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ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… Women at the start of the 20th century It is only over the last three or four … they were not accepted as members of the African National Congress (ANC) when…
The adoption of the Freedom Charter
… was not adopted immediately by the ANC. The executives of the four organisations of the Congress Alliance met at the beginning of August 1955 and … recommend…
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… a figure who has undergone many transformations in the eye of the South African public as well as in the global … He was part of the group that formed the…
2017 ANC National Policy Conference: Strategy and Tactics of the African National Congress Discussion Document, 2017
… 2017 ANC National Policy Conference: Strategy and Tactics of the African National Congress Discussion Document, 2017 …
BiographyLucas Manyane Mangope
… Lucas Manyane Mangope was born west of Zeerust near Bechuanaland border on December 27,1923,the son of a local chief,Mangope graduated from St Peter's…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… known as Oliver Tambo or OR) was born in the village of Kantilla, Bizana, in the Mpondoland (eQawukeni), region of … doctor who was also the President of the…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… Bloemfontein is the birth place of the SANNC, which became the ANC in 1923, one of the … capable of united action. History of the African National Congress…
BiographyDenis Theodore Goldberg
… Sam and Annie, had both been born in London, the children of Lithuanian Jews who had left the Pale of Settlement to … the underground Communist Party and the…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… Historians recognise the significance of popular struggles over the past 100 years. But debates … Moses Kotane and Yusuf Dadoo of the South African Indian…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional … by Erica Theron was appointed to improve the…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… Background and policy of apartheid Before we can look at the history of the … in the struggle for liberation were the African National Congress (ANC), the…
BiographyRichard Owen Dudley
… Claremont where he became Headboy. In 1940, at the age of 15, Dudley enrolled at the University of Cape Town to study History and English. However, the … in…
BiographyHarold Wolpe
… Studies in 1949 and an LLB in 1952 from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, where he was President of the Student Representative…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
… they made trips back to the Free State to visit the graves of his relatives almost every year. His parents were unhappy … Steven Moekena got involved with…
Lindiwe Charity Nyembezi Mthembu
… was actively involved in community politics as a member of KwaMashu Youth League and Ntuzuma Youth League. In 1984, Mthembu joined the African National…
BiographySimon Gqubule
… Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his father earned two pounds and five shillings a … later recruiting him to join the…
Address given by Ronald First, brother of Ruth First and brother in law of Joe Slovo, on the occasion of the tribute paid to Ruth and Joe by the African National Congress, in the holding of a Torchlight ceremony on the 21st of October 2012, at the Johanne
… This ceremony is of particular importance as it takes place in the 100th year … whose mother was a First, but unfortunately all three of Ruth and Joe,s…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… George Ponnen was born on 1 June 1913 in the district of Rooikopjes near Durban, in the then Natal (now … political organisation, the old reactionary Natal…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 … and pledged their support for the general campaigns of the Congress Alliance…
ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
… On 20 July 1985 the government declared a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape … about 500 coloured schools and colleges. The…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
… Context: The Emergence of a Pan-African Rhetoric The Organisation of African Unity … discuss methods to achieve unification, and at the fifth Congress held…
Closing Speech at the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa"by O. R. Tambo, Arusha, 4 December 1987
… Closing Speech at the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South …
The New National Party (NNP) in SA announces its dissolution and merger with ruling African National Congress (ANC).
… its dissolution and merger with ruling African National Congress (ANC). …
”African Labour Congress”. Article by Clements Kadalie, National Secretary, I.C.U., in The Workers’ Herald, Decembar 21,1923
… ”African Labour Congress”. Article by Clements Kadalie, National Secretary, …
”No Easy Walk to Freedom” Presidential Address by Nelson R. Mandela to the ANC (Transvaal) Congress 21 September 1953
… Address by Nelson R. Mandela to the ANC (Transvaal) Congress 21 September 1953 …
The Sowetan announces that a new union for health workers, the African Health Workers’ Congress was launched in Johannesburg.
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 435 … new…
Someday, African National Congress May Hit The Target By Joseph Lelyveld (The New York Times), August 16, 1981
… Someday, African National Congress May Hit The Target By Joseph Lelyveld (The New York …
Document 108 - African National Congress to be Revived: Leaders’ Co-ordinating Committee’s Work, South African Worker, 4 September 1937
… Document 108 - African National Congress to be Revived: Leaders’ Co-ordinating Committee’s …
The Zimbabwean government and the African National Congress blame South Africa for a blast, which damages the ANC’s diplomatic
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … The Zimbabwean government and the African…
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) decides at its seventh Congress in Geneva to suspend South Africa from membership u
… Meteorological Organisation (WMO) decides at its seventh Congress in Geneva to suspend South Africa from membership u …