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Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation Kigali, Rwanda, 18 October 2000
Your Excellency President Paul Kagame, Your Excellency Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, Honourable Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Brothers and Sisters of…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
INTRODUCTION: 1. The year 1950 was a turning point in the political history of the African people in this country. It was marked by a number of events which…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Special Sitting of the Senate of the Republic of Chile: Valparaiso, June 8, 2005
Mr. President of the Senate, Mr President of the Chamber of Deputies, Honourable Members of the National Congress Ladies and Gentlemen: The geographers have…
Nelson Mandela ‘Release Us or Treat Us as Political Prisoners’, 22 April 1969
Letter addressed to the Minister of Justice from Robben Island Prison Dated 22 April 1969; Published by the ANC in 1978 Dear Sir, My colleagues have…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Bantu and the Gospel
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu There are two current platitudes which have been an obsession with the great masses of…
41. Statement of Indians to the Transvaal Constitution Committee, 1906
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai At the time that preparations were being made…
Chapter 9. The Struggle against Sweating - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
All South African labour laws have objectionable features which cause bitter resentment among the workers, and nearly all of them are punitive in character. …
Chapter 27. The Police State in Action
The triumphs of the anti-communist crusaders have been made possible only by the tacit support, cowardice and confusion of large sections of people who, at…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
F. D. Tothill Even now, almost half a century after it collapsed, any conclusions about the working of Fusion and its chances of long-term success if…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
The African National Congress (ANC) in exile developed strategies to influence public opinion within South Africa with the view to rebuilding its clandestine…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
1912 18 May, Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu is born in Engcobo District in the Transkei, in the same year, the ANC was formed. 1920 Walter returns from his…
ArticleThe Cape Malay
The ‘Cape Malay’ community is rich in culture and religious traditions that have played a major role in shaping the history and diversity of Cape Town. …
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some years ago, a small body of artists clubbed together…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
Due to the fact that Black People were detained in separate camps, the issue of Black Concentration Camps is dealt with in another chronology.Boer women,…
Indian Community
2010 marks 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Indian indentured workers and the birth of this community in South Africa. Durban is home to the largest…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
Forced removals refer to the moving of people from their homes against their will. This may not always involve physical threat or force, but sometimes coercion…
ArchiveChapter 7 - Planning for people's war `Blow on the embers and it will catch alight', January 1983 - March 1984 by Howard Barrell
It was...a way in which we could give real meaning to people's involvement; to once and for all take away this myth that MK is their highly trained,…
Archive2006 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 3 February 2006
State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament 3 February 2006 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Madame…
Archive2002 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2002
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, TO THE JOINT SITTING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, Cape Town, 8 February 2002 …
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo played an outstanding role in the South African liberation movement for over half a century - in persuading the Indian community to link…
Archive”Presidential Address” by Dr. A. B. Xuma
Document 25a. "Presidential Address" by Dr. A.B. Xuma Fellow Countrymen, If you may ever need comfort, courage and inspiration for the difficult yet manly…
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 21 May 2004 (After National Elections)
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the first joint sitting of the third democratic Parliament, Cape Town 21 May 2004 (Embargoed:…
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, 14 December 1941
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma 14 December 1941 Fellow Countrymen, If you may ever need comfort, courage and inspiration for the difficult yet…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 3 - The South African Constitution: Birth Certificate of a Nation by Hassen Ebrahim
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education Much of the research for this contribution has been…
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
One pound a day for the factory worker who today cannot buy what he makes. One pound a day for the miner who earns his phthisis and goes home broken and to die…
ArchiveCHAPTER 1 - Old Battle-Cries and Borrowed Language by Howard Barrell
- The ANC’s operational strategic heritage, 1960-1975 The tradition of all the dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brain of the living. And just…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Millennium Debate of the Joint Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 19 November 1999
Madam Speaker; Presiding Officers of the National Legislature; Premiers; and Honourable Members We meet today on the premises of the National Assembly to…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly: Cape Town, 13 April 2008
IMPORTANT NOTE: CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY – Due to time constraints, President Mbeki omitted portions of his speech during the delivery, but the full prepared…
X - Counsel’s Submission on behalf of the Biko Family
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa These are the indisputed facts concerning the treatment of Mr. Biko. Mr. Biko was…
2002 ANC National Policy Conference: Closing Statement by Jacob Zuma, 30 September 2002
This National Policy Conference of the ANC, held over the four days of September 27th to 30th was attended by 687 delegates from ANC national, provincial,…