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Statement at the Launch of the "Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70" Campaign by O. R. Tambo, Wembley Stadium, London, 11 June 1988
Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, Dear friends of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement, Esteemed cultural workers and artists, Dear friends, youth and…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to deal with mass atrocities – particularly…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
The period preceding the formation of the South Africa Union witnessed the establishment and growth of trade unionism which continued even after formation…
Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Fatima Meer
Every time I land at Durban Airport, I am haunted by the memory of Fatima Meer – my dearest friend, sister and adviser whom I worshipped and treasured like my…
In the enduring spirit of President O.R. Tambo: Good luck to all matriculants, 22 October 2012
Undeniably a matric certificate in South Africa symbolises aspirations of posterity while it represents a gateway to the dignity of getting further training…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
Inside a dilapidated warehouse, underneath scattered clothes hanging from rusty pipes, a young black man is down on his knees. His feet are naked, his trousers…
”Policy of the Congress Youth League.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in May 1946
The history of modern times is the history of nationalism. Nationalism has been tested in the people's struggles and the fires of battle and found to be the…
The Founder: An Ambiguous Figure by Chris Saunders
More than anyone else, Pixley ka Isaka Seme (1881-1951) was the founder of the ANC. It was he who, on his return from long years of study in the United States…
"What I would do if I were Prime Minister" by Albert Luthuli, 5 February 1962, Chicago
… states, when requirements of life are complex, and the struggle for living very intense. Education provides a common …
PlaceCameroon
… After a failed uprising in 1955, the party began an armed struggle against the colonial state the following year, which …
Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk, 26 June 1992
… minority rule and for democracy. Unity and disciplined struggle remain the surest basis for realising peace and …
Full speech - Mamphela Ramphele: Rekindling the South African dream
… massive failure of governance. Our rallying cry during the struggle for freedom was for the people to govern, yet the …
Chapter 14 - Epilogue: lessons from the negotiating table
… vibrant economy, without compromising either the workers' struggle for better conditions or the employers' quest for …
ArchiveAll That Glitters - The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza
… for three years. An important cause of the war was the struggle for control over the goldfields. The mines were …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 4
… advocated. The meetings were held in an atmosphere of a struggle for power and there seems to be some truth in the …
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… according to Giliomee, ‘recognised the fact that the struggle for Afrikaans, opposition to Hoggenheimer and the …
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… 1388 CE After a long period of internal and external struggle and several disputed successions, the Kanem Empire …
Apartheid stakeholders - where are they now?
… continue to batter their already badly dented image. The struggle to throw off the baggage of the past aod to create a …
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… cultural boycott and culture and its role in advancing the struggle against white minority state. The term Cultural … and started shooting pictures of the…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling
From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education What were the turning points in southern Africa…
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… said, was about finishing the anti-colonial liberation struggle by taking back the land. In 2000, bolstered by … arguments in part because I connected the…
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… but rather to see these as phenomena arising in the class struggle and therefore themselves requiring analysis and … of capitalism in Southern African…
Address by the Chairperson of the Group of 77 and China, President Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
Your Majesties, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Ministers, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Distinguished Delegates,…
Document 29 - Resolution on the need for the resumption of multi-party negotiations
1. Introductory Notes These submissions to the Constitutional Assembly come at the end of the process of public participation in drawing up our new…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede Abraham, Peter. Tell Freedom: Memories of Africa. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. Basner,…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
Miriam Makeba: Activist on Two FrontsAbstract:Miriam Makeba is a Gramy award-winning singer. She is from Johannesburg and dedicated her life to fighting for…
ArticleSouth African Film
Feature Films are the long format, fictional (non-factual) films you see in cinemas. They are called long format because they are longer than most other forms…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
Traditional authorities were indispensable in the application of the provisions in the 1913 Natives Land Act in areas of rural South Africa designated as …
Women in the apartheid society by Fatima Meer
… structural inequalities in the church and society... Our struggle for equality therefore cannot be separated from the … hardships against the Indians. The…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… more how middle class, "closed" trade unions forget the struggle after securing their own position and the …