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The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
… going on in South Africa.’ Steve underwent the traditional Xhosa initiation rites at his uncle’s house in Zwelitsha in …
4. The ANC underground between Rivonia and 1976
… from outside the country, it was often translated into Xhosa and Sotho (Matatiele being near to Lesotho and …
III - Black Consciousness
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa What had Steve Biko done to be so persecuted by the police? Why did they pursue him…
52 STEPS TO HEAVEN
… morning. Singing hymns like 'noya na phezulu' (a Methodist Xhosa hymn). Usually, the people in 'The Pot' talk till other …
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… but the pattern soon changed to “ewe” (meaning “yes” in Xhosa) and Ndi khona ke Teng (“present” in Sotho) or “ja” in …
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… a growing population of Europeans, slaves, Khoikhoi and Xhosa. By 1780 relations between the Company, which wanted to … By the 1780s, the 'bushmen' to the…
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…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the National Party Congress of the Orange Free State at Bloemfontein on 18 September 1973
Important and significant events preceded this address of the Prime Minister. There was the accusation from the Herstigte Nasionale Party concerning…
Covert operations
… Marion; support for Inkatha Operation Katzen; foster Xhosa Resistance Movement Operation Pastoor; stoke East Rand …
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
IntroductionThe 16 June 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that…
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
By 1985 the struggle for democracy in South Africa had intensified, and the country found itself on the brink of a potentially devastating civil war. The…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Cross-roads of Native Policy
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu The beginning of the year 1926 sees South Africa standing at the cross-roads of race…
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
… location to stop a fight between about 100 Basotho and Xhosa miners, but as soon as they arrived the erstwhile …
”South Africa - Time of Challenge” - Report to the Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party, October 1973
"South Africa - Time of Challenge” - Report, on behalf of the Secretariat, to the Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party…
Executive summary of the statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC delivered by President Jacob Zuma at the 100th anniversary of the ANC, Mangaung 8 January 2012
Your Excellencies Heads of States and Government, Former Presidents of the ANC, Isithwalandwe Nelson Mandela at home and Comrade Thabo Mbeki, Former Heads of…
Africa and Freedom, 1961
Text of the Nobel Lecture delivered by Chief Albert Lutuli in the Oslo University, on December 11, 1961 In years gone by, some of the greatest men of our…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2012
Mangaung 8 January 2012 Your Excellencies Heads of States and Government, Former Presidents of the ANC, Isithwalandwe Nelson Mandela at home and Comrade…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… Indian team and a South African representative Zulu, Xhosa or any other Bantu (sic) national team can compete in … are stoned by other pupils. 16 May, James…
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… estimated to have close on 1,000 Zulu, Shangaan, Swazi, Xhosa and Basuto adherents in the industrial heartland of …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS TIMELINE — 2011 – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma delivers the traditional ANC…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the African National Congress presented by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, 12 January 2019
Comrades and Friends Fellow South Africans, This year, the African National Congress celebrates 107 years of exist-ence. We celebrate this momentous…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… All adults are entitled to vote; voters comprise all Xhosa, not only in the Transkei, but throughout South Africa. …
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Professor H. W. van der Merwe former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road,…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… It confers Ciskei citizenship on approximately two million Xhosa people, of whom about half live permanently outside …
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… of a bird feather conferred on distinguished sons of the Xhosa people””to Chief Luthuli, Dr. Dadoo and Father Trevor …