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January 1992: The IFP publishes its constitutional principles. 08 January 1992: The ANC gives it annual statement. 20 January 1992: 5 Working Groups are…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Marikana 10 years on: survey shows knowledge of massacre is low, by Benjamin Roberts, Jare Struwig and Steven Gordon (theconversation.com), 16 August 2022
To explore the patterns of collective memory in South Africa after nearly three decades of democracy, we set out to establish how much of the country’s recent…
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
Michael Hathorn was detained in Durban Central Prison in 1960, for his role in the struggle. Recorded below is an extract from the prison diary that he kept…
Some of Gandhi’s Early Views on Africans Were Racist. But That Was Before He Became Mahatma by E.S Reddy (The Wire), 18 October 2016
It is important to remember that the early Gandhi had little contact with Africans and did not understand their sensitivities. The recent agitation at the…
Albie Sachs: SA Constitutional Court Judge interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Aubrey Lekwane, 24 March 1998, Johannesburg Constitutional Court
Albie Sachs SA Constitutional Court Judge interview with Rupert Taylor and Aubrey Lekwane Johannesburg, Constitutional Court, 24 March 1998 Taylor: The…
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
The African National Congress has launched a telephone information line which provides the public with automated access to ANC offices and important…
In conclusion
“the hardship of the workers made me determined never to give up” When we first went to Hondeklipbaai and Doringbaai the workers were suffering. People in the…
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
Zulu name for ridge on the Mountains in Drakensberg, including such Peaks as Cathedral Peak, the Bell, the Outer Horn and the Inner Horn. Said to mean 'Ridge…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.4 Mar 1982
Contents and Coontributors Stories: Mama Ndiyalila by Mothobi Mudoatse; Over My Dead Body by Es’kia Mphahlele; The Line is Busy by Michael Manl’aButi…
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
The South African parliament, which was dominated by the Afrikaner nationalist majority, embarked on a series of campaigns to remove Coloured people from the…
EventBritish pop star, David Essex, claims to have been quoted out-of-context regarding his return to perform in South Africa.
British pop star, David Essex, claims he is quoted out-of-context about his return to South Africa to perform to a racially exclusive audience In an…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia met the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, in a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the African bush across South…
EventPresident Vorster challenges Dr Rhoodie
In a lengthy statement, President B.J. Vorster challenged Dr. Eschel Rhoodie to release any document that would implicate him in the Information Affair. He…
EventGovernment admits responsibility for Mdluli’s death
The South African government admitted responsibility for the death of the African National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph Mdluli (50), on 19 March 1976 and…
EventKhotso House is bombed
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) headquarters, Khotso House, based in Johannesburg, was bombed for harbouring anti-apartheid groups a year after a…
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
Former SA president and long serving political prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was voted the Greatest South African in a TV show that had the country nominate their…
EventHome Affairs Minister Mapisa
Home Affairs Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula met British officials amid concerns about false South African passports discovered during anti-terror operations…
EventThe Sunday Times political journalist is suspended
The senior political writer of the Sunday Times, Ranjeni Munusamy, was suspended by the newspaper after her admission that she passed a story on spy…
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
The official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media, appointed in June 1980, under the chairmanship of Justice M. Steyn, tabled its report. The Commission…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
On this day twenty five years ago, the South African Communist Party (SACP) secretary-general, Chris Thembisile Hani also known to many as Tshonyane (his clan…
EventParliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government
South African Parliament opened with the debate of 'no confidence' in government, which was introduced by the Leader of the political opposition, the United…
PlaceWhite Horse Stones, Naval Hill, Bloemfontein
Also known as Witperd Klip. The stones were laid during the South African War by members of the Wiltshire Regiment who were then Stationed at Naval Hill. An…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
An express train carrying seven cars and an estimated one thousand people destined for Addis Ababa, derailed when it reached a curve 125 miles east of the…
“What I Owe To Mahatma Gandhi”: An Article, September 16, 1948
"what I Owe To Mahatma Gandhi": An Article, September 16, 194821 I was eight years old when Gandhiji left South Africa. I could not understand then the…
ArchiveThe Trotskyist Groups in South Africa - A Retrospective View by Baruch Hirson (Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line: Revolutionary History: Volume 4, No. 4, 1993, South Africa)
THE HISTORY of the South African Trotskyists during the 1930s and into the next decade was never made available or discussed with new recruits. There were…
Chapter 1: The 1971 Art South Africa Today Exhibition: Towards a Language of protest art
… MouÂlla, C.M. Paruk, J.N. Reddy and M.E. Sultan. (The SAIC, at the time, was comprised of governÂment appointees, …
PlaceLangebaan Lagoon
The Langebaan Lagoon is a large salt water lagoon, regarded as a wetland of international importance, protected by the West Coast National Park (formerly…
PlaceSarepta
The Rhenish Missionary Society (Rhenish – of the river Rhine) was one of the largest Missionary Societies in Germany. Formed from smaller Missions founded as…
Document 79 - “What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4: What will be Done in the Bantu Republic?”, Umsebenzi, 17 March 1934
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, "Stoned in South Africa", 1907…
”Some Basic Principles of African Nationalism.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in February 1945
a) The Philosophical Basis: This can be stated by quoting the words of a famous American writer, Thompson, "The materialistic conception of History that…