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EventSmallpox Epidemic Strikes at the Cape
Introduction: Smallpox epidemic strikes the refreshment station at the Cape, after arriving with the crew on a Dutch ship. The disease wreaks irreparable…
How the “Long walk to Freedom” began by E.S. Reddy
In March 1939, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a series of eight articles which were reprinted in a pamphlet and later included in his book The Unity of India …
EventSASO founder and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko dies in detention
Bantu Steven Biko, leader of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and pioneer of the Black Consciousness philosophy, died in police custody at the…
Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
Introduction Nelson Mandela has a commitment to education. Both Mandelas have continued to study and to write exams throughout their imprisonment. When there…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 77th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1989
Compatriots; brothers and sisters, Today, January 8th, we observe the 77th Anniversary of the people`s movement, the African National Congress. I have…
Chapter 5 -The Character, Role and Significance of SASO
In this chapter I now interpret the character, role and significance of SASO. To this end, I draw on the analysis of the previous two chapters, the chapter…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
‘Peru and Bala’ is a comedic duo played by Vikash Mathura and Ray Maharaj, which is hugely popular amongst the South African Indian Community. Mathura and…
ANC statement on incident at Luthuli House, 29 February 2008
ANC Headquarters Luthuli House has been evacuated following an incident at the entrance to the building. The details of the incident are as follows: A man…
Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings edited by Shamim Meer
Acknowledgements Contents Foreword Introduction My past cannot determine my future by Khomotjo Lekgoro The street of Alex by Khomotjo Lekgoro Red…
Amulets & Dreams by Omar Badsha and Guy Tillim
This book covers civil strife and its effects on the society in 6 African countries namely Angola, Mozabique, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Eritria. The…
EventIsmael Mahomed became first black judge appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa
Judge Ismael Mahomed became first black judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of South Africa. At the time of his appointment the South African government…
EventGoldstone Commission confirms SADF complicity in violence
The Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation (Goldstone Commission), with Mr Justice Richard Goldstone as chairman,…
EventChief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo is shot dead
The president of the traditional leaders organisation CONTRALESA and African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Chief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, was gunned down in…
EventThree Delmas trialist released
Three of the 22 Delmas Treason trialists were released after Judge K van Dijkhorst delivered his judgment. The judge released them on the grounds that there…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
Big-game hunter, commandant, politician and scout Johannes Willem Viljoen (Jan) died in the Marico district, Western Transvaal. Together with three other…
EventRhodes asks Charter for British South Africa Company
Cecil John Rhodes applies for a Charter from United Kingdom to establish the British South Africa Company. The Royal Charter was granted in October 1889, with…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool. The book takes us back to the late 19th century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the…
EventSA Prime Minister, J.B. Vorster, vows to fight against terrorism
On 19 January 1973, South African Prime Minister J.B. Vorster confirms that there was no prior consultation with his government over Rhodesia's closure of its…
Pamphlet by Professor Z. K. Matthews, published in November 1946
The Natives Representative Council was established in 1937 in terms of the Representation of Natives Act 12 of 1936. That Act formed pan of the Bills which…
Chapter XII - Can we be free?
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The State of Emergency was over. Lilian and I came out of gaol together on the morning of 31 August and climbed…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Debates and Relations with Other Organizations
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 27. "HITLER`S NEW CONVERT," Inkululeko, 9 September 1944. Hitler is rapidly losing all…
"What I would do if I were Prime Minister" by Albert Luthuli, 5 February 1962, Chicago
(Extracts from an exclusive article published in Ebony. Reproduced with permission.) ...The solution to the South African problem will call for radical…
PlaceCameroon
Cameroon is sometimes referred to as a “true African crossroads” not only because of its geographical position, but also because of the country's great variety…
Women’s liberation by Zanele Dhlamini (Mbeki)
To understand what the Women's liberation movement today represents, we must understand the general situation, which is developing in the Western world. …
ArchiveIntroduction by Howard Barrell
ENEMIES DEPEND UPON EACH OTHER to sustain their wars and, if neither is a clear-cut winner in that process, no less so if they make peace. This was so on…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu Introductory. The aboriginal black people of South Africa have not remained unaffected…
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
Charles van Onselen on 'Nongoloza' Mathebula. Introduction Modern South Africa's industrial achievements are often pointed to with considerable pride —…
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the house of commons: Oliver Tambo, 29 October 1985, London
CHAIRMAN: I welcome Mr. Oliver Tambo and his friends, Mr. Thabo Mbeki and Mr. Aziz Pahad, and I am glad that they have been able to come... Perhaps I could…
Extraordinary ministerial meeting of The Co-ordinating Bereau Of The Non-aligned Countries on the question of Namibia -1985
NEW DELHI: 19 TO 21 APRIL 1985 DRAFT FINAL DOCUMENT IN PURSUANCE of a decision taken by the co-ordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Countries at its meeting of…
Has Socialism Failed? by Joe Slovo South African Communist Party
1. Introduction Socialism is undoubtedly in the throes of a crisis greater than at any time since 1917. The last half of 1989 saw the dramatic collapse of…