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Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
… remain the preserve of whites. Paying for such knowledge, or not having access to it and consequently dying young or contracting illnesses unnecessarily,…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… offence for an African to refuse to obey an order, or break a contract, effectively removing the right to … living in and around urban areas and working in…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… once have drawn the wrath of the state was now tolerated or ignored, especially since prosecution of prominent figures … about losing their cultural identity…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
… Party. The lack of a good (indeed, any political biography or even a long on him is an unfortunate hiatus in our … selection of candidates as in other…
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… it also granted black unions a degree of freedom to organize legally for the first time. During this period three … along with their members, who were either…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… Africans in the same way that any White liberal, churchman or Joint Council pleads. Tabata describes the AAC as an … Black males only. People who are deemed…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… culture. NP members were sometimes known as ‘Nationalists’ or ‘Nats’. The feature includes a history of the National … but it was not independent and could…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… than 76,000 Cubans had served in Africa in some capacity or other. Perhaps Cuba’s most sustained support was for the … Africans were trying to install Jonas…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, August 1976
… against victimising the Soweto workers either by dismissal or by withholding any portion of their meagre weekly wages on …
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… and other famous Victorian personalities who occupied or visited the village over the last century. The grandeur of …
EventNizaam Carr, the South African rugby player is born
… rugby player, and usually is positioned as a flanker or number 8. He first attended Alexander Sinton High School, …
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… entertained with Kitesurfing, Surfing and Windsurfing. "Or simply soaking up the fantastic weather of one of South …
PlaceRondebosch
… did not achieve recognition as a separate village, or as a suburb of Cape Town , until after the 1830s. The …
PlaceGreen Point
… and on Green Point large sums are said to have been won or lost." In 1830, Green Point had 40 residents, among them …
PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… build a house that looked like a House back in England or Scotland, by ordering the materials from catalogues- from …
PlaceTanzania
… however, because the Portuguese did not colonize the area or explore the interior. Assisted by Omani Arabs , the …
”The Future of the Bill”. Editorial in August 15, 1894
… that Your Majesty will refuse your assent to this Bill, or grant such relief as may seem just to Your Majesty. And …
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… They were no longer willing to be regarded as serfs or articles for exploitation, they wanted to be considered …
Document 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
… we must ask you to advise us immediately, one way or another, as to your intentions. In any case,a bare …
EventIt is widely reported that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher criticised the ANC, calling it a terrorist organisation
… the "white regime" in the immediate context of a coup or civil war, as the context of the original question …
Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress
… ever to seek out the way where wisdom (not mere sentiment or desire) leadeth, treading softly, ploddingly, along the …
PlaceFederated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre
… approach different schools and arrange art classes once or twice a week. The students’ interest in the art classes …
PlaceJohannesburg Botanical Garden
… be contacted 24 hours, seven days a week, on 0860 56 28 74 or 011 375 5555 For each query, you will get a reference …
Address by Nelson Mandela to the National Consultative Conference, 14 December 1990
… Summit did our delegation agree to the circumscription or proscription of the political activities of the people. … a surrendering belligerent. Ceasefires,…
O. R. Tambo Interview with Mayibuye on the Current Situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in General 1984
… the concept of white minority rule. If some 60 percent or more of the white favoured the new amendment, the blacks - … people compare this upsurge to events…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Mayibuye on the current situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in general, 01 March 1984
… the concept of white minority rule. If some 60 percent or more of the white favoured the new amendment, the blacks - … people compare this upsurge to events…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1947 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… had to be done that might "antagonise" the government or European feeling. The best way that Indians could hope to … equal opportunity for all irrespective…
ArchiveHARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018
… six day work weeks, no payment of overtime, no night shift or transport allowances, were the rule in addition to the … important area was the upgrading of…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… action would not be taken against participating students or staff members. A council meeting was planned for Sunday, … Office: All students with R15000…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… itself, including its method of getting money to activists or their families. It defined its various activities and … Arica, which would pass on money to…