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Colonial history of Polokwane
… the ZAR from Holland. Potgieter died in December 1852, and his son Piet Potgieter succeeded him. In 1854 Hermanus … over grazing and hunting territory and…
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… of the premier freedom fighters in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. She would also become the face of women’s anti-apartheid activism despite…
Freedom for Namibia by Toivo Herman Ja Toivo (1968)
… to be formally educated to know that he wants to live with his family where he wants to live, and not where an official … not require a pass; to earn a…
Report of the National Executive Committee of the PAC, Submitted to the Annual Conference, December 19-20, 1959
… vilification against us. But because of the determined work of our members, the work of your Congress has thus far … Credit must go to the National Organiser…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the 12th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties, 3 December 2010, Centurion, Pretoria
… the past. Speaking, in Moscow on June 16, 1969 as part of his final contribution and delivered as the general secretary … solidarity with the struggle for…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… of one of its members, that Mr. W.P. van Schoor propounded his ideas on a subject which was finally published in booklet … a brief report on it in the local…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the National Day of Safety and Security Vosloorus, 15 October 1994
… should not fear the night. They must be able to travel to work, to school and other places without danger. But these … like to commend the Minister of Safety…
EventCelebrated South African photographer, David Goldblatt, receives Hasselblad honours
… African photographer, David Goldblatt was honoured for his portrayal of social and political life in the country of his birth. David Goldblatt received the…
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… Rapport. He was later fired from the newspaper because of his political activism. Kerkorrel’s music was overtly critical of the apartheid government and, as…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 86th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January, 1998
… has been shed on the gross human rights violations of the apartheid regime. As a result of this, many among us got to … prisoners and those awaiting trial…
"Attack, Advance, Give the Enemy No Quarter!" by O. R. Tambo, Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 74th Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 1986
… immense responsibility that rests on all of us to make the apartheid system of oppression and exploitation, repression … best advantage. Victory demands…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1986
… immense responsibility that rests on all of us to make the apartheid system of oppression and exploitation, repression … best advantage. Victory demands that…
EventNiel van der Watt, SA composer is born
… Pretoria, Niel van der Walt is a composer well known for his choral compositions. He comes from a family of teachers. He obtained his high School education…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary … separate chambers, a supposed reform and improvement…
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… Holland where he would earn a doctorate in ethics. Upon his return to South Africa shortly after the 1976 Soweto uprisings, he increased his anti-Apartheid…
EventDr Alexander Logie du Toit, South African geologist, is born in Cape Town
… Dr Alexander Logie du Toit was a South African geologist. His work raised him to prominence and he became South Africa’s … Toit studied both mining…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… Angolans under Portuguese colonial rule, warning that the apartheid state was equally brutally oppressive. According to … warned that a “whites only”…
BUT NOT FOR BREAD ALONE
… are circumscribed by the realities of powerlessness. Under Apartheid in South Africa, Black workers and their families … exploiting the African's labour…
My Body Was Dying by Edwin Cameron (The Con), 10 March 2016
… the HIV-Aids denialist Castro Hlongwane booklet in his “Monday missives” – letters to South Africa which … ideal. I realised I never would or could achieve…
Address to the Botswana National Assembly, Gaborone, 11 March 2003
… We are grateful for the fact that even in the face of apartheid brutality that knew no bounds, you remained … I must make the point that the time has come…
EventSenator Robert Kennedy visits SA
… In June 1966, during the darkest years of Apartheid, United States (US) Senator Robert Kennedy made a … National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), an…
ArchiveZondeni Veronica Sobukwe interviewed by Ntsikelelo Sandi,King Williams Town,12 May 1997
… himself in books, but today we find opportunity to talk to his wife, Mrs Sobukwe. Let us start this way, Mrs Sobukwe, … health. He said that I must request…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… Letters between Albertina and Walter Sisulu during his incarceration on Robben Island: A South African Love … correspondence between Walter and Albertina…
Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
… in the Youth League. Five years later ' she agreed to his election as the first full-time Secretary-General of the … in prison or on trial or underground or…
The 1994 South African Election by Phyllis Jordan
… of the law enjoy rights over and above those enjoyed by his fellow citizens and at their expense. Democracy, in the … find the answer, we must look at the…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… ethos, and revolutionary Cuba was an early opponent of apartheid and racial segregation. It is no surprise to read … liberation was of a different sort from…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… Anti-apartheid cleric, Dr Richard Ambrose Reeves, Anglican (Church … Bishop of Johannesburg, returned to South Africa from his long leave spent in England…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… a specific social context, in this instance that of the apartheid political structure. The South African landscape … that almost every artist working during…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe's government in Liberia
… the Americo-African elites who were descendents of freed American slaves. They came to Liberia in 1847 and held power …
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
… looked to models in the Third World to find a solution to apartheid in South Africa. He was particularly inspired by … leadership' and the role of what he…