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”Policy of the Congress Youth League.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in May 1946
The history of modern times is the history of nationalism. Nationalism has been tested in the people's struggles and the fires of battle and found to be the…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
A Brief Overview The People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was an armed wing of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), the major liberation…
”On the Organisations of the African People”, from I. B. Tabata to Nelson Mandela, June 16, 1948
80 Harrington Street, Cape Town. 16th June, 1948 My dear Mandela, Now to the discussion on the question of organisation, which is every day assuming greater…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
POLITICAL HARASSMENT FAROUK ASVAT was banned by the South African regime between 1973 and 1978; and nominated an Amnesty International "Prisoner of…
BiographyNomadhlangala Cosy Europa Ndabezitha
Nomadhlangala Cosy Europa Ndabezitha was born on 22 September 1953 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) to Madhlangala Dukuza Ndabezitha and Ntombinkulu Bhengu…
BiographySolly Mokoetle
Solly Mokoetle was also known as Solly Mpoli in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) circles, Solly Mokoetle left the country during the first half of 1976. As the influx…
BiographyGraeme Craig Smith
Graeme Craig Smith was born to Graeme and Janet Smith on 1 February 1981. Graeme attended King Edward the VII School in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). …
BiographyMduduzi Richard Shabalala
Mduduzi Richard Shabalala (Mdu) Shabalala was born in Lamontville, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 24 July 1965. His father was a prominent civic rights…
BiographyJeanette Carlson
Jeanette Levinson Carlson was born on 21 June 1929, in Muizenberg, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape Province). She was the youngest of Israel and…
BiographyPauline Podbrey
Pessel Podbrez (name given at birth, later changed to Pauline) was born in Kovna, Lithuania in 1922, the eldest of two children. In 1933, the family immigrated…
BiographyGladys Thomas
Gladys Thomas born was in 1935 in Salt River, Cape Town. She was adopted by a family in Lakeside, Cape Town in Western Cape as she was an orphan. She grew up…
ArchiveChapter 7 - Planning for people's war `Blow on the embers and it will catch alight', January 1983 - March 1984 by Howard Barrell
It was...a way in which we could give real meaning to people's involvement; to once and for all take away this myth that MK is their highly trained,…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
In 1959 the Africanists broke away from the ANC and formed the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The histories of these two organisations are inextricably linked…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, which encouraged a resurgent Zulu nationalism…
BiographyNontetha Nkwenkwe
Nontetha Nkwenkwe is one of the most remarkable female religious leaders associated with independent churches in the 1920s. Born in King Williamstown in 1875,…
EventSAP fighting in Zimbabwe
It was officially disclosed that the South African Police (SAP) were in Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe) actively helping in the fight against Nationalist…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
Imbeleko is the women's wing of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), formed in 1982 to address the specific challenges faced by black women under…
BiographyKing Sarhili kaHintsa
King Sarhili was the last King to rule over Xhosaland before it was fragmented by the consequences of the ‘Cattle Killing Movement’ of 1856-7. The movement was…
BiographyPhyllis Naidoo
Phyllis Naidoo was born in Estcourt, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on the 5 January 1928. She was the daughter of Simon David, a teacher and principal. His…
BiographyPeter Moonsammy
Peter Moonsammy was born on 25 March 1928 in Market St, Johannesburg. Moonsamy was the elder brother of Paul and Dasu Joseph who were Transvaal Indian…
BiographyCassim Mahomed Lakhi
Cassim Mahomed Lakhi was the youngest son of Mahomed Lakhi and his wife, Hawa Bibi, who were both born in India. They arrived in South Africa in 1894 and…
BiographyKewpie
Kewpie was a hairdresser and iconic queer figure from District Six. A gender fluid individual who identified by female pronouns, Kewpie was a seminal nightlife…
BiographyMabel Palmer
Dr Mabel Palmer (nee Mabel Atkinson) was born on 22 May 1876 near Stocksfield in Northumberland, England. Her father, J.B. Atkinson, was a mine inspector, and…
BiographyElizabeth Komikie Gumede
Recorded as one of the most tortured women political prisoners under the apartheid regime, Elizabeth Komikie Gumede was born in 1921. Gumede served as an…
BiographyNarriman Gadija Bazier Samuels
Narriman Gadija Bazier Samuels, affectionately known as "Ma G" throughout Mitchells Plain, grew up during the height of apartheid in South Africa. While her…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
Letlapa Ngoato Mphahlele was born on 8 December 1960 in Rosenkrantz, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) to Radikubu and Nkone. He grew up in the village of…
ArticleNational and Provincial Elections - 2024 - South Africa
Introduction President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the new members of the National Executive, for the seventh administration, which includes all the parties…
ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
Mandela and MK The late 1950s saw the first hints of an armed struggle occurring in certain parts of South Africa. Various types of armed resistance spread…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
On behalf of the National Executive Committee, the entire membership of the African National Congress, its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe and indeed on my own…
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
The ANC in exile issued its first January 8th statement in 1972, the founding date of the ANC. This statement outlined the organisation’s programme for the…