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Paper prepared at the request of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid by Oliver Tambo, 1 June 1968, Stockholm
… and racial discrimination permeates every sphere of South African life. Basic freedoms, few and far between in 1948, … Assembly and underscore the historic…
Paper prepared at the request of the Special Committee against Apartheid, June 1968
… and racial discrimination permeates every sphere of South African life. Basic freedoms, few and far between in 1948, … Assembly and underscore the historic…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… for writing her authentic and compelling stories of African women came. Local women in her Igbo community who … her writing as her platform to [5] “break the…
South Africa: Writer Mafika Gwala Passes Away (allAfrica), 9 September 2014
… that championed the principle of selfdetermination for African people. Gwala was born in Verulam, north of Durban, … west of Durban. He was at the forefront…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha, a few months … examine the history of the relationship…
Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "No Easy Walk to Freedom: Articles, Speeches and Trial Addresses of Nelson Mandela edited by Ruth First", 1965.
… House in Fox Street was one of the few buildings in which African tenants could hire offices: it was owned by Indians. … Hare University College. With others…
Nelson Mandela by Oliver Tambo
… House in Fox Street was one of the few buildings in which African tenants could hire offices: it was owned by Indians. … Hare University College. With others…
When Mandela's Predecessor toured the US to Expose Segregation back home by Matthew Blackman (www.ozy.com), 29 May 2018
… A short, well-dressed 44-year-old man of the southern African Barolong tribe stood at the American border near … the first secretary-general of what would…
EventBishop Zulu refused passport by the state
… On 22 June 1966 South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport … to attend an international church conference by the South African…
EventFrontline states call on RSA government to release Mandela and end Apartheid
… , Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe called on the South African government to release Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. They urged the South African…
Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker
… in colonial Natal, 1860-1911 by Jo Beall A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather … by P. L. Bonner Devout domesticity? A…
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
… In the following years, the African National Congress (ANC) leadership evolved to be more …
ArticleDevelopments leading to the New Dispensation
… these, ‘grey areas’ were beginning to emerge, where African, Indian and Coloured people took up residence in …
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… turning point that 16 June 1976 became. These South African students, parents, activists, government employees, …
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
… He recalled that India had raised the issue of South African racism at the United Nations, broke off economic … of 1946-48 was a landmark in the history of…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… the people of South Africa were behind him, along with the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Party (now … "no" to curb the advance of communism…
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… A bomb exploded in the office of the African National Congress (ANC) on the third floor of a block … 1970s and 80s that sought to eliminate or neutralise…
EventA plan designed to fight Italian forces, Operation ‘Agreement’ is executed in Libya
… process. References: Boddy-Evans A., 2011. ‘This Day in African History: 14 September’from African History [online] Available at … [Accessed 22 July 2011]…
Foreword - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… BETWEEN THE FREEDOM FRONT, THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN-GOVERNMENT/NATIONAL PARTY TAKING NOTE of the … NOTE of the unsigned Memorandum…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
… history was a period of intense interaction among African communities and between the African communities and the Boers, the English colonies, the … state…
Restrictions on the media
… would have made it a logical lead story for all South African papers, radio and television. Particularly as it was … Sweden and Germany. Only three days…
America, Spanish conquest
… labour and Africans slaves proved to be the answer. African workers were strong, worked hard, were immune to many … The trans-Atlantic slave trade brought…
Statement on the release of the NDC decision, 29 February 2012
… The National Disciplinary Committee of the African National Congress has met and received mitigating and aggravating arguments as per the directive of the…
ArchiveTrade unions, politics and the working class struggle: the Food and Canning Workers Union, 1975 to 1986
… for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in African Studies at the University of Cape Town by Riyaad … the history of the Food and Canning…
EventGeneral Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies
… Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was a South African writer, linguist, translator and political leader. … and in 1912 became first secretary-general of the South…
EventSA cross-border raid in Maputo kills several
… were killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the planning and control headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) in…
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby’s return to international games
… The African National Congress (ANC) in Harare, Zimbabwe, agreed … its good offices" to facilitate the readmission of South African rugby into international…
EventWinnie Mandela’s Soweto home reported burnt down
… of Winnie Mandela, wife of an imprisoned leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela, was burned … be no charges laid and no prosecution…
EventBus drivers strike because of lack of protection
… the death of four drivers. Arranged police and South African Defence Force (SADF) protection proved to be … police reported that they could not 'cope'…
EventThe force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa.
… in different parts of the world. On 11 May 1915, South African troops entered Windhoek, the capital of South West … battalions that were made up of German…