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73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The African National Congress, the S.A. Indian…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 93th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2005
Umtata, 8 January 2005 Compatriots and comrades, On the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the African National Congress, January 8th 2005, we extend…
From retirement to parliament
(Including 'The Atlantic Charterfrom the Standpoint of Africans within the Union of South Africa' and 'Bill of Rights,' adopted by the ANC Annual Conference.)…
PlaceKliptown Museum
The story the Kliptown Open Air Museum tells of the thousands of people who contributed to the drafting of the Freedom Charter through photographs, news…
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
1892 16 March, James Sebe Moroka is born in Thaba Nchu., Bophuthatswana in the Free State province. 1909 Moroka completes his primary school education,…
ArchiveT B Davie memorial lecture : Raymond Suttner
White poster with black lettering. Photo of Raymond Suttner. Regarding The Freedom Charter. The People's Charter in the 1980's. Lecture at Jameson Hall on…
ArchiveJune 27 Freedom Day Rally
37th Anniversary of The Freedom Charter Rally. Black, green and yellow striped poster. Rally on 27th June 1992. Venue - Kliptown Market Place (Historical site …
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… had lobbied for during the negotiation process. [xxi] Chapter 11 of the Constitution of South Africa recognizes the …
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
Context As the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), founded in 1963, was established as a loose association of African states with limited mechanisms for…
EventDay of the African Child
The 16th of June is commemorated each year as the Day of the African Child. This commemoration was adopted on 16 June 1991 to honour those who had laid down…
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
Background to the formation of the South African National Students Congress (SANSCO) The emergence of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the adoption…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held its opening conference on 20th December 1951. Led by I. B. Tabata, SOYA was closely linked to the Non European Unity…
EventAfrican’s Claim is presented at the conference
At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Bloemfontein, the document the African's Claim in South Africa, presented by the…
ArchiveNon-Central Government structures in South Africa today
Paper presented by Penuell M. Maduna for discussion at the African National Congress in-house seminar on Constitutional Guidelines for a future democratic…
PlaceVirginia Airport, Durban
Durban Virginia Airport is a Public Airport serving the City of Durban, in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal. Durban is largest City in the Province, and the…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
Nelson Mandela, leader of the Transvaal branch of the African National Congress (ANC), was acquitted of treason charges after a four year long trial. Mandela…
EventSimon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrive at the Cape to assist dissatisfied burghers
On 23 June 1792, Simon Hendrik Freykenius and Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh arrived in the Cape. Both Freykenius and Nederburgh were Commissioner-Generals of…
EventThe ANC calls for a day of protest and observes this day as 'South Africa Freedom Day' for the first time
In 1950 the apartheid government introduced the Unlawful Organisations Act and the Suppression of Communism Act. In March 1950 the African National Congress …
Student Politics in the Era of Democracy
During the 1990-1994 period of political liberalisation and negotiations leading to the first democratic elections the South African Students Organisation …
Presidential address by Alberth Luthuli to the Annual Provincial Conference of the Natal Branch of the African National Congress, 5 July 1956
(Press report) "The struggle for freedom must go on no matter how hard the struggle might be! It must go on because Freedom is the noblest human attainment…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Radio Freedom on Visits of Multi-National Corporations to the ANC, before February 1986
They assess the apartheid system in terms of the profits or the losses it yields. It has always been clear that for them the apartheid system will be useful so…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
The participation of young people in the liberation struggle preceded the student uprising of June 16, 1976. Before the establishment of the African National…
The Wider Significance of the Judgement of the Constitutional Court on the “Nkandla Matter” by Thabo Mbeki, 11 April 2016
… democracy strong and vibrant… “As with other Chapter Nine institutions, the Constitution guarantees the … said – “My soul is not for sale.” It also means…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
1902 A Coloured people’s political organisation, African People’s Organisation (APO), previously known as the African Political Organisation is formed in Cape…
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of the Nationsmet in Geneva, Switzerland for the first time. The League was an international body…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… planted in the early 1900s. The estate represents a later chapter in the Cape’s wine story, showing how tradition and …
Biographical contribution on Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
… and Speak ”. In 1995, she was the co-author of the chapter “South African Feminism” of a book on global …
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… of violence being reproduced in post-apartheid culture. In Chapter 10 the novel’s protagonist believes herself to have …
Introduction by Oliver Tambo to a message from Nelson Mandela, smuggled out of prison, 10 June 1980
The African National Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of…
Introduction to a Message from Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Smuggled Out Of Prison, 10 June 1980
The African National Congress of South Africa brings you this urgent call to unity and mass action, by political prisoners on Robben Island to all patriots of…