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Statement Issued By GCIS: Briefing on the Case of Robert McBride - 21 May 1998
… What is the attitude of the South African government to Robert McBride's arrest? The position of the government … As far as we know, he had been on a private…
Former South African President P W De Klerk’s Manifesto for the New South Africa
… need for the leaders of all our people and communities to come together to shape a mutually acceptable new constitution for our … rule of law and lay the…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Economic Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… agreed that the following draft resolution would need to be further discussed in branches and other structures of … have made substantial progress in…
Tribute by Comrade David Makhura delivered at the funeral service of Comrade Chilly Magagula, 16 October 2010
… Friends of Chilly Magagula; We meet on this day of destiny to bid farewell to a fearless freedom fighter and tireless spiritual warrior whose entire life was…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee
… National Congress, I have great pleasure in submitting to you, for your approval and adoption, the Executive Report … because of its undemocratic principles…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the launch of the Siyakha Project, Groutville, 17 June 1995
… Ladies and Gentlemen. It is always refreshing for me to be in this town. During the early days of our underground … struggle, Groutville became our Mecca…
Notes for address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast of the Raadzaal Rotary Club 17 September 1994
… what will be done in the Bantu Republic, what will it give to the workers and peasants, how will it help the Bantu? … country. It will mean "Mayibuye", the…
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… of Poland on 1 September 1939. This date is generally held to be the starting date of World War II in Europe. Britain … On September 4, 1939, the South…
PlaceRiverside Mosque and Mausoleum, Umgeni, Durban
… was erected by the celebrated Hajee Soofie who immigrated to South Africa in 1895. He was responsible for the … own expense, built a Madressa. An Orphanage…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… ago, we were here at Bokone Bophirima Province, and laid to rest the mortal remains of our stalwarts and icons of the … Moses Kotane. We have gathered here…
ArchiveThe arch agitator of the Union by Shula Marks, 31 January 2019
… To mark the centenary of the founding of the Industrial and … Champion’s influence on workers in the years leading up to his banning in 1930. The first of…
EventDemonstrators close down businesses and government offices in Lesotho
… inaugurated as Prime Minister of Lesotho. In an attempt to nullify the outcome of the elections, 200 opposition candidates filed a High Court application to…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… 11, and felt that something new was afoot that had yet to find a home in South Africa, which at the time had only … and 2006, Stevenson was the first South…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
… Indian Congresses, having given careful consideration to the present political situation affecting the Indian … of the Indians in this country the first…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Opening Session of the South Centre’s Council of Representatives New York, 21 September 1998
… Guests, Thank you for honouring me with your invitation to this important gathering. Fresh from the Twelfth … being guided by one of Africa's finest sons. I…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… of vigilantes by the Government and the SAP was thought to be deep-rooted in the interest that the Government had … because of these reasons that the…
Address on the occasion of the Launch of the Final Report of the World Commission on Dams 16 November 2000, in Cabot Hall, London Friends Honoured Guests Ladies and Gentlemen
… It really gives me great pleasure to be present at and participate in this occasion of the … man - as I am sure the members of the Commission have come to do…
Address by Deputy President Thabo MBeki at the Conference on Infrastructure Investment, 28-29 March 1996
… union and civic movement, Firstly let me welcome you all to this conference on infrastructure investment. This … with representatives from labour and the…
The Role Of The Indian People In The South African Revolution: An Interview In 1968
… a leaflet which is the first public call you have made to the Indian people since you left South Africa in 1960. Can you tell us what the background to this…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
… some of which were revisited after the unbanning in 1990. To begin with, the leadership structure of the Party was … the leadership level dropped, and Harmel…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Report on Delegations, Publications and Organisations of the PRC
… of the PRC Report on Delegations PRC Delegates to United States On 10 July 1946, Mr. Ashwin Choudree left … Passive Resistance Council. Mr. Choudree's…
Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision”, The Guardian, 8 January 1948
… will be done by the Communist Party ling general elections to work for the defeat of the extreme reactionary and … conference recognised that as long as the…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… so because they expected a lead from it in the struggle to transform society. After 1950, states a CP historian: "Party members were to continue working in…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… While in detention, the three met with other detainees to discuss their next move. Because of their senior position … force since 1986, the release of all…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
… During apartheid, the term "Coloured" was used to refer to group of people generally considered to be of mixed race origin. Coloured people, throughout the ……
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… on his knees. His feet are naked, his trousers rolled up to his knees as he beats his sodden shirt against the ground to remove the dirt from it. Near him, a…
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… meagre means. He knew from an early age that he was doomed to a short life and died at the age of 48. Relatively late in … (including the recovery of the USA…
EventThe first missionary in Southern Africa, Gonçalo da Silveira, is murdered
… arrived at Sofala (Mozambique) in 1560, and proceeded to Otongwe near Cape Corrientes. During his stay of seven … of the year, he began his expedition up the…
EventFrederick Lugard, British colonial administrator, occupies Kano, West Africa
… while the traditional leader is co-opted and reduced to an employee of the Crown. Lugard employed this system with … However in reducing traditional systems…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… 1970s was a period during which the apartheid state began to show clear signs of weakness and disintegration. The … Africans. The shortage of skilled labour,…