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EventThe second elections to the Coloured Persons’ Representative Council result in the Labour Party holding the majority seats
… in an absolute majority for the anti-apartheid Labour Party (LP). The LP won thirty-one of the fourty elective … in the Council.. The leader, Sonny Leon,…
BiographyEdson Sithole
… publicity secretary of Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe’s current ruling party, then known as the Zimbabwe African National Union. He was that party’s chief spokesperson…
Fifty Fighting Years by A. Lerumo. The Communist Party of South Africa, 1921 - 1971 - Foreword to Book, by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo,1972
… of Comrade Lerumo's book - History of the Communist Party of South Africa; Fifty Fighting Years - so as to place … doing so, it also traces the parallel…
The National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) endorses proposals for the intensification of the mass
… The National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) endorses proposals for the …
The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) launches a national campaign to focus on government repression during the
… The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) launches a national campaign to focus on government repression during the …
A gas explosion devastates the officers’ club of the SA National Defence Force, a national monument, in Wynberg, Cape Town.
… A gas explosion devastates the officers’ club of the SA National Defence Force, a national monument, in Wynberg, Cape Town. …
The National Union of South African Students (Nusas) and the South African National Students’ Congress (Sansco) launch a campai
… The National Union of South African Students (Nusas) and the South African National Students’ Congress (Sansco) launch a campai …
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC): Lusaka, Zambia, 16 February 1990
… Statement of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC): Lusaka, Zambia, 16 February 1990 …
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… Moving left in his politics, Bopape joined the Communist Party of South Africa ( CPSA ) in 1940 under General … a CPSA newspaper. The CPSA called on…
BiographyLucas Manyane Mangope
… leadership of Mangope and his Bophuthatswana Democratic Party. After the 1976 Soweto uprising when arsonist set fire … repression.During negotiations led by…
BiographyViolet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger
… as a member of the House of Assembly until 1960, when the National Party stopped the Native representation.In 1953 she became the president of the Liberal…
BiographyWalter Sidney Felgate
… Mangosuthu Buthelezi . He later defected to the African National Congress (ANC).An active Methodist, Felgate disliked … left-wing leanings, so joined the…
BiographyNeville Wilson Curtis
… He engaged actively in political life in the Progressive Party. His mother, Joyce, was a member of the Black Sash . … Jeanette (Jenny) Curtis [Schoon] were…
Press statement, released by Nelson R. Mandela, Honorary Secretary of the All-in African National Council, June 26, 1961
… R. Mandela, Honorary Secretary of the All-in African National Council, June 26, 1961 …
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Confederation of British industry
… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Confederation of …
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA
… by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA …
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… 1. NAME : The name of the organisation shall be the African National Congress hereinafter referred to as the "Congress". … complete liberation from all forms…
BiographyBen Skosana
… the US. Skosana has been a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) since its formation in 1975. He has a deep … the Reconstruction and Development…
BiographyBen M. Skosana
… the US. Skosana has been a member of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) since its formation in 1975. He has a deep … the Reconstruction and Development…
BiographyRowley Israel Arenstein
… of Trade Unions (SACTU) and ANC. He joined the Communist Party in 1938,while he was studying in Johanneburg and … Suppression of Communism Act , the South…
Richard Victor Selope Thema
… to draw up a new constitution for the South African Native National Congress (SANNC, African National Congress (ANC) after 1923). Thema acted as Msimang's ……
BiographyMakholeka Matthews Meyiwa
… the trade union movement, this led him to join the African National Congress (ANC) in 1949. That same year he married … Sylvia. Meyiwa later joined the South…
BiographyKing Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu
… In 1975 Buthelezi accused Zwelithini of meddling in party politics. As a result, the KwaZulu government demanded … He was further charged with trying to form…
42nd African National Congress Conference: Resolutions, 20 December, 1953
… Regional Committees, Provincial Executives and the National Executive Committee to make plans for and embark … on African purchasing power. 2. Conference…
BiographyNkosinathi Benson Fihla
… University of Fort Hare, and in 1954 he joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He attended Healdtown … Mhlaba , he also became a member…
ArchiveThe Black Sash National Headquarters Annual Report 1976 to 1977
… National Headquarters Annual Report given at National Conference on 15 March 1977 discussing National Campaign, magazine, research projects, Women for … The…
ArchiveA call for a National Convention for the Republic of South Africa
… Circular which discusses the reasons for the call for a National Convention for the Republic of South Africa, the … deteriorating situation in the country,…
BiographyMarutle Flag Boshielo
… now Limpopo Province. Boshielo joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the 1940s and served in the ……
BiographyGerrit Viljoen
… (Namibia), a position he held until appointed Minister of National Education in 1980. Between 1984 and 1990 he served in various ministerial positions. He…
BiographyGerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen
… (Namibia), a position he held until appointed Minister of National Education in 1980. Between 1984 and 1990 he served in various ministerial positions. He…