 Xhosas out of the Zuurveld, east of the Fish … as he was met with British troops armed with…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Glossary
… solve the problems caused by the Great Depression to bring about economic relief as well as reforms in industries such …
BiographyFanele Mbali
Fanele Mbali was born on 1 December 1937 in a village called Eqolweni. Mbali’s father, Charlton Babana Mkhonto and his brother William Ntozakhe decided on the…
Chapter 2 - THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD
… for the conditions at the time. Party cells, consisting of about three to five members, were the foundation of the … 1965, Fischer skipped bail and was to go…
The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by Carol Hermer
… went to church in the morning but no one would say a word about all that's happening because we have this informer, … know what's going to happen till late…
"We have Decided to Liberate Ourselves": Address to the Royal Commonwealth Society by O. R. Tambo, London, 23 June 1986
… of view of what the Commonwealth wanted to do to bring about an end to the apartheid system. The question was … of measures to be imposed upon Pretoria in…
Archive"Racism, Apartheid and a New World Order": Speech in Acceptance of the Third World Prize on Behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 5 May 1986
… this relationship. In its essence, racism is therefore about domination and works both to justify existing … white, the North and the South, that we have…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… of “the revolution”. Back in the 1950s we did not talk about the “walls” dividing people of different racial groups in apartheid South Africa. We spoke about…
Input by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the Farewell service for former President Nelson Mandela, Waterkloof Airforce Base, 14 December 2013
… leader of our people. So many things have been said about Madiba because he has done so many things. He has … needed to change. Madiba, who always spent time…
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… insignificant! This raises the important question about what is different in the life styles and material … the absolute imperative to have a rational…
Address to the Commonwealth Club, World Affairs Council and US/SA Business Council Conference, 24 May 2000
… of us agree that the process of globalisation has brought about many possibilities for rapid advancement of humanity, … to be major reforms in the way in…