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The Durban Strikes of 1973 and the End of a Cycle of Struggle by Mondli Hlatshwayo
… and the subsequent struggles waged by workers, led to the formation of workers’ structures and trade unions that sought …
PlaceCederberg Wilderness Area
The Cederberg Region is only two hours from Cape Town and yet the landscape is completely different. With much wilder, warmer with a raw, dramatic beauty…
PlaceRiemvasmaak
Riemvasmaak (pronounced ‘rim fus maack’) means ‘tighten the strap’ or ‘tied with straps'. Riemvasmaak is a rural community and settlement situated within the…
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
… started organising metal factories. This led to the formation of MAWU in 1973 with Mthethwa as the union’s first … dominating. Workers’ voice was reduced…
Dream of Total Liberation of Africa is in Sight - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 72nd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1984
… the legitimacy of the South African racist State from its formation in 1910 and throughout the ensuing decades. As we … for the struggle against the inhuman…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… one tennis court served about 200 student-athletes. The formation of a second and then third team in the early 1930s … an initial, perhaps necessary, step…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 22 July 1992
… was opposed bitterly by Inkatha which asserted that the formation of the UDF in Natal was splitting the Zulu nation. … were to be affiliated because they…
PlaceChad
… in 1960. It was the French colonial period which saw the formation of Chad as a nation state [v] . Post-colonial Chad … argue that these technological…
Document 75 - A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), “The Historical basis for the Programme of the Fourth International Organisation of South Africa”, Workers’ 1944
… The socialist movement in South Africa, leading up to the formation of the Communist Party, though in words it followed … some kind of federation (without in…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 72th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1984
… the legitimacy of the South African racist state from its formation in 1910 and throughout the ensuing decades. As we … for the struggle against the inhuman…
Document 77 - Yu Chi Chan Club , Pamphlet No. II: The Conquest of Power in South Africa [1963]
… danger of espionage and betrayal. The basic principles of formation of these groups should be the same as those guiding … apart from general political …
Chapter 8 - The politics of Congress in the late 1950s
… Nationalists the thaw was setting in”¦ "We welcome the formation of the Progressive Party”¦The idea of a broad … "reform". It was these factors which led, by…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… came in the form of clans. As things progressed with the formation of trade unions and political parties such as the … hatred that existed amongst the IFP…
Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984
… of the townships found organisational expression in the formation of civic and residents associations. The Soweto … in community struggles and were…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984 by Noor Nieftagodien
… of the townships found organisational expression in the formation of civic and residents associations. The Soweto … in community struggles and were…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… in London. The passing of the Hertzog Bills leads to the formation of All African Convention (AAC). The Hertzog … and business development. December,…
10 YEARS PROJECT
close Document 28 Negotiations: a strategic perspective 25 November 1992 As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National…
Save South Africa calls ‘People’s Assembly Against State Capture’
The Save South Africa campaign is calling on all South Africans to unite behind that great symbol of our nation, the National Flag, to a “People’s Assembly…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
On 17 March 1992, President Frederick Willem de Klerk announced the results of a referendum in which only white people were allowed to participate. The aim of…
Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
… from this Union was one of the chief reasons for the formation of the African National Congress in 1912. As we …
From Durban Falkirk to Defy: Changing sources of workers’ power in the metal industry by Andries Bezuidenhout and Edward Webster
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Conference on Fifty years since the 1973 Durban strikes Durban…
Worker Culture: It’s Emergence, Gains and the Implications of Decline by Frank Meintjies
… of the Culture and Working Life Project and with the formation of the Durban Cultural Workers Local [2] . In the …
PlaceSeweweeks Poort, Swartberg
The Seweweeks Poort is probably the most beautiful 18 km stretch of gravel road anywhere in South Africa. With easy gradients, multiple river crossings, mind…
Introduction of A Crime Against Humanity
… its content from material published by the DPSC from its formation in 1981 to its banning in 1988 and by the HRC from its formation in 1988 to the present…
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… Executive adopted at this meeting also called for the formation of a National Council of Education consisting of … must be tackled with resolve and energy…
Conservative Revolutionaries - Anti-Apartheid Activism at the University of Cape Town 1963-1973 by Robert Erbmann, Oxford University, 2005
… the clause in the SRC's constitution which made the formation of segregated societies illegal on campus. 31 With … in terms of the national context. July…
Chapter Five - The Fighter for Black Unity: 1935 - 1945
… of the revolution. This emphasis later bore fruit in the formation of the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM) in 1943. … 1930, the theory of Permanent…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the World and lie in the Drakensberg Escarpment, which separates the Highveld from the lowlands of Mpumalanga. …
PlacePilanesberg Game Reserve
The reserve features the "Big Five" animals that is so popular with tourists: lions, hippos, rhino, elephants and buffalo.Among Southern Africa’s fascinating…
POLICY AND POLITICAL PROCESSES TOWARDS 51ST NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Parktown, 13 August 2002
… public sector has accounted for about 30% of gross capital formation in South Africa. Thus, since 1994 2.8 million …