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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
… of Lillian Ngoyi, National President of the Women's League of the African National Congress . The 20,000 women … decades and in violation of repeated calls…
ArchiveChapter 3 University by Denis Goldberg
… was no embarrassment about discussing such matters. The League of Nations and the UN charters assert the right of … have been under United Nations…
EventDeath of Anton Muziwakhe Lembede
… the first president of the African National Congress Youth League. His ideas about Africanism formed the basis of the …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… the world for 1000s of years. However, the Modern idea of nations/nationalism first emerged in Western Europe during … who live in, black and white”. This…
ArchiveInterview with Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda
… He was prominent among the founders of the ANC Youth League in 1943-44, and served as its president after the …
EventBrett Kebble is shot dead
… Kebble's business partner and member of the ANC Youth League, who was expecting Kebble at dinner, said that Kebble …
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… of UN Women during a ceremony on 19 August 2013 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City, presided over by … to me as an international civil…
EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
… During the second part of the first session of the United Nations General Assembly, the General Committee decided not … two Governments, and the relevant…
BiographyMhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo
Mhlabunzima Maphumulo was born on 6th September,1949 Maqongqo distric of Kwazulu-Natal . At the age of 24, Maphumulo inherited the role of Chief of the…
BiographyAlpheus Madaba Madiba
Alpheus Madaba Madiba born in 1901, in Nzhelele in the northern Transvaal, into a Venda peasant family.He emigrated to Johannesburg when he was 17 and found…
BiographyPhindile Mfeti
Phindile Mfeti, a first cousin of former State President Thabo Mbeki and nephew of Govin Mbeki was born on 15 December 1946, at Nqamakwe, Eastern Cape. He was…
BiographyFiroz Cachalia
Professor Firoz Cachalia holds a BA degree, a BA (Hons) degree, an LLB and a Higher Diploma in Company Law from Witwatersrand University. Cachalia is currently…
BiographyWinston Ntshona
Wintson Ntshona was born on 6 October 1941 in Port Elizabeth. He matriculated from Newell High School where he performed in school plays with John Kani. During…
BiographyEdward Sineke Tyaliti
In a letter to the NAD [Native Affairs Department] Secretary dated 14 August 1958, the CM [Chief Magistrate] claimed that [Kaizer] Matanzima was keen on…
BiographyThomas Benjamin Davis
Thomas Benjamin Frederick Davis, the son of Thomas Leipold, a fisherman, and Jemima Davis was born in April 1867 in Jersey, Channel Islands, a British Crown…
BiographyPixie Benjamin
Pixie Benjamin was a strong anti-apartheid political activist and prisoner banned from South Africa during Apartheid. She endured harsh punishment under…
Our Greatest Indian Leader since Gandhiji -Tribute to Dr. Gangathura Mohambry Naicker (From: Sechaba, second quarter), 1978
… group of radical activists, he formed the Anti-Segregation League to mobilise the Indian masses against the Smuts … rights and introduce residential…
“Our Greatest Leader since Gandhiji”, By Dr Yusuf Dadoo
… group of radical activists, he formed the Anti-Segregation League to mobilise the Indian masses against the Smuts … rights and introduce residential…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Mercosur Heads of State Summit Ushuaia, 24 July 1998
… the far-reaching consequences of the determination of free nations, in the closing years of the twentieth century, to … and liberalisation the economic…
EventWinnie Mandela is dismissed from government
… of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and ANC Youth League. Though Nelson Mandela did not give reasons why he had …
EventActivist and Journalist, Robert Resha dies in exile
… in the Defiance Campaign as a member of the ANC Youth League. Resha was one of the Treason trialists, but was …
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… radical campaigning agenda. The emergence of the ANC Youth league in 1944 which demanded freedom from white domination … Amongst organizations that took part…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
EventNuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
… testing began in the mid-1950s. Officials from both nations came to believe that the nuclear arms race was … weapons was gaining strength. Talks between the…
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… and man to live an active life'. It is part of the United Nations (UN) program and works alongside its sister UN … world are suffering from hunger, with many…
Event60,000 delegates attend the World Summit on Sustainable Development
… and ended on 4 September 2002 was organized by the United Nations and was aimed at finding ways to strike a balance … Sustainable Development and a…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid, 12 January 1982
… world for sanctions against Apartheid We owe the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid a debt of deep … period of 70 years, and a concerted…
ANC NDC moves hearing venue to another location, 6 September 2011
… to move the venue for the hearing involving ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leaders to another location. In coming up with …
EventANC leader, James Arthur Calata, dies
… of Action, though he found the proposal of the Youth League too extreme. During the Defiance Campaign of 1952, he …
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
… founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi died on 13 March 1980. She was …