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BiographySara “Saartjie” Baartman
… where he criticised racial science. Following the African National Congress (ANC)’s victory in the South African …
BiographyNontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho
… Politically, she adopts a position critical of the African National Congress and its leaders, whom she castigates for …
BiographyMonica Hunter Wilson
… intellectual history. Her name appears in the African National Congress's list of 100 foremost heroes/ heroines of …
BiographyZainab Ebrahim Asvat
… establishment of the Collaborationist South African Indian National Council. Mostly Indian women from Johannesburg and …
BiographyNkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma
… 1970s Dlamini-Zuma became active in underground African National Congress (ANC) activities while serving as the …
BiographyDr Essop Essak Jassat
… to Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia to treat members of the National High Command of MK. The last time he went there was …
EventANC celebrates its 79th anniversary in Durban
… The African National Congress (ANC) celebrated its 79th anniversary in … Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1960. …
EventSACP is legally re-launched
… On 29 July 1990 the South African Communist Party(SACP), which had been unbanned in February 1990, was … the SACP faced allegations of conspiring with the…
Chapter 5 - TOWARDS PEOPLE’S WAR
… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The 1980s were the culmination of … "It is the right and duty of communists working in the…
ANC Negotiations Bulletin
… period of negotiations. Report of discussion about the All-Party Congress, information about the Patriotic Front and negotiations, exploratory talks with the…
Liberal Opinion/Reality
… Liberal Opinion (1961-1968) was published by the Liberal Party of South Africa which was established in 1953 by Alan Paton, after the National Government had…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
… by a progressive faction of the South African Labour Party (SALP) as a reaction to the party’s support for South Africa’s participation in the First … that…
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… soon after the founding of de Nasionale Pers ("the National Press", now Naspers). Dr. D.F. Malan was elected to … cause and apartheid, and was the mouthpiece…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The end of the 1960s was another … "there was unanimous support for the integration of all…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… experienced student protests concerning accommodation, National Student Financial Aid schemes (NSFAS) support, … increase fees, and at Pretoria the call was…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… and Tunisia. There were also representatives of the National Liberation Front of Algeria and the Union of … of liberation movements. From South Africa, the…
EventThe SA government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill
… of P.W. Botha’s career as both the South Africa and National Party leader. The following year Botha was succeeded by FW de … de Klerk met with the imprisoned…
ArticleFootball in South Africa
… the Godfrey South African Challenge Cup (1936) were new national competitions that electrified crowds of 5 000 to 10 … institutions and networks on a local,…
Speech of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the rally to relaunch the SACP Johannesburg, 29 July 1990
… political opinion which was not certified by the ruling National Party as legitimate and permissible. Surely, there are, … right of the Communist Party to…
ArchiveIn defence of the African image and heritage
… to the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party statement entitled The enemy under the same colour. From an African National Congress breakaway…
ArchiveBreakthrough!: vote second from the bottom
… Yellow poster with black and blue lettering. National Party election poster. Red arrow pointing to photograph of De … border at top. Includes Minority Front…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… by local and grassroots political formations unrelated to national movements? This feature examines the causes of … of 1948 in the minds of white voters was…
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
… had realized the urgent need for the resumption of multi-party negotiation. However, the question was, where did one … meetings, the ANC adopted a resolution…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… on a wave of popular euphoria fuelled by voters and fellow party politicians alike. A controversial candidate, Zuma’s … opened the way to advance his…
ArticleThe Johanna
… Cape of Good Hope at the time, Simon van der Stel , sent a party, under the instruction of Olaf Bergh, a Dutch East … The Johanna is the second shipwreck…
Document 49 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: Introduction (Minority) (1934)
… are in power. Next to these on the ladder comes the national bourgeois of town and country, who turning their … from this point of view can we conclude that…
South African Labour history
… South African Party and the National-Labour Pact Government …
ArticleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
… in Sharpeville , Vereeniging. On 2 February 1990 the National Party (NP) government unbanned political parties and began a …
Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959
… attitudes he encountered in his discussions with African National Congress (ANC) branches in Natal. ” Some took pride … that he had been an active supporter…
ArchiveInterview with Peter Donald Hjul
… Peter Donald Hjul who was a leading figure in the Liberal Party, which existed from 1953 until 1968. Born in Northern … by a strong social conscience and a…