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January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 86th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January, 1998
… Compatriots: Today we mark the 86th anniversary of the people's organisation, the African National Congress. As … matriculation results which were achieved…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… In 1950, the two major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) city' were enacted, namely the … among other things, separate…
Press statement of ANC Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, on the Operation Vulindlela and the Indemnification of ANC members
… Press statement of ANC Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, on the Operation Vulindlela and the Indemnification of ANC members …
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA
… Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA …
Letter from the African Metal Trades Union, Johannesburg, to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 21 February 1937
… Letter from the African Metal Trades Union, Johannesburg, to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 21 February 1937 …
Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
… Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936 …
Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936
… Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936 …
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… By the early 1980s, the Congress movement was becoming … a boy in Schoonard, the youth resolved to close all the schools, and organised a mass protest on 3…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
… From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom … against Afrikaans as the medium of instruction in schools; the demonstrations escalated into an…
EventThe Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) was the … attacks reportedly took place in the Eastern and Western Cape. According to the evidence of APLA…
Congress of the People - I was there
… June 25 and 26 1955 are dates indelibly impressed on the minds and hearts of every Congress member who was active … of the dog-eared notes coming in from all…
ArchiveThe strategy and tactics of the revolution and the role of the various national groups and the revolutionary forces in the revolution
… Annotated paper about the armed struggle, the enemy's strengths and weaknesses and the role of Coloured and Indian people. … The strategy and tactics of the…
BiographySolomon Tshekisho Plaatje
… Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was born on 9 October 1876 in the Boshof district of the Orange Free State. His parents were Christians who … write, and when…
BiographyJohannes Jane Tane Kekana
… was born in 1840 in Moletlane, near Zebediela. A chief of the Lebelo clan of the Ndebele and the son of Lebelo Seroto and his wife … became leader of his…
BiographyHendrik Jacobus (Kobie) Coetsee
… Kobie Coetsee was born on 19 April 1931 in Ladybrand in the Orange Free State. His father, Johannes, was a printer, … one child with is wife, Josephine, nee…
BiographyNontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho
… Virtually nothing is known about the life of the first and only major female poet to write in Xhosa , … liturgy: she may well have been educated in the…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… In 1948 the Nationalist Party (NP) won the election, and began to introduce the policy of apartheid. The African National Congress (ANC) … ANC and the early…
EventSnaar Viljoen, the great all-rounder is born
… Hendrickus ‘Snaar’ Viljoen was born in Hanover, Northern Cape on 11 January 1904.[i] Snaar was one of South Africa’s … greatest all-rounders.[ii] AnchorHe…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… The Day Our Kids Lost Faith. 1976. © Bailey's African History Archives During the 1970s, and particularly in the late 1970s after the Soweto uprising of 1976…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE The Wits History Workshop, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) … Conference: The Politics of…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the anti-apartheid struggle accelerates 1984-1990
… In September 1984, riots broke out in the Transvaal and spread to other parts of the country. These riots continued until 1986, when the African National…
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… When we look back at the past and the struggle leaders that we have lost, our opinions and views of them are directly impacted by the way they were portrayed…
ArticleIndian women workers, Durban’s clothing industry and the GWIU
… By the time Harriet became General Secretary for the GWIU, Indian women started to enter the industry in significant numbers from 1960 while the … Indian…
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… Isadore W. Schlesinger made his home in South Africa after the Boer war, and founded several insurance companies. He pioneered the mass media in this country…
ArchiveEducation and race relations in South Africa: the interaction of educational policies and race relations in South Africa
… This is the eleventh address in Heornle Memorial Lecture series delivered by T.B. Davie, on the changing relations between the State and the schools and…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the revival of armed activity 1970s-1980s
… The independence of Mozambique, in particular, gave tremendous momentum to the armed struggle in South Africa. Jacob Zuma recalls that … when Angola and…
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 1 - The … this call got a massive response in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, and among…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… Let these images be a tribute to the many artists who have died too soon and too young. … corporate advertising. In the streets as well as the art schools,…
EventCecil John Rhodes is buried in the Matopos
… Empire-builder and former prime minister of the Cape Colony , Cecil John Rhodes , was buried in the … England in 1901. He was already ill on his return to…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, 12th June 2007
… Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you very much for affording us the opportunity to address the National Assembly as it … Association of Newspapers held its Summit…