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EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… Freedom Party (IFP) and the African National Congress (ANC) raged. In 1989 more than 90% of the deaths occurred … as a result of a fierce political turf…
EventApartheid policemen apply for amnesty at TRC
… in particular the African National Congress (ANC). During their application Coetzee outlined a plot to bomb ANC offices in London in 1982 with the knowledge…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… kiosk next to the Angel tube station in Islington near the ANC office were irresistible. There was nothing to say they … they were following what I was…
Chapter VII - The 1980’s
… 700 people of many organisations together to wear the ANC colours at Mary's funeral. They paid tribute to her, … The only channel of activity left open to me…
EventPAC attends Patriotic Front Conference
… After a long pursuit by the African National Congress (ANC) and other African countries, the Pan African Congress of Azania (PAC) acceded to meet with the…
Archive25 Years of Democracy and Now!
… community policing forums. • Education system should address the needs of the country (skills must be embedded at …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli ,…
Durban Historical & community
… – Dr. John Langalibalele Dube , the first president of the ANC, and founder of the Ohlanga Institute. – Mohandas …
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… Mayson Nana Mahomo Mosima "Tokyo" Sexwale Poppy Buthelezi ANC Leaders who established contacts with Soweto Student …
EventMore than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre
… escalated in the 1980s with the African National Congress (ANC), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and covert elements in … apartheid government structures playing…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… includes a long interview with Parry and her graduation address at the University of York in 2016. In the interview, … and strengthened them with…
EventActivist and Journalist, Robert Resha dies in exile
… journalist and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). As an activist, he strived for a non-racial, … participating in the Defiance Campaign as a…
Chapter 3 - Historical Lesotho
… retain this support the LLA became openly critical of the ANC. Its leaflets dropped after acts of violence in Lesotho always targeted the ANC. The ANC was…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… from Prof. Z.K Matthews at the African National Congress (ANC) Queenstown regional conference in 1953. It was endorsed by the ANC national conference held in…
EventA meeting titled “Conference for Concerned South Africans” is held, bringing together homeland leaders and conservative Afrikaner parties.
… and condemned the record of understanding between the ANC and the government. Mangope issued a stern warning that … talks. Ironically, he even warned of…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is concerned about stability
… allegedly sparked by a hand grenade attack on the house of ANC supporters. The ANC retaliated quickly, killing and burning houses of … in South Coast of…
Debating Lineages of Socialism in Africa Webinars
… 20 October 2021, 15h00 - 17h30 SAST Strategic Debates, the ANC - SACP alliance and the Soviet Union. Hosted by …
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
… friend of Nelson Mandela and widow of IC Meer, an ANC MP who, with Chief Albert Luthuli, faced treason charges … and had her house bombed. But last week…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… issues of traditional authority were negotiated to address the damage done to traditional systems of leadership … programme of the party, which led to civil…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
… inside the country, and occupying a key role in Party-ANC relations. However, Slovo only became chairperson … little or no exile experience. As to relations…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… possessions of the then banned African National Congress (ANC) funds. She spent 11 months in detention. Thereafter she … returned to South Africa just after…
"Future of the Africanist Movement" Questions and Answers Y R. M. Sobukwe, in The Africanist, January 1959
… origin to 1912””the year the African National Congress (ANC), was born””with 1944 the year our Movement was given …
Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
Nineteen-eighteen was a significant year for Cape Town (and South Africa generally). The influenza epidemic with many thousands of deaths and the end of the…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris Nineteen-eighteen was a significant year for Cape Town (and…
Statement of the African National Congress and the South African Tamil Federation National Working Committee, 14 November 2014
… strong South African Tamil Federation (SATF) met with the ANC on 5 November 2014 at Luthuli House, Johannesburg. The … comprised of Africans, Coloureds,…
EventDulcie September is assassinated in Paris
… 1988, Dulcie September, the African National Congress (ANC) representative in France, Luxembourg and Switzerland was … an assassin just after collecting her…
Covert operations
… the 'revolution', he says, the state must do 3 things: • address the security situation (State of Emergency); • address grievances and bring good government…
Chapter 1 - The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921
… leading members of the organisation by inviting them to address large audiences in Yiddish. 59 The Jewish Socialist …
EventPresident Jacob Zuma steps down as President of South Africa
… internal disputes. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) formally asked Zuma, 75, to resign but he initially … Zuma’s resignation followed an African…
ArticleBrenda Fassie’s 1997 hit song Vulindlela still raises questions about South Africa as a nation
In 1997, South Africa’s most famous music star had a huge hit. Brenda Fassie’s Vulindlela became a national pop anthem, played especially at weddings and…