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Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
Mrs. Gertrude Shope On behalf of the Women's Section of the African National Congress and in the name of the entire oppressed and struggling people of South…
Oliver Tambo, 1 October 1987 - Reproduced in Oliver Tambo and the Struggle against Apartheid, edited by E. S. Reddy
In many colonial and social revolutions, the leaders of the people had to go into exile to guide the resistance or were imprisoned or deported by the…
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…
Comments and Observations on Proposals for a United Nations Security Council Resolution on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, 1963
A. General (1) The Security Council is at present seized of the question of apartheid, following its resolution of August 7th.[1] (2) The Secretary…
ANC NGC 2015 Resolutions on International Relations
1. Introduction The important task of our National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is to grapple with the complex and ever-changing world order. The balance of…
Address by the Chancellor of the University of Zululand, Mr Jacob Zuma, at the Gala Dinner of the First International Co-Operatives Conference, Kwazulu Natal, 24 February 2009, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban
The Premier of Kwa Zulu-Natal Mr. Sibusiso Ndebele MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Zweli Mkhize University of Zululand Vice-chancellor Prof…
Oliver Tambo, October 1987
Oliver Tambo[1] In many colonial and social revolutions, the leaders of the people had to go into exile to guide the resistance or were imprisoned or deported…
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
Celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s life is an opportunity to move away from the cliché-ridden assessments of his multi-faceted personality…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
The Mompati family Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, Former President Thabo Mbeki and Madame Zanele Mbeki at home, Former President Kgalema Motlanthe and…
Presidential Address to the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Natal Indian Congress, Durban, November 21, 1958
Presidential Address To The Eleventh Annual Conference Of The Natal Indian Congress, Durban, November 21, 195864 Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, The…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors 6 September 1994
Mr. Chairman, Honourable Editors, Distinguished Guests, Allow me to express my heartfelt thanks for the invitation to partake in such a sumptuous meal and…
Postscript
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded by stepping up…
Nelson Mandela Memorial Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki: University of Witwatersrand, 29 July 2006.
… In his well known book, "The Great Transformation", in a Chapter headed "Market and Man", Karl Polanyi went on to say: …
Archive2003 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2003
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 14 February 2003 Madame Speaker of the National…
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
On June 13, 1996, President Nelson Mandela inaugurated a year-long observance of the 1946 Indian passive resistance in South Africa. Speaking at the University…
The Indian People In South Africa: Facts: About The Ghetto Act
The great majority of the South African Indians are descendants of the Indian labourers, who were indentured by the Governmentof Natal from 1860 onwards to…
"If I were Prime Minister": Article by Albert Luthuli, 2 December 1961
Many problems face the emergent Black States in this continent. Among these problems are: the avoidance of economic chaos when independence comes; the…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: his ‘obstinacy and stubbornness’ (Part 2) by Raymond Suttner, 11 June 2018
An unusual, apparently contradictory set of personality traits combined to make Nelson Mandela the leader that he became. One of these was notorious…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Bibliographical note and further reading African…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
1976 According to the government-appointed Cillie Commission of Enquiry 575 people died. Police action resulted in 451 deaths. 3 907 people were injured…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
Abstract Through the efforts of a dominant women’s movement in apartheid, the democratic transition in South Africa has enshrined gender equality within the…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass …
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
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…
Document 50 - Socialist League of Africa , “South Africa: Ten Years of the Stay-at-Home”, International Socialism, 5, Summer 1961
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 50 - Socialist League of Africa , "South Africa…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… toes day in and day out, about which I wrote in an earlier chapter. But what made the organisation of the march …
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
1806 Sir John Barrow indicates on a map that gold is to be found in the approximate vicinity of either the Witwatersrand or the Magaliesberge. 1852 Gold…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more detail. 1870 …
Document 130 - Communists in Conference: The 1943/44 National Conference of the Communist Party of South Africa
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew PLANS FOR 1944 "WE meet at a time when one of the…
64. Congress addresses the Union Parliament, 1946
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai M. D. Barmania, one of the secretaries of the…