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EventFour ANC members killed in an ambush near Piet Retief, eastern Transvaal
… Mthembu, Makhosi Nyoka and Nontsikelelo Cothoza, all African National Congress (ANC) members were shot dead when …
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… On this day twenty five years ago, the South African Communist Party (SACP) secretary-general, Chris …
EventLucas Ntuba Radebe, SA soccer hero, is born in Diepkloof, Soweto
… and the UK’s Leeds United. Radebe is the first South African to have captained two World Cup finals, these were in …
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… 1962, with a view to keep the racial policies of the South African Government under review throughout the year. The … [Accessed: 21 November 2012]| South…
EventDinizulu succeeds his father, Cetshwayo, as King of the Zulus.
… allies in the border districts of the neighbouring South African Republic (the Transvaal). *Dinizulu is also spelt as … Akyeampong E.K., Gates H.R., Junior,…
EventEllen Kuzwayo becomes the first Black woman to receive an honorary degree from Wits University
… the Free State. The family had very strong ties with the African National Congress (ANC). Kuzwayo qualified as a …
EventNine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, Tanzania
… 1989, a document officially banning nine members of the African National Congress (ANC) was circulated at Dakawa in …
PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
… as Witperd Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who were …
New Age
… known as a leftist publication. New Age was linked to the African National Congress and its' leadership. In 1954, Govan …
PlacePhansi Museum
… The Museum houses some of the finest examples of African artefacts, such as: beadwork, headrests, milk pails, …
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
… were detained. Subsequently, the government banned the African National Congress (ANC) and the PAC. The …
Albert Luthuli`s speech to ceremony for presenting him the Christopher Gell Memorial Award, 21 October 1961, Port Elizabeth
… I feel it would be a fitting tribute to this gallant South African, if his writings could be collated and published in … of man not join us in our stand? The…
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… of the Harlem Renaissance. Jan H. Hofmeyr (1910) South African educationalist and liberal politician who anticipated … of the Brookings Institution Edwin…
ArchiveThe end of an era - A tribute to Cde Govan Mbeki, by Jacob Zuma, 8 September 2001, Port Elizabeth
… ideas at the level of strategy and tactics of the African National Congress. He was one of the few political … world. For his contribution to the analysis of…
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby's return to international games
… The African National Congress (ANC) in Harare, Zimbabwe, agreed … its good offices" to facilitate the readmission of South African rugby into international…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 1). Convenor: Janet Cherry
… Studies, Nelson Mandela University Abstract The South African Communist Party (SACP) has always been determined to … some of its members as high-level…
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… certain points which, he says, need clarification. "The African National Congress is a legal organisation. Some … of the Union, will write our Freedom…
ANC National Working Committee statement following its meeting held on the 20th January 2014, 21 January 2014
… The National Working Committee of the African National Congress met in its ordinary meeting on the … providers. Issued by Gwede Mantashe Secretary-General…
PlaceMadagascar
… to as: 'the big red island'. Madagascar is the largest African island situated in the Indian Ocean, about 450 km … nation of Madagascar on the east and…
PlaceNamaqua Coastal Route
… world," said Fernando Camilo, chief scientist at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory which built and operates … against radio interference, the…
PlaceHole in the Wall, Coffee Bay- Wild Coast
… of the most impressive landmarks along the entire South African coastline . Second only to Table Mountain , most … canary, dark-backed forest weaver, three…
PlaceCape Point and the Lighthouse, at the Southern Point of the Cape Peninsula
… thirty kilometres at the extreme South Western tip of the African Continent in the Republic of South Africa . Table … Cape Point lighthouse is the most…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… was by no means the island’s only notable inmate – South African presidents Kgalema Motlanthe and Jacob Zuma also … is! Roughly 132 species of bird –…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… by the Boer forces during the second Anglo Boer War (South African War) . At the time of the siege, people like Solomon … is also dedicated to Sol T Plaatje …
Document 118 - Johannesburg District Communist Party, Call to a Non-European United Front!
… A NON-EUROPEAN UNITED FRONT! TO ALL ASIATICS, COWURED AND AFRICAN PEOPLE SEGREGATION THREATENS US The Government … by urging them not to form a non-European…
Appeal for action against Apartheid - Statement issued jointly by Chief Albert Luthuli and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr,10 December 1962
… of Desperation Subsequent to the Declaration, the South African Government took the following measures: BANNED the African National Congress and the Pan…
Appeal to the British public by Dube
… LAND ACT, 1913 by John Langalibalele Dube President, South African Native National Congress [This extract from the … British public by Mr. John L. Dube,…
Document 90 - “Hertzog’s Native Bill Passed: Only 11 Oppose Reactionary Measure”, Umsebenzi, 1 1 April 1936
… Bill On Tuesday an interesting incident happened. A Cape African who is on the voters roll has applied for an … TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION All-eyes are now…
Address by President T Mbeki at Press Conference following Meeting with President Kikwete of Tanzania, held on 7 April 2006, at Presidential Guesthouse
… include encouraging larger volumes of investment by South African companies in Tanzania. Already South Africa is, I … of Congo (DRC) and the involvement of…
Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa
… back to the year 1986. In this year the Organisation of African Unity, which had accepted that one of its … was the only solution viable for South Africa…