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The Struggle against our Weaknesses by A. B. Xuma, 1956
A.B Xuma,the 6th President General of the ANC(1940 - 49) 44th National Conference: Letter on "certain tendencies" from Dr. A. B. Xuma 18 December 1955 The…
PlaceSeshego, a Township
Seshego is a Township in the Polokwane Local Municipality of the Capricorn District Municipality of the Limpopo Province It lies directly North West of…
PlaceLuckhoff High School
With being established in 1935, the school is a very important part of the Stellenbosch Community. It has produced great South Africans. OUR VISION Lückhoff…
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Although out of active politics, Gomas observed with keen…
EventCosatu celebrates its 18 th anniversary
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) celebrated its 18th anniversary by becoming the first trade union in the world to sponsor a CD. The…
Document 15 - ‘A document to create a climate of understanding’; Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
"Communique" by SASO, July 1969 For the first time after 1959, Non-White student leaders met at Stutterheim in July 1968. A need for contact, especially…
Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, “The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa A. J. Abrahamse Memorial Lecture, Cathedral Hall, Cape Town, 5 October 1950
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 51 - W. P. van Schoor, "The Origin and…
“Message to Those Staying At Home”: Joint Statement by Dr G. M. Naicker and Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 1958
Message To Those Staying At Home: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 195863 Those who will be staying at home in…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
± 1000 BCE (Pre-colonial) Late Stone Age people (San/Tsam//Xam) teach their children how to hunt and gather food, skin animals, prepare and cook food and…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (known fondly as the "Arch”) was born in Klerksdorp on 7 October 1931. His father, Zachariah, who was educated at a Mission school, was the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940 - 1949 1940 Within a year of his joining the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), Dr Yusuf Dadoo's role as an activist in…
Phakamani
Phakamani, meaning "stand up", reflecting the call to stand up and join the democratic forces inside South Africa and abroad to oppose the legality of the…
EventCourt commutes James Mange’s sentence
Following an international campaign led by international bodies such as the United Nations, Organisation of African Unity (now AU), Non-Align Movement, and non…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
Director of the programmeDeputy President Cyril Ramaphosa and all ANC Officials,ANC NEC members,Vice-President of COSATU and theLeadership of the ANC, SACP,…
An open letter from Desmond Tutu to Aung San Su Kyi, 7 September 2017
My dear Aung San Su Kyi I am now elderly, decrepit and formally retired, but breaking my vow to remain silent on public affairs out of profound sadness about…
88. Gandhi’s legacy
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Jerry Coovadia, professor at the Natal…
Celebrating 20 years of ASAI!
ASAI wants to invite you to join us for a full afternoon celebrating 20 years of ASAI: making art history from below.Date: Friday, 28th November 2025Venue:…
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
For each individual photographer, there was the struggle to overcome the blind spots resulting from an internalised apartheid ideology. To see what had not…
ArticleBiography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
Born: 1939, Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal)In Summary: Poet, African National Congress Chief Representative to Sweden and United States of America, South…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
In July 1967, the University Christian Movement (UCM) held its founding congress in Grahamstown, with about 90 clergymen and students in attendance. The…
EventActivist and Journalist, Robert Resha dies in exile
Robert Resha was an activist, journalist and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). As an activist, he strived for a non-racial, non-sexist, just and…
Draft Declaration by ANC, 20 December, 2012, 53rd ANC Annual Conference, Mangaung
We, the five thousand delegates to this 53rd National Conference of the African National Congress, gathered at the University of the Free State, united in the…
ArchiveCongress Resister 1983 - 1989
Congress Resister was published by the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), which was formed at the turn of the twentieth century by Mahatma Gandhi. It was not…
educating African youth and provision of large scale scholarships tenable in various
On negotiations and suspension of armed actions Preamble Noting that:1. Negotiation is only one form of struggle towards the transfer of power to the people…
Presidential Address to the Twenty-Third Conference of the South African Indian Congress, Durban, September 3, 1961
This Twenty-third Conference of the South African Indian Congress meets at a time when the Indian people of South Africa have completed a hundred years of…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Freedom Day celebrations, Bisho Stadium, Eastern Cape, 27 April 2007
Programme Director, Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Premier of the Eastern Cape, Nosimo Balindlela, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Public…
Document 53 - M. Harmel, “Observations on Certain Aspects of Imperialism in South Africa”, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 3, February 1954
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 53 - M. Harmel, "Observations on Certain…
Chapter 8
December Conference- 1943 When the All African Convention held its Conference in Bloemfontein, on the 16th and 17th December, 1943, the pivotal point round…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…