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EventWalter Sisulu acts against Sophiatown forced removals
… organisation held in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. This was in defiance of the forced removal of Blacks in places earmarked …
A reply by Albert Luthuli to Mr. Jordan K. Ngubane`s attacks on the African National Congress, 5 June 1956
… Body. To consolidate our experiences gained during the Defiance Campaign and the Congress of the People campaign and to … who participated in the 1950…
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
… South , July-September 1957.) "Not since the days of the Defiance Campaign," she continued, "had Africans held so strategic a … it concentrated on warning…
ArchiveNkosi Sikelele I-Afrika
… sung as a church hymn but later became an act of political defiance against the apartheid government. …
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… as the Congress of the People convened in June 1955; the Defiance Campaigns of 1952 and 1989; the launching of the …
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… for its fighters. Their efforts culminated in the Wankie Campaign of 1967. This operation and subsequent ones … was essential. Change to armed struggle - The…
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
… without fear as the companion of the heart. The £1-a-Day Campaign is regarded as South Africa Congress of Trade Unions … national minimum wage of £1-a-Day…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… when the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand went ahead, in defiance of the Gleneagles Agreement, the International …
Document 24 - “Wreckers at Work”, (Editorial), Liberation. 18, April 1956
… maintained inactivity and silence. In the Western Areas campaign, the Doctor, who is a Sophiatown landowner, … Congresses which - cemented by the joint…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… against gender-based violence. The idea behind the campaign is that all union affiliates empower communities and … workers. This would in earnest launch…
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
… to the repressive British rule. In the passive resistance campaign of 1946, over 2,000 Indians went to jail, many for … and to the joint action of Africans…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1947 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… Council. The success so far of the Passive Resistance Campaign is a triumph for its full belief in the willingness … of South Africa is being written. The…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… in Cape Town. 1982 AZASO-COSAS begin the Education Charter campaign to collect the demands of the oppressed in the … AZASO’s second congress proposes the…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… Cape Town. 1982 AZASO-COSAS begin the Education Charter campaign to collect the demands of the oppressed in the … AZASO’s second congress proposes the…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… its formation in 1959, the PAC embarked on an anti pass campaign through peaceful protest. In preparation for the campaign an AFT was formed as a para…
EventUN Special Committee on Policies of Apartheid appeals for assistance to families of apartheid victims.
… station, where they demanded to be arrested. This was in defiance of the pass laws. Unfortunately, theb situation …
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
… names have come to symbolise the spirit of resistance and defiance to all forms of oppression and exploitation. They … struggle, whether it be in the trade…
EventBeyers Naude refuses to testify before the Schlebusch Commission
… he was convicted by the Pretoria Regional Court for his defiance and was fined R50, 00 or one month in prison. On 28 …
PlaceVictor Verster Prison
… Mandela with raised fist – a well-recognised gesture of defiance, usually accompanied by the freedom slogan – …
Statement In Court By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. G. M. Naicker, When Charged With Aiding And Abetting Under The Immigrants Regulation Act Of 1913, February 26, 1948
… The crossing of the Provincial borders in wilful defiance of Act 22 of 1913 constitutes the second phase of … imprisonment during the 1906-1914 Passive…
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… but he refused. Walter was highly impressed by the defiance of the red-blanketed man. East London Towards the … He was the first volunteer to be arrested in…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… people found cause to unite in action, and launched a defiance campaign in 1952. The campaign commenced on 6 April 1952, the … general strike was called with…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… (TATA) Rand branch launches a teachers’ salary campaign. The Asiatic Land and Trading (Transvaal) Act is … CPSA devotes all its efforts to a ‘Defend South…
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… immediately convened. The Train Apartheid Resistance Campaign (TARC) brought together the African National … or with an overwhelming White membership…
EventBlacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg
… in Johannesburg. Their action was the latest gesture of defiance against the pass laws. During the weekend, the …
The people armed, 1984-1990
… Independence of Angola (UNITA) in Angola. Accelerating its campaign against Mozambique by increasing its support for the … and in many other parts of the…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… Independence of Angola (UNITA) in Angola. Accelerating its campaign against Mozambique by increasing its support for the … and in many other parts of the…
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
… before being acquitted in 1986. Paul led the Natal Rates Campaign and played a pivotal role in the formation of the Release Mandela Campaign. He represented…
ArchiveI Write What I Like: Selected Writings
… under the name Frank Talk - a name that captured both his defiance and his directness. At its core, I Write What I Like …
The adoption of the Freedom Charter
… by each respective Congress. A ‘million signature’ campaign was conceived to popularise the Charter and 10 000 …