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ArchiveWomen : a power for change
Black poster with pink lettering. Title repeated four times. Notice of National Conference by South African Council of Churches from 24th to 28th June 1985. …
ArchiveThis is the time: time to end apartheid, time for peace
Extract from the report of the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches (SACC), Frank Chikane, to the 1989 National Conference on the state…
PlaceDarlington Dam- Lake Mentz
P.W.F. Weyers, a former 'Hawker' (an informal seller of goods). He had lost Cattle in an attack by the Boers during the Anglo-Boer War, was said to have…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu, affectionately known as Ma Sisulu, has been described countless times as a caring and service-oriented individual who spent her…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
On 14 April 1980 the nine accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla trials, the…
Dealing with the past and facing the future
The text that follows is a brief summary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. You can read far more detail by going to SAHO's TRC feature In an…
The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid
Please note that this section is detailed and we have broken it up into 3 pages: Use the page navigation on the right or bottom of the page Introduction …
ArticleNewspaper article: "The Coolies Here from the Natal Mercury", Thursday, November 22, 1860
"The past week will long be memorable amongst Anglo Natalians. At last, after the discussion of years and the extinction of hopes innumerable, the planters'…
ArchiveService of witness and solidarity with church leaders
White poster with black lettering. Photo of clergy march to parliament in February 1988. Notice of a service on Tuesday 31st May 1998, at Regina Mundi, Soweto…
ArchiveDependants Conference Anniversary
Black poster. Red cross, red initials DC, red numbers 25, with three rows of white barbed wire across it. 25th Anniversary 1963 to 1988. Dependants Conference…
ArchiveStatement issued by the Praesidium of the South African Council of Churches on Security Branch raid on Diakonia House on November 26th, 1976
Statement issued by the South African Council of Churches (SACC) regarding Security Forces raid on their offices in Diakonia House. Included is also a…
PlaceAnerley, South Coast of KZN
Holiday destination some 111 km from Durban, down the South coast of KZN and 10 km from Port Shepstone. Said to be named after a district in the south-east of…
ArchiveReview since last Conference
The letter from Desmond Tutu to SACC regarding the review of the conference about the death of Steve Biko. Also asking the authority to institute the judicial…
ArchiveThe 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
This essay discusses my experiences and recollections of the 1957 bus boycott in Alexandra, the township in which I grew up. Unusually, it was a freehold area…
Archive19 October: National Press day: will there be free speech in a new SA?
White poster with black lettering. Red image of Post Office tower in Johannesburg. Notice of a big debate between the ANC and the SABC. On Tuesday 16th…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held in Johannesburg
Minutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held in Johannesburg from 22 to 24 October 1963, discussing: Minutes of previous conference, S.A.B.C.,…
Passive Resistance in South Africa by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "Southern Africa in Transition by Davis, John A. and James K. Baker"(Pall Mall Press), London, 1966
… By means of annual memoranda sent by the ANC and the SAIC to the United Nations and by South African delegations …
Chief Albert Luthuli Memorial Lecture by President Jacob Zuma at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 24 November 2010, Durban
Members of the Luthuli Family, Honourable Premier, Dr Zweli Mkhize; Hon Minister of Arts and Culture Mr Paul Mashatile; His Majesty King Zwelithini…
Address on Behalf of the Graduating Class at Fort Hare College, delivered at the “Completers’ Social,” by M. R. Sobukwe, October 21, 1949
Prof. Dent, Ladies and Gentlemen, I intend to follow in my opening remarks the conventional pattern. And for that reason I will give a very brief review of…
Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of the Students’ Representative Council, 21 October 1949
Prof. Dent, Ladies and Gentlemen, I intend to follow in my opening remarks the conventional pattern. And for that reason I will give a very brief review of our…
ArchiveStatement of General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Bishop Desmond Tutu, October 11, 1979
The statement of the General Secretary of the South African Council Of Churches made on October 11, 1979 regarding the serious allegations against SACC made by…
ArchiveStatement on the Internal Security Bill
Statement issued by the South African Council of Churches (SACC) expressing discontent about the Internal Security Bill, formerly known as Promotion of State…
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906 1 Dr Abdurahman rose to deliver his…
PlaceAbenab, Limpopo
A Village situated some 32 km north of Grootfontein. it came into being in 1921, to serve a Mine producing; lead, vanadium and zinc. Which closed down in 1958…
ArchiveInterview with Frank Chikane
Oral interview with Rev Frank Chikane, This interview was conducted just after Rev. Chikane's appointment as General Secretary of the South African Council of…
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba's mutilated body is found
According to Coleman (ed.) in A Crime Against Humanity, the mutilated body of Toto Roy Dweba, member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and of the Natal…
Statement In Court By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. G. M. Naicker, When Charged With Aiding And Abetting Under The Immigrants Regulation Act Of 1913, February 26, 1948
Your Worship, We are charged with the offence of contravening Section 20 (r)of the Act No. 22 of 1913 in that we did wrongfully and unlawfully aid or abet…
Address at a Public Rally Dar Es Salaam Dar Es Salaam, 17 November 1998
Your Excellency, President Mkapa Vice President Omar Ali Juma President Amour of Zanzibar Mr. Prime Minister Secretary General of the CCM Ladies and…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
Josiah Tshangana Gumede was born on 9th October 1867 in Healdtown Village, Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. His father, John Gumede, and his mother were…
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
Nokukhanya Luthuli, maiden name Bhengu, (also known as MaBhengu) was the wife of Chief Albert John Luthuli. Although she never became as public a figure as her…