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ArchiveTribute to Anti-apartheid campaigner, Helen Suzman, by African National Congress, 1 January 2009
… The African National Congress (ANC) pays tribute to the late anti-apartheid campaigner Helen … of Parliament and a vocal critic against apartheid, the ANC…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… Mandela , leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC), conditional release from the prison sentence he had … a rally in Soweto on 10 February 1985…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… Harry Gwala , a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and Zephania Mothopeng a member of the Pan Africanist … for their political activities. After…
EventCODESA II Talks end in deadlock
… movements including the African National Congress (ANC) fail to reach agreement on certain key issues. CODESA … CODESA, and consisted of all parties in the…
EventSouth African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa's first elected woman president in post-war elections
South African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa's first elected woman president in…
Document 24 - De Klerk’s reply to Nelson Mandela
… The Executive Committee noted the wording proposed by the ANC in an attempt to break the deadlock in the constitutional … rights contained in section 23 of…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a challenging one for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Under the former National Party (NP),…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… history of the exiled liberation movement as a whole. The ANC, with the experience of the 1961- 63 MK sabotage … especially with MK soldiers, to the extent…
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… bases in Angola. In 1976 the African National Congress (ANC) set up the Central Operations Headquarters of uMkonto … military training camps in Angola. That…
EventMK’s Luthuli Detachment and ZAPU in a joint operation
… military impetus to both the African National Congress's (ANC) and ZAPU's broad strategies for liberation. For the ANC this would achieve the immediate goal…
EventNP set to withdraw from GNU
… on June 30. This came after the African National Congress (ANC) refused that the coalition government agreement be … was declaring itself an official…
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
… Freedom Party (IFP) and the African National Congress (ANC). This rivalry reached its height during the run-up to … had a history of violent clashes between…
PlacekwaMakhutha Township
KwaMakhutha is a township in KwaZulu-Natal, inland from Amanzimtoti, located south of Durban. Known for its strong cultural traditions but also facing…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… continued to operate in the region, fighting against ANC and South West Africa’s People’s Organisation (SWAPO) … In 1977, Cubans began training African…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Zimbabwe Television (ZTV), 05 August 1983, Harare
… police stations guarding its borders, the President of the ANC, Comrade Oliver Tambo, has said. He said it was an act of … recent issue taken up with…
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… Document 47 Letter from S.P. Bunting to L. Gibarti, League Against Imperialism, [October 1927] Document 48 … by B.I. Idelson, 10 August 1929 Document 73…
ArchiveFrom anti-apartheid to pro-democracy
… ANC poster with photo of Nelson Mandela. ANC Logo. …
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… way for election participation by its members. With the ANC and the PAC banned and African political activity … and Umkhonto we Sizwe, military wings of the…
EventWaluz and Derby-Lewis are sentenced to death
… sentence was welcomed by the African National Congress (ANC), and thousands of supporters of both the ANC and SACP. However, a senior ANC official was…
EventResumption of talks
… African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela accepted an invitation for … for a summit between the two leaders. He emphasised that ANC attendance…
EventMandela visits Zambia
… was the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia, where he met with the exiled ANC Executive Committee, leaders of the Frontline…
ArchiveForward to : Democratic culture!
… ANC poster. White with blue border. Blue ANC Logo. Title only. …
Umrabulo - Issue No.11, 2nd Quarter 2001
… How do members take charge? The countrywide realignment of ANC branches, which started at the beginning of this year, will see another stage of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on South African Raid on Matola, 05 February 1981
… 1981, South African troops attacked and killed a number of ANC refugees in Matola, Mozambique. The following is from an … by Mr. Tambo to thousands of…
Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate
… for the delay in commencing multi-party negotiations. The ANC did not accept this, and on 5 April 1991 issued De Klerk … threatened to suspend all…
ArchiveReport on Botswana: ACT to control political refugees
… ANC report from Lusaka on the situation of ANC political refugees in Botswana. …
ArchiveThe release Mandela compaign : Welcome our leaders
… Yellow background with photos of ANC dignitaries and photo of Mandela. ANC Logo. …
ArchiveGet your I D now! : to make your X for freedom
… ANC election poster. Yellow poster with black and green border. Black lettering. ANC Logo …
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… body, and ally of the African National Congress (ANC) led Congress Alliance. The federation suffered major … like the South African Communist Party (SACP),…
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
… three weeks. Gqozo accused the African National Congress (ANC), in particular Chris Hani of involvement in the attempt … with other three senior officers…