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Tribute to President Reginald Oliver Tambo by ANC Treasurer General Dr Mathews Phosa on the occassion of the OR Tambo Lecture, 27 October 2011, Kimberly, Northern Cape Province
… Programme Director Leadership of the Organisation of Cde. Oliver Tambo and the Alliance … it became very clear to the elders of the African National Congress…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… ‘The laws of Queen Victoria had been hidden. Natives should fight to … Minister crossed paths at The International Brotherhood Congress, held on 13-17…
BiographyJames la Guma
… A trade unionist and political activist, was the elder of two children born to an itinerant cobbler, Arnold, and his … devoted his energies to the CPSA and…
Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… by Allison Drew Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract) South Africa…
Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, Motherwell, 25 November 2004.
… Ladies and gentlemen: South Africans from all walks of life will remember that, at this time every year, we unite as a nation to observe the 16 Days of…
Address by President Zuma on the occasion of his Inauguration as fourth President of South Africa
… Address by His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma on the occasion of his Inauguration as fourth President of the Republic of South Africa 09 May 2009 Your Majesties,…
Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois", Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935 The…
Farewell Speech On Eve Of Imprisonment, February 29, 1948
… to six months' imprisonment each for their leadership of the Passive Resistance Movement. The following is the … a meeting in Johannesburg on February 29,…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Statistical analysis of Resisters
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Statistical Analysis of Resisters Studying the…
Letter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America
… Letter from Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Alexander M Haig, US Secretary of State, regarding Cuban withdrawal of troops from Angola. Incudes the…
KwaZulu in contemporary South Africa: a case-study in the implementation of the policy of separate development
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Historical and … South Africa:…
EventAhmed Ben Bella is moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike
… Ahmed Ben Bella is moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike in Algiers, Algeria. Bella became Algeria’s … elected President in 1963. In…
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983
… Excerpt from transcript of evidence from Wolfram Kistner, Director of the Commission of Justice and Reconciliation in the SA Council of Churches, ……
EventThe recommendations of the Riekert Commission (to investigate the employment conditions of Black workers) are tabled
… War. Consequently, the regime was trying to find ways of increasing productivity and profitability for South … increased during the 1970s, particularly after…
EventArchbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA
… in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for … as Leopold II's personal fiefdom. Leopold's administration of the Congo is…
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
… African National Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was arrested on a charge … and Govan Mbeki secretly met and discussed the formation of uMkhonto weSizwe…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… The prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa (now known as Namibia) was resumed by the International Court of…
EventGeneral C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914
… and statesman, regarded by Afrikaner nationalists as one of their greatest heroes. He won renown as commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces in the…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
… On behalf of the National Executive Committee, the entire membership of the African National Congress, its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe and indeed on ……
Declaration of the OAU ad-hoc Committee on Southern Africa on the question of South Africa
… Organisation of African Unity declaration on the question of South Africa. Statement that apartheid must be liquidated. Includes statement of principles,…
EventThe first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published
… The Gramstown Journal, one of South Africa's important and influential early newspapers, … its early days its editorial slant voiced the interests of English…
EventCape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities
… sitting in Port Elizabeth, sets aside the 1973 election of Lennox Sebe and three other members of the Ciskei Legislative Assembly on the grounds of…
Memorandum proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC
… to the National Executive Council proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC. Covers the…
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 Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by…
EventThe Minister of the Interior warns that re-registration of the Post newspapers would be banned
… The Minister of Interior informed the Argus Printing and Publishing Company that if it applied for re-registration of the Post newspapers these would be…
Pastoral letter of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference : the municipal elections of October 26, 1988
… Letter of the President and members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference regarding the municipal elections of October 26, 1988. … Pastoral…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… over territory was under Article 22 Covenant League of Nations. Africans South West Africa no share in Government … - A.B. Xuma President - General South…
Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 3 September 1982
… Evidence from Roelofse to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F … report and…
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
… Alan Paton is one of South Africa's most celebrated authors. His most renowned … in 1948 is still in print. Paton was a founding member of the Liberal Party…