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BiographyDennis Brutus
… moved to Port Elizabeth where he grew up,at the age of four he attended Paterson High School. He graduated from the University of Fort Hare with distinction…
BiographyNeville Wilson Curtis
… 1947, Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng). his one of five children of an Australia-born miner.His father, John (Jack) Curtis … They were both arrested…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… between the white Boer Republics and Britain, an act passed in the British Parliament created the Union of … became the order of the day with laws such as…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… between the white Boer Republics and Britain, an act passed in the British Parliament created the Union of … became the order of the day with laws such as…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… if it hoped to deliver the African majority into a free land. These young members felt that the ANC was far too … Tenure and Indian Representation Bill,…
BiographyGeorge Sewpersadh
… as their property was taken over by the then Department of Community Development. He first attended Manor Gardens … and continued his tertiary education at…
BiographyRonald (Ronnie) Kasrils
… who had fled from the Czarist pogroms at the end of the 19th century. His father was a factory salesman and … National Congress (ANC) in 1960, serving as…
BiographySylvia Neame
… (also known as Sylvia Neame-Jahn) was born in 1937, one of four children. She had two older brothers, Peter and … the Liberal Party (LP) , Neame, supporting…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the G20 Finance Ministerial Conference, Kleinmond, Western Cape
… Ministers of Finance Central Bank Governors Distinguished guests … to meet with you this morning at the closing session of your conference. I was pleased…
ArchiveSummary notes of a meeting between Mr D W Auret and Mr Marx of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Minister, Silvino da Luz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde: Praia, Cape Verde, 19 March 1986
… Report from a meeting between representatives of the South African Foreign Affairs Department and the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde to discuss the situation…
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
… 1,575 people were detained under South Africa's state of emergency that was declared by the South African … 1960. The move by the government to declare the…
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
… had intensified, and the country found itself on the brink of a potentially devastating civil war. The conflict threatened the very fabric of society, for…
BiographySicelo Mhlauli
… he was teaching at Tembalabantu, Charles Sebe, the head of the Ciskei intelligence services informed Mhlauli that he … Saamstaan . Mhlauli also became an…
The Story of PR Panther, the gold man of Indian politics in South Africa: Introduction - By Riashnee Pather
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather … I look specifically at PR's difficulties…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the National Party Congress of the Orange Free State at Bloemfontein on 18 September 1973
… Important and significant events preceded this address of the Prime Minister. There was the accusation from the … "Separate development or Apartheid robs an…
First Raymond Mhlaba Annual Memorial Lecture delivered by the President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, 22 August 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
… out in our national Constitution and the Constitutive Act of the African Union. I am therefore making the bold … the character, personality, or actions of…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. With the help of the G.I. Bill, he attended San Francisco College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. With the help of the G.I. Bill, he attended San Francisco College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960…
BiographySarah Gertrude Holland
… house was destroyed by a fire which claimed the lives of 11 people, including her. In 2005, she established an … where she taught rural children from the…
Hettie McCleod
… , Cape Province (now Western Cape ). She was the youngest of five children (three girls and two boys) and was raised by … in politics. In 1945, she joined…
ArchiveWinnie Madikizela-Mandela: Revolutionary who kept the Spirit of Resistance alive by Shireen Hassim (The Conversation), 3 April 2018
… does in South African politics. A stalwart of the African National Congress (ANC), she nevertheless … on recent memories of the forcible dispossession of…
Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision”, The Guardian, 8 January 1948
… immediate withdrawal of the prosecution." Representation Act of 1936 was condemned as a vicious measure of racial … recognise that the stand taken by the…
Remarks by President Jacob Zuma, the Grand Patron of the National Orders, on the occasion of the awarding of the National Orders Awards, on Freedom Day, Presidential Guest House, 27 April 2012
… Chief Justice, Judge Mogoeng Mogoeng; Minister of Arts and Culture, Mr Paul Mashatile; The distinguished recipients of the National Orders from South…
The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa, 1924 - 1946 by Essop Pahad
… THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1924-1946 by ESSOP PAHAD D. Phil Thesis, University of Sussex, July 1972 GO TO INTRODUCTION >…
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in honour of the President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency, Festus Mogae, Cape Town, 25 October 2005
… Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the State Banquet in honour of the President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency, …
Excerpts from Chief Luthuli’s evidence at the treason trial dealing with his understanding of a non-violent liberation struggle
… yourself in regard to the advantages or disadvantages of a non-violent struggle? Well, I have spoken about it... … country, they did not merely just stand by…
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANC CANDIDATE PREMIERS, 23 April 1999
… ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANC CANDIDATE PREMIERS 23 April 1999 At a press briefing … water, electricity and a secure roof over their heads on land that belongs to them…
75. 1960: We are at a turning-point in the history of our country
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … of the ban and the repeal of the Unlawful Organisations Act…
ArchiveCiskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Lucy Mvubelo, Chairperson of the National Union of Clothing Workers regarding Ciskei Independence
… Transcript of an interview with Lucy Mvubelo, Chairperson of the National Union of Clothing Workers regarding the independence of the Ciskei … Ciskei…
Chapter 3
… confronted the country with what were called the Three "Native"Bills, or, as we knew them, the notorious Hertzog … 1936 (Native Representation Bill and the…