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Professor Terence Ranger: An Obituary by Trevor Grundy
Trevor Grundy writes on the life of the historian and political activist At a dinner party in Salisbury (Harare) in the late1950s when white rule in Rhodesia…
V - The Funeral
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa Thirteen Western nations sent diplomats to the funeral on 25 September. Police…
Chapter Five - The Fighter for Black Unity: 1935 - 1945
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The decade after 1935 can quite justifiably be called a…
Democracy - The only solution by Nelson Mandela, President of the ANC 1 July 1992
Please take note that this article was written prior to the answer that we have received yesterday afternoon from President De Klerk in response to the ANC's…
EventWorldwide speculation begins that a bright flash detected over the southern Indian Ocean was a South African nuclear test
In the early hours of 22 September 1979, an American Vela satellite recorded a double flash of light over the southern Indian Ocean, near South Africa's Prince…
Document 28 - Negotiations: a strategic perspective
1. Bill of Rights A. Right to Strike The right to strike should specifically include the right to defend and promote social and economic interests of workers…
PlaceNamibia
Namibia, a former German colony, is situated towards the north west of South Africa. It is predominately covered by the Namib Desert. The Orange River marks…
Desmond Tutu interviewed by John Carlin
… and concludes that this was not the intention. She notes that there was a recognition, albeit mainly at …
10 YEARS PROJECT
close Document 18 The Pretoria Minute 6 August 1990 The government and the ANC have held discussions at the Presidency, Pretoria, today 6 August…
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
The South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) was formed in 1916 in response to a request from the British Imperial Government for an African labour force…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
Like all other Black ethnic groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive legislations enacted by Colonial and successive governments…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
Abstract The UDF was an umbrella organization that was founded to unify the hundreds of Anti-Apartheid movements occurring in the 1980s. Female leaders such…
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
The history of the Young Communist League (YCL) dates back to 1921, although the organisation observes 25 May 1922 as the date of its official formation…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
This article was written by Jarvis Pruitt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project In order to stand up straight,…
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
5.1 The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence It would be an oversight to discuss vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal…
PlaceGhana
Before March 1957 Ghana was called the Gold Coast. The Portuguese who came to Ghana in the 15th century found so much gold between the rivers Ankobra and the…
Political Overview by the Gauteng ANC Chairperson, Paul Mashatile, at the Provincial General Council, 8 June 2012, St George`s Hotel, Tshwane
National Chairperson of the ANC, Comrade Baleka Mbethe Deputy Provincial Chairperson, Comrade Gwen Ramokgopa Provincial Secretary, Comrade David Makhura …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1947-Press Reports on the Campaign
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1947 Drs Naicker and Dadoo in India, Pakistan and…
Call for United Front by Albert Luthuli, 5 November 1961
The result of the General Election has brought about no real change. If anything, it has given the Nationalist Party a much firmer mandate to press ahead with…
ANC National Conference, 13 July 1991
From the 2nd to the 7th July 1991, 2,244 delegates representing 760,000 members met in the 48th National Conference of the African National Congress. This…
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
Who will listen to this feisty little woman with the grey ponytail and caftan? Greg Arde spoke to Fatima Meer, once a shining light in the fight against…
Cosatu special congress, Day One: The façade finally falls by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick), 14 July 2015, South Africa
The Façade Finally Falls For the longest time, the national office bearers of Cosatu insisted that they have a firm grip on the federation. After the…
Regional Formation Schools.” Report in SASO Newsletter, September 1970
I AM DIRECTED by the All-In African National Action Council to address your Government in the following terms: The All-In African National Action Council was…
Address by President Mandela at a Masakhane rally in Vosloorus Katorus, 21 September
Renewal of Katorus In 1993 when I toured the Katorus area with Adrian Vlok I was in pain. The community was divided into two groups at war with each other. I…
PlaceMali
Mali, landlocked country of western Africa, mostly in the Saharan and Sahelian regions. Mali is bounded on the north by Algeria, on the east by Niger and…
ArchiveMandela, From a Freedom Fighter to an Icon of Reconciliation
When Nelson Mandela walked out of the Victor Verster prison on 11 February 1960, after 10,053 days of incarceration, people all over the world watched the…
Address by President Mandela at ECOWAS Abuja, 30 October 1998
Your Excellency, the Chair of ECOWAS Heads of State Excellencies Distinguished delegates Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed an honour for me as the Chair…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Golden Doves of Peace Awards ceremony 7 June 1994
(Madame/Master) of Ceremonies Members of the National Peace Secretariat Members of the Diplomatic Corps Distinguished guests For me personally, the…
Nelson Mandela Sending Photographs
Introduction To someone cut off from friends and relatives, restricted to seeing only a selected few people and even these not as frequently as in normal…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Socialism, Culture and Networks. Convenor: Omar Badsha
… of programmes, posters, the play-script, and various notes that have survived, and will help to peel back memory …