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ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… leadership core of the ANC were mainly responsible for the party’s ideological somersault. It was, however, not the …
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… and, most notably, members of the ANC - the ruling party at the time of the trial - could similarly be charged. …
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… and China such as the ANC, the South African Communist Party(SACP) and Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK). They were also …
Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert: Former Leader of the Opposition in the Whites-Only Parliament, and co-founder of Idasa interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib, 24 March 1998, Johannesburg
… ideological bias. I mean, I think that the Communist Party of South Africa still dislike me for it. And I think the conventional Nationalist Party people,…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
… resulting in the ending of apartheid and the creation of united, non-racial and democratic South Africa could soon …
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… with the task of building a non racial, non sexist, united, democratic and prosperous South Africa. Robala ka …
Statement by the ANC on the Invasion of Angola by South African Troops by O. R. Tambo, 31 October 1975
… is the most dangerous crisis faced by Africa since the United States intervention in the Congo (Leopoldville) (2) …
PlaceTanzania
… and in 2021, she became the first woman President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Furthermore, the country’s … and in 2021, she became the first woman…
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… the leading supporters of the liberation struggle at the United Nations wrote of Sisulu: "As international attention …
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… He was also finally able to reach a resolution and be re-united with his daughter, something he had longed for for …
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… taught at various universities in Nigeria and the United States. Achebe wrote his first novel, Things Fall …
PlaceWalvis Bay, Namibia
… which stretched back to 1878, was commended by the United Nations and the international community as it …
PlaceHondeklipbaai, Namaqualand
… Hondeklipbaai was the Port for copper shipping to the United Kingdom. The Town never developed, as it was too far …
Interview with Archibald Gumede 21 August 1990
… looking for some kind of an arrangement where the National Party might share power with a larger party, where power would be on a proportional basis? It…
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
… from the reserves and the villages ”” we come as women united in our purpose to save the African women from the … had been passed in 1950; two years after…
The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by Carol Hermer
… act together. Christians are supposed to be people who are united, who are brother and sister to each other. Whereas we … all had to go to court. Last night…
SEME by Richard Rive and Tim Couzens
… where he trained as a teacher. He travelled widely in the United States lecturing on self-help for Africans. In 1892 he … Church. In 1900 he returned to…
ArchiveCHAPTER 2 - You only win once by Howard Barrell
… Congress (PAC) achieved ‘observer status’ at the United Nations (UN), while the general assembly suspended … detected among Africa-based SACP cadres to…
ArticleBrenda Fassie’s 1997 hit song Vulindlela still raises questions about South Africa as a nation
… Mandela becoming the country’s first Black president. His party, the African National Congress, even used Vulindlela in …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the launch of the UNDP 2006 Human Development Report, Kirstenbosch, National Botanical Gardens: Cape Town, 09 November 2006
… Programme Director, The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, Mr. Kemal DerviÅŸ, … Kirimayo and esteemed members of the delegation from…
The Bill of Rights
… which includes the right- a. to form a political party; b. to participate in the activities of, or recruit members for, a political party; and c. …
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… and forced removals occurred before the National Party came into power and introduced apartheid legislation … I think the world must simply accept it. The…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… The cattle they captured were again won back by an Ndebele party. This attack followed closely after the Zulu and … of Mzilikazi’s wives and his heir,…
PlaceGoedverwacht, West Coast of Cape Town
The Moravian Mission Station of Goedverwacht, is nestled between the Piketberg Mountains and is accessed by an excellent tarred road off the R399, between…
PlaceZeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa- (MOCCA)
The building that plays host to the new Zeitz MOCAA has been a part of Cape Town since the early 1900's. At 57 metres, the Grain Silo was once the tallest…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Stanley Uys, 01 August 1983, Londo
… role to play in the ANC`s struggle: not until the National Party came into power in 1948 and was physically violent. The … go the other way? Individual…
2003 New Year Message, 30 December 2002
… work in assisting them to reach this goal so that they are united, as we are, in our own diversity. Our thoughts are … by their example and be more…
Address to Beijing University Beijing, 6 May 1999
… enormous economic damage and cost millions of lives the United Nations was established as a world body responsible … being violated in ethnic cleansing. On…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 8 - The Impracticality of Realism
… is only part of the answer. For several decades past the United States, with 6 percent of the world's population, has … of population growth upon the world's…
Archive2000 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 4 February 2000
… racism and sexism. Next year, at the request of the United Nations Human Rights Commission and High Commissioner … this year, together with and under the…