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Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass action characterised the next two decades. The …
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…
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
- Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 Victory is the sum total of the resolution of a whole succession of problems, a whole succession of factors. So …
4. The ANC underground between Rivonia and 1976
The accepted view of black, and especially African, politics after the Rivonia Trial, held by historians and other scholars of South African resistance, is…
3. The Communist Party of South Africa and the Communist International
The CPSA had a difficult balancing act in broadening its appeal to Africans while remaining faithful to working class struggles and solidarity. 48Although many…
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
Contents Chapter 1: Theoretical Debates and Methodological Controversies Chapter 2: Questions Method Chapter 3: The Constitution of Black as ‘Other’ …
A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather Hughes
From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Founded in 1869 by American Board Missionaries, Inanda Seminary was the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1804 Attainment of freedom of worship 23 By 1804, the number of the Vryezwarten…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, November 3 There was such a nonsense going on over the Tupperware. It was…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
1970 11 June, It is announced that Security Police have arrested the leader of the Soweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC), Dan S. Montsitsi in…
ArchiveThe 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
This essay discusses my experiences and recollections of the 1957 bus boycott in Alexandra, the township in which I grew up. Unusually, it was a freehold area…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
WHITHER PALESTINE ? Ronnie Kasrils, Middle East Monitor, London 19 May, 2015. 1. INTRODUCTION: It is an honour to have been invited to present this…
Intensify the Revolution by O. R. Tambo The 'Morogoro Conference', Morogoro, Tanzania, 25 April – 1 May 1969
Contents Extracts from the Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the Consultative Conference of the ANC The Freedom Charter;…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede On Easter Sunday 1944 a group of young political activists gathered at the Bantu Men's…
Interview with Sunny Singh by C de Vos, Durban, 28 May 2002
UNIVERSITY OF DURBAN – WESTVILLE DOCUMENTATION CENTRE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT "VOICES OF RESISTANCE” INTERVIEWEE SUNNY SINGH INTERVIEWER C DE VOS DATE 28…
To Change the World ! Is Reason Enough ?, London, August, 1995
Ron Press, This is Ron Press' story of his part in the struggle against apartheid. Forced into exile in the early 'sixties, Ron Press contributed to the…
Umrabulo - Issue No.11, 2nd Quarter 2001
Introduction Analysis of the Freedom Charter as adopted at Morogoro, 1969 The Freedom Charter in 2001 Celebrating the implementation of the Freedom…
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
Contents Economic Development and the Expansion of the African Working Class The Quiescence of Political Organisation in the 1930s Mass Spontaneity and the…