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”On the Organisations of the African People”, from I. B. Tabata to Nelson Mandela, June 16, 1948
… the following question: Can you give me any good reason, political reason, why you joined Congress?—apart from the … It is one of those peculiar anomalies…
ArchivePretoria Minute
… under Paragraph 1 of the Groote Schuur Minute, regarding political offences and political prisoners. …
ArchiveRace relations survey: 1987/88
… on: African removals; Population and race classification; Political developments; Transport; Government and … Urbanisation; Group Areas Act; Security; Labour…
Acceptance speech by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of being awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in recognition of his contribution to education at Texas Southern University Houston, Texas, 23 September 2011
… or creed. When I served 10 years on Robben Island as a political prisoner, I again used the period to study, … all South African children, regardless of…
Address at the National Youth Day Celebrations, 16 June 2002
… in all the various organizations of our people, in all our political movements both inside the country and in exile, … and suffering. The endpoint of our…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… women are in employment. Women continue to benefit from economic empowerment programmes and they are the major … our infrastructure expansion programme to…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a … for gatherings, meetings and the formulation of important political organisations which…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… 1920s, the day was also used by the ANC, SACP and other political organisations to mount protest action against White … and promoting national unity and…
Conflict among civic organisations
… Trust (IDT) and CPA. In 1991 open conflict for the political control of informal settlements broke out between … state of emergency regulations. After the…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… Freedom Charter whose main objective would be to instil political consciousness in the people and encourage their political activity . This proposal is…
ArticleBiko’s imprisonment, death and the aftermath
… A widespread crackdown on Black student organisations and political movements followed. Just before the Biko and deaths … ideology. Although many people were…
Speech of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the rally to relaunch the SACP Johannesburg, 29 July 1990
… Comrades and friends. This is an important day in the political history of our country. It is a day which should … declared aim and practice of the state was…
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
… it serves as the country’s official administrative, economic, and cultural centre. The country is often referred …
PlaceWoodstock
… their motion was carried. After 1903 the Social and Economic character of the Area began to change, with … their motion was carried. After 1903 the Social…
Document 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
… next number of the "Workers' Voice" our analysis of the economic position of the native in this country, but, as our …
Introduction - The anti-Apartheid Movements: a 40-year perspective
… meeting at the Holborn Hall, London in order to launch an economic boycott against South Africa. Speakers included …
67. The Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact, 1947
… in this struggle for: 1.Full franchise. 2. Equal economic and industrial rights and opportunities and the …
ArchiveAppeal to the United Nations, to all Governments, Trade Union Organisations and Mass Organisations
… Organisation to take measures to secure the release of political prisoners and banned people, and for governments to demand the release of all political…
EventUnited Party disbands
… The United Party, main political opposition party in South Africa, was formally … faction after members had left the party to join other new political…
EventHelen Joseph dies
… South African political and human rights activist, Helen Beatrice May … . She was arrested several times for her involvement in political activities. …
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… of this draft went missing, Gross left South Africa as a political refugee. What followed was a time of immense … a tool of intimacy, serving as commentary…
EventThe Federation of South African trade unions
… movement in South Africa. FOSATU resisted affiliation with political parties, unlike SACTU, who joined forces with the … Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… to Nelson Mandela at the time, was unharmed. Although a political motive for the shooting was ruled out, the head of … Matthews Phosa, stated that plots to…
EventTruman Prince, the controversial ANC manager of the Central Karoo District Municipality, is suspended
… the Beaufort West Local Municipality. Since 2005, Prince's political career has been marked by controversy. On 16 … action against Prince came not only from…
EventTwo rival movements merge in Zimbabwe
… Two rival political organisations in Zimbabwe, the Ndebele-dominated … merged following consensus reached in 1987 to form a new political party called the…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela announces his intentions to promote national unity
… national unity he was willing to bring into government political parties that were not part of the Government of … was his part of nation building and…
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
… the urban areas is merely of a temporary nature and for economic reasons. In other words they are admitted as … more hardships and injustices upon the…
Oration by Oliver Tambo at the funeral of Moses Kotane, 26 May 1978, Moscow
… was in 1946, which was the beginning of a period of great political upheavals in our struggle, a period that was to prove most decisive in the general…
Oration at the Funeral of Moses Kotane by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, 26 May 1978
… was in 1946, which was the beginning of a period of great political upheavals in our struggle, a period that was to prove most decisive in the general…
Cyril Ramaphosa: Can ‘Mr Nice’ Be A Decisive President? Some say he lacks decisiveness, also in pursuit of his own interests by Liesl Pretorius (Huff Post), 21 August 2017
… He seems to be entirely immune to that kind of political pressure," he adds. Ramaphosa's own explanation for … views on a number of contested issues,…