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ArchiveWhy the United Front failed: Disruptive role of the PAC by Dr Yusuf Dadoo
… Why the United Front failed: Disruptive role of the PAC, by Dr Y M Dadoo, an article published in New Age, … March 29, 1962. The article gives reasons for…
ArchiveLetter from Sipho Buthelezi, Secretary General of the Black Peoples Convention, to Brothers/Sisters
… Letter from Sipho Buthelezi, Secretary General of the Black Peoples Convention to Brothers/Sisters written … South Africans to commemorate the Sharpeville…
Message to the World Festival of Youth and Students by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, July 1985
… Let the fortieth anniversary of the victory over fascism inspire and mobilise the world … enshrined in the Freedom Charter - the policy document of our…
EventHeadman Tshabalala, founding member of the band Ladysmith Black Mambazo, is shot and killed
… Kwa-Zulu Natal. In 1960, he joined the first incarnation of the band Ladysmith Black Mambazo and sang alongside many of his relatives. The group was first…
EventA ferry carrying 200 passengers capsizes near the coastal town of Robersport in Northwest Liberia
… 2002. The passengers were returning from the funeral of a well-known local footballer when tragedy struck. Only 15 … the ferry’s captain. It is believed…
ArchiveCHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo
… CHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The …
ArchiveLet the Christians of the world agree that they will not kill each other
… Grey and white poster with black lettering. Photograph of two people hugging each other. … Let the Christians of the world agree that they will not kill each…
ArchiveGuarding the faith: reflections on the banning of black theology literature in South Africa
… An essay about the reflections on the banning of black theology literature in South Africa. … Guarding the faith: reflections on the banning of black…
ArchiveLetter from Zithulele Nyangana Cindi, Secretary-General of the Black Peoples Convention, to Comrades
… letter from Zithulele Nyangana Cindi, Secretary-General of the Black Peoples Convention, to "Comrades" … Letter from Zithulele Nyangana Cindi, Secretary…
ArchiveDraft resolution on financial matters relating to winding up of the United Democratic Front
… resolution on financial matters relating to winding up of the United Democratic Front. … resolution on financial matters relating to winding up of the United…
Peter Nchabeleng (59), president of Northern Transvaal UDF, dies in police custody in Schoonoord
… Peter Nchabeleng (59), president of Northern Transvaal UDF, dies in police custody in … A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid…
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Part 1 - Autobiographical Writings
… From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian … Faith and Courage - The Political Papers…
ArchiveThrow well Throw Shell!: do we have to burn them out of South Africa
… Throw well Throw Shell!: Do we have to burn them out of South Africa … Throw well Throw Shell!: do we have to burn them out of South Africa …
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language Chapter 1: The linguistic classification of Kora by Menán du Plessis
… ia a chapter from the book: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis … Khoisan Language Chapter 1: The linguistic…
ArchiveChildren are the flowers of our struggle and the principal reason for our fight
… Day on 1st June 1983. Blocks with various images of people and children. … Children are the flowers of our struggle and the principal reason for our fight …
Document 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], “A History of the Franchise in S. Africa”, Workers’ Voice, 5, 5, September 1946
… Drew Document 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], "A History of the Franchise in S. Africa”, Workers' Voice, 5, 5, … Document 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], “A…
EventFormer diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS
… government announced that former diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs, Jacob Sello Selebi, would take over from … Former diplomat and Director of Foreign…
BiographyRobert Gabriel Mugabe
… Zimbambe district, about 60km from Harare. He was the son of Gabriel Matibili, a migrant worker from Nyasaland (Malawi) … South Africa. While there, he…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid, 12 January 1982
… United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid a debt of deep gratitude for inviting me to represent the African National Congress (ANC) at this special…
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… Former president of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, was instrumental in Algeria’s … A. Ahmed Ben Bella Pan-Africanist and First President of Algeria from African…
EventThe first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon
… first radio licence in SA was issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon. The first station in South Africa was put up by … Mishkind, B., " This is the…
EventCanadians, Frederick Banting and J.J.R. Macleod discover insulin, saving the lives of many diabetics
… with J.J.R. Macleod and Charles Best in the University of Toronto in Canada. Both Banting and Macleod were awarded … The Nobel Prize, The Discovery of…
Interview with Dr Vanitha Chetty by Ms Rajes Pillay,University of Durban Westville,13 June 2002
… Thank you. RP: She is the daughter of the late Dr K Goonam, who is a well-known activist in … To begin with, we would like just a brief…
BiographyHenry Burton
… at St Andrews in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. He was the son of Henry Francis Burton, a magistrate and civil commissioner. … first studied literature and…
BiographySonja Schlesin
… later immigrated to South Africa, and arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in June 1892. In 1903, M.K Gandhi , who had … campaigns, enrolled as an attorney in…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 15 September 1970 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
… various important matters, including the World Council of Churches, the Republic's policy in respect of the Black … there. I do not intend to discuss the…
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… to a well-known Parsi family in Bombay and was a cousin of Parsee Rustomjee , a loyal friend of Gandhi . He was a bookkeeper and manager of a store owned ……
BiographyReggie Williams
… National Party (NP) in 1948 to consolidate the process of racial segregation in South Africa. The apartheid state … However, the discriminatory laws and…
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… At the time, leader of the Independent Democrats, Patricia de Lille, finally took the stand at the … acquisition process. Her testimony relates to count…
Address to the Anti-Racist Day Meeting of the Greater London Council by O. R. Tambo, London, 21 March 1984
… 69 Africans were brutally murdered in the black township of Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on unarmed … these were not the first, nor indeed…