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ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… after the Zuma years. Noteworthy, too, is the number of religious parties — with churches hoping to turn congregant numbers into political power. In the…
BiographyIngrid Jonker
… was born on 19 September 1933 on a farm in the rural area of Douglas, near Kimberley in the Northern Cape . After her parents’ divorce, Jonker experienced a…
BiographyNgugi wa Thiong’o
… The academic and social activist, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He was born James wa Thiong’o Ngugi in … the chair of…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … varying interests, and since representation on the central body…
Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930)
… 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 19 - Communist Party of South Africa, Memo on S.A.F.N.T.U. (1930) COPY. "S.A.F.N.T.U.: Three requests from this body …
BiographyMzukisi Sompeta
… On 16 August 2012 Mzukisi was killed at scene 1 after being shot twice in the shoulder by the police. Mzukisi was … for groceries and clothes from him. He…
Document 120 - Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa (c. 1940)41
… and without qualification for the absolute freedom of the Non-European peoples in the political, economic, and … and racial differences. But the incessant…
BiographyJoyce Sikhakhane-Rankin
… was a lecturer in African languages at the University of the Witwatersrand who concentrated on writing; he also … the school that was run by Father Trevor…
PlaceUniversity of Stellenbosch
… Stellenbosch University the 2nd of the Universities in the picture in the Banner. With an … This University was developed from the inauguration of the…
BiographyBisho Jarsa
… Article by Sandra Rowoldt Shell, University of Cape Town. When Neville Alexander used to visit his … Jarsa as a boy, he never suspected the extraordinary…
Benjamin Johnson Langa
… Benjamin (Ben) Johnson, Langa’s father, was a Minister of Religion and his mother was a housewife who was also … early, the parents placed great emphasis on…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… One of the key instruments used by the apartheid government to neutralise political dissent was the State of Emergency (SOE). In periods when the government…
EventCommittee of Ten wants election of a new community board
… The 'Committee of 10' formed by prominent Soweto residents, issued a programme for the election of a new community board to have total autonomy in Soweto, ……
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Durban
… Programme Director, Your Excellency, the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, And esteemed members of the Indian delegation, Ministers and Deputy…
Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet hosted by the President of the Republic of India
… Speech by the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Banquet hosted by the President of the Republic of India …
G. H. Gool and J. A. La Guma, "Appeal of the Ncrtional Liberation League for a National Convention of the Subject Peoples of South Africa", The Liberator, September 1937
… G. H. Gool and J. A. La Guma, "Appeal of the Ncrtional Liberation League for a National Convention of the Subject Peoples of South Africa", The Liberator,…
EventThe force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa.
… After the outbreak of World War I, there was immediate fighting in different parts of the world. On 11 May 1915, South African troops entered … the colony…
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… the genocide is usually identified as the shooting down of an airplane carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana … Commander Lieutenant General Dallaire…
Address by President Mandela to the Meeting of Directors-General Establishing a Forum of Directors-General
… Address by President Mandela to the Meeting of Directors-General Establishing a Forum of Directors-General …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the African Cup of Nations Tournament
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the African Cup of Nations Tournament …
Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the stone laying ceremony
… Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the stone laying ceremony …
Speech of the Deputy of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the State Banquet
… Speech of the Deputy of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the …
Albert Lutuli's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize,
… Albert Lutuli's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, …
The 1943/44 National Conference of the Communist Party of South Africa PLANS FOR 1944
… The 1943/44 National Conference of the Communist Party of South Africa PLANS FOR 1944 …
Note from Claremont branch of the National Liberation League of South Africa, 26 March 1938
… Note from Claremont branch of the National Liberation League of South Africa, 26 March 1938 …
"Remarks of Comrade Dubois"21, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
… "Remarks of Comrade Dubois"21, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935 …
ArticleResponses of different groups in South Africa to the outbreak of the First World War
… Responses of different groups in South Africa to the outbreak of the First World War …
ArticleThe Role of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa’s Liberation Struggle and MK
… The Role of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa’s Liberation Struggle and MK …
The growth of trade unionism in Cape Town and the formation of early political organisations
… The growth of trade unionism in Cape Town and the formation of early political organisations …
EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
… annexed by Britain on 12 May 1843, became a district of the Cape Colony under a lieutenant-governor. It was … after the British government had annexed the…