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BiographyRev. Theo Kotze
… at the Heads in Knysna, Cape Province (now Western Cape) on 19 May 1920. Kotze came from Afrikaaner stock. His father, … Methodists. One minister in…
BiographyJabulile Nyawose
… long hours for Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU), focusing on delivery to members and paying attention to workers’ … of the Swazi government, including their…
NUM president speaks Cde. James Motlatsi: on the history of oppression on the mines
… NUM president speaks Cde. James Motlatsi: on the history of oppression on the mines …
League of Nations places arms embargo on Italy and lifts ban on Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
… League of Nations places arms embargo on Italy and lifts ban on Abyssinia (Ethiopia). …
Statement on week of National Mass Action against violence in Natal
… Statement made after the war in natal that has cost the lives of over three thousand people, homeless people and … Statement on week of National Mass Action…
BiographyDennis Brutus
… was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe) on 28 November in 1924.His parents moved to Port Elizabeth … the University of Fort Hare with…
BiographyHelen Suzman
… was born in the South African mining town of Germiston on 7 November 1917 to Samuel and Frieda Gavronsky, both … come to South Africa to escape the…
Address on the Occasion of the Torch Handing Over Ceremony, “From Rio to Johannesburg” , 25 June 2002 Rio De Janeiro
… development. Ten years ago, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the 'Rio Earth Summit', … sustainable development. It is a towering…
BiographySheila Weinberg
… Sheila Weinberg was born in Johannesburg on 1 October 1945, the daughter of Eli and Violet Weinberg … in Cape Town , Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. By…
S. P. Bunting, Statement on the Kuusinen Thesis1 , presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 20 August 1928
… S. P. Bunting, Statement on the Kuusinen Thesis1 , presented at the Sixth Comintern …
Albert Lutuli's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize,
… Albert Lutuli's Acceptance Speech, on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, …
Report on a Consultation of representatives of SACC member churches on racism and change in South Africa
… Pamphlet on a Consultation of representatives of SACC member churches, … May 1982 for a follow up to the consultation on racism held in February 1980. ……
BiographyJames Matthews
… James David Matthews was born on 25 May 1929 in District Six in Cape Town, to working class … the profound impact of poverty, exploitation and racism on the…
BiographyIrma Stern
… Berlin and had her inaugural exhibition in Berlin in 1919. On her return to South Africa, equipped with influences from … international art prize followed by…
Discussion towards the drafting of a document on a strategy on the South African struggle for the OAU
… Executive Committee for the drafting of a document on the South African Struggle for the Organisation of African … Discussion towards the drafting of a…
Declaration of the OAU ad-hoc Committee on Southern Africa on the question of South Africa
… Organisation of African Unity declaration on the question of South Africa. Statement that apartheid … Declaration of the OAU ad-hoc Committee on Southern…
BiographyJordan Kush Ngubane
… in 1933, where he became friends with Anton Lembede. On graduating from Adams in 1937, Ngubane was offered the … career in journalism. While working with…
BiographyGünther Komnick
… he started making his haunting sketches of people, often on the threshold of death. “In the camp you develop your … given his big break by one Joseph…
62. Congress defends its stand on the colonisation scheme
… which it submitted to the Colonisation Enquiry Committee on 9 January 1934. However, its decision to participate in … delivered at an emergency conference,…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
… a constitutional perspective, has had a profound impact on the legal rights of women; South Africa has one of the … effects of politics, customary law,…
Extract from a speech made at Koffiefontein on 11 August 1967
… which were in the air, thus throwing welcome light on various matters which were not always seen in perspective. … me tell the world, tell them anew at this…
Maria de la Queillerie van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck who accompanied him to the Cape of Good Hope, is born in Rotterda
… Maria de la Queillerie van Riebeeck, wife of Jan van Riebeeck who accompanied him to the Cape of Good …
The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape to officials who wanted to farm, to
… The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the …
General Jan C.G. Kemp resigns as officer in the SA army because of the war policy of the Botha government and joins the Rebelli
… General Jan C.G. Kemp resigns as officer in the SA army because of …
Merchant Jan van Riebeeck is appointed commander at the Cape at a salary of 90 Dutch guilder per year and not 150, as was his r
… Merchant Jan van Riebeeck is appointed commander at the Cape at a …
Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years where he learned their language and custo
… Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with …
Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years and who learned their language and custom
… Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
… and people - taking the responsibility to improve our lives together. That is the spirit of Masakhane. Indeed, the extent to which South Africa … of…
BiographyNjabulo Simakahle Ndebele
… Njabulo Simakahle Ndebele was born on 4 July 1948 in Johannesburg to Nimrod Njabulo Ndebele and … African Regional Universities Association and served on the…
Statement on Human Rights Year by Oliver Tambo, 01 June 1968
… the Declaration by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 had a special significance. The failure of South Africa … towards the Declaration of Human…