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The South African Congress of Trade Unions
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner Anyway all this time I was still working with the Food and Canning Workers'…
Early Beginnings
British Association for the Advancement of Science RECEPTION ROOM UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW 5 September 1928 General Secretary C.P.S.A. [Communist Party of South…
Document 38 - Certification of the Constitution; a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
DEFIANCE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH AFRICA, RECALLED By E.S Reddy The "Campaign of Defiance against Unjust Laws" - launched jointly by the African National Congress of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo accepting the Simon Bolivar award on behalf of Nelson Mandela, 24 July 1983, Caracas, Venezuela
The time comes in the life of all oppressed peoples that some among them should, as rebels, lay down their lives to affirm the very humanity of the oppressed…
Speech by Albert Luthuli at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats, 1 February 1958
Our Vision is a Democratic Society (Speech at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats in Johannesburg in 1958 to hear the…
Passive Resistance in South Africa by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "Southern Africa in Transition by Davis, John A. and James K. Baker"(Pall Mall Press), London, 1966
Oppressed people in South Africa have always associated the history of the United States with the great name of Abraham Lincoln. There was an issue…
Our Vision is a Democratic Society, 1958
(Speech at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats in Johannesburg in 1958 to hear the President General of the African National…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Le Monde, Addis Ababa, 08 June 1983
[Addis Ababa - "Each time one of us dies, thousands of others say they will have to ensure that the death was not in vain". A few hours after the hanging of…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
In May, 1960, the Union of South Africa will be 50 years old. The Government is preparing to celebrate this jubilee with great enthusiasm, but most South…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
1 300 auto workers were dismissed by Volkswagen on 3 February 2000 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape, for not returning to work after going out on an unprocedural…
Accuser insulted as Zuma hailed at court (IOL), 14 February 2006
While Jacob Zuma was being hailed as a king who could do no wrong by thousands outside the Johannesburg High Court, his alleged victim and her supporters were…
ArchiveAppendix 5.1 The First Anniversary of the Declaration of the State of Palestine by Denis Goldberg
It is with a sense of great honour, and great pleasure, that we greet the people of Palestine and their leading organisation, the Palestine Liberation…
’Under Investigation’ video material going live on facebook
Under Investigation is an ambitious community development project being run in Steytlerville in the Eastern Cape. The project has several elements but centres…
PlaceGardens, Cape Town
Gardens is a residential suburb of Cape Town and was probably so named because it incorporated part of Van Riebeeck's original gardens. Lying sandwiched…
PlaceBo-Kaap, Cape Town
The stone shown in PHOTO is off the Well, uncovered at the Bo-Kaap Market site upgrade.(LINK PROVIDED IN FURTHER READING)Cape Town is a city built on layers of…
PlaceOnze Molen, Durbanville
The mill was erected in 1840 and continued to function as such until after the turn of the 20th century when its mechanism and top portion were removed and the…
PlaceSt George’s Grammar School, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
The double-storey building which, together with the adjacent St George's Cathedral, was designed by Herbert Baker, replaced the original school which was…
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
Kroondal, situated on a farm, was one of 22 German Lutheran mission congregations established in the former Natal and Transvaal. The farm Kroondal, which was…
Document 83 “Native Bourgeoisie as a Class”, Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 83 "Native Bourgeoisie as a Class",…
Circular Letter To Organisations Concerning The Arrest Of J. N. Singh Under The Immigration Act, November 9, 1946
Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South Africa has…
Circular Letter To Trade Unions, Progressive Organisations, Democrats And Anti-Fascists by Yusuf Dadoo, June 10, 1946
Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South Africa has…
Message by President Nelson Mandela on National Reconciliation Day, 16 December 1995
Message by President Nelson Mandela on National Reconciliation Day16 December 1995There are few countries which dedicate a national public holiday to…
Address to the nation by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, on the assassination of Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani 10 April 1993
Today, an unforgivable crime has been committed. The calculated, cold-blooded murder of Chris Hani is not just a crime against a dearly beloved son of our…
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
Three years of mounting international tension - encompassing the Spanish Civil War, the Anschluss (union) of Germany and Austria, Hitler's occupation of the…
EventThe recommendations of the Riekert Commission (to investigate the employment conditions of Black workers) are tabled
The Riekert Commission was established in response to a crisis faced by the apartheid state, as South African capitalism has been facing its deepest recession…
EventDaniel Toroitich arap Moi arap Moi wins the first multi
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was first appointed to one of the African seats in Kenya's Legislative Council in 1955. Moi then won an elected seat on the council…
PlaceRichmond
The Village of Richmond was established in 1844 on a portion of the Farm Driefontein, owned by P J van der Merwe. It was named after the Earl of Richmond,…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
South African Communist Party Documents. 1923 A Helots’ Bill of Rights First Published: Editorial in The International, June 1, 1923. Transcribed: by…
1. The whole Coolies petition the Durban Corporation for better wages
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai 'The whole Coolies in this Barrack' wrote to the…
EventMurder trial of “Sharpeville Six” opens
The trial of Reginald Sefatsa, Reid Mokoena, Moses Diniso, Theresa Ramashamole, Duma Khumalo and Francis Mokhesi, better known as the "Sharpeville Six" opened…