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(Including 'The Atlantic Charterfrom the Standpoint of Africans within the Union of South Africa' and 'Bill of Rights,' adopted by the ANC Annual Conference.)…
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS TIMELINE — 2011 – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma delivers the traditional ANC…
Document 50 - Socialist League of Africa , “South Africa: Ten Years of the Stay-at-Home”, International Socialism, 5, Summer 1961
… black leadership of the black trade-union movement. In 1945 Communist J. B. Marks became Chair, and CNETU expelled … 1941 to the mid-1950s and was a leading…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
Florence Mkhize was an active member and leader in some of the most prominent organizations that worked to end apartheid in South Africa, including the…
Document 64 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 1 July 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 64 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
Document 7 - Draft declaration of unity provisionally adopted at Unity Conference, Bloemfontein, 17 December 1943
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 7 - Draft declaration of unity provisionally…
Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April 1954
… International Democratic Federation. It was formed in 1945, to organise and unite all women in defence of their …
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,…
PlaceUniversity of the Witwatersrand, (Wits)
… - in 1939, 2 544 students enrolled; that grew to 3 100 in 1945. The sudden increase in student enrolment after the …
Document 58 - Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, “The Opening Address at the Africanist Inaugural Convention”, 4 April 1959 [….]
… Rope; J. C. Smuts, Speech, House of Assembly, 13 March 1945; The Torch, 18 August 1950; S. van der Horst, Native …
PlaceThe Owl House
… passed. Martins created the Owl House between the years of 1945 and 1976 with the attempt to bring light, colour and …
Document 30 - W. M. Tsotsi, “Presidential Address to the All-African Convention Conference”, Edendale, 14 to 16 December 1958
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 30 - W. M. Tsotsi, "Presidential Address to the…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
The 1960s witnessed the banning of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, both parties were forced…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education We, the people of South Africa, Recognise the…
ArchiveA Place In The City - The Rand On The Eve Of Apartheid by Luli Callinicos
… of study in its own right. The Second World War (1939-1945) was ever-present in the background. It was a period of …
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… the fishing communities. So influential was FCWU that by 1945 the union had obtained a wage determination for the fish …
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
… his MA Degree from the University of Cape Town. In 1945 Jordan began teaching in the Department of African …
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
… Africa and became Managing Director of the Corporation in 1945. During the 1950s he was involved in the expansion of …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
1990 Nelson Mandela is released from prison. 27 townships declared unrest areas in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953. Gazankulu: Immorality and…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
… AHI The AHI grew in strength despite the conflicts, and by 1945 it established a network of local business chambers. By … labour for small businesses and…
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… order, to hold the long overdue conference of the NIC. 1945 - The NIC held its general meeting at Curries Fountain, …
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… to the leadership of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in 1945 and the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) in 1946 …
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A Charge of Treason When detectives invaded the Congress of the People on 26…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Bibliography
… 1985. Lodge, Tom. Black Politics in South Africa since 1945 . Johannesburg, Ravan, 1983. (chapter 1) Luthuli, …
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
… THE FORESHORE Work started in 1938 and was completed in 1945, after being delayed by the Second World War. A 230ha …
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… allowed to stay in the urban areas if they had a job. 1939-1945: World War II. Source 2 Young men are coming of age … industry Then came another World War,…
Address by ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at Freedom Charter Forum, 29 September 2015, Pietermaritzburg City Hall
Comrades and compatriots,It is an honour and a privilege to participate in this Freedom Charter Forum organised by the ANC Youth League.I wish to commend the…
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000…
36. The fault of Indian immigrants is their poverty and their skin
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian Opinionreflected on the way in which the…