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2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Communications and the Battle of Ideas, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… 2. The Commission re-affirmed the ANC's commitment to freedom of expression in society, including the media, … of the Constitution of the Republic. These…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
… During April 1976 the Prime Minister's visit to Israel gave a new dimension to South Africa's foreign policy. The formal agreement … between South Africa…
Bernard Shaw and May Morris
… and designer, was a wealthy man, and May, in addition to being beautiful, was always dressed exquisitely. Shaw … out of the dining room on one occasion, as…
Chapter X - Final word
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Right up to the morning of 1 July, I did not know what to expect. Even before the bans were due to expire I was…
Document 90 - “Hertzog’s Native Bill Passed: Only 11 Oppose Reactionary Measure”, Umsebenzi, 1 1 April 1936
… J. H. Hofmeyr's action comes as a very pleasant surprise to us. We had thought he had already gone too far on the road of demagogy and compromise to speak…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of Boksburg Boksburg, 26 June 1997
… Xayiya; Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very proud and honoured to be a free citizen of Boksburg. It is a city whose own … In just over a century it has gone from…
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
… great leaders and sons of warrior kings - deeply honoured to grace this culmination of the three days of the … political movements were banned in this…
Document 2 - Against the C.A.D. for Full Democratic Rights [1943]
… In this pamphlet the "Anti-C.A.D. Committee" is going to tell you the TRUTH about Government's latest moves against … any political, social, benefit or…
Africans’Claims in South Africa,
… when adopted by us. We have, however, adapted them to our own conditions as they give us, the most dynamic way … of South Africa, the European population of…
EventExtracts from one of South African President Thabo Mbeki’s most stirring speeches
… "I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, … face of our native land. I am an African! I owe my being to…
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… Protector of Labour and Indian Immigration, wrote to the Protector in Natal on 7 November 1903 to enquire if his services could be employed in the Colony. ……
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… be the African National Congress hereinafter referred to as the "Congress". 2. AIMS AND OBJECTS : The aims and objects of the Congress shall be: To unite the…
African Claims in South Africa by Dr Xuma, ANC Conference, 1943
… when adopted by us. We have, however, adapted them to our own conditions as they give us, the most dynamic way … of South Africa, the European population of…
Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, Johannesburg (Rivonia Trial), 15 January, 1964
… in Durban? Mtolo: Yes, I did. Yutar: Who ordered you to commit these acts of sabotage? Mtolo: The Regional … we were told that this country with all its…
Hendrik Verwoerd: 10 quotes by Hendrik Verwoerd (Politics Web), 20 September 2016
… under his influence found him irresistible. This seems to have been one of those cases where that much-abused word … once having made up his mind, it was…
Undelivered statement by Albert Luthuli at the time of his Trial for burning his pass, 05 July 1960
… [This statement was to have been made to the court before the passing of sentence, after which I … decision. I place it on record here and leave the reader…
60. Congress and the Non-European Co-operation Conference, 1927
… though the South African Indian Congress was committed to a racially defined political strategy, it sent a delegation to the Non-European Conference, held in…
ArchiveRudd Concession by King Lobengula of Matabeleland (1888)
… covenanted and agreed, and do hereby covenant and agree, to pay to me, my heirs and successors, the sum of one hundred pounds … on the first day of every…
PlaceGugulethu Township
… and Indian people from inner city areas were relocated to new suburbs, often far from their places of work. Africans were the first group of people to be…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Chapter 2 - The Development of a Colonial Slave Society by Wayne Dooling
… turning points in the history of the region. This is not to say that the colonial period was the only, or even the … was the transition from hunting and…
African National Congress Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, 5 November 1979
… It has come to our notice that the issue of the Johannesburg Sunday … The said article also raises other points which are likely to give the impression that…
ArchiveGeorge Peake by David Hemson
… World War. He had the buff honest manner of a worker used to hard work and large toughened hands which could wrap … founding member of the Coloured People's…
Document 29 - Kenneth Hendrickse, “The Opposition in Congress”, The Citizen 3, 3, 4 March 1958
… DOMINATE THE CONGRESS MOVEMENT. Here, however, I wish less to add my voice to their criticisms than to deal with some of the oppositionists themselves. BLIND…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
… Conner, a Scottish Architect born in Glasgow who moved to Johannesburg in 1903. He served with the Transvaal … killed in the conflict. Tait Connor won the…
Africans’ Claims in South Africa, 14 December 1943 by Alfred Xuma
… when adopted by us. We have, however, adapted them to our own conditions as they give us, the most dynamic way … Minister of the Union of South African and…
Appeal For United Front, July 1948
… [A joint appeal to all "suppressed" people in South Africa, whether European or Non-European, to form a United Front to fight for full democratic rights, was…
Constitution of the ANC
… 2. OBJECTS: The aims of the Congress shall be: (a) To protect and advance the interest of all Africans in all matters affecting them. (b) To attain the…
A celebration of 70 years of ‘African Claims’ - ANC by Zizi Kodwa, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… the decisive defeat of fascism 70 years which threatened to consume the world at the hands of Nazism. We also take this moment to remember the role of…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1980 - 1989 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… education classes. The objectives of the Trust are, to : * encourage the acquisition and improvement of religious … Janazah chamber. Over a dozen full-time…
Address at a Luncheon in Honour of Zhu Rhongji, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, 5 September 2002
… Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to extend the same warm welcome to you, Your Excellency, Premier Zhu Rongji, and your … of our…