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65th Anniversary of the South Africa Communist Party - Joe Slovo
… African Communist Party When South African communists met in Cape Town 65 years ago they planted the first seed in our … the sources of two complementary…
A History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… onto land which was later to be known as Ottosdal (located in the North West province ). They lived as hunter-gathers … [2] White settlers moved from the…
Inventaries van stukke gevind en op beslag gele deur Luitenant J. I. De Waal op 1977-10-19 in the Kantoor van die South African Students movement te Lekton Huis Nr 505, Wandererstraat 5, Johannesburg
… An inventory of items found in the offices of the "South African Students Movement" and … op beslag gele deur Luitenant J. I. De Waal op 1977-10-19 in the…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… Delegates from twenty groups (SA government, 'homeland' governments, political parties, … organisations) agreed, after preparatory talks in Johannesburg, on…
EventFormation of the South African Native National Congress
… Rev. John Dube was elected as its first president in absentia. The organisation developed out of a situation of … new Union of South Africa. SANNC aspired to…
73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
… most representative and largest gathering ever to assemble in South Africa. Its impact on the political scene was … and of giving it the perspective of…
David Goldblatt: oblique apartheid look by Kenneth Baker, 5 December 2012
… "South Africa in Apartheid and After: David Goldblatt, Ernest Cole, Billy … it's - adding pepper to the stew. Ernest Cole was a black man who did a book in…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… and acted with nobility and courage. This was clear in his visionary, successful attempts to transform the … it to be into a vibrant intellectual centre for…
Joint statement by ANC Commission on Religious Affairs and SACC, 18 September 2009
… of Churches (SACC) met at Chief Albert Luthuli House in Johannesburg today. The meeting was part of a series of … a formula for cooperation amongst all…
Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, “Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored’ Races!”, The Militant, 2 July 1932
… oppressed sections of the world proletariat, consequently, in the first place, for the Negro workers. Upon what do I … in spite of all the slanders, enters…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states
… up for these deliberations, consisting of the ANC and the SA government. These territories had about 10 million inhabitants. It was agreed in the…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… History, Michigan State University Albert Luthuli's place in the history of South African liberation movements derives … role in sport administration boosted…
ArchiveThe Missing Mothers of the Slave Lodge - slave families in the Company Lodge, 1658 - 1828 by Robert Shell and Linda Mbeki, University of Cape Town,16 May 2014
… The Missing Mothers of the Slave Lodge - slave families in the Company Lodge, 1658 - 1828 by Robert Shell and Linda …
Limillione tsa batho li ne le le mahlomoleng ka baka la ho bolauoa ha mohale oa bona- batho bangata ha ba ea mesebetsing(article written in Sotho language)
… bona- batho bangata ha ba ea mesebetsing(article written in Sotho language) …
Opening address by Oliver Tambo to the Conference on “Whites in a changing South Africa”, Convened by the five Freedoms Forum and the African National Congress, Lusaka, 1 July 1989
… address by Oliver Tambo to the Conference on “Whites in a changing South Africa”, Convened by the five Freedoms …
Statement of Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of the Debate in the National Assembly, on “Reconciliation and Nation Building, National Assembly Cape Town, 29 May 1998
… Deputy President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of the Debate in the National Assembly, on “Reconciliation and Nation …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon in his Honour Hosted by his Excellency President Fernando Henrique Cardoso of the Federative Republic of Brazil Brasilia, 22 July 1998
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon in his Honour Hosted by his Excellency President Fernando …
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New African, 05 January 1980, London
… Unity in Action Decisive Question : How would you assess the … It has, therefore, always been important that the black workers who keep this economy going…
The Choice of Termination Act is Enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
… The act was dubbed one of the most “liberal abortion laws in the world”. It starkly contrasted with the access … of women who underwent illegal and unsafe…
Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, December 1964
… In a statement released in London on Wednesday, December 23rd, Mr. Z.B. Molete, … there was a meeting between Mr. Leballo and myself in the presence of…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… March-May 1984 Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath In the early months of 1960 the PAC leadership launched a … for 31 March. [56] Nevertheless the…
PlaceWinnie Mandela Drive, Johannesburg
… the Transvaal, at the time of construction. It was changed in 2024 to the: 'Winnie Mandela Drive' and the new signage was installed early in that year. 'S.A…
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
… NEUM. The anc had allied itself with other organisations in the ConÂgress Alliance. The latter consisted of the ANC, … that stated, "South Africa belongs to…
Minutes of a Meeting between the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development, Mr. M. C. Botha, officials of the Department of Bantu Administration and Development .... held in the Bantu Administration Building, Pretoria on 19 June 1976
… of the Urban Council, School Board and Teachers of Soweto in which issues such as the actions of pupils during the … of Bantu Administration and Development …
HARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018
… short but intense history was shaped by many forces, both in the general context of the political struggle to end ‘big … disruptions. There was also rising…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The Black students of South Africa did not wake up one day and … late Rev. Benjamin Rajuili who was a…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
… the next morning just before 6 a.m. when the new heart in the chest of Louis Washkansky was electrically shocked into action. After regaining consciousness…
Citation for Saleem Badat by Professor Paul Maylam, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
… 10 April 2015) By Professor Paul Maylam Eight years ago, in 2007, Dr Saleem Badat stood on this stage to deliver his … at considerable personal cost. At…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 9 - Postscript - South Africa: The Present as History
… The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner I have shown in The Eye of the Needle that a participatory socialist … it is at present, they would certainly win in…
EventThe Choice of Termination Act is enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
… The act was dubbed one of the most “liberal abortion laws in the world”. It starkly contrasted with the access … of women who underwent illegal and unsafe…