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ArchiveTo his Lordship Bishop P J Buthelezi: Open letter on day of Consecration, October 22nd, 1972
… Open letter of congratulation to Bishop P J Buthelezi on his appointment as Black Auxillary … To his Lordship Bishop P J Buthelezi: Open letter on day of …
EventThe Rosebud, en route from Calcutta to London, is stranded at Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay
… a south east gale. The ship was en route from Calcutta to London with a general cargo, and no lives were lost during … The Rosebud, en route from Calcutta to…
EventUnion leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.
… subsequently charged with treason and accused of plotting to seize control of Alexandra, render it ungovernable by the … Union leader, Moses Mayekiso is…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… had been born a boy and growing up, Winnie took pains to fulfil the role of tomboy by playing with the other boys … family moved around within the former…
Chapter 3 - Gumede’s role in NNC and SANNC Politics, 1909 – 1919 ‘We pray that the people be allowed to live in peace in their own land’.
… the struggles within Black politics over methods used to oppose the momentum towards ever harsher modes of racial … court that the leaflet would rouse…
Declaration by Oliver Tambo, Deputy President of the African National Congress of South Africa, and J.R.D. Chikerema, Vice-President of the Zimbabwe African People`s Union, 05 August 1967
… admitted that South African freedom fighters belonging to the African National Congress have been involved in these courageous battles, fighting their way to…
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, we would like to express our appreciation to the Security Council for agreeing to convene on the question of South Africa…
Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930
… by Allison Drew Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 … C.P. P. O .Box 1176, CAPE TOWN. Dear Comrade,…
EventThe recommendations of the Riekert Commission (to investigate the employment conditions of Black workers) are tabled
… The Riekert Commission was established in response to a crisis faced by the apartheid state, as South African … the Second World War. Consequently, the…
Statement by Albert Luthuli to the council of the Institute of Race Relations, 19 December 1960
… justifies the attention people are already giving to it. It should be an occasion for all of the people of the land to join in a unifying celebration that…
A Future Free of Exploitation - Address to the First Congress of MPLA by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, December 1977
… and Combatants of MPLA, Comrades and Friends: We bring to this historic First Congress of the MPLA warmest and most … victories of FRELIMO and MPLA brought…
Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, “Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored’ Races!”, The Militant, 2 July 1932
… 1950, by Allison Drew Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, "Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored' Races!", The Militant, 2 … Prinkipo, June 13, 1932 To the…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO MEMBERS OF THE SWISS-SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION Zurich, 2 September 1997
… Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen, Our visit to Switzerland would have been incomplete without the opportunity to engage with leaders of the Swiss…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 December 1982
… we have both shed, we extend our deep-felt condolences to Your Excellency, the Government and people of Lesotho and request that Your Excellency convey these…
In the enduring spirit of President O.R. Tambo: Good luck to all matriculants, 22 October 2012
… aspirations of posterity while it represents a gateway to the dignity of getting further training and education; … prosperity and the ability for each…
Presidential Address to the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, Durban, November 21, 1958
… Presidential Address To The Eleventh Annual Conference Of The Natal Indian … the most critical period in their history. The steps taken to implement the…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 January 1982
… we have both shed, we extend our deep-felt condolences to Your Excellency, the Government and people of Lesotho and request that Your Excellency convey these…
Introduction by Oliver Tambo to a message from Nelson Mandela, 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…
Albert Luthuli`s message to New Age on 25th anniversary of Progressive Press, 22 March 1962
… Congratulations to New Age and its predecessors. Twenty-five years of … in the case of New Age and its predecessors which have had to face all the hardships…
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
… and stunned progressive mankind. It is a staggering blow to African people and especially to the people of southern Africa, a blow that is felt most … one…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… fiefdom. Leopold's administration of the Congo is reputed to have been ruthless and brutal. The decision to transfer the Congo to the Belgian Government…
"Apartheid - the Indictment": Paper Presented to the International Conference for Sactions agains South Africa by O. R. Tambo, April 1964
… the failure of the ruling white minority in South Africa to discard policies which have nothing but destruction and disaster to offer for the future of the…
Opening address by CDE Nelson Mandela on the occassion of the signing of a statement of intent to set up a national capacity for Economic Research and Policy formulation
… on the occassion of the signing of a statement of intent to set up a national capacity for Economic Research and …
Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers' Party of South Africa and the Communist League of South Africa, 12 October 1935
… Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers' Party of South Africa and the Communist …
"Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Communist League of South Africa and the Workers' Party of South Africa, 24 July 1935
… Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Communist League of South Africa and the Workers' …
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… the Ford, Carter and Reagan administrations had tried to influence South African governments by working with them … And while it has been alleged that Reagan…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… in South Africa. Four burly Security Policemen swarmed in to take me into detention for leading a ‘subversive’ … did I know that there was a Danish-Swedish…
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… a normal life, he stayed in the disguise that he had used to run from the law - clothes belonging to his sister. It is said that he terrorised children while…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… became the first Anglophone, independent African state to become an associate member of the European Economic Community, (EEC). The move to become an…
EventReconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in Sebokeng
… Town , President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela agreed to reschedule formal talks between the Government and the … National Congress (ANC). The purpose of…