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ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… in the Pondoland against tax evaders. As a result of this action, many boycotters started paying their taxes. A "Bantu … of the chiefs. Through the Emergency…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… chaired by Judge Seriti, a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal and became known as the Seriti Commission. In 1999, …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… these passes. This is something that touches my heart. I appeal to you young Africans to come forward and fight. These …
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… of British Parliament who fought against the British appeal to turn Cape Town into a convict colony or place for …
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… held in Bloemfontein in 1909, and a deputation was sent to appeal (unsuccessfully) to the British Parliament. This … was her first and best political teacher…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress statement: International Conference of Trade Unions on sanctions and other actions against the apartheid regime in South Africa
… demand that governments support sanctions, take immediate action to impose sanctions and ask trade unions to take direct action against collaboration. …
ArchiveTime to act
… A perfomance on struggle in South Africa and the need for action A2 silkscreened poster produced by Action Workshop at CAP, Cape Town, black, red and yellow;…
Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930
… we shall meet with further responses. We have sent out an appeal to a number of subscribers for a monthly guarantee to … rcports of the situation in South…
ArchiveTerrorist car bombs : Public awareness chart 6
… Information in black letters, on precautionary measures, action in case of threat, action in case of car bomb blast etc., …
Address of President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the opening of the second session of the Democratic Parliament Cape Town, 17 February 1995
… very keen to condemn and to propel us into precipitate action on the basis of mere allegations. We have resisted … task that we must all fulfill is to…
Archive1995 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 17 February 1995
… very keen to condemn and to propel us into precipitate action on the basis of mere allegations. We have resisted … task that we must all fulfil is to…
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… thought and how the world works. Policy A plan of action or a set of principle used to do something. Political …
Message by Albert Luthuli, 1 May 1955
… South Africa. In the name of justice and goodness, I now appeal to all democrats and freedom-loving people of South …
Passive Resistance, 1946 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1948
… year to discuss certain and to vote, was raised in the Appeal Court here today, when South African Indian Congress, …
EventForces loyal to Zambian president Frederick Chiluba quash a coup by a handful of disgruntled military officers, arresting nine men including the captain who said an angel told him to overthrow the government
… New York Times. October 29, 1997 Dale, P. "Zambian coup appeal case adjourned" BBC News: World Edition. 1 October …
EventThe Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris
… to promote active United Nations encouragement of public action against apartheid. Many International organisations like International Student Action in…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… on campus in his first year. While there was not much action in terms of rebellion against apartheid in his first … [Accessed 27 October 2016]. ‘Law in…
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
… and was one of the founding members of the Durban Housing Action Committee (DHAC) in March 1980. In 1983, he was part …
Acceptance speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1993
… own, ignoble purposes. In relation to these matters, we appeal to those who govern Burma that they release our fellow … and passed. We hear the voices which…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… and demands an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas. The report is based on about 50 statements to lawyers by victims of police…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… supported the 1958 strike, called for an end to strike action after the first day, causing tensions between the two … convinced that their union leaders were…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on 16 June 1984
… determination. Our task is twofold: First, we must, in action and with our united strength, give a lie to the notion … Botha constitution and the August…
Statement on June 16 by O. R. Tambo, 1984
… determination. Our task is twofold: First, we must, in action and with our united strength, give a lie to the notion … Botha constitution and the August…
PlaceClarens, Eastern Free State
… are built using local sandstone, giving them a particular appeal. The 'Artists' Amble' is a route that takes in the …
EventThe Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws begins
… Following the adoption of a Programme of Action in the 1949 annual congress, the ANC began the 1950s with mass action campaigns marked by boycotts, strikes…
EventThe ANC sends a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk
… and demanded an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police action in rural areas. The report was based on about 50 statements to lawyers by victims of police…
Document 25 - E. R. Roux, The New Slogan and the Revolutionary Movement among White Workers in South Africa, presented at the Sixth
… Our tactic in approaching the white workers has been to appeal to them AS WORKERS, to refer to their struggle against … unity with the native workers in the…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… Defiance Campaign begins. This was a nonviolent resistance action, which involved breaking unjust apartheid laws, such … in both printing and sabotage. 16…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… resisting apartheid admirably; he points to the industrial action and strikes, which has seen the participation of … commit the different viewpoints to…
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
… the Second International Trade Union Conference for Action against Apartheid, Palais des Nations, Geneva, was … main aim was discuss the South African…