Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1
At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr. Abdurahman and the A. P.O. supported the government in going to war against Germany, and offered their assistance in recruiting Coloured soldiers. In all, some 6 000 men joined the 1st Cape Corps and 2 000 joined the 2nd Cape Corps. They saw service in South-West Africa, in Europe and in the Middle East. Although officially a non-combatant force, they bore arms outside the borders of the Union of South Africa.
Kaunda to be discharged from hospital, 25 September 2012
Lusaka - Zambia's independence hero and first president Kenneth Kaunda was to be discharged from hospital on Tuesday, four days after being admitted with an undisclosed ailment, medical sources said.
“There are many factors to look at before he is discharged, but he will be discharged today,” University Teaching Hospital managing director Lackson Kasonka told AFP.
“We are consulting his family to know where he will be accommodated, because he needs to be at a quiet place where he can rest,” said Kasonka.
INTERNATIONAL NGO CONFERENCE AGAINST APARTHEID AND COLONIALISM IN AFRICA Geneva, 2 - 4 September 1974
Statement by Sean MacBride
United Nations Commissioner for Namibia
Having had the honour and privilege of presiding over the Special NGO Committee on Human Rights since its inception until this year and having participated in the birth of this Conference I am glad to have the opportunity of addressing the Conference today.