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EventPaul Kruger is elected president
After the abolition of the triumvirate, consisting of Vice-President Paul Kruger, Commander-General Piet Joubert and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected…
ArchiveThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad by Max Rossiter
The Role of London in the Anti-Apartheid movement, specifically in relation to the SACP and the ANCThe international aspect of the anti-apartheid struggle in…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Conference of the African National Congress Women`s League, 1 August 1959
Here I am, caged in, in the Lower Tugela District, by the oppressor`s ban on me. The confinement resulting from this ban is a painful reminder to me and to you…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
Helen Joseph is one of the most well-known South African women to campaign against apartheid. Her autobiography is being published on her 81st birthday and is…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
South Africa - The principal target Mr. Tambo explained that the Lusaka communique was issued when the Smith regime was trying to give the impression that the…
Twentieth Anniversary of the United Nations Sanctions Resolution: Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 05 November 1982, New York
Over the past three decades the apartheid regime has emerged as a vicious oppressor and a ferocious exploiter of the peoples under its domination, an aggressor…
Tribute To Michael Harmel: Oration At Funeral In Prague, June 24, 1974
We have come together to pay homage to Comrade Michael Harmel, an outstanding South African revolutionary whose whole life was unconditionally and totally…
Search for a United Front against racism
1946 Salvation lies in Non-European Front — M.D. Naidoo The salvation of the Indian people in this country lay in a united front of non-Europeans. They could…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Search for a United Front against racism
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer The salvation of the Indian people in this country lay…
Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
By Sara We salute one of our best known heroines of South Africa, Albertina Nontsikelelo (Blessings) Sisulu, on her 70th birthday in October. Albertina…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, April 1964
On behalf of the South African Indian Congress I express my appreciation for this opportunity to address you. This is not the first time that a representative…
Closing address by President Nelson Mandela in the president’s budget debate Cape Town, 22 April 1998
Madame Speaker; Honourable Members; Ladies and Gentlemen; Let me start off by thanking all parties and particularly those members who took part in the…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
Formation and launch of the UDF
UDF launch at Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town. Source: http://www.nelsonmandela.org In the late 1970s moves to form united front against apartheid were set in…
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
The emergence of the Black Consciousness movement that swept across the country in the 1970s can best be explained in the context of the events from 1960…
Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The South African struggle received little attention from the…
Letter to Ayatollah Khomeini by O. R. Tambo, Iran, 13 February 1979
Maputo, People's Republic of Mozambique, February 13, 1979 His Excellency Ayatollah Khomeini,(2) Teheran Islamic Republic of Iran On behalf of…
Message to the Soweto Rally to Welcome Released Leaders by O. R. Tambo, 29 October 1989
This is a joyful day for all of us. It is a day of celebration for all the people of our country. Those who have chosen to turn their backs on our festivity…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
Student protests in democratic South Africa South Africa has a long history of student protests going way back to the anti-Apartheid marches that predated…
ArticleThe Transkei
Struggles against the Bantu Authorities Act were fought in the Transkei, where the resistance of the peasants culminated in the Pondo revolt which broke into…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by Walter Sisulu
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede I knew Anton Muziwakhe Lembede for only four years before his tragic and untimely death…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a trade unionist, political activist and a women's leader both in the Eastern…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
1884 Otto von Bismarck chairs the Berlin Conference to stem the scramble for Africa. Only Morocco, Ethiopia, and Liberia are recognized as independent…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
1884 Otto von Bismarck chairs the Berlin Conference to stem the scramble for Africa. Only Morocco, Ethiopia, and Liberia are recognized as independent…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE FUNERAL OF JOE SLOVO Johannesburg, 15 January 1995
Comrade Chairperson: Dear Helena, Shawn, Gillian and Robyn; Mrs Rene Ephron, Comrade Joe's sister and other relatives; Deputy President Thabo Mbeki,…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Global Preparatory Meeting of Parliamentarians against apartheid, 17-18 August 1987, New Delhi
The Honble Prime Minister, Distinguished Delegates, It is a great honour for me to extend warm greetings to this timely conference of Parliamentarians…
Introductory Statement on the Presentation of the Statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 79th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1991
Compatriots, Today we mark the 79th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress. We do so as a legal organisation for the first time in…
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
This book and exhibition are an attempt to construct a clear picture of Ernest Cole, a complex man whose work is little known, especially in his own country,…
EventNoble South Africans win Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is considered by many to be a symbol of international recognition over the prize winners struggle to create a more peaceful world. South…