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Address by Oliver Tambo at the 75th anniversary meeting of the African National Congress, Lusaka, 8 January 1987
… who has never abandoned the battle front from the day, in his youth, when he first joined the struggle, to this very … and more explosive, President Kaunda,…
Address on Behalf of the Graduating Class at Fort Hare College, delivered at the “Completers’ Social,” by M. R. Sobukwe, October 21, 1949
… of the State was worked out at Stellenbosch by Eiselen and his colleagues. That same Eiselen is Secretary for Native … will not be complete until the African…
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… Commanding Officer of Fort Frederick at Algoa Bay. His choice fell upon the Zwartkops River Valley , a green and … Cordeur 1981) . When Alberti originally…
Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of the Students’ Representative Council, 21 October 1949
… was worked out at Stellenbosch by [Dr W.M.M.J Eiselen and his colleagues. That same Eiselen is Secretary for Native … will not be complete until the African…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… of the executive committee of the S.A.I.C., who declared his intention to vote; the other by Dr. Essop Jassat, … people of a housing-scheme to boycott rents…
Address to the Congress of the People - Libya Tripoli, 19 March 1999
… provides us with special strength to be able to point to his unswerving support for South Africa's position that the … the Two Holy Mosques King Fahad bin…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal Washington, 23 September 1998
… of American democracy. As one who has dedicated his life to the pursuit of unity, I am moved by the consensus … the gentleman from New York, Representative…
Centenary of the 1913 Land Act By Colin Bundy, 18 April 2013
… or 90 days of the year, enabling the landlord to bring in his harvest. In addition, a much smaller number of Africans … the labour market? No, he replied: 'A…
The diary of Maria Tholo - February 16 by Carol Hermer
… new ones. He said it was all very well if a child came on his own but if his parents it meant he didn't want to come and he would … the dough, put it in the…
ArchiveSteve Fataar could have had a rock star ego but didn’t by Rafs Mayet, 24 January 2020
… Fataar, used to like doodling and drawing flames all over his school books. Steve and his brothers, Edris (better known as Brother) and Ricky were … besties…
ArchiveOmar Badsha: Recording the roles of the ordinary by Niren Tolsi (Mail and Guardian), 17 September 2020
… Badsha has also documented and archived history through his photography, the co-founding of the non-racial Afrapix … them from our everyday imagination, it…
PlaceThaba Bosiu, Lesotho
… I, the kingdom’s founding father, throughout most of his mid-19th Century reign. Sotho oral tradition has it that … of Night’ - was so named by Moshoeshoe…
PlaceClarendon Circle, Johannesburg
… from an Aristocratic English Family, with Ancient Roots. His full Name was; George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of … served as Chief Scout of the Boy…
If we want to understand African history, we need to understand the Battle of Adwa by Hannah Giorgis (Pambazuka News), 02 Mar 2016
… The name “Adwa” always sounded so regal coming from his mouth, at once both strong and comforting. For much of … officials; and he formally denounced the…
Speech by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the Oliver Tambo Institute of Leadership, 17 July 2008, Kawaweta, Uganda
… occasion we salute, especially our brother and leader, His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. It is through his foresight that he allowed the ANC…
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
… people's" food to the poor. Rajbansi, incensed that his MF is seen as "uncaring" by some Chatsworth residents, says his party has given R47 000 to charity…
Archive”Native Union”. Article by Pixley ka Isaka Seme, in October 24, 1911
… when man shall have learned to co-operate, not only with his own kith and kin but also with all peoples and with all … ignorance today. A great Paramount…
Extracts from a press conference, 11 February 1990
… Mandela to foreign and local journalists, the first since his release on Sunday 11 February 13 February 1990 (Q) When … of pressure and it is not a nice…
Document 7 - Draft declaration of unity provisionally adopted at Unity Conference, Bloemfontein, 17 December 1943
… Land Acts were passed, depriving the Non-European of his land, prohibiting him from buying land and forcing him to … level. It is through lack of political…
An interview with Mr. A.W.G. Champion
… money for six months. We forced this employer to pay all his recruited labour for the next three or four months … forced him to dissolve the government in…
PlaceKenhardt
… and 11 kilometers wide. He was however unsuccessful in his attempt to break this speed record, in his Napier-Campbell Blue Bird! 'Scatec', has since been …
ArchiveRemembering the Blue Notes: South Africa’s first generation of free jazz by Gwen Ansell, 11 September 2017
… international acclaim, he found performance space for his adventurous concepts in South Africa as scarce as it had … 22, trumpeter Marcus Wyatt launches the…
Chapter 8
… No man should be molested by the police, nor should his house be entered without a writ from the magistrate. The … 'segregation', 'separation', 'development…
ArticleThe history of Migrant Labour in South Africa
… [11] . Workers worked under exploitative conditions as the death rate of workers in 1903 was eighty per thousand and …
PlaceFernkloof Nature Reserve, Caledon
… of Hermanus , pushed it through administrative channels. His love for the environment had brought him into touch, Dr … Caledon division. A small nursery was…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Conference of the African National Congress Women`s League, 1 August 1959
… you to defy all the fiery darts of the oppressor and even his Saracens. ES Reddy …
PlaceKommetjie, Cape Town
… and emigrated to the Cape in 1891. There he married his childhood sweetheart, Ines Mattiello, and rapidly became …
PlaceCarmel, George
… the fire was brought under control. God was watching over His property. The name Carmel was chosen from Jeremiah 46:18, …
Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930)
… votes for and three votes against, and the Chairman gave his casting vote against. The next was contained in a letter …
EventThe Erasmus Commission’s report implicates Rhoodie, Mulder and van den Bergh in SA’s infamous ‘Information Scandal’
… of South Africa. In an attempt to deflect attention from his role in the scandal, Voster had vowed that those …