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BiographyRenfrew Leslie Christie
… Through six-monthly visits, Helen Suzman and the International Committee of the Red Cross worked together to …
BiographyFred Khumalo
… Khumalo is also a member of PEN SA – a branch of the PEN International organisation – which is a worldwide …
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… In September 2017, I will take up a Lectureship in International History at the University of Sheffield (UK). I … entitled “Boycotts and Sanctions Against…
Document 38 - Certification of the Constitution; a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
… by the Reverend George Houser in New York, initiating the international solidarity movement with the South African struggle. The … explosive situation, which…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… local committees to facilitate non-racial working class solidarity, and the experiences of the Second World War and … Veka Clothing Manufacturers and Match…
BiographyNorman Levy
… that had been brought to Zambia and Zimbabwe by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). He was later …
BiographyJane Gool
… but she is known for her thought-provoking papers on the international situation which she was regularly selected to …
ArticleAbstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes Conference
… to the Durban moment? by Edward Webster “Dockers and solidarity activism: from the Durban Strikes to choke points … But what if the reality was actually an…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… two errors of judgment. First, he exaggerated Afrikaner solidarity and the threat to British interests in Southern …
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… re-established the organisation and used it to mobilising international solidarity action against the Apartheid regime. …
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New Times, 05 January 1980, Moscow
… and that we have to continue it against South African and international imperialism. Q : The repressions are being … regime. The African National Congress…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New Times, Moscow, January 1980
… and that we have to continue it against South African and international imperialism. Q : The repressions are being … regime. The African National Congress…
Appeal to the British People to Oppose the Visit of P.W. Botha: Open Letter to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, 21 May 1984
… region. The invitation to tour Europe is an act of racial solidarity and must be condemned by all those who cherish … humanity - is to enable South Africa to…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… elected chairperson of the United States Committee of the International Defence and Aid Fund (US-IDAF), where he worked …
BiographyMarion Monica Sparg
Marion Monica Sparg was born in East London and was one of six children. She grew-up in a white middle-class English-speaking South African family in the…
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
… awards and performances of his major works gained him international recognition in Europe and the United States of …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 09 November 1982, New York
… development in the history of the United Nations. The international community had come to the conclusion that the … a crime against humanity and a threat to…
BiographyAnna Johanna Dorothea De Villiers
… Afrikaanse Taal (WAT), here she retired in 1966. During an international language conference in Amsterdam in the …
BiographyBuzwe Stanley Mabizela
… also worked as the Deputy Head of the ANC Department of International Affairs. On 24 December 1989, sent by the ANC, … and National Liberation in Southern…
BiographyDavid Bruce
David Bruce received a call-up notice from the South African Defence Force (SADF) in July 1987. His choices were two years in the army, exile, or six years in…
BiographyDiana Ferrus
Internationally renowned South African poet, writer, and activist for marginalised groups, Diana Ferrus, was born on 29 August 1953 in Worcester, Cape Province…
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… of the Red Cross in 1978. He represented the SARCS at international congresses of the Red Cross in 1981, 1983, …
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
Frances Rix Ames was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), on 20 April 1920. Her father deserted the family when she was still an infant, leaving her…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… of a civilised society, but also that it is a threat to international peace and security. And furthermore he took … "this despicable, doomed system" was his…
PlaceComoros
… poll of gender experts! March 8 is being celebrated as International Women’s Day under the theme “ DigitALL ": … education. Purple, green and white are the…
Statement by Nelson R. Mandela on his relationship with his wife 13 April 1992
… of 1964, Comrade Nomzamo was a key figure in mobilising solidarity and support for myself and the other Rivonia … and comfort to myself personally. She also…
BiographyJulius Sello Malema
… of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela . In June 2008, he made international headlines by vowing that the Youth League would … the inability of the government to…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… 2 August, UWC students convene a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark … The Hewat Training College in Athlone is…
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… has received honorary doctorates from both local and international academic institutions. The city of Berkeley … was the first vocalist to put African music…
BiographyEmil Sachs
… expulsion, but remained a loyal supporter of the Communist International. Despite his expulsion Sachs was still labelled …