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Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… INTRODUCTION: 1. The year 1950 was a turning point in the political history of the African people in this country. It was marked by a number of events which …
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
… Speech at mass welcome meeting in Johannesburg organised in his honour by the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council on … to the number of women who played…
38. The Natal Franchise Bill, 1894: Do not make our sons pariahs
… Law Amendment Bill of 1894 sought to deprive Indians in Natal of the parliamentary franchise. Below, a petition, … it would be 'the proverbial thin edge if…
Chapter VI - HEAR US!
… delayed by the police searches. Those of us who lived in Johannesburg had gone back to our jobs. I know that I felt … had been another ugly government…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… a new time-span which will, this day next year, culminate in the epoch making 70th anniversary of the African National Congress. In our message of January…
Document 121 - A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), “The Colour Bar and the National Struggle for Full Democratic Rights”, Workers’ Voice, 1, 2, November 1944
… Workers' Voice, 1, 2, November 1944 To some people in the Left movement it may still sound strange that we … memories float back to the dreamy days when …
Statement by Albert Luthuli to the council of the Institute of Race Relations, 19 December 1960
… Review - Fifty Years of Union." I hope I shall succeed in dealing with the subject with objectivity and with an … African viewpoint and interpretation of…
Restrictions on the media
… had not been hospitalised until he began coughing blood in his cell. But when Nelson Mandela contracted tuberculosis in July 1988, the first newspaper to…
Document 114 - (National Liberation League?), How To Work Among Urban Africans
… history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew In this statement an attempt is made to indicate the lines on which our work among Africans in urban areas…
Farewell Speech On Eve Of Imprisonment, February 29, 1948
… following is the report on Dr. Dadoo's speech at a meeting in Johannesburg on February 29, 1948 on the eve of his … rose to speak on Sunday at the great…
47. The assault on Gandhi
… Pathan who had threatened to kill anyone who took the lead in applying for registration considered it a betrayal. He … himself relates the story, which…
Undelivered statement by Albert Luthuli at the time of his Trial for burning his pass, 05 July 1960
… of slavery, a weapon used by the authorities to keep us in a position of inferiority. It cannot be very easy for you, … it possibly imagine what has happened…
Thabo’s pen versus perceptions by Tinyiko Maluleke (Sunday Independant), 24 January 2016
… the title of president has come close to Thabo Mbeki in speechwriting. I predict that in the year 2100, students of post-apartheid South African … be…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… Bridglal Pachai The People's Candidates Party participated in the Lenasia Management Committee between 1974 and 1978. … local authorities, and it later…
Document 43 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi fo Leon Trotsky, 10 August 1932
… League of America Opposition. Quite a lot has happened in the communist party of South Africa, private meetings are … continuing, expelled Stalinist and…
Document 41 - Letter from the Communist League of America to T.W. Thibedi, 30 May 1932
… welcome the announcement of your decision contained in your letter of April 26th. This is the very first … therefore desirous of obtaining some information…
Document 73 - Letter from The Spark to M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938
… FLAGSTAFF,C.P. Dear Comrade, Please excuse our long delay in replying to the questions you raised in your letter. You will remember that there has been a…
An interview with Mr. A.W.G. Champion
… The following is an interview with Mr. Champion conducted in 1964 by Mr. Stanley Trapido, Lecturer at the Institute of … : Mr. Champion, why do you think the…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma, at the Funeral Service of Advocate Mvuseni Edward Ngubane, at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 18 May 2012
… JSC Chairperson, Mogoeng Mogoeng; Heads of various courts in South Africa; National President of the Black Lawyers … and bidding farewell to one of the…
Statement by Albert Luthuli on the "Sabotage Act", 6 June 1962
… Law Amendment Bill "the Sabotage Bill" about to become law in the Republic of South Africa, has rightly shocked the … to ensure respect for basic human…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Johannesburg, 21 November 1997
… sector of society was faced with the call to participate in and promote the total transformation of our country in order to address our legacy of poverty and…
Statement Issued By GCIS: Briefing on the Case of Robert McBride - 21 May 1998
… the sovereignty of Mozambique, and we shall not interfere in the judicial processes in that country. Has South Africa been involved in the investigations by…
Address at the launch of the Kruger National Park Centenary Celebrations Skukuza, 26 March 1998
… guests; Ngwenyama;Amakhosi, Bayede! Conservation in its nature is directed both to the past and the future, to … own people, but by our region and people…
Introduction
… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1961 the South African Government gave official … laid to rest. Some form of constitutional…
Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 21st Plenary Assembly of SADC Parliamentary Forum - Usambara Lodge, Mogale City, 14 November 2006
… as it grapples with various matters such as the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation in Darfur, the transition programme in CÁ´te d…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… In May, 1960, the Union of South Africa will be 50 years old. … have almost completely lost their right to be represented in Parliament, their right to take…
PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… first European travellers to visit the region arrived here in 1801, and within a few years it had become a regular … Moffat founded the first permanent…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… Located in the heart of Soweto , the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village is … and sets the village as one of the traditional attractions in Gauteng . The Credo…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… made a generous donation to the University of Cape Town in order to support the arts through the establishment of … had always been his desire to “develop…
PlaceBoschendal Wine Estate, Cape Town
… is at the heart of Boschendal. One of the oldest Farms in South Africa , founded in 1685. "The farm has grown with the passing centuries into … of wholesome…