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A Call to Action. Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1969
… The African National Congress has now called the people to armed struggle, and now we are at war. Since August 1967, … centuries of white oppression, and are…
ArchiveA theological rationale and a call to prayer for the end to unjust rule
… April 6, 1985 regarding theological rationale and a call to prayer for the end to unjust rule. It is reproduced in Journal of Theology for … A theological…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… Africa will be 50 years old. The Government is preparing to celebrate this jubilee with great enthusiasm, but most … South Africans have almost completely…
EventNelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for “incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”
… "mouthpiece and mastermind" behind a call for a national strike and the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the … Mandela founded Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)…
South Africa appoints ambassadors, R.H. Coaton to Argentina, J.C.H. Maree to Australia, and A.A.M. Hamilton to Spain.
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … South Africa appoints ambassadors, R.H. Coaton to Argentina, J.C.H…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… and underwent military training in Ethiopia. On his way back to South Africa, he was captured in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and deported to South Africa.Upon…
A collection of videos and audio files that relate to the Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… A collection of videos and audio files that relate to the Rivonia Trial … A collection of videos and audio files that relate to the Rivonia Trial 1963-1964 …
The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape to officials who wanted to farm, to
… The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape to officials who wanted to farm, to …
SAA diverts from its regular flights to Europe via the east coast of Africa and switches over to the Atlantic route to fly to E
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … SAA diverts from its regular flights to Europe via the east coast…
The Treason Trial: Foreword by Chief Albert Luthuli to a book by Helen Joseph, 1963
… Mrs. Helen Joseph has made an important contribution to the literature of the liberatory movement in South Africa. … That grim pre-dawn raid, deliberately…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… Examination of the black reaction to apartheid during the period 1948-1973 is topical and should help us to understand what is now happening in South Africa…
BiographyArthur Albert Hugh Adams
… Cape Coloured parents. His father had emigrated from India to South Africa in 1911. His mother, Emma Caroline, was a … and gave him pencils and paper and he…
PlaceChapman's Peak Drive, Hout Bay to Fish Hoek
… in what is now Hout Bay and sent his pilot, John Chapman, to row ashore in the hope of finding provisions. The pilot … this success he called for another…
Letter to the OAU Secretary-General, Mr. William Eteki Mboumoua by O. R. Tambo, 1974
… Congress of South Africa takes this opportunity again to congratulate Your Excellency on your recent election to … attempts of the enemy have proved to be in…
BiographyRichard Steele
… Richard Steele was born to a Scottish father and a South African mother, in Pretoria, in 1956. His father emigrated to South Africa at the end of the Second…
BiographySolwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle
… local high school, until Standard Six when he left to work on the mines in Johannesburg. Ngudle worked as a … at the Crown Mines goldmine for two years…
BiographyEvelina de Bruin
… Cape . In the early days of her life, her parents moved to Upington . They were a family with ten members and they … This situation was so appalling that she…
BiographyPercy John "Jack" Hodgson
… in Roodepoort, was the eldest son of three children born to Jessy (nee Turner) and Percy John Hodgson. An immigrant … Yorkshire, Jack’s father died in a mine…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New African, 05 January 1980, London
… House Conference on Zimbabwe, and the implementation up to now of what was agreed? TAMBO : The decisions of the … financial incentives to white farmers to…
Unity in Action Decisive - O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New African, London, 1980
… House Conference on Zimbabwe, and the implementation up to now of what was agreed? TAMBO: The decisions of the … financial incentives to white farmers to…
BiographyEssop Goolam Pahad
… In 1962, Pahad was arrested for organising an illegal strike. In 1964, he was banned for 5 years and went into … Political and Military Council in London,…
BiographyMary Agnes Stainbank
… credited with introducing a modern school of sculpture to South Africa during her early career, she was often … In spite of such difficulties, she went on…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… weapon'. This was the sixth offer of release reported to have been made to Mandela. Previous offers were conditional on his going to live in the Transkei…
ArchiveBackground to the 20th anniversary of Republic Day, 31st May 1981
… for Justice and Reconciliation about the background to the 20th anniversary of the Republic Day on 31st May 1981. … events since 1961. These events include:…
Dr Dadoo flies to Durban to study the situation as White hooligans continue to harass Indian Passive Resisters.
… Dr Dadoo flies to Durban to study the situation as White hooligans continue to harass Indian Passive Resisters. …
The Minister of Labour announces instructions to the Wage Board to revise certain determinations applying to unskilled labourer
… The Minister of Labour announces instructions to the Wage Board to revise certain determinations applying to unskilled labourer …
The Dutch East India Company orders Henry Hudson to try again to find a northwestern sea route to India.
… The Dutch East India Company orders Henry Hudson to try again to find a northwestern sea route to India. …
US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia.
… US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia. …
The Australian Cricket Board decides to withdraw its invitation to the South African Cricket Team to tour Australia.
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … The Australian Cricket Board decides to withdraw its invitation to…
BiographyWillie Esterhuyse
… farm. From humble beginnings, Professor Esterhuyse rose to become a leading Afrikaner writer, philosopher and … now University of kwaZulu-Natal), and in 1967…