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Chapter 5
The Significance of the All-African Convention Notwithstanding the temporary vicissitudes, which overtook the Convention, the indubitable fact remains that the…
Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki delivered on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko, 12 September 2007, Cape Town
We meet here today to commemorate the death of an outstanding young South African patriot, Stephen Bantu Biko. The bloody decade of the 1970s in our country,…
Address during the 90th Birthday Celebration of Mr Walter Sisulu 18 May 2002 Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman, Comrades and Friends
We are highly privileged to be able to celebrate the 90th birthday of such a giant and a cornerstone of our movement. Our movement has made its name in the…
ArchiveLetter from Jack Simons to Ronnie Kasrils
Letter from Jack Simons to Ronnie Kasrils in reply to letter of 11 February 1984 regarding FRELIMO and Mozambique and looking at a strategic approach to…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
Abstract Miriam Makeba was a South African singer, daughter, mother, and an antiapartheid activist. After she was exiled from South Africa in 1960, she used…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent students, articulate grievances and foster…
ArchiveJune 26: South Africa Freedom Day
ANC booklet containing an appeal for solidarity with the liberation struggle.
Oration by Oliver Tambo at the funeral of Moses Kotane, 26 May 1978, Moscow
My first contact with Moses Kotane was in 1946, which was the beginning of a period of great political upheavals in our struggle, a period that was to prove…
Oration at the Funeral of Moses Kotane by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, 26 May 1978
My first contact with Moses Kotane was in 1946, which was the beginning of a period of great political upheavals in our struggle, a period that was to prove…
Statement by Nelson R. Mandela on his relationship with his wife 13 April 1992
The relationship between myself and my wife, Comrade Nomzamo Winnie Mandela, has become the subject of much media speculation. I am issuing this statement to…
ArchiveSSRC Bulletin Vol. 1, No. 1, August 1977.
Newsletter containing poetry and articles on the liberation struggle in South Africa.
Workers of the world
Black, red and white poster. Artwork of a red circle in centre containing a man and a woman worker standing back to back. Advertisement for books on workers'…
ArchiveSoweto Student Representative Council: Black people let us unite
Circular calling for unity amongst the Black people in their struggle for national liberation
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
“Curries” a name associated to the vibrant stadium in the struggle days, particularly in the 1960’s and 1970’s, influenced the interaction of Black people…
Message by Oliver Tambo on South Africa`s year of the women, a call to the peoples of the world, 01 November 1983
The African National Congress, the broad democratic movement and the people of South Africa as a whole, will be observing 1984 as the Year of the Women. We…
Message to the Special Committee against Apartheid on its 20th anniversary from O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 April 1983
We take the opportunity to extend to the Committee the most cordial fraternal greetings on occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Special Committee. The…
Message from Oliver Tambo to the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid on its 20th anniversary, 02 April 1983
We take the opportunity to extend to the Committee the most cordial fraternal greetings on occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Special Committee. The…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The museum, located on an 80ha site next to the…
Document 5 - “Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract)
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 5 - "Trade Union Notes", The Bolshevik, March…
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
Early in 1962, Nelson Mandela was smuggled across the borders of South Africa. He was granted an Ethiopian passport by Haile Selassie, and classified as a…
EventSoweto students march against government’s language policy
It all began as a peaceful protest march, but ended with violence, tears, blood and death of a 13 year old boy, Hector Peterson. The Soweto uprising began when…
ArchiveLearn and teach
Offset litho; black; Learn and teach: The nation welcomes back the heroes of our struggle
ArchiveNyanga east mens hostel: the condition of mi
Pamphlet about the Nyanga East Men's Hostel Association and their struggle for better living conditions
We are at war!
Pamphlet issued by the African National Congress in order to rally support for armed struggle
ArchiveEqual wages for women!
The struggle to end discrimination against women recently took another step forward in the Transvaal.
ArchiveHigh profit low wages: not ok
Offset litho; red and black; High profit low wages: Not OK : Support the struggle for a living wage!
ArchiveWe are at war!
ANC illustrated booklet in five languages on the history of the liberation struggle, apartheid and the ANC.
ArchiveNUSAS
Paper presented at the NUSAS National Seminar, outlining the role of NUSAS in the struggle for liberation
ArchiveBoycott elections
White background with red lettering. One people, one country, one struggle. Image of five people in red.