Speeches and Public Statements

”Bridging the Gap Between White and Black in South Africa”. Address by Dr. A. B. Xuma at the Conference of European and Bantu Christian Student Associations at Fort Hare, June 27-July 3, 1930 [Extracts]

” The South African Races Congress”. Inaugural Address by J. Tengo Jabavu, President, South African Races Congress, April 2, 1912

”Presidential Address” by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948

Statement on the Prime Minister’s Policy toward the NRC, by the Caucus of the NRC, November 1947 

”Policy of the AAC.” Statement issued by the Executive Committee of the AAC, December 1937

Joint Statement by Dr G. M. Naicker and Dr Y. M. Dadoo, March 11, 1947

Address to the Joint Session of the Houses of Congress of the United states of America

Opening Address to the National Conference Of The African National Congress, Durban, December 16, 1954

Graduation address by President Nelson Mandela as chancellor of the University of the North University of the North, Saturday 20 September 1997

Speech by President Mandela at the Damelin business college Johannesburg, 13 February 1997

Message from President Nelson Mandela on Africa refugee day 20 June 1997

Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the state banquet in honour of Queen Margrethe of Denmark Cape Town, 20 February 1996

Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the presidential and Premier Education Awards Ceremony Johannesburg, 23 November 1996

SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT A CIVIC LUNCHEON ON THE OCCASION OF BEING GRANTED THE FREEDOM OF UITENHAGE Uitenhage, 14 September 1995

Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the United Nations habitat II African housing minister’s conference World Trade Centre, 18 October 1996

Speech by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the Freedom of the City of London at Guildhall London, 10 July 1996

NOTES FOR PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA’S CLOSING ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET DEBATE Cape Town, 3 May 1995

Opening address by President Nelson Mandela at the President’s Conference on small business Durban, 28 March 1995

Nelson Mandela’s address to Conference of Young Presidents’ Organisation Johannesburg, 27 February 1995

SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT A STATE BANQUET FOR THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR, DR HELMUT KOHL Cape Town, 11 September 1995

SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE CELEBRATION OF BEYERS NAUDE’S 80TH BIRTHDAY Cape Town, 23 May 1995

Speech By President Nelson Mandela At The Opening Of The 12th International Council Meeting Of The United World Colleges Johannesburg, 3 November 1995

Speech by Nelson Mandela announcing the ANC election victory Carlton Hotel, Johannesburg, 2 May 1994

Speech at a Cultural dinner in Midrand Midrand, 7 April 1994

Speech by Thabo Mbeki at the Paasiviki Society - Helsinki, Finland, 14 September 1998

Mandela message to the USA big business 19 June 1990

Speech of the Deputy of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the State Banquet Kampala, 6 July 1990

Speech by President Nelson Mandela on South Africa Youth Day Ladysmith, 16 June 1995

”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964

South Africa: An unfinished Revolution?

Speech by Oliver Tambo at Georgetown University, Washington DC, 27 January 1987

’Impose Comprehensive and Mandatory Sanctions Against South Africa’, Speech by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference on Sanctions Against South Africa, Unesco House Paris, 21 May 1981

Nordic Declaration on South Africa, 12 September 1990

Statement by Oliver Tambo to the extended meeting of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, 1 April 1975

The Opening of the Emthonjeni Youth Centre Pretoria, 25 August 1998

Speech by President Mandela at the Official Banquet at the Twelfth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-aligned Countries Durban 2 September 1998

”Opening Address” at First Conference of the Society of Young Africa, by I. B. Tabata, December 20, 1951

Statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC delivered by President Jacob Zuma at the 100th anniversary of the ANC

New Year’s Eve Radio and Television Address, December 31, 1999

Toast Remarks of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in honour of the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, Tshwane, 2 September 2008