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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 [....]
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 65 - Z. Sanders (Zena Susser), "Aspects of the…
78. The Natal Indian Congress calls for a national convention
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In his address as acting president of the Natal…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
Innate resilience in conjunction with unmatched passion forms a characteristic that proves to be unstoppable, yet the rarity of this combination stems from the…
A Biography of Ernest Cole by Anna Hutchinson
… stone slab upon which is written: Cole, Photographer . Notes · Some accounts say that a family friend gave …
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… mass movement in the 1950s, and in its eventual defeat. NOTES [1] This figure exceeded the 100,000 members claimed by …
Chapter V - South Africa belongs to all who live in it
… including me. The detectives sat down and began taking notes of the speeches, but two of the conference organisers …
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… and that the practice of having to pay for lecture notes be terminated ( AZASO National Newsletter , June 1984). …
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
The inclusion in the Bill of Rights of a special section on the rights of the child was an important development for South African children, most of whom had…
Afrikaans community 1820-1899
The first white inhabitantsBetween 1820 and 1826, Afrikaner trekboer (migratory farmer) J.N. Brits trekked from the Cape Colony, crossed the Orange River and…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
In 1942, shortly before Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement, I was present in Sevagram as a six-and-a-half-year-old child. My memories…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at May day rally, 01 May 1987, Stockholm
It is a great honour for the ANC and for me, personally, to have been invited to participate with the Swedish labour movement and people in observing May Day. …
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
Leaflet issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16th December 1961 Units of Umkhonto we Sizwe today carried out planned attacks against government…
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and…
Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision”, The Guardian, 8 January 1948
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined:…
Public announcement of the ANC National Disciplinary Committee hearings of Comrades Julius Malema, Ronald Lamola, Pule Mabe, Sindiso Magaqa Kenetswe Mosenogi and Floyd Shivambu, 10 November 2011
… of overlap between Charges 1 and 2 is evident. The NDC notes that the complainant has not sought to amend this … and ill-discipline. This arrogance and…
Broadcast to South Africa by OR Tambo on the 8th Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16 December 1969
Comrades-in-arms and fellow fighters in the struggle for freedom: On December 16, 1961, a national army - Umkhonto we Sizwe - was born to resume the armed…
Capture the Citadel. Broadcast to South Africa on the eighth Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1969
Comrades-in-arms and fellow fighters in the struggle for freedom: On December 16, 1961, a national army - Umkhonto we Sizwe - was born to resume the armed…
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
Gordhan on a leash In political science, students studying the theory are often told that the most dangerous time for political leaders is when they begin to…
Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
A packed courtroom clapped after Judge Billy Mothle ruled that in 1971 the SACP’s Timol was pushed by members of the Security Branch out of a window in John…
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
Certification of the Amended Text of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996 CCT 37/96 Constitutional Court 4 December 1996 In its earlier…
PlaceLamont-Hussey Observatory
The name of the Observatory refers to W.J. Hussey and a good friend of his, R.P. Lamont. Hussey and Lamont were University students in engineering in Michigan,…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… 522; 1980: 54; 1982: 507; 1986: 400-01; 1992: 222-23). [Notes: *Excluding Fort Hare; # excluding Venda]. … SAS 1986: 5.67-5.72; SAIRR, 1988: 463; 1992: 218)…
ArchiveCourt Transcript of statement from the Dock of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… with my people and to share the hazards of war with them. Notes of lectures which I received in Algeria are contained … on the Anglo-Boer War on the other…
The Afrikaner Bond
The Origins of the Afrikaner Bond The Afrikaner Bond, an Afrikaner political organisation that was effectively the first political party in South Africa, was…
Article2016 in Review
In 2016 South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a journey it has been. At the end of the first week…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising that is also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt. It occurred during a period of economic depression…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
The 1940s opened with the devastating Second World War in full swing. This decade also marked the gradual transition from a mining and agricultural economy …
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1970-1979 1970 HA Naidoo passes away while still in exile. 17 February, African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa …
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce some…
Chapter 5 -The Character, Role and Significance of SASO
… BC organisations of the 1968 to 1977 period. As Ramphele notes, the BC tendency to view blacks as homogeneous group …