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BiographyJack Monamudi Matsepe
… [Mpumalanga] to Tafelkop relocation and conflict* . His banishment documentation noted thatthere wasconsiderable … the book, Forgotten People - Political…
Fifty Fighting Years by A. Lerumo. The Communist Party of South Africa, 1921 - 1971 - Foreword to Book, by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo,1972
… first brought to South Africa under the British raj to work as indentured labourers to satisfy the greed of the … It was indeed in our country that Mahatmaji…
Document 53 - M. Harmel, “Observations on Certain Aspects of Imperialism in South Africa”, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 3, February 1954
… public life those political plums which other pirates of his stature assign to paid agents. Though massive investments … standards, cheap domestic labour,…
PlaceJohannesburg Art Gallery
… Jewish Londoner who had originally come to South Africa to work as a clerk in the diamond fields. Architecture and … as well as through generous…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… just north of Pretoria. There he was joined by members of his family, as well as a retinue of followers, among whom … to the king". After Nyabele's death in…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… different communities, and the later politics of the anti-apartheid struggle. Although a few recent publications have … whom contributed their tremendous…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Cape Town Cape Town, 27 November 1997
… and one of the pioneers of our New Patriotism, Archbishop Tutu. In that sense I am proud to be in the league of such a … Cape Town joins communities across…
Statement at the 50th Session of the OAU Coordinating Committee for the Liberation Of Africa by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 13 May 1988
… monster that has ever stalked the African continent - the apartheid regime of South Africa. It is indeed most … as our chairman, charged with the task of…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… Accustomed as we have become to the animal savagery of the apartheid system and therefore to swift and unnatural death, … When he died, a beacon of hope was…
Abbreviations - Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… ABCFM : American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (USA) AG …
Freedom Day Call by Albert Luthuli, 3 June 1956
… In his national Freedom Day Call, ANC President-General Albert … glorious future. "Wherever they may be, in their homes, at work, travelling along the…
Message by Albert Luthuli, 1 May 1955
… has set in everywhere in the land. No one is sure of his home any more; in various parts of the country the people … is faced with an impending fascist…
The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970
… During Apartheid, starting from the late 1950s the South African … qualify [for South African nationality and the right to work or live in South Africa]…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… A caption beneath the portrait informs us: “Here, on his bed, in 2007, Ellen Pakkies strangled her son Abie.” To … native country through the rise, fall, and…
FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME, Durban, December 12-14, 1958
… the Nationalist Party Government in its implementation of apartheid shows no signs of abatement. We have no reason to … apostle or apartheid determined "to…
Chapter 15. The African Worker-A Policeman and Pair Of Handcuffs Always Waiting - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… only as fiscal measures, but also to compel the African to work for wages. Since African agricultural economy is too … and he could escape going to gaol only…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the inauguration of the National Council of Traditional Leaders Cape Town, 18 April 1997
… Many years ago, a British army commander reported to his superior: 'The camp is in the hands of the enemy, sir!'. … there were problems along the way. But…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… by the Mandinka warrior-king Sundiata Keita following his decisive victory over the Sosso ruler Sumanguru Kante at … Khaldun corroborated the empire's early…
ArticleSita’s story
… at the tender age of eighteen. This was the beginning of his and later our lonely life away from family. It was never … most of the farm workers came from…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… 1996, the Constitutional Assembly completed two years of work on a draft of a final constitution, intended to replace … of the political system, was…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… the South African regime for perpetuation of the policy of Apartheid, which constitutes a crime against humanity.’ In … the organisation and made a tribute…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… and class exploitation’. Probably thinking ahead of his time, he told delegates that ‘it is generally recognised … SOYA, was suspended for allegedly using…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Freedom Day Celebrations: Landsdown Stadium, Cape Town, April 27, 2008
… one of our outstanding freedom fighters, who dedicated his life to this freedom and democracy that we are … people, deaths in detentions, hangings of those…
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU)
… Women's Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU) to work for their cause: to gain the vote. Even in its early … When JBM Hertzog took over 3 years…
ArchiveOne hundred years of an air force inspired by General Smuts, by John Kane-Berman (PoliticsWeb), 18 July 2018
… the "Smuts report". "My father's conclusion," wrote one of his sons, was that "we can only defend this island … attack by offensive measures and by attacking…
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… valley. On it was written, "Here man completed his first explorations of the Moon, December 1972." Eugene … In January 2004 US President, George Bush,…
Mission Stations - A-F
… of the people make very neat baskets of rushes, which they work so as to exhibit stripes. "The rocky kloofs of this part … this with fortitude. He took the…
Address at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs Abuja, 3 October 2000
… to mobilise the people to defeat colonialism and apartheid. It is from this perspective that we will try to … twelve months ago in the Cote d'Ivoire. In the…
ArchiveChapter 5 Last resort: armed resistance by Denis Goldberg
… where we would have to challenge the armed forces of the apartheid state. We were witnessing an increasing use of … That would have ensured that workers…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… Gazette and African Advertiser. Cape Colony: Ndlambe and his people settle to the west of the Fish River, an area from … attempts to seize power by plotting…