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The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… the violence, which showed no sign of abating, Maria Tholo's biggest concern was her father. He had suffered a stroke … to a young adult. One of his first…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… portray African societies as inherently violent. A people's history must therefore examine not only what happened, but … even when they challenge colonial…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 103th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… pass laws. We recall that it is thirty years since the ANC`s Kabwe Conference,a truly watershed Conference in our … twenty-fifth anniversary of the re-launch…
‘Just say yes, Mr President’: Mbeki and AIDS by Anthony Brink A PROSPECTUS
… assess the democratic credentials of Thabo Mbeki’s government in future, it is likely that their most critical … much, too quickly),’ writes Gevisser, ‘then…
Support our People until Power is Restored to Them - Statement at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 26 October 1976
… office. In the course of the past four weeks this session`s deliberations have been punctuated by events calling … and in far-flung villages. Thousands are…
Archive2009 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 3 June 2009 (After National Elections)
… these difficulties smoothly and with dignity. Today’s occasion is a celebration of what makes this democracy … se hande vat, en saam oplossings vind in die…
Chapter VI - HEAR US!
… African education, hitherto largely provided by church and mission schools subsidised from government funds. This move was intended to give effect to Dr…
Chapter 9
… or assisted in the operation of the dummy councils, the N.R.C, the Advisory Boards, etc., they were in fact operating … also. In some villages the people…
Political Overview By The ANC Gauteng Provincial Chairperson, Comrade Paul Mashatile On The Occasion Of The Special Provincial General Council, Turffontein Racecourse, Johannesburg, 24 February 2013
… Leadership of the ANC Youth League Leadership ANC Womens League Leadership of the ANC Veterans League Leadership of … of Kwa-Zulu Natal for successfully…
39. Second report of the Natal Indian Congress, 1899
… October 1899, gives a rather detailed account of the body's activities for the preceding four years. Source: Collected … the expenses for collection…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… were horrendous. In his case, his father and his father’s brother each had 10 children, and the entire household of … open sportsfields, four tennis courts…
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… but predictably, the security police raided the newspaper’s offices and found both sworn statements. Since they … Dave Evans, Allan Brooks and I were asked…
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
… the South African Native College, established by a church mission society in 1916 and offering post-matric courses from … black students. Although this…
Notes from Books
… the prospective groom was obliged to purchase his bride`s freedom and have her baptised with a Christian name. (pp. … were owned by their fathers and took…
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… Goldblatt: I've chosen 30 pictures, both old and new. It's a rather disparate collection of work that I've not shown … regard. To my mind, the land is a…
Crucial Stage in the Struggle for Liberation of Southern Africa - Statement at the World Conference for Action against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Lagos, Nigeria, 23 August 1977
… We did not know then that a month later Murtala Muhammed`s heart would bleed for the last time, through fatal wounds … committed to action against apartheid…
PlaceCameroon
… its geographical position, but also because of the country's great variety of ethnic groups and spoken languages [i] . … on the political scene and held a…
The 1994 South African Election by Phyllis Jordan
… 2) The post-Soweto period in South Africa (1976-88). Let’s start with the ANC. If revolution is defined as the violent … governed. As a result, for most of…
ArchiveIntroduction by Howard Barrell
… that his government could find no solution to South Africa's crisis unless the African National Congress, its foe for 30 … search. De Klerk announced at the…
The significance of the Bulhoek massacre today by Sam Matiase, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… to do so by appreciating and internalizing Frantz Fanon’s thoughtful conclusion that: “for a colonized people, the … he impressed many including Samuel and…
Chapter 12 - Blind alley of guerrillaism
… concerned, by the time they took the decision the Pondo's themselves had decided to take the question of violence no … corner" in South Africa. He quoted an…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 3 - What is Your Name, Age, and Whose Slave are You? by Rayda Jacobs
… were 36 274 slaves. “During the last harvest at my master’s place when I and the other people, namely Isaac, Achilles, … one Campher who lives at a little…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… approve of my starting off with reference to Lewis Carroll’s Victorian classic “Alice in Wonderland”. Alice wanders … their worldview. Settlers are “Chosen…
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… Bureaucracies become more centralized under the pharaoh’s administration, run by viziers, tax collectors, generals, … time they invaded Egypt at the…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… Way of life in ancient Egypt The spread of Egypt’s knowledge Together we will learn about the way of life in … wheels, using human or animal power. It took…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… feet in my new home. After the lonely time in prison Esmé’s house was quite a shock. She had many young people boarding … stream of young people who had been…
Testimony by Moosa Muhammed Moolla before the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights, Dar es Salaam, 22 June 1967
… the fallacy and the farce of the so-called `magistrate`s visits`. A few days after my detention, the Special Branch … more fruitful matters such as reading,…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
… days of 1946-47-48, he obtained some fun - although India's Independence gave him great joy. I also remember that he … Gandhi who marched. We are reminded of…
Archive”Presidential Address” by Dr. A. B. Xuma
… to poverty, destitution, ill-health and lack of all life's essentials. In South Africa all our legislation aims at … land from a non-Native except with the…
Document 21 - E.L. Maurice, “The Rôle of the Non-European Teacher in the Liberatory Movement”, Discussion, 1, 5, June 1952
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - … for social change. It is some years ago that the Teacher's League, for…