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… 1944 War Measure 1,425 February 2 , Meeting of youth leaders with Dr. Xuma April 2 , Inaugural meeting of ANC … on trains in Cape Peninsula October 3 ,…
Challenges of Leadership in the Current Phase, 1 July 1997
… civic associations, the religious community, traditional leaders and so on. To be national in character and be seen as … and specialised knowledge. And the…
Speech by President Mandela at the Funeral of Nokukhanya Luthuli, 22 December 1996, Groutville
… Members of the Luthuli family; Minister and Premiers; Leaders and veterans of the ANC; Members of the diplomatic … peace and democracy. Mama Nokukhanya was…
Joint Communique of the Meeting of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 27 May 1986
… with other people within the broad spectrum of the leaders of our country. The NAFCOC delegation explained … the situation when it will be possible for…
Statement at Press Conference in Dar es Salaam Concerning Sentences in the Rivinia Trial by O. R. Tambo, 12 June 1964
… to the white government which appointed him. The Rivonia leaders have done their duty to South Africa and all its … evil have been put away by the evildoers…
Document 34 - Letter from the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, to the Executive Committee, Comintern
… we do not aim at making the League a mere organisation of leaders, but desire to develop it on the basis of affiliation … of the mass struggle. So far the…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… from the CPSA. Johannes Nkosi, one of the first black leaders in the CPSA, is killed in violent clashes with the … the racial policies of Prime Minister…
4. The ANC underground between Rivonia and 1976
… Joe Gqabi, while Terrence Tryon, then a young official of SASO (the South African Students’ Organisation), the founding … initiating activities. 63 They…
Formation and launch of the UDF
… de Klerk announced the unconditional release of eight key leaders of liberation movements who were imprisoned by the …
EventFollowing the infamous Treason Trial, ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli is banished by the Apartheid Government for five years
… Prize winner in 1961, was one of South Africa's greatest leaders. In 1952, the Apartheid Government demanded that … held in Queenstown. In 1956, he was…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… The decay of the FRAC raised a fear amongst other Coloured leaders that CPNU would misrepresent their opinion. The fear … the Coloured franchise issue. The…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
… Faku, Nkosi Mqikela, the land of Nkosi Sigcawu, great leaders and sons of warrior kings - deeply honoured to grace … for organising this event. I also thank…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… The proposals of the C.P. was not only turned down by the leaders of the A.N.C. and I.C.U. but they energetically … be denied that this attitude of the A.N.C…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… brief period of non-compliance but after that the need for leaders who were available and out of gaol, able to think … Registration Act of 1913. On the trade…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… formed uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961, and most of Sactu’s leaders, who were also members of the ANC, joined the … in 35 affiliates. But state repression saw…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… of 1917, which had begun spontaneously. Lenin and other leaders were overseas, and the Bolsheviks were unable to … soldiers were killed or wounded in action…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… In his evidence at the subsequent trial of strike leaders and their supporters, Mr. Limebeer, secretary of the … five minutes to disperse. Only quick action…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… A Bus Service Committee is set up by the ANC and included leaders of the community and representatives from trade … government celebrations on V-E Day. The…
ArchiveCHAPTER THREE: The Emergence Of Grassroots Politics, 1979-1981 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… of Trade Unions (SACTU) local Committee is formed and the leaders elected to take responsibility are Billy Nair, as … South African Congress of Trade Unions …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… to raise the spirit of a dejected people. Those liberation leaders who escaped the massive state clampdown slipped out … was formulated. This enabled the ANC…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
… eye of the international press. 1984. The Star. UDF leaders speak out against the incarceration of fellow … to overthrow the state violently. The UDF was…
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… hardly a word of concern let alone condemnation from us leaders of Africa? After the horrible things done to hapless … opposition ... what more has to happen…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… In the very early morning of the 26th a number of worker leaders were arrested. Five of them were high profile … Bolsheviks. Ever since the failed attempt in…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… 2001, The Landless People's Movement (LPM) was formed by leaders of various landless people of South Africa in … which would “deliver a resounding warning to…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… quite willingly. Early on the 21st the local PAC leaders first gathered in a field not far from the … to advance - in conformity with the novel PAC motto of …
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… in 1963. This resulted in the arrest of 19 ANC and MK leaders. The Rivonia Trial followed, in which 10 ANC leaders were tried for sabotage. MK was classified…
PlaceMaphikela House
… In 1912, prominent black leaders gathered here and forged the foundations of what … the ANC in Bloemfontein in 1935. In 1912, prominent black leaders…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 7 - Participatory Democracy for South Africa
… process. The black South African Student Organisation (SASO) states in its manifesto that "the basic tenet of Black … good. But being black is not a…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Helen Joseph Avalon Cemetery, Johannesburg, 30 March 1996
… nineteen fifties. Helen Joseph belongs to that league of leaders. Her name is not out of place when quoted alongside … the writing of the Freedom Charter;was…