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Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 4 February 1974 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
The beginning of 1974 was characterised by confusion and uncertainly in international relations. There was the Watergate scandal in which President Nixon of…
Address by Oliver Tambo on receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, 09 May 1986, New Delhi
Today, I stand before this august and eminent assembly to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The question I have pondered without results from the…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1953
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A joint planning council of the African National…
"We are of the World and the World is with Us": Address on Receiving the Degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from the Jawaharlal Nehru University by O. R. Tambo , New Delhi, 9 May 1986
Today, I stand before this august and eminent assembly to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The question I have pondered without results from…
Tribute by Comrade David Makhura delivered at the funeral service of Comrade Chilly Magagula, 16 October 2010
Programme Director, Cde Mondli Gungubele; Bishop Msibi, Senior Pastor Ntlhoro and other Pastors of Church of Warriors of Christ; Our dear sister Kgatiso, the…
ArchiveA story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks Spector, (Daily Maverick), 18 May 2018
The death of Sam Nzima, the man who took the photograph that came to symbolise all that was wrong with apartheid and how it would be opposed, offers a moment…
Speech on the Occasion of Installation as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and on being Awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by O. R. Tambo, 19 October 1991
The Chairman of the Council,(2) Mr. Vice-Chancellor,(3) Members of the University Council, Members of the Senate and Heads of Departments, Members…
Closing Address of Comrade Nelson R Mandela, Deputy President of the ANC 16 December 1990
This is an abridged version of the Deputy President's closing address Comrades and distinguished guests. This consultative conference has been called by the…
Archive”I am Albertina Sisulu”, Interview from Blue Portraits
I am Albertina Sisulu. Metetiwe. Born in the Transkei, in the district of Tsomo on twenty-first October 1918. Educated in a lower primary school in my district…
VI - The Inquest
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa The inquest was postponed until 14 November. At the end of October, two weeks before…
49. The certificates are burned
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai On 16 August 1908, a crowd of Indians, as well…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
A joint planning council of the African National Congress and the South African Indian Congress resolved to embark upon a mass campaign for the repeal of a…
Chapter 14. Rebuilding the Union-Constitution
When I returned to South Africa in March 1933, I found the stillness of the grave in the union office. The mass of workers in the factory section had lost…
Chapter 1. The South African Trade Union Movement- Historical Background - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
GUNS AND GALLOWS In outward appearance South Africa is a calm, peaceful land, spacious and sunny; its peoples-Black, White and Coloured-are fundamentally…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Marikana 10 years on: survey shows knowledge of massacre is low, by Benjamin Roberts, Jare Struwig and Steven Gordon (theconversation.com), 16 August 2022
To explore the patterns of collective memory in South Africa after nearly three decades of democracy, we set out to establish how much of the country’s recent…
ArchiveDiana Mitchell obituary by Julia Gallagher (The Guardian), 08 February 2016
The Zimbabwean political activist and writer Diana Mitchell, who has died aged 83, was an active opponent of Ian Smith in the 1960s and 70s, and later used her…
ArchiveTribute to Ottilie Schimming Abrahams (2 Sept 1937-1 July 2018) – some notes and memories by Heike Becker
In the late 1950s Ottilie Schimming Abrahams was among the first generation of Namibian students who pursued post-secondary education in Cape Town. Ottilie…
PlaceMamelodi
"Mamelodi" was the name given to President Paul Kruger by the Africans because of his ability to whistle and imitate birds, also meaning Mother of Melodies…
ArchiveThoughts on Winnie Mandela by Enuga Reddy
Winnie Mandela and Fatima Meer were in prison together and became close friends. Winnie wrote an introduction to the book "Fatima Meer: Memories of Struggle,"…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos I talk about the past mainly because actually I am…
ArchiveSpeech at the Unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini, Tuesday 19 January 1999
Address by President Nelson Mandela at unveiling of the Samora Machel Memorial, Mbuzini19 January 1999Your Excellency, President Chissano of Mozambique;Premier…
ADDRESS AT THE UNVEILING OF THE COAT OF ARMS, Kwaggafontein, 27 April 2000
Today, on our Freedom Day, we are also gathered here to unveil yet another symbol of our national identity, our new Coat of Arms that now stands before us for…
Address at a Public Rally Dar Es Salaam Dar Es Salaam, 17 November 1998
Your Excellency, President Mkapa Vice President Omar Ali Juma President Amour of Zanzibar Mr. Prime Minister Secretary General of the CCM Ladies and…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of Boksburg Boksburg, 26 June 1997
Master of Ceremonies; Premier Tokyo Sexwale; Mayor Mxolisi Xayiya; Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very proud and honoured to be a free citizen of Boksburg. It…
Baleka Mbete: In The Centre Of The Maelstrom by Greg Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 17 February 2015, South Africa
South Africa's issues of governance, a rise in opposition rhetoric, and a president and ANC under fire have all coalesced in the National Assembly. Speaker…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
The African National Congress (ANC) in exile developed strategies to influence public opinion within South Africa with the view to rebuilding its clandestine…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
The IEC announced that a record 48 political parties have successfully registered to contest the 2019 general elections. Most have been formed recently,…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
The colonisation of Africa was part of a global European process reaching all the continents of the world. European colonisation and domination changed the…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
Documentary Photography is not encouraged because I think it threatens the core of what this country is about. It’s a very powerful medium, it touches on…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
Born: 1939, Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) In Summary: Poet, African National Congress Chief Representative to Sweden and United States of America,…