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EventEllen Phyllis Hellmann, social anthropologist and executive member of the SAIRR, dies in Johannesburg
Ellen Phyllis Hellmann was born in Johannesburg in 1908. Her father had immigrated to South Africa from Germany in 1894. She studied Social Anthropology at the…
ArchiveChapter 12 Hangings by Denis Goldberg
… was courageous. They sang of their pride in being in the struggle. There were songs from the 1950s and 1960s which I … singing reflected their sorrow at the…
Extract from a speech by the Honourable the Prime Minister during the Cape National Party Congress at East London on 3 September 1975
… went there in the first instance not to join in Rhodesia's struggle but to intercept terrorists, PAC 19 and ANC … any intention of the SAP becoming involved…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 17 June 2014 (after National Elections)
… of Parliament, Mr Michael Coetzee. His contribution to the struggle for freedom and democracy will never be forgotten. … monuments and other symbols that…
Say It out Loud - The 1919 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 22nd April, 1919
… however, we were invited to take part in the great struggle, and were made the associates of the Powers that did … of the world assisted in no small measure…
Document 5 - Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa adopted at the seventh annual conference of the Party
… was one of nonviolence. And [then] this idea of the armed struggle was considered by Mandela... What were people's … about this somewhat abrupt transition…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Cultural Activities
… and hence we shall relentlessly continue the fierce struggle by acquiring and using the new weapons of Western … enterprises and in all departments of our…
I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1948
… condemning racial discrimination and supporting the struggle of the Indian people was unanimously adopted. London …
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 1 - The Necessity of Utopian Thinking
… fallacies of common-sense thinking are not obvious. The struggle of the women's liberation movement to be taken …
84. The South African Indian Council: A. Rajbansi’s opening speech, 1982
… study of Indian history, especially during the time of the struggle led by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa, will agree …
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
Caiphus Semenya is a South African composer, musician, and arranger that became known for his musical work while living in Southern California during South…
EventGreat Trek Centenary Celebrations commence
The Great Trek was a migration that took place between 1838 and the 1840s, and involved the Boers leaving the Cape Colony and settling in the interior of South…
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
Ian Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). This represented an about turn from his announcement of the…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… sisters across the globe. As part of this important global struggle for social equity and justice, we have in China, a …
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
On 13 September 1995, Beverley Palesa Ditsie made a statement at the Beijing Women’s Conference about the importance of including lesbian rights in discussions…
Chapter 2 - No equality under the Union Jack, 1900 - 1910
… was given. Undoubtedly Gumede’s involvement with the struggle of the African scouts to secure their silver war … well-informed about their case. In their…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… sons went on to make their stamp in the historical struggle to maintain the amaXhosa nation and lands against …
ArticleAfrica, Portugal
… the interior The Khoikhoi were at a disadvantage in their struggle to resist the expansion of the Dutch settlement at …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… their moral support to Indians in South Africa in their struggle for existence.” Speakers included A.I. Kajee and …
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… consciousness of a man dedicated to the underground struggle for freedom. As a "listed person", little of La …
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… and LGBT rights groups began to incorporate the LGBT struggle into to the wider anti-apartheid cause. The creation …
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… and destroy it.” [xxix] It was ironic that Head faced a struggle publishing her most well-known book. She claimed …
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
… Africans, The freedom we enjoy today was achieved through struggle, determination and great sacrifice. Despite … and prosperous. Many people fought a long…
Chapter 5 - Who would deliver us from oppression? Gumede and African politics in South Africa,1921-1927
… Lamula and Rev S. Simelane were engaged in a serious power struggle to secure the backing of the Zulu royal house for … the white proletariat as the key…
The Wankie Campaign
… a member of the OAU, and in theory it is committed to the struggle for the liberation of South Africa. So Botswana does …
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… cheers me to know that the people as a whole continue to struggle for justice with fortitude and unabated patience. …
Political Report by Limpopo ANC Chairperson Cde Cassel Mathale during the Limpopo ANC Provincial General Council, 10 June 2012
… a foreign policy that is aligned to the history of our struggle. We must also have leadership that possesses the …
Steve Biko: Gone but not forgotten by Robin Comley and Claire Keeton (Times Live), 12 September 2017
… branding us ‘white liberals who were confusing the struggle’. One student pulled out a knife and said: ‘When the …
ArchiveA story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks Spector, (Daily Maverick), 18 May 2018
… the two images most tightly connected with that dreadful struggle – and both were agents of advocacy. There are many …
Address to the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town 28 October 1999
… crimes invoke in our communities. As a people whose struggle and sacrifice defeated one of the most pernicious …