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Moses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida
Typescript autobiography of Moses Mabhida stating his personal background, and insights into his political life.
A Black South Africans view of the present
This article was published as part of a study project on external investment in South Africa and Namibia, entitled The Conditions of the…
Immediate prospect for SACP
Article in Voice of Women , Number 3, 1983, on the immediate prospect for SACP. It discusses the Suppression of Communist Act of 1950, the…
The strategic debate in the ANC
Paper by Z Pallo Jordan regarding African National Congress strategy. Regarding talks and negotiations.
Strategic perspective
Unauthored paper on strategy and tactics in the context of negotiations. Includes the goals and immediate objectives of the National…
Body and procedures for drafting a new constitution
Proposal of the African National Congress to CODESA Working Group 2 on a body and procedures for drafting a new constitution. Suggests ways…
Constituent Assembly and Interim Government
Paper prepared by the African National Congress Department of Political Education, on defining a constitution, what kind of constitution…
The Front debate
A compilation of articles discussing the issue of Mayibuye and the future of the United Democratic Front.
Alliance paper: the alliance in the Western Cape
Assessment on the alliance in the Western Cape between the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party and the Congress of…
Discussion Paper on the transformation of the United Democratic Front
Discussion Paper on the transformation of the United Democratic Front and the future of UDF.
Sanctions: the 'joker' in the pack
Discussion paper for the ANC Zimbabwe seminar. Examines the question of whether to continue with sanctions.
MK and the future
Paper discussing the role of Umkhonto We Sizwe and its future, the SADF, and the relationship between Umkhonto We Sizwe and the South…
Regional Conference: Regional Structures Commission
Discussion Paper by the ANC on Regional Structures prepared on the mandate of the planning committee of the Regional Conference, for…
Extended Working Committee
Article containing an agenda of the United Democratic Front extended working committee.
Negotiations, armed struggle and the ANC
Paper by Ian Phillips, presented at the Stanger Meeting on Thursday, 19 July 1990. On negotiations, the armed struggle and the African…
Basic principles of ANC economic policy
Handwritten paper prepared for a seminar organised by the ANC Department of Economics and Planning, Congress of South African Trade Unions…
Tax, redistribution and reality
Paper prepared for a seminar on economic policy organised by the ANC Department of Economics and Planning, Congress of South African Trade…
Post-apartheid South Africa: regional economic policy
Paper prepared for a seminar on economic policy organised by the ANC Department of Economics and Planning, Congress of South African Trade…
Post-apartheid South Africa: the macroeconomic perspectives for year one and beyond
Article on economics in post-apartheid South Africa by Vella Pillay, prepared for an ANC seminar on Economic Policy in Harare, Zimbabwe, in…
ANC gold
Paper arguing against the nationalisation of the gold mining industry, by Peter Robbins, prepared for an ANC seminar on Economic Policy in…
Mining policy for industrial minerals in post-apartheid South Africa
Paper about mining policy in post-apartheid South Africa by Peter Robbins, prepared for an ANC seminar on Economic Policy in Harare,…
New technologies and industrial restructuring in South Africa
Paper prepared for a seminar on economic policy organised by the ANC Department of Economics and Planning, Congress of South African Trade…
An economic policy framework
Paper by Alec Erwin of the Congress of South African Trade Unions on an economic policy framework. Covers the present economic crisis, a…
Slovo speaks
Article appearing in , v5(1), March 1990 in which Joe Slovo is interviewed following the publication of 'Has Socialism Failed'.
Draft theses on current situation
Paper by Tito Mboweni on a new political situation which is emerging in South Africa after F W de Klerk's 2nd February speech. Says the…
East Cape Agricultural Union refers to Bill
Newspaper article relating to East Cape Agricultural Union's policy towards farm workers and farm evictions following evictions of farm…
Farm evictions: Democratic Partys policy
Newspaper article on the Democratic Party's policy regarding farm workers and farm evictions.This was in response to an appeal by the…
Kei Road farmers sabotage meeting claims priest
Newspaper article relating to the Kei Road Farmers Association meeting held to discuss farm dwellers' evictions.
Cape Provincial Administration to resettle farm dwellers
Article relating to the re-settling of farm dwellers evicted from Wolseley Estate, Kei Road by the Cape Provincial Administration's…
Brits crisis
Briefing article on Brits crisis where there were allegations of corruption, some people were arrested after people were killed. They could…
South Africa: the Party faithful
Article in , v.31(1), 12 January 1990, which covers the history of the SACP and lists most key leaders and members of the Party.
ANC Youth League in the 1990s
Paper following discussion between South African Youth Congress and the African National Congress Youth Section Secretariat regarding…
Theses on the current situation
Article about the current South African political situation. Covers government strategies, the character and implications of the ANC's…
An approach to the Democratic party
This article argues that the Democratic Party is a significant force over which the MDM can gain access and influence and the Democratic…
The role of business in South Africas future
African National Congress view on the role of business in South Africa's future. Presented to the ANC's Five Freedoms Forum.
A perspective on the background to the ANC Constitutional guidelines
Paper by Ian Phillips of the University of Natal, Durban, presented to the IDASA Conference in Port Elizabeth, 21-22 April 1989.
ANC Discussion Paper on the issue of negotiations
ANC Discussion Paper on the issue of negotiations. Argues that negotiated resolution of the South African question is urgent.
Position paper on the cultural and academic boycott
ANC position paper on the cultural and academic boycott, adopted by the National Executive Committee in May, 1989 in Lusaka, Zambia.
Renewed fighting in April
On April 1 1989, the start of the implementation of Resolution 435, clashes between Swapo guerillas and South African security forces broke…
Towards a mixed economy in South African agriculture
Paper by Mashiphula Mbongwa and Kgotoki Nhlapo-Lewis entitled "Towards a mixed economy in South African agriculture" prepared for a meeting…
Obstacles to free and fair elections in Namibia
UN Resolution 435, which provided for free and fair elections in Namibia, was implemented on 1 April 1989. A Special Representative of the…
The October 26 Municipal elections: the people demand universal adult suffrage
ANC Department of Political Education briefing on the October 26 municipal elections in South Africa. Covers the government's strategy and…
Defend, consolidate and advance the Front
An article on defend, consolidate and advance the Front which is divided in five topics such as National democratic struggle and the front…
Models of work with cadres within the National Liberation Movement
Paper by Sherry Mclean, presented at the ANC Seminar on Social Welfare, in Lusaka, Zambia, July 1988. Suggests ways in which social…
State of organisation and the way forward
Paper by John Motshabi on the state of the African National Congress and the way forward. Covers military strategy, enemy infiltration,…
Cultural considerations for a democratic South African Constitution
Paper produced by the ANC Department of Arts and Culture from an in-house seminar on Constitutional guidelines for a democratic South…
South Africas working class: a pillar of the
Paper by Jack Simons on South Africa's working class presented by Ray Simons to the ANC in-house seminar on Constitutional Guidelines in a…
Non-Central Government structures in South Africa today
Paper presented by Penuell M. Maduna for discussion at the African National Congress in-house seminar on Constitutional Guidelines for a…
Politics and the armed struggle: the revolutionary army
Paper delivered by Ronnie Kasrils on Umkhonto we Sizwe. Outlines the army's basic positions and the consequences and tasks which flow from…
Politics and the army
Paper delivered by Steve Tshwete to the African National Congress Department of Political Education Workshop in Lusaka, 23-28 February,…