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Letter from Cape Town Branch of the South African Communist Party to Moses Kotane
… Town branch of the South African Communist Party (SACP) to Moses Kotane, outlining the state of the organisation and … from Cape Town Branch of the South…
ArchiveFacts about the current situation in South Africa and what is to be done
… report on the current situation in South Africa and how to respond. Examines the South African regime, the Black … about the current situation in South…
ArchiveConscripts to their age: African National Congress operational strategy, 1976-1986 by Howard Barrell
… only win once CHAPTER 3 - Unprepared CHAPTER 4 - A turn to masses CHAPTER 5 - Armed Propaganda and Non-Colaborattion … Conscripts to their age: African…
The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report.
… The President's Council, mandated to consider South Africa's constitutional future, releases … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… developments among the masses is no doubt a serious one to the leadership of the African people. 2. The 1949 … of the A.N.C. adopted a Programme of Action…
Document 4 - B.M. Kies “The Background of Segregation”, Address delivered to the National Anti-CAD Conference, 29 May 1943
… Kies "The Background of Segregation", Address delivered to the National Anti-CAD Conference, 29 May 1943 [”¦] The … countries and the whole of world (....]…
EventEllen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first woman to be Head of State in Africa
… in November 2011, and was inauguratedon 16 January 2012 to a second and final term of office. This event coincided … Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… Ethiopia had been one of the few states to survive "the scramble for Africa" by the major European … joined 28 September 1923. However, during the run up to…
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… The history of the Young Communist League (YCL) dates back to 1921, although the organisation observes 25 May 1922 … YCL played an important role during the…
Press Statement by Oliver Tambo concerning the five-year plan presented by FW De Klerk to the National Party Conference, 30 June 1989
… de Klerk yesterday, 29th June, 1989, is a shocking insult to the people of South Africa. The idea that our people should fold their arms and sit back for…
ArchiveCHAPTER SIX: The Politics Of Non-Collaboration: The Campaign To Boycott The Tricameral Elections by Kumi Naidoo
… SIX: The Politics Of Non-Collaboration: The Campaign To Boycott The Tricameral Elections by Kumi Naidoo …
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… was forced by the logic of his ‘experiments with truth’ to become a defender of the rights of the oppressed and … at the time. This measure was aimed at…
A message to the African people and their allies in the struggle for freedom in the Union of South Africa, June 1953
… In this Freedom Day address Lutuli introduces the campaign to make ordinary black people more aware of their political situation. Lutuli attempts to bridge…
Challenge to the church: A Theological Comment on the Political Crisis in South Africa | The Kairos Document, 1985
… It is an attempt by concerned Christians in South Africa to reflect on the situation of death in our country. It is a … determine the type of activities the…
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… was educated at the South African College, the precursor to the University of Cape Town. He continued his tertiary … and completed the degree of D.C.L. in…
Address by Comrade President Nelson R Mandela to the International Federation of Newspaper Publishers Conference Prague, 26 May 1992
… and Proprietors, Ladies and Gentlemen. Permit me to express my profound appreciation of the invitation extended to me by the International Federation of…
Address to the Summit of the International Conference on Financing for Development, 21 March 2002
… historic meeting in Monterrey is a declaration of hope to the peoples of the world that the leadership of countries of the world is committed to "eradicate…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the National Council of Provinces Cape Town, 7 August 1998
… this august Council, now in the second year of its service to democracy in South Africa. Part of that service, we … this Council is something new. Bringing…
Message to the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party by O. R. Tambo, April 1989
… South African Communist Party, Distinguished delegates to the Seventh Party Congress, Honoured guests, Comrades, I … youth wherever they may be, as well…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932 THE MILITANT … desirous of obtaining some information from you in…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO THE RALLY AT KWA - MTHETHWA KwaMbonambi, 21 May 1995
… Distinguished Guests Comrades and Friends I would like to thank the organisers of this meeting for having invited me to join you this afternoon. The people…
ArchiveReturning to the scene of the crime by Inside Time (Inside Time), 31 May 2017
… It was an audacious plan – to find people with criminal convictions who would be prepared to return to the scene of their crimes and be photographed. But the…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… trade unions and increased legal rights as apartheid came to an end. Key words: Women, factories, apartheid, … out of financial desperation to support their…
David Pratt
… David Beresford Pratt was born on 1 October 1909 to Arthur and Georgina Pratt. The family immigrated from London in the United Kingdom to Johannesburg, South…
Introduction to a Message from Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Smuggled Out Of Prison, 10 June 1980
… Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of our motherland…
EventMembers of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’
… of the independent Zulu kings left the task of resistance to colonial rule to be pursued by minor chiefs. By 1906, one of the most … measures imposing a poll…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki leads a government delegation to the funeral of former state president, P.W. Botha
… minister and then president of South Africa from 1978 to 1989. He is commonly referred to as "Die Groot Krokodil" for his strong advocacy of the … Voster's…
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
… Bronwyn Linden, 35 from Wentworth in Durban was sentenced to death by a high court in Guangdong Province, China for smuggling drugs. According to reports, on…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… and movement of black South Africans. External resistance to the policy came in the form of international condemnation, … which called for a series of…
EventTurkish newspapers criticise of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s peace award
… leader of the African National Congress, was subjected to harsh criticism and utterances verging on libel, due to the position he took in declining to accept…