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Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education Industrialisationand rural change were key…
ArchiveFrom the Archive of Steve Bantu Biko by Mafika Gwala, 23 May 2019
… within black consciousness who hadn’t heard of the Freedom Charter? Steve cited the various forces opposed to black …
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
Sam Kahn, leader of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in parliament, announced in parliament that the party has…
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid through…
Message by Oliver Tambo of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 71st anniversary of ANC, 08 January 1983
… people, black and white. Our policy document, the Freedom Charter, adopted in 1955, has not only stood the test of … the realisation of the objectives…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 71th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1983
… people, black and white. Our policy document, the Freedom Charter, adopted in 1955, has not only stood the test of … the realisation of the objectives…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… the purposes and principles of the [United Nations] Charter." The vote on the resolution was 9 in favour and 2 … of African Unity (OAU) is formed. The…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February 1985 © Mayibuye…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the 47th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, Honouring of Luthuli Detachment and Conferment of Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Award on Chris Hani, 16 December 2008, Mangaung, Bloemfontein
… the Congress of the People and launch of the Freedom Charter and many other milestones in our history. The enemy …
Statement at the International Labour Conference (extract) by O. R. Tambo, Geneva, 19 June 1986
… enjoys among our people. Our programme, the Freedom Charter, is the property of the people, uniting them in their …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Labour Conference,19 June 1986
… enjoys among our people. Our programme, the Freedom Charter, is the property of the people, uniting them in their …
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1946
… population, and for the violation of the United Nations Charter. The United Nations Organisation itself is being …
EventA car bomb explodes at Ellis Park Rugby Stadium
On 2 July 1988, Lester Dumakude, commander of an Umkhonto we Sizwe special operations unit, detonated a car bomb by remote control outside Ellis Park Stadium…
Interview with Peter Donald Hjul
Oral interview with Peter Donald Hjul who was a leading figure in the Liberal Party, which existed from 1953 until 1968. Born in Northern Rhodesia in 1929,…
EventSchools closed in the Western Cape
Carter Ebrahim, Minister of Education and Culture for the mixed race community, announced that 454 out of a total of over 900 schools were going to be closed…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
The shards of South Africa’s fragmented history share a common thread throughout; at the core is a struggle for equality and visibility. Over the course of the…
The 1994 South African Election by Phyllis Jordan
… from the All African Convention, of which it was a charter member, because revolutionary elements within the …
The significance of the Bulhoek massacre today by Sam Matiase, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… country except its repeated although now adondoned Freedom Charter’s clause on land which says “The Land Shall be Shared …
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885 Signed by the representatives of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium,…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
The South African Communist Party and Mozambique Introduction The Mozambique Liberation Front, popularly known by its Portuguese acronym, FRELIMO (Frente…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… Azhar Cachalia . In August, the UDF adopted the Freedom Charter, reflecting its alignment with ANC history and …
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… would force homosexuals to mobilize and attack the charter. The Law Reform Movement of 1968 was led by a small …
The South African Human Rights Commission
South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South Africa, including the government, and all…
The Durban Strikes of 1973 and the End of a Cycle of Struggle by Mondli Hlatshwayo
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference The Durban strikes of 1973, and the subsequent struggles waged by…
PlaceHogsback, Eastern Cape
'Hogsback is a magical World of Mountains and Forests.' It is situated high up on the Amatole Mountains of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, and is…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
The New Germany Lutheran Church is the oldest congregation in the ELCSA(NT). Located in the greater Durban area, this congregation is characterized by…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the World Conference on Sanctions Against Racist South Africa: Victory is within our grasp, 16 June 1986, Unesco House, Paris
… within South Africa of the objectives contained in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration …
Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 09 May 1986, New Delhi
… law or constitution which, as envisaged in our Freedom Charter, will destroy the apartheid system in all its …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 09 November 1982, New York
… to defeat those who subvert the United Nations, its Charter and its decisions. The apartheid regime stands out …
Victory is Within our Grasp: Statement at the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa by O. R. Tambo, UNESCO House, Paris, 16 June 1986
… within South Africa of the objectives contained in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration …