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ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… Omer-Cooper version of the Mfecane had been adopted as a charter of origins for the new black rulers of the autonomous …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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,…
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 …
"We are of the World and the World is with Us": Address on Receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University by O. R. Tambo , New Delhi, 9 May 1986
… law or constitution which, as envisaged in our Freedom Charter, will destroy the apartheid system in all its …
OAU-AU 50th Anniversary Lecture by ANC President Jacob Zuma East London, 26 October 2013
… ideals of the founding fathers enshrined in the founding charter have been realised. For as long as these ideals which …
Tribute by Comrade David Makhura delivered at the funeral service of Comrade Chilly Magagula, 16 October 2010
… our movement and build a society envisioned in the Freedom Charter. His wife and children are part of the bigger ANC …
Tribute to the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid - Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee on its Tenth Anniversary by O. R. Tambo, New York, 2 April 1973
… defenders of the principles embodied in the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. They …
Address to the 21st Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the OAU by O.R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 19 July 1985
… Botswana. Consistent with the lofty principles of the OAU Charter, the countries of southern Africa have refused to …