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Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
… to impose martial law. He has granted full powers to his armed forces to govern certain areas of our country. This … the United States government, the…
Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, 23 October 1932
… membership and the number of inembers of your League. The american comrades write that the number is about 2000. Is it …
EventMarcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black nationalist who advocated the departure of African-Americans back to Africa, is born.
… At the age of 14, Garvey went left for Kingston to work in a printing house, where some years later he was … elected vice president of the Kingston Union…
Chapter 22. A Slight Case of Blackmail - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… to share their only room. I was desperately anxious to get work and applied for a job. The employer's son took me to the … "Mr. X", who had at first pleaded…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 89th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2001
… they are able to generate the necessary volumes of wealth, work for the people and the capacities that will ensure that … legacy of colonialism on our…
ArticleSocio-economics in Sophiatown
… these schools. Most families needed their children to find work from as early an age as possible in order to bring in … after the younger children while…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… days. Journey of Re traveling through the Underworld in his solar barque Image source The tomb of Tutankhamen ↵ Of … famous. This is due to the wealth of…
Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo, 01 September 1983, London
… struggle, a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life in the service of his people, a communist of world prominence; a dedicated and … it is by our…
Appendix II: About Dr. Dadoo, delivered by Oliver Tambo
… struggle, a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life in the service of his people, a communist of world prominence; a dedicated and … it is by our…
EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
… of the brutality employed by the security police during Apartheid. Dr Haffejee was arrested by the police on … while being questioned by the police regarding…
Bush Radio mourns, Professor William T. McClain (1923-2011)
… One of Bush Radio’s board members and a strong anti-apartheid activist Professor William Tilden McClain passed … Sunday the 02nd of October 2011. We at …
Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in Cape Town. He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c
… a political prisoner between 1964 and 1971, he completed his Senior Certificate. After his release he was restricted under a banning order and kept ……
EventHamilton Naki, a laboratory assistant to cardiac surgeon Christian Barnard, dies
… formal training. He would often perform amazing surgery work on animals quite effortlessly. After his death, it was claimed that he had assisted Dr Chris…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
… a Voortrekker elder; Jacobus van Zijl; built a Church on his Farm: 'Keerom' . This in Afrikaans means: 'Defend … this Town and shortly after it was named-…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… Mangope governed Bophuthatswana from 1977 until 1994. His reign was characterised by widespread corruption and … ploy failed to change the view of…
Chapter III - The world outside
… detention, Babla, so often bubbling with laughter before his detention, fell to his death from a seventh-floor window … the poverty and exploitation that is…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… The Worker and The Guardian . The CPSA did not only work closely with the ANC, it also wholeheartedly supported … Bunting. A banned organisation, 1950-1959…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… ‘doctrine of common purpose’ often used during the Apartheid years for political trials. The legal doctrine … bringing harm to civilians. Mashigo testified…
Gandhi, Tamils and the Satyagraha in South Africa by E.S Reddy
… struggle and that he felt he came to the meeting to meet his “blood-brothers.” He said in an interview to a Tamil … the coal mines and the railways, mostly…
PlacePollsmoor Prison
… Island before being sent to Victor Verster Prison prior to his release. Walter Sisulu and Ahmed Kathrada , both anti-apartheid activists, were also…
EventNelson Mandela celebrates 88 th birthday
… have kicked off with a new round of honours for this anti-apartheid icon, including a photo exhibit and the release of … was jailed for 27 years in 1964 and…
EventFour ANC members killed in an ambush near Piet Retief, eastern Transvaal
… the Swaziland border between Houtkop and Piet Retief, but his real name was Lieutenant Silulame Moshe. Moshe drove them … the Swaziland border into South…
EventBarend Strydom kills 8 People in Pretoria
… 21 year-old Barend Strydom went on a killing spree with his pistol and attempted to shoot every Black person he … was a figment of Strydom’s imagination. He…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… to the South African schooling and FET College community. Apartheid museum, understanding Apartheid The website hosts a supplement for educators and learners…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… Man?" Scene 3. In town, some weeks later, Lukosi meets his cousin, Ntombela, who is a teacher. Though he is … to develop as Lukosi and Anna, before the three…
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… organisations. Embedded in its flag and T-shirts were anti apartheid statements such as ‘Away with Apartheid’ or ‘Unite Families, Away with Apartheid’. Other…
Africa’s photojournalists: The wars are not over by Greg Marinovich (Daily Maverick), 25 June 2013
… with the independent press [had] better be prepared to work with media organisations whose operations are hobbled in … plain is a boy dressed in rags and…
EventCol. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya
… ruled Libya since its independence in December 1951. After his deposition the king went into exile in Egypt. In 1970, … also other South African political…
ArchiveCHAPTER THREE: The Emergence Of Grassroots Politics, 1979-1981 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
Economic Transformation for a National Democratic Society by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… industrial development that creates decent work for all, a thriving small business and cooperative … The symbiosis between political oppression and the…