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ArchiveChapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance
… of a Republic. The regime's mobilisation against this action was the most intensive of the decade: nightly police … activists played the major role in…
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… Moroka represents the ANC at the founding of the Franchise Action Council (FRAC). 1952 Moroka is charged under the …
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… 1977 August, He organises the World Conference for Action against Apartheid, Lagos, Nigeria. 1981 May He …
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… of worker members, who their own experiences of collective action and modes of organisation contributed to building the …
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… movement's forces also used the day to mount protest action against white rule. The ANC led Congress Alliance …
Move from Condemnation to Confrontation of Apartheid and Colonialism - Statement in Committee II of the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa, Oslo by O. R. Tambo, 11 April 1973
… like to say that in discussing political and diplomatic action against apartheid, and against Portuguese colonialism, … complement and if they are not based…
Introduction by Oliver Tambo to a message from Nelson Mandela, smuggled out of prison, 10 June 1980
… South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all … be presented to our people. His call to…
Introduction to a Message from Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Smuggled Out Of Prison, 10 June 1980
… South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all … be presented to our people. His call to…
ArchiveNational Forum
… to the left of the ANC. They comprised Azapo, Azasm, Soya, Action Youth, Cape Action League and several others. … Action Youth …
A new total strategy emerges July 1990 -June 1991
… forces are the state's response to popular mass protest action. We also briefly examine allegations of security force … as a response by the security forces…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and Franchise Action Council (FRAC) decides that the Defiance Campaign shall commence on 26 June. 30 August, 'We Go To…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… otherwise. Motlanthe was widely criticised for his action by the Parliamentary Opposition and the media. He …
ArchiveTime to act
… A perfomance on struggle in South Africa and the need for action A2 silkscreened poster produced by Action Workshop at CAP, Cape Town, black, red and yellow;…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… 1907 and 1922 there was considerable industrial unrest and action in the mining sector. The favoured form of industrial action was strikes: by downing tools…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… on the home-brewing of beer also roused women into taking action against the authorities. There was unrest in Springs … a boycott of the municipal canteens…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… a general directive that all its units should go into action. The RC also sets up a special sub-committee on … in Johannesburg. 22-26 August, The World…
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
… his death. After this secondary inquest by the SAMDC, action was taken against the doctors. Both of them were found …
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… (UDF) and SASNCO. By this time there was increasing joint action by both SANSCO and NUSAS, recognizing the need for a … Source Documents and Commentary, p…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… more important role. The ANC introduced their Programme of Action in 1949, supporting strike action, protests and other forms of non-violent resistance. …
The appointment of Judges
… remedies against domestic violence Rail Commuters Action Group and others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail (2004) - … (2000) - right to housing Minister of…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… in the Pondoland against tax evaders. As a result of this action, many boycotters started paying their taxes. A "Bantu … of the chiefs. Through the Emergency…
ArchiveTerrorist car bombs : Public awareness chart 6
… Information in black letters, on precautionary measures, action in case of threat, action in case of car bomb blast etc., …
Chapter 28. I Fight Back
… For many months the committee had been discussing what action the union should take. In the event of Swart making an … members felt that a call from the…
BiographyIrma Stern
Irma Stern was born in 1894 in Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal. She studied in Weimar and Berlin and had her inaugural exhibition in Berlin in 1919. On her return…
Siphiwe Nyanda
Siphiwe Nyanda was the eldest of the six children of Betsy and Henry Nyanda, a traffic inspector and area supervisor of liquor outlets for the Johannesburg…
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… thought and how the world works. Policy A plan of action or a set of principle used to do something. Political …
EventThe Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris
… to promote active United Nations encouragement of public action against apartheid. Many International organisations like International Student Action in…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… for the mobilisation of the African people, a call to action in the struggle for equal opportunities and … the history of political struggle in South Africa…
87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
… our strength lies in our numbers. If we are united in our action and thus able to mobilise the majority of our people, … our chances of success are improved…
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
… This reflected itself partly in a rise of strike action, from the low point of the decade in 1953 to a high … in March 1956. In both cases militant and…