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ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… as an event of major political significance. In his message to the Congress of the People, Chief Albert … the Freedom Charter. The provincial committees…
Document 54 - 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
… clear, therefore, that we are not of the opinion that your work within the "stabilised" South African capitalism is … in order to pave the way for positive…
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… On 23 September 1983, Gerrie Coetzee, went up against American Michael Dokes in Cleveland, Ohio for the World … It was Coetzee’s third attempt at a world…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
… killed in 415 AD by Christian fundamentalists. Much of her work was destroyed by the invading Romans. She was a … map the stars, surveying and sea navigation…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… both in government and the ANC to Thabo Mbeki, one of his deputy presidents. 1990 January, Eight veteran African … campaign of public protest with a day of…
ArticlePoverty and development
… South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid years, black women were forced into the rural areas … employment options difficult…
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
… Soviet forces had cut off all land access to the British, American and French zones of Berlin, a city which was located … they had repeatedly claimed that…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Durban
… you in the presence of the Prime Minister of India, His Excellency Dr Manmohan Singh, as we observe and celebrate … with for many decades as a frontline…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at lunch hosted by the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, 13 July 1987, Caracas
… reform, and set in process a nationwide campaign to make apartheid unworkable. Many of the institutions used by the regime to administer apartheid have been…
Founding statement for the visit to Washington DC of a delegation of South African church leaders
… Allan Boesak, Frank Chikane, Beyers Naude and Desmond Tutu, to urge the US Administration to lift the State of …
South African Church leaders confront the Sstate
… cannon. The petition was later delivered by Archbishop Tutu to State President P W Botha. This is the text of the …
The Atlantic slave trade
… large numbers of Africans, and sent them far away to work in their colonies. On the other hand, Africans bear some … travelled to West Africa in the 1500s,…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… in a protracted struggle which eventually brought his son, Musi, to the leadership. By that stage the group had … that this is a recent development brought…
Polokwane the Segregated city
… Contents The Segregated City, 1910-1948 The Apartheid City A decade of Turbulence, 1976-86 Ructions … from extinction when it was taken over by Solly Marcus…
BiographyMlungiseleli Velaphi
… Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the ANC. After receiving his basic military training in Angola, he spent a year in … (NPA), they were able to positively…
EventVuyani Bungu wins IBF World Boxing Title
… Bungu, registered a stunning victory against highly rated American Kennedy McKinney at Carousel to lift the … recognition and respect as he was playing…
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 24 May 1983, Volume 80
… Transcript. Evidence from Bishop Desmond Bilo Tutu, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African …
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 24 May 1983, Volume 79
… Transcript of Volume 79, evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African …
BiographyMbalekelwa Mngomezulu
… to Swaziland and continued to terrorize the community from his base in Swaziland. There was an attack on the incumbent … was the connection between Ntunja…
EventDue to insufficient evidence South African police are cleared of charges with regards to the death of Steve Biko
… Steve Biko, who died at the hands of apartheid security police on September 12, 1977, is widely … in 1973 he became a "banned" person and was restricted to…
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… Nelson Mandela without further delay. Questions concerning his personal security cannot be and are not the exclusive … our country further forward towards…
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… Nelson Mandela without further delay. Questions concerning his personal security cannot be and are not the exclusive … our country further forward towards…
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa: Memorial Service of Steve Mokone
… segregated sport. So committed were the colonial and apartheid masters to segregation that they would not allow … of evil, backward laws would stand between…
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 18 May 1983, Volume 72 and Volume 73
… evidence (continued from 17 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African …
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 4 November 1982
… Excerpt from the transcript of evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African …
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 1 September 1982, Volume 1 and Volume 2
… of Volume 1 and Volume 2, evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African …
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… was born in Hillskraal, Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. His father encouraged him to paint as a child and he received … was the recipient of several…
Fictional Cape Town
… -- an iconic African city -- into European, British or American scenes. So a characteristic wine farm is transformed …
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… protests is a core focus of this discussion, as well as work being done to resist police brutality and find … care efforts to emerge. Defunding the Police…
The Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Govan Mbeki publishes Transkei in the Making a work of political analysis which is deeply critical of the … Bloc. Dr. Yusuf Dadoo escapes narrowly and one of…