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ArticleWomen’s Revolts in Natal: 1959
… Most people credit the abolition of apartheid to many organisations and leaders, such as the African National Congress and Nelson Mandela. It is, however,…
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
… 1 October 1960. And an Executive Council, made up entirely of Nigerians, was led by a Prime Minister, Alhaji Sir … Tafawa Balewa. Its first government was a…
EventNational Heritage Day celebrates South African cultural diversity
… National Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. The day … celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context of the…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… politician and historian, died in Mafeking at the age of 74. He was the eldest son of Silas Thelesho Molema, maternal uncle of Chief Montshioa … He was…
EventButhelezi says Zulus would continue carrying cultural weapons
… warns that the deals struck between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Government were " … " cultural weapons " during their marches…
SEME by Richard Rive and Tim Couzens
… Years - Richard Rive The Mount Hermon School File Product of Moody School How Congress Began - R V Selope Thema Discovering Seme - Tim … of his ideas and…
ArchiveDCLA Report on the visit to the German Democratic Republic and the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
… African National Congress report by Penuell Maduna on the visit to the German …
ArchiveJune 16 Forward to Peoples Power
… 16 South African Youth Day; Forward to Peoples' Power; Congress …
ArchiveFace the people!
… letters on black block. White poster with black lettering. Congress challenge to candidates. Seva Semaj Hall, Tuesday …
Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period
… From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson … in the early years. From its inception in March 1919, the…
EventSouth African Journalist, Zwelakhe Sisulu is abducted.
… for justice and freedom. Sisulu was the founder and editor of the New Nation newspaper. He also founded the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA)…
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… most affected. The violence took place under the State of Emergency, which was declared in 1985 by President PW … apartheid government, but soon spread…
ArchiveLetter from Henry G Makgothi to Dr Frank Mbego
… G Makgothi, Secretary for Education, African National Congress, to Dr Frank Mbego requesting financial assistance …
EventSA Prime Minister, P.W. Botha calls for unity against Marxism
… At a National Party (NP) Congress in Bloemfontein, the South African Prime Minister, … nine years later the Soviet Union, known by many as one of the…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… On 5 January 1965, members of the African National Congress (ANC) Mac Maharaj, Laloo … Trial. There were suspicions by Maharaj and the leadership of the ANC…
EventA book claims that SA’s Nuclear weapons programme has continued since 1993
… devices had been manufactured, rather than six, some of which could have fallen into the hands of right-wing extremists, while others had been moved to … to…
ArchiveDakar articles
… Mail on the Dakar meeting between the African National Congress and the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for …
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
… 2007 Gencor Hall, Soshanguve Campus, Tshwane University of Technology 14h00 MEMORIAL SERVICE – WATTVILLE Wednesday, 7 … Cemetry in Wattville, Benoni. Issued…
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
… which were being investigated. The African National Congress (ANC) responded with a strongly worded statement … proper structures. He also berated the…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.3 No.4 Jul-Sept 1959
… Revolution: Further Reflections, Joe Matthews. The Place of Boycott, Stanley Trapido. The Africanists Cut Loose, Peter Rodda. Congress and the Africanists,…
EventSasol I, NATREF and Sasol II are under attack
… Three attacks were launched on the night of 31 May/1 June at Sasol I and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol … for the attacks was made in June 1979 by members of…
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… The Pan Africanist Congress 's military wing, the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) burnt down the farm house of Edmund Middleton of Fouriesburg on 10…
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… On 15 October 1989, five of the eight African National Congress (ANC) long term … Mhlaba, Endrew Mlangeni and Elias Motsoaledi. Three of the eight prisoners…
EventFormer MK members are dismissed from SANDF
… The trainees cited their unhappiness with the slow pace of integration into the SANDF and conditions in the camp. All the dismissed recruits were former…
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: Resolutions taken a
… Resolutions taken at the Second Annual National Congress held in December 1973 at the St. Peter's Conference …
EventSADF Gaborone raid kills 4
… In what was believed to be a raid on African National Congress (ANC) members who were in hiding in Gaborone, …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… in confinement. Winnie was separated from her husband most of her marriage life due to his imprisonment. However, she … Mandela’s legacy. Winnie was pivotal…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
… Former member of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year … A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of…
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… due to political pressure due to the Apartheid policies of the South African State. The Apartheid government claimed … as well as generating electricity. The…