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Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of…
Statement to the Ordinary Congress of the Socialist International, Stockholm by O. R. Tambo, 20 June 1989
(Extract) The special conference on southern Africa, convened by the Socialist International in Harare earlier this year, took place against a favourable…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO THE RALLY AT KWA - MTHETHWA KwaMbonambi, 21 May 1995
Nkosi Nyambose Bantu bakwaMthethwa Members of the Provincial Legislature Distinguished Guests Comrades and Friends I would like to thank the organisers…
ArchiveReturning to the scene of the crime by Inside Time (Inside Time), 31 May 2017
It was an audacious plan – to find people with criminal convictions who would be prepared to return to the scene of their crimes and be photographed. But the…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the Seventh Provincial Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, 5 February 1954, Durban
In the name of Afrika and Freedom I greet you all! AFRIKA! AFRIKA! MAYIBUYE! INKULULEKO NGESIKHATHI SETHU (Freedom in Our Lifetime)! Let us sing together…
Circular Letter To Trade Unions, Progressive Organisations, Democrats And Anti-Fascists by Yusuf Dadoo, June 10, 1946
Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South Africa has…
Letter by Oliver Tambo to the OAU Secretary-General, Mr. William Eteki Mboumoua, 01 June 1974
Your Excellency, The leadership of the African National Congress of South Africa takes this opportunity again to congratulate Your Excellency on your recent…
Introduction to a Message from Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Smuggled Out Of Prison, 10 June 1980
The African National Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki leads a government delegation to the funeral of former state president, P.W. Botha
Pieter Willem Botha was the prime minister and then president of South Africa from 1978 to 1989. He is commonly referred to as "Die Groot Krokodil" for his…
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
On 9 April 2010, Janice Bronwyn Linden, 35 from Wentworth in Durban was sentenced to death by a high court in Guangdong Province, China for smuggling drugs…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
With the inception of apartheid in 1948, numerous repressive laws limited the freedom and movement of black South Africans. External resistance to the policy…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Mandela, to the International Solidarity Conference Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
Dear Friends and Colleagues. There are certain moments that capture the essence of life itself. Today is such a moment for me. For you are the friends from…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
South Africa - The principal target Mr. Tambo explained that the Lusaka communique was issued when the Smith regime was trying to give the impression that the…
EventTurkish newspapers criticise of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s peace award
On 14 May 1992, Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, was subjected to harsh criticism and utterances verging on libel, due to the position…
EventThe Natal Indian Congress is formally revived
The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) was formally revived in 1971 after a long period of inactivity due to the harassment of its leaders by the apartheid government…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
ArchiveFounding statement for the visit to Washington DC of a delegation of South African church leaders
Report about a visit to Washington DC by a delegation of South African church leaders namely, Allan Boesak, Frank Chikane, Beyers Naude and Desmond Tutu, to…
EventIt is announced in Rawalpindi that Pakistan has decided to cut ties with South Africa
It was announced in Rawalpindi, Pakistan that the government of Pakistan has decided to ban all exports from Pakistan to South Africa and has issued…
EventMembers of Mau Mau uprising in Kenya to receive death penalty for resisting colonial rule
During the height of the Mau Mau Uprising, Sir Evelyn Baring, colonial governor of Kenya, introduced the death penalty for anyone who organised the taking of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on ANC`s seventieth anniversary: Appeal to the world, 02 December 1981
The African National Congress invites friends and supporters of our liberation struggle to join with the South African people in commemorating the 70th…
Matthews being used to turn SABC into a laughing stock: ANC (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
The ruling party’s Zizi Kodwa attacked Matthews for playing the “victim game” and described as “opportunistic” the public announcement of his resignation as…
EventAn international measure is adopted in Antwerp to block rebel groups from trading conflict diamonds
The sale of diamonds in some African countries has been linked to the funding of African rebel groups, which have in turn funded some of Africa's most vicious…
Address to the Commonwealth Club, World Affairs Council and US/SA Business Council Conference, 24 May 2000
San Francisco, USA. Michael Edwards, in his book 'Future Positive', captures the essence of the dilemmas of the current economic relations between the rich and…
EventFour South Africans and a British national charged with illegally exporting military equipment to South Africa
Despite claims that South Africa was completely self sufficient in terms of its arms manufacturing capability, the Apartheid regime relied heavily on imported…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the summit on rural Safety and Security Midrand, 10 October 1998
Chairpersons Members of the Cabinet Delegates Other than our legislative bodies, this is perhaps one of the most representative gatherings in the country…
EventMadalitso Muthiya becomes the first Zambian to play in the prestigious US Open Golf tournament
Zambian golfer Madalitso Muthiya began playing golf at the age of six. After he broke a bedroom window while playing with his father’s clubs, his father…
ArchiveChurch and State relations: the story of Bophuthatswana and its independence from 1977 to 1994
A dissertation submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Theology in the subject History at the University of South Africa…
EventUN Special Committee on Policies of Apartheid appeals for assistance to families of apartheid victims.
The United Nations Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid issued an appeal to member states and organizations to assist families of persons persecuted…
EventNative Khoikhoi tribespeople are alleged to have looted more than forty cattle from Cape Settlers
Long before European settlers arrived at the Cape, it was inhabited by various other people. Two of the most well-known groups are the Khoikhoi, who had been…
EventSA signs treaty with Great Britain on the supply of military equipment to South Africa
Most historians consider the first half of the 1960s as a period in which the Nationalist Party (NP) Government consolidated white rule in the face of growing…