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ArchiveStatement issued by the Praesidium of the South African Council of Churches on Security Branch raid on Diakonia House on November 26th, 1976
… Council of Churches (SACC) regarding Security Forces raid on their offices in Diakonia House. Included is also a statement on the banning of Trade Unionist ……
Coal Miners Strike on the Rand
… On this day Transvaal coal miners embarked on a strike because of a wage cut of 5 percent per shift. On 10 January 1922 White mine workers on the Rand gold…
ArchiveA report on the National Executive Committee session held on the 15-24th July 1977
… A report on the National Executive Committee session held on the 15-24th July 1977 signed by Alfred Nzo. Discussed … A report on the National Executive…
ArchiveAfrica puts the West on trial
… Article on the United Nations Security Council's debate on South Africa and the Anglo-American accord influence on this debate … Africa puts the West on…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: Paper on Policy
… Black Peoples Convention: Paper on Policy presented on 16 March, 1974, at the National Council Meeting and includes BPC policy on internal relations,…
Address on Accepting an Honarary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, 30 April 1999
… development and the enlargement of freedom. It is in this spirit that I accept this double honour in the name of our … and mass struggle for freedom;the…
EventNP serves legal papers on TRC
… The National Party (NP) served legal papers on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) giving notice of a High Court application to be heard on 26…
Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour
… RAY UAREZ : We start with some background on this crusader against apartheid in South Africa, including a reprise of several of his appearances on this…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on the United States by attacking their naval base in Peal … ultimatum had been ignored, the USA…
ArchiveDiscussions at Ruacana on 8 June 1976
… the Angolan Government to discuss the military situation on the border of southern Angola, the return of prisoners and hydrological issues on the Cunene…
ArchiveMemorandum on BPC external affairs programme
… from Thami Zani to Ranwedzi Harry Nengwekhulu following on the fifth congress of the BPC held on the 28-30 January 1977 in Durban where a commission was ……
ArchiveYouth On The March To Freedom
… A1 Yellow, orange and black on white; litho poster; graphic youths marching and dancing; text: Youth on the March to Freedom; there can be no turning back; I…
EventCommission on Native Education is appointed
… terms of reference were to inquire into and to report on all aspects of native education. The recommendations of … Bantu Education Act No.47 of 1953, which…
EventGeneral Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria
… of imperialism and republicanism, the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, tension between political leaders, the … Jameson Raid and the Uitlander…
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
… in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State (now Free Stae Province), on 15 August 1881. His parents were Christians and prosperous … later president until his…
On Post Colonial African Liberation Movements
… On the 25th of May 2017 the Economic Freedom Fighters Student … current political climate in South Africa, particularly on the radical pronounciations…
BiographyVera Gow (Adams)
… Vera Gow was born on 14 February 1942 in Cape Town . Her primary school years … and two years later in Carmen Jones , the musical based on Bizet’s Carmen …
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… against South Africa. A call for enforcement of bans on petroleum sales and direct or indirect investments … Africa was also made. Click here to read a…
BiographyAbdullah Ibrahim
… South African musician, Abdullah Ibrahim was born on the 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa. Born Adolph … as a school teacher, however he soon quit…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… Schwarz) was born in Cologne, Germany (Weimar Republic) on 13 May 1924. Growing up in a Jewish family, Schwarz … class. Schwarz’s first political engagement…
ArchiveReport on visit to Guinea-Bissau
… Walter Mavuso's report on a visit to Guinea-Bissau. … Report on visit to Guinea-Bissau …
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… Afrikaans newspapers, which frequently found themselves on opposing sides of the political and cultural divisions of … with journalists and members of the…
ArchiveChristian institute memorandum on alternative policies
… This is the Christian Institute memorandum on alternative policies in South Africa, April 1977. … Christian institute memorandum on alternative policies …
ArchiveBackground information on the Urban Foundatio
… Background information on the Urban Foundation's request to meet with the National … Background information on the Urban Foundatio …
ArchiveUnited Democratic Fronts press statement on
… United Democratic Front's press statement on the eve of State President F W De Klerk's address at the … United Democratic Fronts press statement on …
ArchiveDraft resolution on strategy and tactics
… African National Congress draft resolution on strategy and tactics, agreed at the ANC National … Draft resolution on strategy and tactics …
ArchiveArtwork of Christ on the cross
… Purple poster with black and white artwork of Jesus Christ on the cross. Bible verse from Mark 8 : 31-35. … Artwork of Christ on the cross …
ArchiveRelocations: the churches report on forced r
… Book containing chapters on: Forced removals and relocation of people in South Africa; … Relocations: the churches report on forced r …
ArchiveFurther statement on the Czechoslovakian crisis
… Further statement on the Czechoslovakian crisis: statement by the Central … Further statement on the Czechoslovakian crisis …
ArchiveIntroduction to Dossier on Diplomatic Offensive
… Circular to African National Congress members and units on the South African government's diplomatic offensive, … Introduction to Dossier on Diplomatic…