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ArticleFederation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW)
The Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) was formed on the 8th of December 1984, bringing together close to 200 women from all over the Transvaal (now known…
ArticleCo-operation and conflict on the Highveld
… about the rise of the Basotho state under Moshoeshoe, this chapter takes the story a bit further. Trouble over the land …
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
… authority and status of the traditional monarch. In the chapter dealing with the intervention permitted by AT 100 the …
Support our People until Power is Restored to Them - Statement at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 26 October 1976
… and on the United Kingdom to support the invocation of Chapter VII of the Charter, which we implore the General … the Security Council to take urgent action,…
Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the celebration of Freedom Day, 27 April 2011, Union Buildings, Pretoria
… of political parties represented in Parliament, Heads of Chapter 9 Institutions, Fellow South Africans We have great … the Constitution, the supreme law of…
Nelson Mandela Sending Photographs
… for Zindzi]. Vainly did I try to make out the book and chapter of the open Bible you were reading. But the …
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
Like all other Black ethnic groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive legislations enacted by Colonial and successive governments…
”On the Organisations of the African People”, from I. B. Tabata to Nelson Mandela, June 16, 1948
… the past. The beginning of this century closed a chapter in our history—the end of the resistance of the Blacks by military means. It opened a new chapter…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
With no discernable change in government policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away from peaceful protest. The ANC…
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…
EventThe Women's National Coalition Conference starts
The inter-racial Women's National Coalition (WNC) Conference (25-27 February 1994), started in the World Trade Centre, Kempton Park. The conference focused…
Tribute to Prof Meer on her 80th birthday by Ari Sitas, 23 August 2008
… years at the University of Natal: it will be the opening chapter to her Festschrift that SASA is planning. At least …
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension inside the African National Congress (ANC) between those with more moderate…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… time, the Boers declared a Republic and started a new chapter in the history of Greater Johannesburg. …
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
Context: The Emergence of a Pan-African Rhetoric The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963, was the culmination of a number of…
James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
… and gives a 10-page abridged version of the Stuart Report (Chapter 4, Document 115). In a section headed “Mutiny in … we Sizwe”, the long introduction by the…
Speech by President Mandela at the Funeral of Nokukhanya Luthuli, 22 December 1996, Groutville
… we have to share an honour of witnessing the closing of a chapter of an epic contribution to freedom and justice. But …
PlacePretoria Boys High School
… His successful escape from the building added a colourful chapter to the history of the building. The Staats Model …
Document 93 S. B., “Unite Against Reaction and Oppression: United Front Against National Oppression and Fascism”, Umsebenzi, 23 May 1936
… that this development is proceeding apace. Let us quote chapter and verse. After the strike of 1922, the miners union …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Religion and Churches
… thesis that reflect his personal thinking on religion. Chapter IX: Science on the offensive "We thus arrive at the … hemelwaards De ziele haalt, Dat knielen…
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… on his own but for speed he would say 'just read this chapter and tell me what it says'. He'd help you understand the chapter through his questions. He would…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first President), Nelson Mandela,…
ArticleApartheid crumbles, Women in the turmoil of the 1980s
The 1980s saw escalating state repression and mass detentions. In a frenzy of desperate reaction, the government declared a series of back-to-back states of…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela to the Angolan National Assembly Luanda, 29 April 1998
… colonialism and invasion will be a proud, if painful, chapter. Success in your quest, under circumstances made …
Archive2017 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2017
… Legislatures, Chairperson of SALGA, The Heads of Chapter 9 Institutions, Chairperson of the National House of … transformation imperatives. Today we are…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 20th April 1992
… Reading from the "Lamentations of Jeremiah", Chapter 5 Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider, …
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… unjust system. The Freedom Charter has opened up a new chapter in the struggle of our people. Hitherto we have …
Gallery
This extensive history through pictures gallery documents the role that women have played in the liberation and democratisation of our country from 1900…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
The South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO) was formed in 1953 at a Coloured People's Convention in Cape Town. The organisation aimed to unite…