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EventTRC releases documents revealing plot to kill UN Secretary
… before landing in Zambia, killing them instantly. At the time of his death he was trying to negotiate peace between …
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… fell under the rule of the Cape Colony for a period of time. This state of affairs led to increased tension, and in …
EventPresident. F.W. de Klerk lifts the state of emergency
… forces authority to detain people for extended periods of time without being formally charged with a crime and it gave …
EventInitial experiments on the body of Egyptian King,Tutankhamen, conclude he is a fifteen year old boy
… carried out in 1925 concluded he was fifteen at the time of his death. His tomb was discovered in 1922 and news …
EventDr Wilson Carswell, medical adviser to the government’s Aids unit, says about 100 000 South Africans are infected with HIV
… done in 2004 had reported that South Africans spend more time at funerals than weddings, hair cuts or grocery …
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… that they had had enough of the home-guards and it was time for them to act. “We ran out of patience and decided to …
EventAugustine Makalakalane, former SA National soccer team player is born
… national team, affectionately known as Bafana Bafana at a time when South Africans were still warming up to the idea of …
Oliver Tambo, 1 October 1987 - Reproduced in Oliver Tambo and the Struggle against Apartheid, edited by E. S. Reddy
… with travel documents and facilities to go to London in time for the Commonwealth Conference in May. After the … civil disobedience and armed struggle, and…
Oliver Tambo, October 1987
… with travel documents and facilities to go to London in time for the Commonwealth Conference in May. After the … civil disobedience and armed struggle, and…
Address by Deputy President Jacob Zuma at the 40th Anniversary of the Execution of Vuyisile Mini and five others, 6 November 2004
… that no matter how difficult the struggle was at the time, "Victory was Certain". This period reflected the spirit … sacrifice, which permeated the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
… 435 was blocked and remains unimplemented. For the first time, the notorious and isolated regime was embraced, with … the continued perpetration of those…
ArchiveThe Congress of the people
… There were such a lot of things happening at that time, and some very good things too. In 1955 a very great … SACTU only joined the Congress Alliance later…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 99th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2011
… must be executed within the established and time-tested culture and discipline of our movement. We must … includes that teachers must be in school, in class,…
Chapter Two - The year with the ICU: 1921 - 1926
… active in the latter especially after he became a full time organiser for the ICU in 1923. During this time the ICU expanded considerably in the Western Cape…
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
… to remain in Cape Town because of illness. That was the time when Gandhiji most needed help and she provided it … not only the most prominent South African…
Chapter XIII - Journey to the banished
… summaries filled the other part. I really had not had time before to feel the true pinch of the bans, but once the … first, a hopeless task to sort this out…
Chapter III - The world outside
… the provision for 180 days' detention without trial, this time to compel reluctant witnesses to give evidence. The … by my bans to leave Johannesburg. Even…
Chapter 4
… furthering the subjugation of the people. For a very long time this role was never understood by the oppressed. On the … will be carried out in such a way as…
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… were 'practical' men who had frequently served their time at particular trades and were craftsmen in the strictest … vast amounts of capital in a relatively…
African and Indian in Durban by Fatima Meer
… identification. Indians and Africans have accepted the challenge of a multi-racial society, and are today, … Government of India £3,750. (b) Indians had…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1946
… of Satyagraha which was successfully tried for the first time in South Africa. There is no cause therefore for … but argued that they were there even in…
64. Congress addresses the Union Parliament, 1946
… during the same debate, said: I believe that every time facts are brushed aside and surrender is made to racial … in the interest of another part of our…
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
… role of the international community, if any, and relevant time-frames. The period leading up to the Convention for a … seize the initiative in negotiations…
Chapter 2
… The tribal system-be it remembered-was by this time already shaken to its foundations. At this stage the … themselves and split the organisations. At the…
The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… long as she got out safely, her car could stay. But by the time we got there she had already been escorted out safely. … was happening and came straight back…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… are detained without trial for encouraging disorder at the time of the Frelimo-support rallies. 1975 The UNIN …
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… are detained without trial for encouraging disorder at the time of the Frelimo-support rallies. 1975 The UNIN …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… authorities and traditional courts. At the same time, the Act aimed at the recognition and application of …
English Settlement in South Africa
… in 1803. When the Napoleonic War broke out for the second time, the British feared that the Cape could fall into the …
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… to perform quickly and efficiently, while at the same time having to accept the lowest of wages. Most of them were …