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EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… in the Italian town of Caserta. Nicknamed 'Mama Africa' or the 'Empress of African Song', Makeba's music transcended …
Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956
… don't think there is any particular virtue in a black skin or a white one. But a white one exempts you from racial …
ANC AND 1999 ELECTION NOMINATION LIST
… when our national leader are elected to serve in an ANC or SACP executive, the federation's constitutional structures …
PlaceIziko Museum's, Cape Town
… at Iziko South African Museum and Iziko Planetarium , or explore History with a plethora of others. Cape Town’s … at Iziko South African Museum and Iziko…
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… troops and armoured cars prevented any one from entering or leaving. It was estimated that about 23 000 people of all …
Interview with Harry Gwala conducted by Tony Karonat, January 1989, Dambuza Pietermaritzburg
… bark had suddenly taken a plunge, and everything was more or less chaotic. I only came to know afterwards that that was … after the conference, I think it…
39. Second report of the Natal Indian Congress, 1899
… Bhan till midnight, not caring whether they had their food or not, in order to induce that gentleman to become a member, … It is time the members woke up…
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… population of the Cape Colony was approximately 20,000, or 3.37 per cent of the European population, with 8,114 of … the efforts of workers' leaders in the…
Chapter VIII - The Mandela’s – family extraordinary
… stared in amazement. I think no one like this, black or white, had ever walked down that street before. Winnie … I could remember how and when I first met…
Chapter 3 - SASO: The Ideology and Politics of Black Consciousness
… of student politics among black higher education students or at black higher education institutions. Hirson writes … were always the atrocious food,…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… Ministers the ANC says only Zuma has the power to appoint or dismiss Ministers. This does not preclude the choice of … in office. Forensic consultant Paul O…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress … were arrested in the 1960s and given long sentences or death…
ArchiveEFF 2019 Election Manifesto
… all activists who were arrested and remained behind bars or who were involved in court cases or awaiting trial in prison. 13) The EFF in KwaZulu-Natal ……
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… on the regime that unless all the obstacles are removed on or before 30 April 1991, the ANC shall consider the … 19 political and other organisations decide…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… of a Special Type. The Party celebrated the achievements or the Morogoro conÂference in its document "The Results of … of General Secretary and that you…
Press Conference in Lusaka: Oliver Tambo, 25 June 1985
… is unavoidably in a state of continuing war of one degree or another, and it will be in that state of war until the war … The rest will be assigned their…
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 25 June 1985
… is unavoidably in a state of continuing war of one degree or another, and it will be in that state of war until the war … The rest will be assigned their…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa (Soweto Day), 16 June 1989
… the majority have to report at police stations once or twice a day. Needless to say, this is extremely … Therefore, whether that transfer takes place through…
James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
… of the Motsuenyane commission. No mention of the mutiny or the Stuart report was allowed at the national conference … personnel…were beaten and incarcerated…
PlaceGhana
… were not usually Muslims, they either brought with them or welcomed Muslims as scribes and medicine men, and Muslims … were not usually Muslims, they either…
Address to the Commonwealth Club, World Affairs Council and US/SA Business Council Conference, 24 May 2000
… with influence. Many developing countries have limited or non-existent representation in Geneva. And where the rules … about development. There needs to be a…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, at the opening of the 37th congress of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies Carlton Hotel, Saturday, 21 August 1993
… honour no single group - defined by race, region, religion or colour. We honour the daughters and sons of our country, … that an ANC-led government could…
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
… conducted no strikes for years. X) It has only conducted 3 or 4 strikes in its whole nine years of existence and the … without permission." Of these 73 were…
ArchiveFrom Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town, Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire (The Heritage Portal), 21 September 2016
… reveals is that migration could be reversed and families or individuals could take a decision to return to their homeland or try out alternative spells of…
Congress of the People - I was there
… and lorries were stopped, contingents held back on one or other pretext until it was too late to continue their … arriving - some in cars, some in buses,…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… of the Cape, Simon van der Stel. There are wine farms, or estates, all over the province, like in the Boland, … is clear: conservation is not just about…
Address to the Parliament of Ghana, Accra 06 October 2000
… large sectors of the population that are poor, with little or no access to educational facilities and health care. In … areas. Millions of our people are…
Group Areas Act and Its Effects on Indian People in Natal, May 1956 by Dr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker
… throughout the years has been and still is: repatriation or, failing which, compulsory segregation. In the most recent … group of the Union. The report…
Address to the Congress of the People - Libya Tripoli, 19 March 1999
… General of the united Nations to take custody of them on or before 6th April 1999 for their appearance before the … acts which could not be condoned by any…
Esau Mokhethi reburial speech by AZAPO President Cde. Koti Dikobo
… had the privilege of shaking his hand, of giving him a hug or talking to him. That is why I have always been envious … whether the people of Moutse wanted to…