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The purpose of the Archie Mafeje Annual Memorial Lecture by Sehlare Makgetlaneng (Pambazuka News), 31 March, 2016
Professor Mafeje contributed enormously to the concrete understanding of the African socio-political and economic situation. He emphasised the structural need…
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
On the 10th of September each year, the ANC Youth League celebrates its founding, and recently, on the same date, the ANC Youth League launched its 62nd…
Statement On Behalf of the South Africa United Front, 1960, New York
Oliver Tambo representing the ANC Vusumzi L. Make representing the PAC On October 5th, 1960, the "electorate" of the Union of South Africa voted in favour of…
An interview with Dorothy Molefi: Hector was ‘always smiling’
Dorothy Molefi is a mother who lost her child to violence. But what makes her story unique is that her child became an international icon of South Africa's…
PlaceWooden Bridge over Lagoon, Milnerton, Cape Town
The Bridge was Built in 1901 using Jarrah Wood by the Royal Engineers to provide an Entrance to a Cannon Trench. Since its Erection it was in constant use…
Art Matters by Suzanne P. Blier, 05 December 2014
Last month, the Harvard Art Museums reopened, and with them another addition to Harvard’s museum landscape: the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African and African…
Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996
The ANC in KwaZulu Natal strongly condemns the killing of our people in an ANC stronghold at Tin Town, Ntshanga near Durban yesterday night. Their names are: …
Christmas and New Year Message by O. R. Tambo, Distributed Illegally in South Africa, December 1973
Brothers and Sisters! I send you warm greetings from the African National Congress on the occasion of Christmas and New Year. Let us make the festive season…
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
A mini-thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of the Western…
Pro Veritate
Pro Veritate, a Christian monthly journal, reflects a theological point of view towards the ideologies of the ruling National Party. Christian viewpoints on…
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods is banned
The South African government closed down the daily newspaper 'The World' and its associated 'Weekend World'. The actions provoked worldwide shock and protest…
EventThe UN Special Committee on Apartheid reports on SA
The final report of the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid, released on this date, gave a detailed review of developments in South Africa's racial…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
Chief among the factors that led to the adoption of a new constitution in Rhodesia on the 30 January 1979 (now Zimbabwe) was that Ian Smith, the Rhodesian…
EventIFP proposes truce with ANC
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) as an effort to calm violent clashes between members of the two…
EventLocal government elections thrown in disarray
The Constitutional Court's ruling against the use of decree powers by President Nelson Mandela, threw the preparations for the local elections scheduled for…
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid (originally called the Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid of the Government of the Republic…
9. In search of better employment
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Robert E. Somasundram was unhappy as a teacher…
ArchiveOttilie Abrahams: An Honest and Upright Person by Harry Boesak (Pambazuka News), 14 July 2018
Ottilie Abrahams was undoubtedly one of the most remarkable personalities of contemporary Namibia. She led through example as a political leader,grassroots…
PlaceLesotho
Two-thirds of the Country of Lesotho consists of Mountains. The highest Peak, Mount Ntlenyana, is 3,482 Metres above sea level. The Drakensberg range forms the…
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: ITS INTERNATIONAL IMPACT[1] All national movements for freedom and justice spread ripples beyond their national boundaries…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
The nineteenth century in South Africa is noted for the revolutionary processes that resulted in the formation of new states. State formation in nineteenth…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 1: Dont vote!
This pamphlet aims to plead to those involved in the liberatory movement to consider carefully before taking the decision to vote or to boycott for their new…
PlaceMozambique
With an Indian Ocean shoreline stretching more than 2000 km, from South Africa to Tanzania. "Mozambique is not easy to miss on a map!" But due to its troubles…
PlaceBraamfontein, a Suburb of Johannesburg
Bordering the City Centre and joined to Newtown by the Nelson Mandela Bridge – Joburg’s landmark equivalent of Cape Town’s Table Mountain – Braamfontein is…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
Situated in front of the Rustenburg Town Hall, the work depicts Kruger during the last days of his exile. It was made by a French sculptor; Archard. A figure…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
Mafikeng is the provincial capital of North West since 1994 and lies on the border with Botswana, it's about 260 kilometers West of Johannesburg. It was…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
Company's Garden is a large Public Park and Botanical Garden, set in the heart of Cape Town. This Garden features: a Rose Garden; Japanese Garden; Fish Pond…
67. The Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact, 1947
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The new leadership had long been urging closer…
Document 5 - “Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract)
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 5 - "Trade Union Notes", The Bolshevik, March…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
James Barry Munnick Hertzog was born into a German immigrant family in 1866. He attended school in Kimberly and Stellenbosch, and completed a Bachelor's degree…