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Communist Party of South Africa, What is the Native Independent Republic? (1934)
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 76 Communist Party of South Africa, What is the…
Archive2022 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2022
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA CAPE TOWN CITY HALL 10 FEBRUARY 2022 Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 2 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner Factory work After my children were born I started working again, but now I…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 103th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
8 January 2015, Cape Town, Western Cape Comrades, Compatriots and Friends, We are celebrating 103 years of the existence of the African National Congress…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Bibliographical note and further reading African…
Mandela and his three wives - Evelyn, Winnie and Graca by Sapa-AFP, 6 December 2013
In sharp contrast to Graca Machel and his feisty second wife Winnie, Mandela's first wife was a demure country girl who kept well away from politics. Like him…
52. Gandhi: my experiences, 1914
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gandhi started writing the following article on…
XII - Unanswered Questions
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa Despite limitations of method and purpose, the inquest had in some respects assumed…
Extract from a speech by the Honourable the Prime Minister during the Cape National Party Congress at East London on 3 September 1975
On this occasion the Prime Minister dealt with the policy of separate development in a particularly effective way. Adv. Vorster also referred to a few of the…
PlaceGriquatown
In 1802 William Anderson and Cornelius Kramer, of the London Missionary Society, established a station among the Griqua at Leeuwenkuil. Thesite proved to be…
The ‘special branch’
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner We had to work very hard to "Be successful with our campaigns and our organizing…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
Leaflet issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16th December 1961 Units of Umkhonto we Sizwe today carried out planned attacks against government…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
From the book: Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education acolyte– an assistant or follower ad hoc– formed only…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Cultural Activities
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 36. "MR. LEMBEDE`S RECEPTION," INkundlu ya Bantu, August (Second Fortnight, 1946). A GOOD…
Chapter 6 -The making of a black Bolshevik: Gumede and the League Against Imperialism, 1927
‘The CPSA are the only people who are with us in spirit’, Gumede in Brussels, 1927. INTRODUCTION The focus of this chapter is Gumede’s extensive visits to…
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
Within a few decades Grahamstown was the most important city in the Cape Colony after Cape Town. In 2018 the city changed its name to Makhanda. Makhanda was a…
Document 77 - Yu Chi Chan Club , Pamphlet No. II: The Conquest of Power in South Africa [1963]
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 77 - Yu Chi Chan Club , Pamphlet No. II: The…
Towards Simon’s Town – The life of Peter Clarke by Joline Young
Peter Clarke exudes a quiet confidence of a man who is comfortable with himself, but navigates the world around him with a probing mind. His use of words is…
34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A fresh piece of legislation sought to tighten…
87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai University students on black campuses were…
Statement by Mrs. Gertrude Shope at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
On behalf of the Women`s Section of the African National Congress and in the name of the entire oppressed and struggling people of South Africa, I wish to…
Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Fatima Meer
Every time I land at Durban Airport, I am haunted by the memory of Fatima Meer – my dearest friend, sister and adviser whom I worshipped and treasured like my…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 85th Anniversary of the ANC- 8 January 1997
1997 marks the 85th anniversary of the ANC. We are now also just over half way through the first term of the ANC`s national electoral mandate. It is important…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Introduction
From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke FOR A PEOPLE engaged in a liberatory struggle it is necessary to rewrite the…
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
The ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde' congregation was founded on 8 and 9 September 1855 in Pretoria. It was one of the independent churches started by the …
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
Comrades and Friends, Fellow South Africans, We are gathered here today at this historic site to celebrate the 107th anniversary of the formation of the…
PlaceSt Thomas’ Church, Ridge Road, Berea, Durban
In 1835, Captain Allan Gardiner retired from the navy and went to Natal to begin Missionary work amongst the Zulus. Although the Zulus as a whole were…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
In terms of section 248 (1) of the Interim 1994 Constitution, and acting on the advice of the Transitional Executive Council (TEC), former State President F W…
Nelson Mandela by Oliver Tambo
MANDELA AND TAMBO said the brass plate on our office door. We practised as attorneys-at-law in Johannesburg in a shabby building across the street from the…
Introduction - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
The story of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa epitomizes the history of South Africa itself during the last thirty years, the period of its…