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Chapter 2 - The lack of a workers’ party
… of this privileged section, and dominated by racist leaders who sought collaboration with the capitalists, the … the workers to nationalist bourgeois and…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
… is not a response to the call by the government on ANC leaders to declare whether or not they are nationalists and … of their prescriptive stance when…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Frelimo Central Committee on the death of Samora Machel, 22 October 1986
… of the FRELIMO Party, one of the most outstanding leaders of our continent, one of its best brains, an …
Message to Frelimo Central Committee on the Death of Samora Machel by O. R. Tambo, 22 October 1986
… of the FRELIMO Party, one of the most outstanding leaders of our continent, one of its best brains, an …
SASPU National, 1980 - 1987
… cooperation between students, and cooperation with student leaders in other countries. In 1933 Afrikaans students broke …
EventThe Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act is introduced
… Following it, Dr Yusuf Dadoo, with other younger leaders like G.M. Naiker, formed an anti-segregationist …
EventIan Smith of Rhodesia and Henry Kissinger meet in Pretoria
… war in Rhodesia. The Black movements in Rhodesia and the leaders of the front line states (Tanzania, Zambia, …
EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… court of justice." After the bombing, Western leaders avoided visiting Libya as sanctions were imposed on …
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… as significant as it brought together two opposing leaders in a surprisingly cordial manner. As Mandela states …
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… Workers had also objected to the exclusion of union leaders from the company-sponsored memorial service guest …
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… Administration right through the eighties by Civil Rights leaders. Up until this point the Reagan Administration had …
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… resources. Tshombe also received support from Western leaders including then U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon, who …
EventEthiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
On 28 May1991, Ethiopians People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) captured the capital of Ethiopia,Addis Ababa. The EPRDF was led by the Meles Zinawi,…
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana's incorporation following major unrest
On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) management committee decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed a…
’Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa’, Statement at the meeting of the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, New York, 8 October 1963
… the South African situation. Trials of Mandela and Other Leaders By a significant coincidence, this, the first day of … forms of racial discrimination, and…
Biographical contribution on Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
… That same year, Madlala-Routledge ended up as one of the leaders of the Natal Organization of Women (NOW) after its … the United Kingdom for the first time…
Statement at the 25th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 24 – 26 July 1989
… Ministers, Ambassadors and High Commissioners, Comrades leaders of the liberation movements, Esteemed delegates, … Heads of State and Government on behalf…
ArchiveJordan Ngubane – forgotten founding member of the Congress Youth League by Sbonelo Radebe (Mail and Guardian), 10 January 2023
… Africa. This accusation provoked Luthuli and other ANC leaders including Mandela and Ruth First who lashed out on … from Congress Mbata, who proposed a…
Interview with Lulu Dube by Sbongiseni Dladla, Ohlange, JL Dube House, 21 March 2011
… SD: Continue Gogo! LD: I remember people and political leaders came in to seek refuge in JL Dube’s house; and the … if I’m not mistaken, just after the…
ArchiveExtracts of 3 Interviews from the 1956 Women’s Anti-Pass March
… We walked to the Union Building we sat in the garden. Our leaders went inside the building to submit memorandum to … There was no one to receive and read the…
PlaceVoortrekker Monument
… was laid by three descendants of some of the Voortrekker leaders: Mrs. J.C. Muller (Granddaughter of Andries … leader (representative of all the other…
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
… edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Many Indian leaders who had formerly held office in the Congress became … strategy adopted by the new generation…
EventZambian journalist, Fred M'membe is born
Fred M'membe is a Zambian journalist who founded the country's first independent newspaper, Zambia Post. As the only independent newspaper in Zambia, Zambia…
EventControversial 'Black Jesus' painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
Artist, Ronald Harrison caused controversy in 1962 when he painted African National Congress (ANC) leader, Albert Luthuli as Jesus. The painting, named Black…
EventANC's Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act
… African National Congress (ANC) leaders, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe went from house to …
Executive summary of the statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC delivered by President Jacob Zuma at the 100th anniversary of the ANC, Mangaung 8 January 2012
… Bloemfontein. The delegates included esteemed traditional leaders such as Solomon ka Dinizulu, Montsioa of the … cattle for the centenary. The Congress of…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2012
… Bloemfontein. The delegates included esteemed traditional leaders such as Solomon ka Dinizulu, Montsioa of the … cattle for the centenary. The Congress of…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
The socio-political landscape of Apartheid South Africa was a challenging one for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Under the former National Party (NP),…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… TU 134A. The plane was returning from a Summit of African leaders held in Zambia . It went down in the Lebombo … Machel had convened a meeting with…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… president of the South African Students Organisation (SASO). Mr Steve Biko, became the 40th person to die in …