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Document 57 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 57 …
Document 31 - Letter from E.R. Roux to Victor Danchin, 6 March 1929
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 31 …
Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930)
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 19 … South Africa's Radical Tradition a…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… completely without warning, or even without precedent. History buffs had long noted the similarity between Pearl … at: memory.loc.gov ,[Accesssed on : 22…
EventJosiah Gumede is succeeded by Pixley ka Isaka Seme as ANC president
… a more military stance. This was an unhappy chapter in the history of the organisation, and activities virtually came to …
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… in one of the largest mass removals of people in modern history. There were several political and economic reasons …
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… on the left bank of the Kowie River has had a turbulent History. It was established on the Kaffraria frontier, an … Prehistory to the year 2000 ",…
58. Congress has sold our rights
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and …
21. Pariah constables pollute Hindus
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and …
4. Complaint of ill-treatment on an estate
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and …
25. ‘Free State’ implies equality, declare traders
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and …
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
… in the sky at the time. There is still this sense of History in Vryburg, which boasts a couple of National …
Daily reflections by Virginia MacKenny, September 2002
… this venue. Collecting, documenting, counting, archiving, history and texts produce works such as the 121 cut-out … layer the banal and the atrocious with a…
PlaceKeilands Catholic Mission Station, Eastern Cape
"Keilands Catholic Mission Station- Established 1886 along the banks of the Great Kei in a remote Valley, between Cathcart and Stutterheim. The magnificent …
EventNational Party refuses to serve on Buthelezi Commission of Inquiry
The South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha lashed out on the Buthelezi Commission of Inquiry concerning the future of Natal. Botha said that the National…
The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in South Africa by Meghan Knapp
… country have helped to shape the way that South African history has unfolded. One of these many organisations is the … Africa. The ANC Women’s League has had…
PlaceGermiston
Germiston was established in the early days of the gold rush when two prospectors, namely John and Jack struck paydirt on the farm of 'Elandsfontein'. This in…
PlaceChristiana, North West
… http://www.n12christiana.co.za/history_christiana …
PlaceBredasdorp, Overberg
Located on the Northern edge of the Agulhas Plain, about 160 kilometres South-East of Cape Town and 35 kilometres, North of Cape Agulhas. The Town was named…
Statement by Reverend Gabriel Seteloane at the special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in Atlanta to pay tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his birth, 16 January 1979
… dealt with in India when he was dealing with the British colonial regime. These men were dealing with adversaries …
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
… the biggest and most powerful labour organisation in our history. We recognise that battles won in industrial disputes … of our struggle today. We salute…
EventGovernment declares that five 'non-White' South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
… colleges played a tremendous role in shaping the history of South Africa during the liberation struggle. …
EventSouth Africa's new constitution is approved
… on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in South Africa. The …
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… the general election of September that year. However, the history of the DP goes back to 1959 when a number of liberal … This organisational history is a…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… the country launched a new struggle to deal with a history of pervasive human rights violations while at the …
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… remains one of the worst crimes against humanity in history and is referred to as the Holocaust. The Second World …
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… June 1976, Soweto Youth Riots. Picture: Bailey's African History Archives. The UDF took little notice of township …
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… defiers who began the campaign did so with a sense that history was being made. For the first time Africans and …
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… resuscitated the stalled negotiations resulting in the establishment of the Multi-Party Negotiating Forum (MPNF). On …
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… NLL became the leading organisation in resistance of the establishment of municipal beer halls. The NLL participated …