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Chapter 7 - Gumede keeps the bright fire burning, 1928-29
… intense emotion, Gumede slated the government for passing legislation which had “robbed the Africans of their land”. He … for my struggle. Away with…
The White man’s task by Jan Smuts, 22 May 1917
… to subject them to the same institutions of government and legislation. They are different not only in colour but in … and as a result of that and other…
Interview: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem (Navi) Pillay
… Africa in 1967. She acted as a defence attorney for anti-apartheid activists, exposing torture and helping establish … rights for prisoners on Robben Island…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the unveiling of the FIFA Soccer World Cup South Africa 2010 emblem, Tempodrom, Berlin 7 July 2006
… Africans who have triumphed over the pernicious system of apartheid which even denied a black child the right to play … trials and tribulations as presented…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… of the most prominent organizations that worked to end apartheid in South Africa, including the Federation of South … was to steer business away from…
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… Winnie Mandela was subjected to intense suffering by the apartheid prison staff through isolation, inhumane … while attending a protest in Johannesburg…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… different communities, and the later politics of the anti-apartheid struggle. Although a few recent publications have … Natal itself generally appears in…
On the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, 24 April 2013
… international community against the unjust and inhumane apartheid regime. We will forever remain indebted to Comrade …
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 December 1982
… Council to consider this latest act of aggression by the apartheid regime. We pledge our continued commitment to …
Introductory Statement on the Presentation of the Statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 79th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1991
… the masses of our people, both black and white, to end the apartheid crime against humanity, the common enemy of our …
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
… recognition as a major voice in the struggle against apartheid and as an original photographic artist. He was a …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… referendum were hailed worldwide and signalled the end of Apartheid in South Africa. The Netherlands' Prime Minister …
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… Since detention without trial was first introduced in apartheid South Africa more than sixty people have died while …
EventThe first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrives in South Africa
… sanctions were employed against South Africa during apartheid, particularly with regard to the availability of …
Event”Ghetto Act” or The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act No 28 of 1946 is passed
… to work together for an end to the denial of rights by the Apartheid state. …
EventPrime Minister, B.J.Vorster, states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978
… Nations. Further, in 1969, South Africa began imposing its Apartheid policies on the citizens of South West Africa. This …
EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state. Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. Winnie …
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… South Africa struggled to be born in the dying moments of apartheid. Through her, our peoples have also shared the pain …
EventA meeting titled “Conference for Concerned South Africans” is held, bringing together homeland leaders and conservative Afrikaner parties.
… support him should the ANC try to enter the Ciskei. These apartheid puppets were more vocal when Treurnicht promised …
EventAdriaan Vlok, Minister of Law and Order, announces a ban on the carrying of pangas, bush knives and axes weapons in “conflict situations”
… weapons" by Vlok was considered proof by the ANC that the Apartheid government to a large extent was fuelling the …
EventStompie Seipei’s murderer goes to jail
… political mobilisation of township youths to stand against apartheid. Jerry Richardson abducted Seipei and three other …
EventNamibia gains Independence
… to send quarterly reports on Namibia. In addition, the apartheid policies that were implemented in South Africa were …
EventAn ANC car bomb directed at the headquarters of the Wits Command, Johannesburg, kills one person and injures 68
… the attack on the army headquarters was in response to the apartheid government deploying troops in the townships to …
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… a White woman and a Black unnamed father. Due to the apartheid policies of the day, her parents were not allowed …
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… of Afrikaans and its subsequent endorsement by the Apartheid government, have their roots in the attempted …
EventKing George VI is born
… Nationalist Party (NP), making way for the introduction of Apartheid. Princess Elizabeth who later became the Queen …
EventSouth Africa signs SADC treaty
… Lesotho, Angola and Zimbabwe. Due to its policy of apartheid, South Africa was excluded from any talks on …
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… Trial dates back on 5 December 1956, when about 156 anti-apartheid activists were arrested in South Africa and accused …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of 1956 Women’s March: Union Buildings, Tshwane, 9 August 2006
… further impetus to the struggle for our liberation from apartheid. We have also gathered here to salute the millions … ourselves to the pledge we made as we…
Document 18 - The Pretoria Minute
… of the Congress Alliance. It served as a vision of a post-apartheid South Africa, which was to be used as a mobilising … to express his/her views on the…