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ArchiveHow colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war by Pankaj Mishra (The Guardian), 10 November 2018
… Weber wrote in September 1917, there “stands a dross of African and Asiatic savages and all the world’s rabble of … lumpens.” Weber was referring to the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 97th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2009
… INTRODUCTION On the occasion of the 97th Anniversary of the African National Congress, we wish to extend to all our … and disciplined students to form the…
EventGovernment's final consolidation of 'homelands'
… and a way to strip Black South Africans of their South African citizenship. The argument from the point of view of the Apartheid government was that Black…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
… rights of the child was an important development for South African children, most of whom had suffered under apartheid … Nevirapine was to be provided free…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… Africa – at first through the establishment of the South African Students Organisation (SASO). Conscious of the … for regional youth organisations, as well…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… Indian – 4125 ‘Coloured' – 501 Malay – 860 Chinese – 59 ‘African' – unknown 1963 Harry, ‘the fat man', a tramp living … of Indian, Asian and Middle Eastern…
PlaceKumalosville, Kwa Zulu Natal
… 1908, a Mr Daniel Bester sold 250 acres of land to an African syndicate whose trustees were Chief J.H. Kumalo and … it adjoined the railway line, something…
EventThe Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… Army (APLA) was the underground military wing of the Pan African Congress (PAC). APLA was formed in the 1960s, after … of the PAC and other political…
The Fruits of the 1973 Durban Strikes: A Powerful Black Trade Union Movement. Are they still on track or are they off the rails? by Johann Maree
… Union. He served on the Editorial Board of the South African Labour Bulletin from 1976 to 2008 and was chair of … Abstract The 1973 Durban strikes, when 60…
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… The first “big” change was initiated by South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa , on 15 March 2020 when the President addressed the South African nation and…
82. The President’s Council
… reproduced here. Throughout, he insists that he is a South African and wishes to play his rightful role as a full … members, I have the honour to stand among…
ArchiveCHAPTER 9 - Tactics of talks, Tactics of confrontation, The Road to Vula, July 1985 - December 1986 Insurrection cannot be led from afar. by Howard Barrell
… that the ANC was under pressure to talk to the South African government (something he denied eight months later). 12 Subsequently, a prominent white South…
ArchiveAhmed Timol and the return of The Light by Kevin Bloom (Daily Maverick), 28 October 2016
… obvious: because the gods, whether Roman or Greek or African, have always been ciphers for Truth. Take the death … team “to study all TRC cases in possession…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986
… of the state of emergency. The stark reality of the South African situation is that the people are inexorably, … of the biggest world conferences to deal…
"The Count-Down has Started": Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Soweto Uprising by O. R. Tambo, 16 June 1986
… state of emergency. The stark reality of the South African situation is that the people are inexorably, … of the biggest world conferences to deal with…
Media briefing statement by ANC National Chairperson, Comrade Baleka Mbete, following the occasion of the Republic of South Sudans 9th July Independence Day Celebrations
… General Council took a resolution, encouraging the South African government to appoint a Special Envoy for Sudan. … July 2011 as part of our mission to…
A Brief History of Mali by US Department of State updated 01 October 2015
… Mali is the cultural heir to the succession of ancient African empires – Ghana, Malinké, and Songhai – that occupied the West African savannah. These empires…
ANC Gauteng Centenary Month to celebrate Oliver Tambo, 18 October 2012
… years, the City of Reggio Emilia provided support to the African National Congress. This historical relationship was … and others. The ANC in collaboration…
PlaceEswatini (formerly Swaziland)
… other's security interests. Swaziland would deport all African National Congress (ANC) members to South Africa. This did not prevent raids by the South…
PlaceNiger
… the spread of Islam , was also the source of some of these African country names. Niger officially; 'Republic of Niger'. Is landlocked by 7 other western…
Baroness Castle of Blackburn opened an exhibition on the history of the Anti-Apartheid Movement at the opening session of the Symposium
… say 'Where are these from?' knowing that they were South African. 'Oh! South African, no thank you' walking out as though the shop stank. … of the Community…
Archive2008 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 8 February 2008
… Deputy President of the Republic and President of the African National Congress; Our esteemed Chief Justice and … of international relations, with particular…
Oration by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the funeral service of the late Cleopas Mododa Nsibande, 3 January 2009, Benoni
… Members of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress Ministers and Deputy Ministers … the objectives of a just, equal and prosperous…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the inauguration of the National Council of Traditional Leaders Cape Town, 18 April 1997
… to do: to defeat, to subjugate and to dispossess the African people;to plunder their land and usurp its wealth. We … of the fact that, valiant though their…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… important since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The ruling African National Congress (ANC), which won the election, was … pro-market, and vowed to privatise…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… his public statements had gotten him suspended from the African National Congress (ANC) for 5 years. Malema was found …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… Wood, part of the Somme Offensive takes place. A South African Brigade of 3 150 men, attached to the 9th Scottish …
EventGovernment tables the third Constitution of the Republic of South Africa before the House of Assembly
… In 1983 the South African government passed the third Constitution of the … houses for White, Coloured and Indian groups. It excluded African people, on…
ArchiveEddie Webster leaves a legacy of advocacy for social justice that transcends academia by Ethan van Diemen (Daily Maverick), 5 March 2024
… to understanding and advocating for the rights of South African workers. His academic journey began at Rhodes … the Institute of Industrial Education and the…
EventWinnie Mandela's Soweto home reported burnt down
… of Winnie Mandela, wife of an imprisoned leader of the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela, was burned … be no charges laid and no prosecution…