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Address at the official opening of the ASB Congress on 28 June 1971 in the Aula, Pretoria
… among students, particularly those at English universities in the Republic. Adv. Vorster pointed, to the responsibility of the student in the community and…
ArticleThe history of Migrant Labour in South Africa
… Introduction The migrant labour system marks a period in which African men were integrated into wage labour. Black … accepted by whites on a condition that…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… DECEMBER 2019 31 December – Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China, informs its regional World … death reported outside of China in the Philippines; a Chinese…
EventConscientious objector Ivan Toms is sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for refusing to serve in the SADF
… Dr Ivan Toms was a physician who worked in the informal settlement of Crossroads in Cape Town. In 1983, he witnessed the South African Defence Force (SADF) ……
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… violated the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries in order to prop up the Apartheid system, resulted in strong condemnation by international governments…
Ikwezi
… journal devoted to proletarian socialist revolution in Southern Africa, published in England by "a group of South African and Southern African … process of…
’The spirit of Bandung’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the International Conference in support of the liberation movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States, Lusaka, 10 April 1979
… Statement by Oliver Tambo to the International Conference in support of the liberation movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States,…
ArchiveCHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo
… CHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, …
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
… home that he had been confined to by the Apartheid regime in Groutville, (then) Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal. Chief Luthuli … African National Congress (ANC) from…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education
… debates aside, the significant revolutionary changes in the nineteenth century provided the base on which many of … been founded. The century witnessed an…
Challenge to the church: A Theological Comment on the Political Crisis in South Africa | The Kairos Document, 1985
… biblical and theological comment on the political crisis in South Africa today. It is an attempt by concerned Christians in South Africa to reflect on the…
ArchiveCHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo
… Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo …
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
… ... I should like to say that in discussing political and diplomatic action against … Portuguese colonialism, we should press for a shift in emphasis from…
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
… ago, on 19 April 1980, high school and tertiary students in the African, Coloured and Indian areas of the Western Cape … This became a precursor to a massive…
The African Women`s Demonstration in Natal: Report by Albert Luthuli to the Natal People`s Conference, 6 September 1959
… been largely by women and have no precedent, at least, in Natal. The political scene in Natal is very much alive and explosive as a result of … the women are…
'We Go To Action': Statement on the Launching In Natal of the Defiance Campaign, August 30, 1952
… of the African National Congress, Natal Branch, held in Durban on March 15, 1952, supported the decision of the … passive resistance against discriminatory…
EventChris Katongo, Zambian football player, is born
… Christopher Katongo was born on 31 August 1982 in Mufulira, Zambia. After playing for a few local teams, he … moved to South Africa and joined Jomo Cosmos…
They will answer to God - Ahmed Timol’s brother, News24 in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
… the surviving security police, who detained his brother in 1971, now had a second chance to tell the truth about his … going to die, if they are still alive…
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
… (ANC) President, Oliver Tambo denied that the ANC was in secret negotiations with the South African government. His … with the outcome of discussions held…
"Peace and Development in our Region" Speech at "War on Want" Conference by O. R. Tambo, London, June 1988
… SADCC. This has not only become an important instrument in the struggle against underdevelopment, but also a source … reinforces the confidence of the…
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… on 26 July 1915. Die Burger was originally published in Dutch, but later in 1916, the first Afrikaans-language articles were published. In 1921, the…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form … reorganization of the SABC. [xxiii]…
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
… In 1906, the Transvaal government promulgated a new Act which … colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on September 11th…
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
… died on the tracks during the South African Grand Prix in Kyalami on 5 March 1977. The horrific accident left two … caught fire and Pryce himself. The…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… Development Community (SADC) that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair. According to a statement … at the end of the day-long…
EventKip Keino of Kenya wins the Olympic gold medal for 1,500 metres in 3 mins 34.9 secs
… Kipchego “Kip” Keino was born in Kipsano, Kenya on 17 January 1940. Keino began his international running career in 1962. From early on he trained under very…
EventIt is announced that a child prostitution and trafficking task team rescues 14 underage prostitutes in downtown Johannesburg
… kidnapping, trafficking and prostitution has become rife in the syndicates of Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. … between the ages of 12 and 16, who are…
Mandela: Message to India
… African History Online Mandela: Message to India 18 June 1994 [ On the occasion of an India-South Africa Solidarity … Indian National Social Action Forum …
Document 15 - “Ruth First , “Progress in Unity Talks: African Organisations Agree Principle”, The Guardian , 23 December 1948
… by Allison Drew Document 15 - "Ruth First , "Progress in Unity Talks: African Organisations Agree Principle", The … , 23 December 1948 The two premier…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… South Africans went to the polls on 8 May 2019 in a general election considered the most important since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The ruling African…