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ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… cowardice of the most loathsome cur on earth - the act of striking a brave man's heart through his wife's honour and …
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… China when it comes to economic policies. The ideological balance seems tilted in the direction of capitalism. Again, …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… scouts and logistical support – they ultimately tipped the balance in the direction of the British. Only the realization …
State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela
… should work firstly to return the capital account of the balance of payments to equilibrium and, in due course, to …
Local Government
… (STD’s) among its workforce. Ultimately however, a social balance was only achieved after 1900, once the demographic …
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… workers against apartheid, Mabuza and others tried to balance pure isolation of groups that supported apartheid, …
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 25th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, 16 December 1986
… We knew then, as we stated in our Manifesto, that we were "striking out along a new road for the liberation of the … we knew too that our strength lay in the…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… We knew then, as we stated in our Manifesto, that we were "striking out along a new road for the liberation of the … we knew too that our strength lay in the…
Support our People until Power is Restored to Them - Statement at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 26 October 1976
For the first time in the history of the United Nations, a representative of the majority of the people of South Africa has been allowed and invited to share…
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
30 YEARS AGO- RETURN TO PRISON 30 years ago on 12 June 1986 I was re-detained for 27 months. 18 of these were in solitary confinement due to my being the only…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1947-Press Reports on the Campaign
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1947 Drs Naicker and Dadoo in India, Pakistan and…
BUT NOT FOR BREAD ALONE
The consequences of capitalism on the lives of working class people extend beyond the workplace per se. Although workers sell their labour power for only a…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
One of the founding figures of Postcolonial Studies, Benita Parry, died after a short illness on 19 January 2020. In a series of brilliant essays written in…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
Like all other Black ethnic groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive legislations enacted by Colonial and successive governments…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to deal with mass atrocities – particularly…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) - Convenor: Janet Cherry
Webinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) Convenor: Janet Cherry Has the South African development trajectory over the past…
UCT Summer School 2020
Please note the following history related courses will be offered at the 2020 UCT Summer School. Local and South African History MASSACRE ON THE…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… I again visited Marikana and obtained a report from the striking workers. I have now listened all sides. But I will …
The flight of the Gwala-Gwala bird: Essays by Ari Sitas, review essay by Linda Cooper
… agreeing to the unconditional reinstatement of all 1200 striking workers. Dunlop was one of the few factories where …
Document 65 - Z. Sanders (Zena Susser), “Aspects of the Rural Problem in South Africa”, lecture delivered to the Johannesburg Discussion Club on 1 December 1952, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 1, 21 February 1953 [....]
… or certain cases in the Eastern Province, where the most striking example was seen in Peddie. 2. The Unity Movement …
2002 ANC National Policy Conference: Closing Statement by Jacob Zuma, 30 September 2002
… we met in our 1997 Congress in Mafikeng, the international balance of forces has been radically transformed by the …
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… to how much control they had over production. The balance of power between employers and workers’ organisations …
Archive’Operation Mayibuye.’ Document found by police at Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, 11 July 1963.
… which we can obtain from friendly Governments will counter-balance its disadvantage. In the long run a guerrilla …
40. 1903 reviewed by Indian Opinion
… of the Johannesburg Indian location was trembling in the balance. Dr. Porter's fanciful report about the sanitary …
ArchiveThe 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
… was also a member. Madzunya’s charisma was enhanced by his striking appearance: dark ebony in complexion, big bearded …
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
The Chairperson of the National House of Traditional Leaders, Khosi Kutama, Honourable chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Honourable Speaker…
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
Table Mountain and the curved spine of hills associated with it define the city of Cape Town. The prevailing summer and winter winds, from the south east and…
Address of the President of the Republic Of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Youth Day celebrations: Absa Stadium, Buffalo City Municipality
Deputy President, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister in the Presidency responsible for youth affairs, Essop Pahad, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Premier of…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Bantu and the Gospel
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu There are two current platitudes which have been an obsession with the great masses of…
ArchiveNotes on Letters from a Kindred Spirit: Ismail Mohamed by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
Preface I am hereby sharing some letters Ismail Mohamed wrote to me in 1980/81/87. But first I give a snapshot of his life, achievement and involvement in…