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Document 5 - Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa adopted at the seventh annual conference of the Party
… Q: Until the early 1960s, the tradition of resistance to apartheid was one of nonviolence. And [then] this idea of the armed struggle was considered by…
List of the ten transgressions of the religion freedom by the SA Government as compiled by the Justice of the reconsiliated divison of the SACC
… List of the ten transgressions of religious freedom by the SA Government as compiled by Justice and Reconciliation division of the South African Council of…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… When Black workers in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in January 1973, the government and employers were … giving in to the workers’ demands. Thus began…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Basotho THE NEXT PART of our history revolves round Moshoeshoe, chief of the…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
… M. Xuma and Mr. M.M. Kotane. IT WAS DECIDED: "That minutes of the last Executive be deferred until the arrival of the Secretary-General" 2. CONFERENCE…
15th Anniversary of 1922 Rand Strike - South African Worker, 27 February 1937
… South African Worker, 27 February 1937 The traditions of the labour movement in South Africa young as it is are traditions that we can be proud of and that…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… The period preceding the formation of the South Africa Union witnessed the establishment and growth of trade unionism which continued even after formation. ……
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… The Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was declared an illegal organisation, ……
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
… On 12 June 1909, Natal voted in favour of the formation of the Union of South Africa. During the following year (1910), the South … 2011]| Anon, (n.d.), …
EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched to articulate the interests of Traditional Leaders and act as an extra…
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, it consisted of the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, Natal and the Cape … with Afrikaans. On 23 April…
Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, reporting back on a meeting … Zambia, in February 1990 regarding F W de Klerk…
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… was born in King Williams Town. He was the eldest son of James Coleman Fitzpatrick and Jenny Fitzgerald, both of whom were originally from Ireland. James…
EventJoseph Kasavubu, first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo dies
… Joseph Kasavubu, first president of the Congo (now Democratic Republic of Congo) from 1960 to 1965 died. He assumed the office when … on 30 June, 1960…
ArticleConference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today
… 70 Years". Delegates at the 3-day conference “100 years of the ANC, Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy … the first major public event marking the…
Builders of the nation: 10: rebirth of the Democratic Labour Movement
… Multicoloured poster. Issued by the Department of Labour. Photographs of people striking. Short history of birth of trade unions in South Africa. Artwork of…
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… On 4 -5 March 1955 the Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was held at the Trades Hall in Johannesburg. SACTU was…
EventThe inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated
… The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits) was celebrated a … full university status on 1 March 1922. Prince Arthur of…
Speech by President Mandela on visit to mayor and council of Rome
… Speech by President Mandela on visit to mayor and council of Rome …
Speech by President Mandela at the unveiling of the Human Rights Monument
… Speech by President Mandela at the unveiling of the Human Rights Monument …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Opening of the Noluntu Project
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Opening of the Noluntu Project …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Mercosur Heads of State Summit
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Mercosur Heads of State Summit …
Speech by President Mandela to the Joint Sitting of the Canadian Parliament
… Speech by President Mandela to the Joint Sitting of the Canadian Parliament …
Message to the Annual Conference of the African National Congress in Bloemfontein
… Message to the Annual Conference of the African National Congress in Bloemfontein …
ArticleA Sequence of events whilst in detention 18 Aug. to 12 Sep. 1977
… A Sequence of events whilst in detention 18 Aug. to 12 Sep. 1977 …
An Apology | First edition of the Bloemfontein Bantu And Coloured People`s Directory
… An Apology | First edition of the Bloemfontein Bantu And Coloured People`s Directory …
Address on Accepting an Honarary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences
… Accepting an Honarary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences …
Oath of office as sworn by President Nelson Mandela at his inauguration
… Oath of office as sworn by President Nelson Mandela at his …
ArticleWomen protection and representation in South Africa after 20 years of democracy
… and representation in South Africa after 20 years of democracy …
National Liberation League of South Africa,Honesty is the Best Policy (c. 193g)
… National Liberation League of South Africa,Honesty is the Best Policy (c. 193g) …