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Document 10 - Letter from Nelson Mandela to Sir de Villiers Graaff, leader of the United Party
Sir de Villiers Graaff, Leader of the Opposition, House of Assembly, CAPE TOWN Sir, In one week's time, the Verwoerd Government intends to inaugurate…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
Mrs. Gertrude Shope On behalf of the Women's Section of the African National Congress and in the name of the entire oppressed and struggling people of South…
How the Ahmed Timol case was reported on at the time by South African Institute of Race Relations (Politicsweb), 28 June 2017
South African Institute of Race Relations, Survey of Race Relations 1971: It was announced on 28 October that Mr. Ahmed Timol [arrested on the night of the 22…
A Future Free of Exploitation - Address to the First Congress of MPLA by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, December 1977
Comrade President Agostinho Neto, Comrade Members of the Presidium of the Congress, Comrades Militants and Combatants of MPLA, Comrades and Friends: …
ArchiveThe Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan Ansumana
We are currently in the continent of Africa. The country located furthest south is called South Africa. It is the year 1948. A law promoting Apartheid has just…
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
Speech at mass welcome meeting in Johannesburg organised in his honour by the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council on his release from prison] I am deeply…
Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of Women held in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa, 17 April 1954
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 22 - Report of the first National Conference of…
Nelson Mandela Letter to F.W. de Klerk, 9 July 1992
To: Mr. F. W. De Klerk State President of the Republic of South Africa 9th July, 1992 Dear Mr. De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 6 - Education for Freedom
From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner At this point I want to make a small excursion into the field of education, for four reasons: 1. Most…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 103th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
8 January 2015, Cape Town, Western Cape Comrades, Compatriots and Friends, We are celebrating 103 years of the existence of the African National Congress…
Women under indentured labour in colonial Natal, 1860-1911 by Jo Beall
From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker To Protector of Indian Immigrants, 27th June 1916. Dear Sir, …
Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference "Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa", 04 December 1987, Arusha
The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which has been our home for a few days, and return to our respective theatres of struggle. The…
Closing Speech at the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa" by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 December 1987
The time has come for all of us to leave this friendly city which has been our home for a few days, and return to our respective theatres of struggle. The…
Acceptance speech by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of being awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in recognition of his contribution to education at Texas Southern University Houston, Texas, 23 September 2011
Dr. John M. Rudley, President of Texas Southern University, Faculty Members, Members of the Alumni, Convocation, Chairperson of the Jacob Zuma RDP…
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
Cecil John Rhodes was the sickly, poorly educated and otherwise unremarkable son of an English parson of meagre means. He knew from an early age that he was…
ArchiveAppendix 6 Studies in Asia by Denis Goldberg
Comments and Personal Observations written in December 1991 as part of group reports at the end of our studies at Institut Tadbiram Awam Negara (INTAN), the…
ArchiveThe Legacy Of The Jazz Epistles, South Africa's Short-Lived But Historic Group by Simon Rentner, 27 April 2017
Hugh Masekela was an up-and-coming trumpeter, all of 20, when he took an overnight train from Johannesburg to Cape Town to meet a pianist everyone was talking…
Cosatu special congress, Day Two: Numsa, Vavi walloped by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick), 15 July 2015, South Africa
Numsa, Vavi walloped Dissidents in Cosatu backing expelled metalworkers union Numsa and the ousted general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi believed that, had they…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
I. The South African Indian Congress has on many occasions broughtto the attention of the United Nations and its Member States thecondition of the people of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Accepting the Deutscher Medienpreis Baden-Baden, 28 January 1999
Master of Ceremonies; Distinguished guests, It is a distinct privilege and great honour to receive this esteemed prize tonight. You honour me not only by…
Statement by President Mandela on receiving the report of the TRC Pretoria, 29 October 1998
Chairperson of the TRC, The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu Presiding Officers of our Houses of Parliament Ministers and Deputy Ministers Leaders of Political…
Dr. Nelson Mandela’s acceptance address at the Clark University Investiture Atlanta, Georgia, 10 July 1993
Mr. President, Distinguished members of the faculty, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a singular honour for me to stand before you today to receive this …
Address at the Dinner in honour of South African Olympians and Paralympians: Bryntirion Estate, Tshwane: 11 December 2004
Master of Ceremonies, Honourable Deputy President Jacob Zuma, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Premiers, Your Worship, Mayor of Tshwane…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Mughal Empire
The Mughals were a powerful Turkic-Mongol tribe that originated from Central Asia.[1] The Mughal Empire controlled most of Northern India from the 16th to the…
ArchiveCHAPTER FOUR: The Revival Of Alliance Politics, 1982-1984 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
... A strike teaches workers to understand what the strength of the employers and what the strength of the workers consist in: it teaches them not to think of…
PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
Located on Mzilikazi Street in Mofolo, the Mofolo Arts Centre is a hub of cultural and artistic exploration in Soweto. The centre is one of the few…
Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps and Visit of the President, 19 June 2013
The President of the African National Congress Comrade President Zuma will be visiting Upington as part of the launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps on the…
Recommendations of Commission on undesirable publications - Interview: Albert Luthuli, 1 September 1957
The recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry in regard to Undesirable Publications create another grave threat to the liberties of the people and…
PlaceAalwynkop Peak, Mpumalanga
Aalwynkop is a Hill 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The name is of Afrikaans origin and means…