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EventThe trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist begins at the Supreme Court in Cape Town
… on 24 February 1972, following which he left South Africa to join his family in London. Eventually, he was … of Teachers in London. The Carnesons returned to…
ArchiveYouth and the building of the nation
… I B Tabata, to the 1st Conference of the Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held on 20th December 1951. This is an … and what their purpose is to the development…
ArchiveThe National Situation: the real problems of the liberatory movement 3
… article by I B Tabata on the political situation in South Africa and an alliance of the African National Congress, the …
Professor Zakes Mda review of Robert Mcbride A coloured Life
… want to understand the dynamics of race and class in South Africa …
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… and for having established hit squads to destabilise South Africa before the end of apartheid. They were also charged … biggest crisis that's ever been in…
Article by Oliver Tambo - In the observer, 10 November 1985, London
… of apartheid violence out of sight, the issue of South Africa would drift out of the minds of the international … various ways to help bring about genuine…
Botha's British Allies by O. R. Tambo(Observer), London, 10 November 1985
… of apartheid violence out of sight, the issue of South Africa would drift out of the minds of the international … various ways to help bring about genuine…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… Jabavu Introductory. The aboriginal black people of South Africa have not remained unaffected by the general world … What is its origin? What should be done…
ArchiveEen Azania : Een Natie : Een Volk
… poster. Black lettering. Green artwork of continent of Africa outlined in black, yellow and white. African woman …
Polokwane an Overview
… way station for travellers to and from Zimbabwe and North Africa. Polokwane, now the capital of the newly created … was elected to be one of only nine cities…
Acceptance speech by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of being awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in recognition of his contribution to education at Texas Southern University Houston, Texas, 23 September 2011
… not only on my own behalf, but that of my country South Africa, and the people I represent. While I am proud today to … the warm relations that exist between…
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… working class. The initial growth of capitalism in South Africa was based on the exploitation of the workers on the … producing on a bigger scale and more…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bound to strike back by Emilia Potenza
… brought for the majority of people in South Africa. From being farmers with varying degrees of … to overcome their hardships. Workers' resistance in South…
ArchiveChapter 7 - Planning for people's war `Blow on the embers and it will catch alight', January 1983 - March 1984 by Howard Barrell
… Natal' to discuss the front's formation. Back inside South Africa, an ad hoc national secretariat established to oversee … which then communicated with its…
Masango Caleb job Mayekiso
Masango Caleb Job Mayekiso was born 1913 in Idutywa Transkei. He was a factory worker in Port Elizabeth.He was a genuine working-class leader.In 1940's…
ArchiveTribute to Ottilie Schimming Abrahams (2 Sept 1937-1 July 2018) – some notes and memories by Heike Becker
… organisations in the 1950s, such as the South West Africa Student Body (SWASB) and South West Africa People’s Association (SWAPA). This incipient … attempts…
BiographyKisten Moonsamy
Kisten “Zed” Moonsamy was part of a remarkable generation of working class activists who grew from the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) to become a formidable force…
Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture by President Jacob Zuma at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 24 November 2010, Durban
… "This Award could not be for me alone, nor for just South Africa, but for Africa as a whole". That historic award was one of the most … we celebrate 50 years…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 15 September 1970 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
… the Republic's policy in respect of the Black states in Africa and the arms sales to the Republic. In a particularly … in all respects had a right to live…
ArchivePostscript Ante by Howard Barrell
… mainly in Swaziland, he had sometimes crossed into South Africa on operations. The last that South African … in the defence force of a putative post…
Address to the International Labour Conference Geneva, 8 June 1990
… None can tell how many bodies lie strewn across southern Africa, the victims of a merciless campaign of repression within South Africa and Namibia, of…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 102th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela. Africa and the world descended upon our shores to celebrate … the life of this giant of our struggle,…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… P.W. Botha in August. President De Klerk started South Africa on the road to full democracy. In February,1990, he … the way to a new dispensation for all the…
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… Stern are two of the most prolific woman painters in South Africa. They both introduced expressionism to South Africa. Laubster was also a singer and had…
EventA booby-trapped TV kills Tsitsi Chiliza, wife of an ANC official in Harare, Zimbabwe
… other residents escaped injuries. Zimbabwe blamed South Africa for the attack but, predictably, South Africa denied they were behind it. The booby trapped TV…
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… the University of Leipzig. Van der Bijl returned to South Africa in 1920. He founded the Electricity Supply Commission … was soon providing sufficient…
ArchiveFrontstaaten
… and yellow poster. Boycott poster. Grey artwork of map of Africa. Southern African countries outlined in yellow with …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the 12th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties, 3 December 2010, Centurion, Pretoria
… Congress. It is a great honour to welcome you to South Africa for this important meeting of the International … and Workers Parties, which is taking place in…
EventTanzania gains independence
… Missionary Society preceded French interaction. East Africa was seen as an opportunity for German colonial … an area including Tanzania had become known as…
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… Party (TNIP) which pressed for 'independence' from South Africa. When Transkei became 'independent' in 1976, Kaiser … for a housing project. With mounting…