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BiographyElias Mathope Motsoaledi
… Party of South Africa (CPSA) in 1945 and then the African National Congress (ANC) in 1948, and the Leather … the CPSA and was replaced by the underground…
’The spirit of Bandung’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the International Conference in support of the liberation movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States, Lusaka, 10 April 1979
… ’The spirit of Bandung’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the International …
BiographyConstance Stuart Larrabee
… for Photography in Munich. She is one of the first South African women to study photography abroad. On her return to … travelled around the United States…
BiographyNellie Jibiliza
… Nellie Jibiliza was born in 1926 to parents who were African National Congress (ANC) activists in Cape Town. Thus, … became particularly active in the 1950s…
BiographyTsepo Tiisetso Letlaka
… from 1951 until 1954. Letlaka was a prominent in the early African National Congress Youth League, he later emerged as a … he was a key figure in the…
BiographyReverend Walker Stanley Gawe
… Union (ICU) ,1920s and in 1926 he became a member of the African National Congress (ANC). In the late 1930s he served … Professor Z K Matthews as the ANC’s…
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… in the Western Cape will: Undertake research into South African history and build an online archive of documents, … structured Masters of History, with…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, … to this agreement. It should be mentioned that the South African war…
Document 23 - The Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955
… of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955 WE, the People of South Africa, declare for all our … of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg…
Alfred ‘Tough’ Hutchinson
… teacher's diploma from Fort Hare in 1948. A leader of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Transvaal in the … also toured in Britain, Czechoslovakia,…
BiographyPatrick Baker Duncan
… A controversial White champion of African rights, Patrick Duncan played a conspicuous role in … resisters in the Defiance Campaign . Unable to join the …
Hettie McCleod
… a sock factory. After the formation of Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in 1954, she became its treasurer … including the Franchise Action Program…
BiographyMoses Moichela
… district of Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] on 19 January 1955. His banishment order stated that despite the removal of …
BiographySolomon Thamaga
… Mtunzini District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal] on 19 January 1955. His banishment order stated that despite the removal of …
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic (CAR) and Uganda were self-referrals, Sudan … the accused men. This has been further…
BiographyPaul Ramotsoane Mosaka
… he was appointed to the Atlantic Charter Committee by the African National Congress to study problems and issues concerning African rights contained within…
BiographyMatsilela Ephraim “Jomo” Sono
… born in Orlando East in Soweto, Johannesburg on 17 July 1955. At the age of 8, his father Eric “Scara” Bamuza Sono, a …
BiographyErrol T. Shanley
… and the convening of Congress of the People. On 5 December 1955 Errol and Dorothy were arrested with 154 others and … labour movement and also worked as a…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African National Party, later known as the South African Party (SAP), followed a generally pro…
List of exhibitors - South African Society of Artists
… List of exhibitors - South African Society of Artists …
People involved with the South African Indian Congress
… People involved with the South African Indian Congress …
A Reply to S. B.", South African Worker, 13June 1936
… A Reply to S. B.", South African Worker, 13June 1936 …
ArticleFrom Union to South African Republic 1900-1976
… From Union to South African Republic 1900-1976 …
Nelson Mandela's address to South African Business Executives
… Nelson Mandela's address to South African Business Executives …
Role players for the 1996 South African Constitution
… Role players for the 1996 South African Constitution …
Press Statements Congress of South African Trade Unions
… Press Statements Congress of South African Trade Unions …
Identifying my Ubuntu Bathong: My Reflection African Colour
… Identifying my Ubuntu Bathong: My Reflection African Colour …
BiographyAyesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood
… During the Defiance campaign , Asa worked closely with the African National Congress (ANC) in calling for volunteers to … of Women, a predecessor of the…
BiographyNoni Jabavu
… for many years. She went on to become one of the first African female writers and journalists. In 1955 Noni Jabavu returned to South Africa for a three-month…
BiographyEric Mtshali
… 1951. He later moved into organising textile workers. In 1955 he assisted in established Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU). In…