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James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
This is the obituary of Hermanus Loots, better known by his nom de guerre, James Stewart, who exposed the atrocities in the ANC’s Quatro prison camp. Martin …
The Legal Veneer
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The apartheid government always had an obsession with…
Speech by President Mandela at the Funeral of Nokukhanya Luthuli, 22 December 1996, Groutville
22 December 1996, Groutville Comrade chairperson; Members of the Luthuli family; Minister and Premiers; Leaders and veterans of the ANC; Members of the…
PlacePretoria Boys High School
This school was declared a National Monument. Pretoria Boys High School, also known as 'Boys High'. It is a public, tuition charging, English medium boys high…
Document 93 S. B., “Unite Against Reaction and Oppression: United Front Against National Oppression and Fascism”, Umsebenzi, 23 May 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 93 S. B., "Unite Against Reaction and…
The Politics of non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections
IntroductionThe resistance against the government’s constitutional restructuring was one of the most important campaigns waged by South Africa’s liberation…
A new total strategy emerges July 1990 -June 1991
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The unbanning of the liberation movements on 2 February…
Citation for Saleem Badat by Professor Paul Maylam, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
CITATION FOR SALEEM BADAT (Honorary graduand, Rhodes University, 10 April 2015) By Professor Paul Maylam Eight years ago, in 2007, Dr Saleem Badat stood on…
Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas, 23 August 2008
South African History Online Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas 23 August 2008 Fatima Meer's career at Natal University spanned…
Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Between 1926 and 1934 waves of 'insubordination', 'defiance' and 'riots'…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Organisational Renewal, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
Introduction 1. From the debates in the commissions, it is clear that we all regard Organisation as a critically important area of discussion. The amount of…
Propaganda and the Pursuit of Hegemonic Goals – The Myanmar and Zimbabwe Experience by Thabo Mbeki, 29 February 2016
Much has been written about how much the so-called international community expected the new South Africa born in 1994 to lead the campaign for respect of human…
Helen Zille and the myth of the White Saviour by Panashe Chigumadzi, (Sunday Times), 19 March 2017
Wilbur Smith, that great chronicler of the White Man's Burden in Africa, was arguably at his finest in his 1972 novel, The Sunbird. In it, he narrates the…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew
Introduction Introduction Part 1 - Building The National Movement Document 1 - Harry Snitcher , Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943] …
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The draft Ordinance of October 1903 imposed…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
This article was written by Devon Wall and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Customary Law in South Africa: …
52. Gandhi: my experiences, 1914
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gandhi started writing the following article on…
A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather Hughes
From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Founded in 1869 by American Board Missionaries, Inanda Seminary was the…
Preface
This study of "protest art" in South Africa for the period 1968 to 1976 presented me with several difficulties of research in relation to decisions regarding…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela to the Angolan National Assembly Luanda, 29 April 1998
President of the National Assembly; Your Excellency, President Jose dos Santos; Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, I come to this…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede Booker T. Washington's educational philosophy of self-help and vocational and technical…
IFP 2019 Election Manifesto
A GROWING ECONOMY The development of an inclusive economy is an absolute priority. This is about human dignity. We need to get our nation working, to…
XI - The Verdict
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa The Deputy Attorney General also made a closing submission, in which he stated that…
Building A National Democratic Society by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
Building A National Democratic Society Chapter I: Introduction South Africa has entered its Second Decade of Freedom with the strengthening of democracy…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
Introduction General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African National Party,…
ArchiveNote on sources and footnoting by Howard Barrell
THE EXTREMITY OF CONFLICT in a revolutionary struggle can create a number of difficulties for someone attempting a serious study of such a struggle. Firstly,…
ArchiveANC 2019 Election Manifesto
FOREWORD Cyril Ramaphosa ANC President Fellow South Africans, The freedom we enjoy today was achieved through struggle, determination and great sacrifice…
ArchiveThe end of an era - A tribute to Cde Govan Mbeki, by Jacob Zuma, 8 September 2001, Port Elizabeth
During the past week, the entire country has been united in mourning the fall of a giant of our struggle. Messages of condolences have come from all over the…
Last kicks of a dying horse July 1992 - June 1993
From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The era of destabilisation entered its third year in…