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BiographyLawrence Schlemmer
Eminent sociologist and political analyst Professor Lawrence Schlemmer was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 11 September 1936. After matriculating…
BiographySidney Percival Bunting
Sidney Percival Bunting was born on 29 June of 1873 in London, the son of Sir Percy William Bunting, the founder and editor of the Contemporary Review. His…
BiographyMoses Ndlovu
Moses Ndlovu was born in KwaSemane which is in the Otto Bluff area near Pietermaritzburg, Natal. His parents were farm tenants. Ndlovu attended primary school…
BiographySelloane Ethel Leisa
Selloane Ethel Leisa was born on 22* February 1914 in Ga-Marishane, Northern Transvaal, (now Limpopo Province). Upon completing her schooling, she moved to…
End Conscription Campaign Annual Report for Cape Western Region: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1986
End Conscription Campaign Annual Report for Cape Western Region: Report Presented at National Conference on 15 March 1986 discussing conscription, Black Sash…
BiographyWalter Ulyate Sisulu
Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu was born in the village of Qutubeni in the Engcobo district of the Transkei on 18 May 1912. Sisulu was born out of wedlock. His father…
Siphiwe Nyanda
Siphiwe Nyanda was the eldest of the six children of Betsy and Henry Nyanda, a traffic inspector and area supervisor of liquor outlets for the Johannesburg…
BiographyBertha Solomon
Bertha Solomon was born on 1 January 1892 in Minsk, Russia. At four years, she and her older sister were taken by their mother, Sonia Schwartz, to join their…
George Botha
Mr George Botha aged 30,a coloured teacher at the Patterson High School in Port Elizabeth, was detained on December 1976 in terms of section 22 of the General…
BiographyElliot Mngadi
Elliot Mngadi was born in Roosboom around 1918. Alongside Peter Brown also a leading member of the LP, Mngadi spearheaded the cause of black farmers in Natal…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Royal Visit 1947 King gave consent to the "Ghetto"…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
1856-1910 Masters and Servants Acts of 1856 These Acts, which had been passed between 1856 and 1904 in the four territories, remained in force after…
Document 64 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 1 July 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 64 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
Azikhwelwa on Monday. Flyer by Soweto Students’ Representative Council calling for a stay-away from 13 September 1976
"Azikhwelwa on Monday." Flyer by Soweto Students' Representative Council calling for a stay-away from September 13, 1976 The people of South Africa are going…
BiographyVuyisile Mini
Vuyisile Mini was born in 1920 in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. Mini's father was a Port Elizabeth dockworker active in labour and community struggles,…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
Joseph Faniso Mati was born on a farm near Adelaide, Eastern Cape and grew up in Port Elizabeth. During high school, teachers encouraged students to attend…
BiographyShaleen Surtie-Richards
Legendary stage, film, and television actress, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, was born on 7 May 1955 in Upington, Cape Province (now Northern Cape). She attended…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
During April 1976 the Prime Minister's visit to Israel gave a new dimension to South Africa's foreign policy. The formal agreement concluded on economic co…
Indian education in Natal
… Street School was opened for Indian and Coloured youth. 1906 2 February, The dismissed pupils were readmitted and …
Message of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the occasion of 8th January, 1986
Message delivered by Oliver Tambo, President of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, on the occasion of 8th January, 1986, the…
Documents of the National Fundraising Workshop held on 14 - 20 March, 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, Tanzania
Report in booklet format of the first African National Congress National Fundraising Workshop held in March 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in…
Statement at the Funeral of Moses Mbheki Mabhida by O. R. Tambo, Maputo, 29 March 1986
We have gathered here today to bid farewell to a warrior. We have converged from all corners of the globe to pay homage to a revolutionary. We have…
Statement at the Swedish People's Parliament Against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 21 February 1986
Mr. Chairman, Mr. Prime Minister, Comrade leaders of SWAPO of Namibia, Foreign guests, Your Excellencies, Distinguished delegates to this historic Swedish…