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BiographyMoses Ndlovu
… His first experience with the racially oppressive system of the apartheid government came at the tender age of 14 when … unionism. After he was recruited…
BiographySelloane Ethel Leisa
… the liberation struggle. She joined the African National Congress (ANC) in the early 1940s and became a member of the African National Congress Women’s…
ArchiveOne year of an unbanned ANC: the road ahead
… State of the nation unauthoured paper assessing the African National Congress one year after it was unbanned. … One year of an unbanned ANC: the road ahead …
ArchiveIntroduction:This is a record of some of the main events...
… An illustrated record of some of the main events that NUSUS initiated, or was involved in, … Introduction:This is a record of some of the main events... …
ArchiveProhibition of Political Interference Act, Act No 51 of 1968
… intereference by one population group in the politics of any other population group and the receipt by political parties of financial assistance from abroad …
Chapter 7 - SANSCO:The Ideology and Politics of Non-Racialism, the Freedom Charter and National Liberation
… chapter are two-fold. The first is to sketch the formation of SANSCO in late 1979. The second is to analyse SANSCO's … its shift away from BC and its re…
ArchiveRepression of the United Democratic Front under state of attack
… Article on repression of the United Democratic Front under the state of attack as President Botha said the month saw increased … Repression of the United…
Closing remarks to the 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, 03 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
… Brother Leader, Moummar Gaddaffi, current Chairperson of the African Union, Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Chairperson of the African Union ……
BiographyMartin Tose
… born in Germiston, Johannesburg during the first decade of Apartheid. His birth coincided with the ruling National … victory. The year was also characterised…
BiographyJohn Jack Curtis
… born on 31 August 1912 in Geelong, Australia, the third of nine children. He left school at 14 to start work and help … for the family. His father lost his…
ArchivePrevention of Illegal Squatting Act, Act No 52 of 1951
… The Act was to provide for the prevention and control of illegal squatting on public and private land. … Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, Act No 52 of…
BiographyNnoseng Ellen Kate Khuzwayo
… Nnoseng Ellen Kate Khuzwayo was born on the 29th of June 1914 in Lesotho . She grew up on her grandfather's … by cousins and aunts. She began school at the…
Speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the funeral of Reggie Hadebe, Deputy chairperson of the Natal Midlands Regional Committee of the ANC 7 November 1992.
… Speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the funeral of Reggie Hadebe, Deputy chairperson of the Natal Midlands …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Samora Machel, Mbuzini, Mpumalanga, 19 October 2006
… Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Death of Samora Machel, Mbuzini, Mpumalanga, 19 …
BiographyTiyani Lybon Mabasa
… was born in Johannesburg on 17 June 1952. The second of eight children, his single mother brought up Mabasa in … his high school years in Soweto, Mabasa…
BiographyFeroza Adam
… Nirvana High School. While studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the University Witwatersrand, she became active in … in various community organisations and…
BiographyNomathamsanqa Xoliswa Ngwevela
… Masters Degree in Public Administration at the University of Liverpool, England. She also attended courses on International Relations at the Institute of…
BiographyDr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe
… James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe was one of the most dynamic leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) after its turn to mass action in the 1950s, ……
BiographyDumisani Shadrack Kumalo
… on 16 September 1947 in Kwambunda village on the banks of the Blood River in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal).In 1947 the Kumalo family moved to Evaton, a township…
BiographyIsaac Lesiba ‘Bra Ike’ Maphotho
… School in 1952. Maphotho left his home towards the end of 1952 to search for employment in Pretoria. He found a job at the City Council, working in the…
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
… Netherlands on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus Johannes Verwoerd. His father was … 21, 1960, Mangaliso Sobukwe ,…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 21 May 1962 during the second reading of the General Law Amendment Bill
… book communist saboteurs who were planning the overthrow of the South African government. This Bill was aimed at … I received protests in this regard is the…
BiographyMavivi Myakayaka-Manzini
… Mavivi Manzini was born in Alexandra Township , outside of Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) in 1956, and then … spent close to four years in the…
BiographyJackson Mthembu
… school fees, uniforms, books." He went to the University of Fort Hare but was later expelled, and started working at … and Allied Workers Union from 1984 to…
The House of Assembly in Cape Town passes a preliminary resolution in favour of the union of the four provinces of South Africa
… The House of Assembly in Cape Town passes a preliminary resolution in favour of the union of the four provinces of South Africa …
Dr Werner W.M. Eiselen, co-founder of the South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (Sabra) and promoter of the concept of separat
… Dr Werner W.M. Eiselen, co-founder of the South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (Sabra) and promoter of the concept of separat …
Dr Werner W.M. Eiselen, co-founder of the South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (Sabra) and promoter of the concept of separat
… Dr Werner W.M. Eiselen, co-founder of the South African Bureau of Racial Affairs (Sabra) and promoter of the concept of separat …
Report of Emergency Meeting of the National Executive of the ANC. Issued by the Secretary-General of the ANC, 26 July 1950
… Report of Emergency Meeting of the National Executive of the ANC. Issued by the Secretary-General of the ANC, 26 …
The minister of defence announces the re-establishment, as of 1 April 1963, of the ‘Cape Corps’ of Coloured to be employed in n
… The minister of defence announces the re-establishment, as of 1 April 1963, of the ‘Cape Corps’ of Coloured to be employed in n …
Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces because of threats of
… Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces because of threats of …