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The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. … The ANC argued that the constitutional…
ArchiveThe New South African Revolution by Prithiraj Dullay, 03 April 2017
… who appointed them. You will recall that a short while back President Zuma dismissed the then incorruptable finance … reacted predictably and the S African…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… 1879 -1896 In the 1870s settler and colonial determination to bring Blacks under firm political control had undermined … to remain operative. Chelmsford…
ArchiveRelease Our People Rally
… A2 red and black on white; graphic man bound with barred window; text: Release our People Rally Rev …
‘The Coolies will elbow us out of the Country': African Reactions to Indian Immigration in the Colony of Natal, South Africa by Heather Hughes, University of Lincoln, August 2007
… will elbow us out of the Country': African Reactions to Indian Immigration in the Colony of Natal, South Africa by …
Speech by Oliver Tambo to the 20th session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, Addis Ababa, 14 November 1984
… Speech by Oliver Tambo to the 20th session of the assembly of Heads of State and …
Next to the Man, and Not Forgotten: Gay McDougall And the Southern Africa Project Of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 1963-1994 by Myra Ann Houser
… Next to the Man, and Not Forgotten: Gay McDougall And the Southern …
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… an integral part of the Black Sash movement from the 1950s to today, when she continues to promote equality in South … segregation. It was part of an…
ArchiveNational detainees day
… Date Monday 12th March. Black and white image of two hands bound with barbed wire. Words 'release all plitical prisoners …
EventSA and British governments clash over interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement
… The British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart gave a reply to the South African communication, stating that Britain was … by continuing the arms embargo. The…
ArchiveKate: one of many
… with poetry, music and speakers. Artwork of hands bound with barbed wire clutching piece of paper with word …
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… a South African Airways (SAA) aircraft as it was preparing to land at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, … body were discovered in the wheel…
ArchiveEdgar Brookes Memorial Academic Freedom Lecture
… with black lettering. Artwork of a man with a mortar board bound by ropes. Notice of a lecture on Tuesday 28th May. …
EventThe South African Industrial Federation riot in the Rand Gold mining district
… mining district. They were protesting against proposals to open semi-skilled jobs to 'non white' workers. To this end they sabotaged trains, … be 'white'…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… and camps. In addition, the apartheid government sought to complement its use force by negotiating with neighboring … after a series of negotiations a police…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… Hare. 1940 He is expelled for participating in a student strike 1942 He completes a BA degree through the University … This is where he meet students of all…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around financial problems
… Introduction The people sent a hero to prison, but generally ignored the fact that he had … to move to any new place these hectic days, other than back to…
ArchiveThoughts on Winnie Mandela by Enuga Reddy
… and became close friends. Winnie wrote an introduction to the book "Fatima Meer: Memories of Struggle," edited by … liberated and emancipated soul. Our…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… The UDF was an umbrella organization that was founded to unify the hundreds of Anti-Apartheid movements occurring … fought apartheid through protests like…
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… which was formed in 1947, intensified its repression to curb widespread civil unrest. It did this by passing … majority of the Liberation Movement’s leaders…
ArchiveSet the truth free
… Issued by Riverlea Human Rights Committee. Graphic of man bound and gagged on chair. …
Chapter 6. A Daughter of the Free State - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… in the Orange Free State. My parents were at first well-to-do farmers in the Boshoff district and owned a large farm … she was most helpful and, when the…
How a mysterious ghost ship brought cosmic disco to Cape Verde: A new compilation documents the strange history of the African country’s groove-laden sound, formed following the discovery of a boatload of synths(The Guardian), 24 May 2016
… miles off the west coast of Africa). The crew were nowhere to be seen and the cargo was commandeered by local police. But when it was found to contain…
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… conquerors as slaves. The men were imprisoned and assigned to hard labour, where most of them died, while the conquerors … to visit the Protector, then the…
ArchiveIgnorance is not bliss : no news is bad news
… which are red. Six pairs of scissors down left hand side bound with rope. …
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce … PAC alleged, was studded with evidence that…
Document 25 - E. R. Roux, The New Slogan and the Revolutionary Movement among White Workers in South Africa, presented at the Sixth
… a departure from Marxism. We are told that it is necessary to point always to the economic basis of colour prejudice in the economic … as a factor in the…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… its origin after the Second Anglo-Boer War in 1902. Prior to the war each colony or Boer republic had its own law … Transvaal and Orange Free State police…
Statement of the NWC on the organisation`s readiness for the upcoming election, 10 May 2011
… meeting on 9 May 2011 at the Chief Albert Luthuli House to, amongst other things, receive updates on the … We have raised our views regarding the timing of…
ArticleCape Schools Join the Revolt
… The school students in Cape Town reacted to the news they heard of events in Soweto. A teacher at one … 23 August to coincide with the first day of a general…