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Archive2011 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2011
State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Joint Sitting of Parliament, Cape Town 10 Feb…
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, 14 December 1941
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma 14 December 1941 Fellow Countrymen, If you may ever need comfort, courage and inspiration for the difficult yet…
Address at the official opening of the ASB Congress on 28 June 1971 in the Aula, Pretoria
On this occasion the Prime Minister made good use of the opportunity of talking to Afrikaans students. At the time there were disturbances among students,…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2007
On the occasion of the 95th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress, our movement salutes the people of South Africa and the world. We…
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
This chapter grounds the analysis of the emergence, ideology and politics, organisation and collective actions of SASO which are examined in the next three…
The Role of Women in the Struggle against Apartheid, 15 July 1980
Women in South Africa, since the turn of the century, have emerged as primary catalysts for protests against, and as challengers of, the apartheid regime…
Statement at the International Conference on the EEC and South Africa by O. R. Tambo, Dublin, 27 January 1979
This Conference, organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, is of tremendous importance to the struggle for national and social emancipation of the…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990
POM When we were talking to one of the people yesterday in one of the townships, we talked to one 15 year old boy and I asked him would he have been…
82. The President’s Council
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The President's Council was appointed in…
64. Congress addresses the Union Parliament, 1946
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai M. D. Barmania, one of the secretaries of the…
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
It had taken nearly two years of talks almost exclusively between the ANC and the NP to address the obstacles preventing multi-party negotiations. The path to…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
1940s The oldest Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) jumps from animals to humans, according to a Washington-based study in May 2003. Some sources say…
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Professor H. W. van der Merwe former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road,…
Reclaim the humanism of Socialism, The 2017 Strini Moodley Memorial Lecture, UKZN, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, by Mphutlane Wa Bofelo, Pambazuka News, 19 July 2017
The crisis facing South Africa and the world today has its roots in: (1) the barbarism and injustices of market supremacism, racial supremacism and patriarchy;…
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris INTRODUCTION Labour is a neglected aspect in published…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 21 May 1962 during the second reading of the General Law Amendment Bill
When South Africa became a Republic, subversive elements intensified their attack on South Africa and her peoples. At this time Adv. Vorster perÂformed a…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 98th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2010
Comrades and Compatriots It is now 98 years since the founding of our movement - the African National Congress. It has been 98 years of principled struggle…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Organisational Renewal, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Introduction 1. From the debates in the commissions, it is clear that we all regard Organisation as a critically important area of discussion. The amount of…
Margaret Thatcher's role in SA's transformation by FW de Klerk, 5 December 2016
Speech by Former President FW de Klerk to the Margaret Thatcher Centre It is a great pleasure for me to be able to address the Margaret Thatcher Centre Gala…
ArchiveZondeni Veronica Sobukwe interviewed by Ntsikelelo Sandi,King Williams Town,12 May 1997
CHAIRPERSON: Mrs Sobukwe, are you Zodwa? MRS SOBUKWE: I am Zondeni. CHAIRPERSON: Zondeni Veronica. We welcome you Mrs Sobukwe in this hearing and we will ask…
Address delivered by the Deputy President, Jacob Zuma, at the National Union of Mineworkers National Congress, 24 May 2006
The President of the NUM, Comrade Senzeni Zokwana, The General Secretary of the NUM, Gwede Mantashe, The President of COSATU, Comrade Willie Madisha, The…
Statement at the Freedom Rally Organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, Dublin, 26 January 1979
Dear Friends and Comrades, We bring you greetings on behalf of the African National Congress, the cadres of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation), inside…
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…
Address delivered at The 9th COSATU Congress, 18 September 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
The President of Cosatu, Comrade Willie Madisha, General Secretary, Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi and all members of the Central Executive Committee, The Secretary…
A Brief Commentary on the Question of HIV and AIDS by Thabo Mbeki, 7 March 2016
Towards the end of 2015 I sent the communication below to a fellow African to respond to some comments he had made on the matter of ‘Mbeki, HIV & AIDS’. We…
Propaganda and the Pursuit of Hegemonic Goals – The Myanmar and Zimbabwe Experience by Thabo Mbeki, 29 February 2016
Much has been written about how much the so-called international community expected the new South Africa born in 1994 to lead the campaign for respect of human…
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
Petrus Mashishi, President of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) from its founding in 1987 until 2009, was both a man of his times and a giant…
Address by President, Nelson R. Mandela, at the funeral of Martin Chris Hani FNB Stadium, Soweto, 19 April 1993
Comrade Chairpersons, To the family, Our daughter-in-law, Limpho, and grandchildren Neo, Nomakwezi and Lindiwe, Gilbert and Mary Hani, parents of Chris,…
Document Center at UKZN. “Burning of the Passes” from the collection of Ela Gandhi, MP. Assention no. 1889-23
On 14 August Gandhiji wrote to Smuts that he was approaching him "on the eve of what promises for Indians to be an interminable struggle". He said: On Sunday …
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 1 - Rural Change and the Future of South Africa by Rachidi R. Molapo
From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education Thedevelopment of an industrialised…