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EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… On 6 September 1989, the majority of South Africans witnessed the election of a national government in which it had no say; … Fraser, R. (1990). Keesing's…
ArchiveThe development and formation of the end conscription campaign: paper presented at National Conference 1984
… The development and formation of the end conscription campaign: paper presented at National Conference on 17 March 1984 discussing history of the end…
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born near Greytown, Natal (now … Natal). A Boer general and…
ArchiveAddress at Commemoration of the lives of Yusuf Cachalia and Bram Fischer, by Nelson Mandela, 5 June 2005,
… is considered so important that I am asked to come out of retirement just one more time. And so the life of a retired old man trickles on and on. This is one…
ArchiveLet the Christians of the world agree that they will not kill each other
… Grey and white poster with black lettering. Photograph of two people hugging each other. … Let the Christians of the world agree that they will not kill each…
ArchiveChildren are the flowers of our struggle and the principal reason for our fight
… Day on 1st June 1983. Blocks with various images of people and children. … Children are the flowers of our struggle and the principal reason for our fight …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 2 September 1982, Volume 3
… Transcript of Volume 3, evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu and Joseph Wing (honorary life Vice-President of the SA Council of Churches), of the Commission of…
ArticleList of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
… Cross border raids 1975 August Invasion of Angola. 1978 4 May Air and ground strike on SWAPO refugee … M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity:…
Document 112 - Note from Claremont branch of the National Liberation League of South Africa, 26 March 1938
… 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew National Liberation League of S.A. The Stables", Belvedere Road Claremont. 26/3/38 Claremont. That this meeting of the Executive…
ArchiveJudgement in the Supreme Court of South Africa: the State versus Nelson Mandela and others
… Judgement delivered by the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South ……
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 24 March 1983
… Transcript of evidence from Reverend Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoda, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by…
Document 31 - S.O.Y.A. National Executive Committee, The Maritzburg Conferences and the Tasks of the Immediate Future, 31 May 1959
… Drew Document 31 - S.O.Y.A. National Executive Committee, The Maritzburg Conferences and the Tasks of the Immediate Future, 31 May 1959 [...] We must proceed…
EventThe Voortrekkers are united for the first time and only for a short period of time
… The Voortrekkers are united for the first time and only for a short period, when Gert Maritz … to Doornkop, Piet Retief's main laager, after the murder of…
"The Count-Down has Started": Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising by O. R. Tambo, 16 June 1986
… On June 16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in … to a massacre unprecedented in its nature…
The Status of the Transkei Bill passes its second reading in the Senate, despite opposition from the United Party and the Progr
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … The Status of the Transkei Bill passes its second…
The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act is passed by the British Parliament. It outlaws the slave trade within the British Em
… The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act is passed by the British Parliament. It outlaws the slave trade within …
Wathint'abafazi, wathint'imbokodo - Exhibition to salute the role of Women in the Freedom Struggle
… Wathint'abafazi, wathint'imbokodo - Exhibition to salute the role of Women in the Freedom Struggle …
EventThe Rand Revolt strikers’ stronghold at Fordsburg Square falls to the government
… The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising, also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt, which occurred during a period … were faced with rising…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the president’s budget debate in the Senate 18 June 1996
… Ladies and Gentlemen. I stand before you fully conscious of the historic significance of this moment. South Africa has reached a watershed in the…
ArchiveHave you ever wondered what is on the other side of the wall?: Join projects
… Silkscreened; black; Have you ever wondered what is on the other side of the wall?: Join projects … Have you ever wondered what is on the other side of the…
Testimony of Charles Sakwe, Elijah Qamata, and William Mlandu of the Transkeian Native General Council, before the Select Committee on Subject of Native Bills, May 6, 1927 [Extracts]
… (Published in Minutes of Evidence, Select Committee on Subject of Native Bills) … Testimony of Charles Sakwe, Elijah Qamata, and William Mlandu of the…
A tribute to Oliver Tambo by members of the Anti Apertheid movement in the UK (video)
… in Albert Road Recreation Ground & Play Area by ex members of the Anti Apertheid movement in the UK. … A tribute to Oliver Tambo by members of the Anti…
ArchiveCiskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Empoyers Project
… Transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Employers Project regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio…
EventOver 7000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation of the Afrikaner Volkswag
… Over 7,000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation on 4 May 1984 of the Afrikaner Volkswag (People's Guard), a cultural … Over 7000 people…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
… The Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Khosi Kutama, Honourable chairperson … Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening…
Mobilise Our Black Power - Statement to the People of South Africa on the Tenth Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1971
… Now let us talk of Freedom,. Everywhere in the world today, the oppressed and exploited masses of people are up in arms. … Mobilise Our Black Power -…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… This section looks at the rise of the Basotho kingdom in the 19th Century. The people involved … The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Summit, Yokoyaha, Japan, 28th May, 2008.
… Theme: Boosting Economic Growth in Africa. We thank the Prime Minister, the government and people of Japan for welcoming us, the African leadership, to the ……
EventThe Alabama, American raider of the Southern States during the American Civil War, arrives in Saldana Bay for provisions
… On 29 July 1863, The Alabama, an American raider belonging to the Southern States during the American Civil War arrived in Saldana Bay, on the west coast of…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
… Abrahams, L., (2005). Married to the Struggle. Worchester: Diana Ferrus Publishers.|African National Congress, (1980). The Role of Women in the Struggle…