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Paper prepared at the request of the Special Committee against Apartheid, June 1968
Present stage of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa June 1968 Twenty years ago last month, a minority of the white minority in South Africa,…
Statement to the 20th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 14 November 1984
Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Heads of Delegations, Honourable Ministers and Ambassadors, Your…
In the Belly of the Beast - Speech at Conference of the International Committee against Apartheid, Racism and Colonialism in Southern Africa (ICSA) by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, April 1980
Comrade Chairman, Distinguished members of the Presidium, Comrades, Delegates and Friends, There is a special significance which attaches to this…
We Shall Win - Statement at the Meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid to launch the International Anti-Apartheid year by O. R. Tambo, New York, 21 March 1978
Thirty-three years have passed since the Second World War came to an end with the defeat of Nazi Germany and her allies. In this period many of the wounds…
Statement by Nzo Mnumzana in the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 20 November 1984
In the name of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress of South Africa and on behalf of the struggling people of South Africa, I…
Address to the Botswana National Assembly, Gaborone, 11 March 2003
Honourable Speaker, Your Excellency, President Festus Mogae and Mrs Mogae, Your Excellency, Vice President Ian Khama, Honourable Leader of the House, …
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the anti-racist day meeting of the Greater London Council, 21 March 1984, London
Twenty-four years ago today, March 21st, 1960, 69 Africans were brutally murdered in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on…
Address to the Anti-Racist Day Meeting of the Greater London Council by O. R. Tambo, London, 21 March 1984
Twenty-four years ago today, March 21st, 1960, 69 Africans were brutally murdered in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on…
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: …
Address at the AGM of the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 27 September, 1999
Your Excellency, President Benjamin Mkapa Chairperson of the Forum, Justice Lewis Makame Chairperson of the Electoral Commissions of Southern Africa …
Address of the President of the South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 38th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association - Africa Region Conference (CPA), Cape Town 27 July 2007
Programme Director Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Presiding Officers of the South African Parliament Commonwealth parliamentarians…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Conference of the Association of African Universities: Cape Town, 22 February 2005.
President of the AAU, Professor Lamine Ndiaye, Vice President of the AAU, Dr. Dorothy Njeuma, Secretary-General of the AAU, Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr, The…
ArchiveNotes on Letters from a Kindred Spirit: Ismail Mohamed by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
Preface I am hereby sharing some letters Ismail Mohamed wrote to me in 1980/81/87. But first I give a snapshot of his life, achievement and involvement in…
Render South Africa Ungovernable! - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 73rd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1985
Compatriots, A new year has begun, bringing with it fresh hopes and new challenges. I am sure that I express our collective conviction when I say that during…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985
Compatriots A new year has begun, bringing with it fresh hopes and new challenges. I am sure that I express our collective conviction when I say that during…
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…
"Peace and Development in our Region" Speech at "War on Want" Conference by O. R. Tambo, London, June 1988
We would like to take this opportunity to pay homage to the farsighted leaders of our region who, eight years ago, decided to establish the Southern Africa…
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
Britain takes control of the Cape Once revolutionary armies of France invaded Holland in 1795, the British feared that the French would take control of the…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
The International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) was established by Canon L John Collins of St Paul’s Cathedral in 1956. Its mission was to work towards a…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
When I returned to London after six weeks Esmé was not very pleased with me for being away so long. For both of us we were faced with shaping our new life…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
The nineteenth century in South Africa is noted for the revolutionary processes that resulted in the formation of new states. State formation in nineteenth…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
People banned under ApartheidNameAct/Section/Issued up to: (delivery date)Date on which notice expires:Other: (address, occupation etc.)Aba, LickardAct No. 44…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Celebration the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2005
Director of Ceremonies, Veteran volunteer organisers of the Congress of the People, Deputy President of the Republic, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Our dear…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Early Writings
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 1. A. M. LEMBEDE, "The Importance of Agriculture," Iso Lomuzi,Vol. IV, no. 1 (October 1934…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
Within 37 African countries, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 3 - The Socio-economic Impact of the Mineral Revolution on South African Society by Drusela Numvuzo Yekela
From the book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education This chapter will examine the…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
1859After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
During the 1990s, behind-the-scenes negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that process, the ANC, PAC and other parties were…
Memorial lecture on the 26th Anniversary of the Lowveld Massacre presented by Comrade Jackson Mthembu ANC National Spokesperson, 15 March 2012
The Lowveld Massacre We would like to thank the leadership of the Province, the Region as well as the Branches for allowing us to address a lecture on the 25…
Apartheid - a Threat to Africa's Survival - Address under the Auspices of the Nigerian National Committee on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Lagos, 18 March 1971
South Africa's Strategy of Creating Client States The strategic objective of the South African racists with regard to the African continent is both short-term…