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BiographyVincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews
… he first became politically active. He joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) at St Peter's after … the ANC Youth League until 1950,…
BiographyPercy John "Jack" Hodgson
… war against fascism and in 1941 he joined the Communist Party of South Africa. In North Africa he served as a … of 1994.) Upon discharge from the army,…
Second National Consultative Conference Communiqué, 25 June 1985
… The Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC has taken place. … world where we have members. They were drawn from all the national groups of our…
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… As amended and adopted at the 5th National Conference - July 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preamble … Committee Rule 13 Provincial General Council Rule 14 National…
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… former Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National…
Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
… adults. In 1979, Madlala-Routledge joined the African National Congress (ANC) underground. In 1983, she helped form … 1984, Madlala-Routledge joined the…
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… arrest. The cell where he was held has been declared a national monument. From 1915 to 1918 Swart was secretary of … interest in politics started early. He…
National Consultative Conference on the African National Congress 17 – 19th November 2017
… National Consultative Conference on the African National Congress 17 – 19th November 2017 …
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the current situation
… Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the Tri-Cameral elections and the Labour … Statement of the National…
PlaceKirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
… Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden lives up to its reputation as the … birds. The Kirstenbosch Estate borders the Table Mountain National Park , and the…
BiographyDr. Zacharias “Zac” Johannes De Beer
… was re-elected to be an MP under the banner of the United Party. In 1959 he left the United Party to form the Progressive Party (PP). He sold his … . Under…
ArchiveANC National Conference: Building the ANC
… Report by the African National Congress Commission on Building Organisation for the ANC National Conference in July 1991 in Durban. Covers who builds … ANC…
BiographyPauline Podbrey
… Africa. She decided to devote her life to the Communist Party at this time. At the age of fourteen she attended her first Party meeting, but as her father…
BiographyRoelof Petrus (Roelf) Meyer
… a year after he became a Member of Parliament for the National Party (NP). Until his retirement from politics in 2000, he … as a Member of Parliament and as…
EventThe Women’s National Coalition Conference starts
… The inter-racial Women's National Coalition (WNC) Conference (25-27 February 1994), … of a Women's Charter and the future of the Women's National Coalition…
Document 95 - “Welcome The All-African National Convention! African National Convention Must Mark Beginning of National Liberation Movement”, South African Worker, 27 June 1936
… Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The African National Convention must receive the whole hearted welcome of … both Native and European. Herein lies the…
Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay, 12 August 1908
… by Allison Drew Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay MacDonald, 12 August, 1908 … should exist between the different sections of…
Esdras Lusiba Ntloko
… People's Organisation (AZAPO). In 1986 he was elected national co-ordinator of the National Forum, and in 1990 he became AZAPO's national … government barred…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… communities against the apartheid system and Nationalist Party rule. In the 1980s, Cassim Saloojee was one of the … Congresses to Lusaka, to meet with the…
The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as
… The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as …
The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as
… The leader of the New Republic Party, Vause Raw, states that his party is prepared to give the President’s Council a chance as …
The SA general election is won by the United Party with 111 seats, followed by the ‘Herenigde Nasionale Party’ (Re-united Nat
… The SA general election is won by the United Party with 111 seats, followed by the ‘Herenigde Nasionale Party’ (Re-united Nat …
The SA general election is won by the United Party with 111 seats, followed by the ‘Herenigde Nasionale Party’ (Re-united Nat
… The SA general election is won by the United Party with 111 seats, followed by the ‘Herenigde Nasionale Party’ (Re-united Nat …
EventUnited Party MP for Benoni, D.G. Ross, dies in England after a long illness
… He was educated at King Edward School. The United Party (UP) was established after the Great Depression of 1929 … into being as a fusion between Jan Smut’s…
BiographyWilliam George Ballinger
… was sent to South Africa by the British Independent Labour Party as an Advisor to the Industrial and Commercial Workers’ … Non-European Conferences, and in…
BiographyPeter Hans Paul Gastrow
… actively involved in politics as member of the Progressive Party, which later became the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). In 1981 he was elected to…
BiographyGeneral Jan Christiaan Smuts
… practice. Here he and Louis Botha formed the Het Volk Party. By 1907, he was appointed Minister of Education and … Union of South Africa's constitution as a…
ArchiveAddress to the 8th National Congress of SACP
… by Jay Naidoo, General Secretary of COSATU to the 8th National Congress of the South African Communist Party … Address to the 8th National Congress of SACP …
Biographyde Villiers Graaff
… Peace Conference. He was the leader of the United Party (UP), the parliamentary opposition in South Africa for … against the overwhelming popularity among…
ArchiveA Speech to Displease All Parties by Imraan Coovadia, 11 October 2021
… also meant disfiguring our framework of good and evil in national politics. He was still an active member of the African National Congress in 2001 when he…