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83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … of 350 000 eligible voters registered in order to vote in the elections of 4 November 1981…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid South Africa in the mid to late 20th century. During this…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
… Abrahams, L., (2005). Married to the Struggle. Worchester: Diana Ferrus Publishers.|African National Congress, (1980). The Role of Women in the Struggle…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, … holding a hot potato. The teachers are upset. Department schools 2 officially…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 108th Anniversary of the African National Congress by Cyril Ramaphosa, 8 January 2020
… Today, the African National Congress celebrates 108 years since its formation. We mark this occasion in the historic city of Kimberley in the Northern Cape,…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 99th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2011
… Comrades and Compatriots, Today the African National Congress is 99 years old and thus enters … centenary in Mangaung next year, we will be celebrating the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… prison. 27 townships declared unrest areas in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953. Gazankulu: Immorality and … No 6: Commenced: 4 March 1988…
Selfless Biko 40 Years On by Barney Pityana (City Press), 10 September 2017
… about Stephen Biko’s death. Forty years later, he recalls the shock and grief he felt that day, and how the Black Consciousness Movement leader helped to…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who ……
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who … unionist, political activist and a women's leader both in the Eastern Cape and…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… In July 1967, the University Christian Movement (UCM) held its founding … with about 90 clergymen and students in attendance. The congress elected an…
Hundred years of resistance, E.S. Reddy, 29 January 2012
… The African National Congress of South Africa, founded in … campaign of passive resistance against racism. E.S. REDDY The birth of the African National…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe … in South Africa. For details, see R. Hunt Davis, "The Black American Educational Component in…
Chapter III - My very ordinary life
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph On that day in August … I often wonder just how it took me so long to find the road to what must surely be one…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter XII - End and Beginning
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke … Government gave new and clear directives to the mission schools as to the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, … hospitals, using White beaches or try…
Document 141 “Apartheid Spells Disaster”, Report of the Central Committee of the Communist Party to the Party’s National Conference, Johannesburg,6 to 8 January 1950,2y Freedom, New Series 15 December, 1949
… Drew Document 141 "Apartheid Spells Disaster", Report of the Central Committee of the Communist Party to the Party's National Conference, … for increase in…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, citing the example of Patrice Lumumba of the Congo who, he told a meeting of the Queensburgh Indian…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Western Cape; Minister of Arts &Culture, Science &Technology; Chief of the SANDF; Mayor of Cape Town;Friends and…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African freedom day celebrations Cape Town, 27 April 1998
… Master of Ceremonies; Premier of the Western Cape; Minister of Arts &Culture, Science &Technology; Chief of the SANDF; Mayor of Cape Town;Friends and…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned … importance of the emerging trade union movement. The 1973 strikes marked a decisive…
Chapter 13
… Zig Zags of opportunism We have considered it necessary in the previous chapter to pause and deal in more detail with certain facets of the situation, the…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Stanley Uys, 01 August 1983, Londo
… Question: What has the ANC`s attitude been to violence? TAMBO: For decades we did not think violence had a role to play in the ANC`s struggle: not until the…
Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April 1954
… Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April…
XII - Unanswered Questions
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa Despite limitations of method and purpose, the inquest had in some respects assumed…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… The 1960s witnessed the banning of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the Sharpeville … boarding school and one of the few remaining private high…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… Almost four hundred years ago, Khoe-San people moved into the interior of South Africa from the Cape (what is today the … area had been connected to a…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… During the 1990s, behind-the-scenes negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that … Linnegar, J. (2004), Every Step of the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… Indian South Africans timeline 1900-1909 1900 The East London Mayor's Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees from war in the Transvaal and the…
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
… Cyril Ramaphosa ANC President Fellow South Africans, The freedom we enjoy today was achieved through struggle, … can we strengthen democracy and grow South…