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Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
… Nelson Mandela inaugurated a year-long observance of the 1946 Indian passive resistance in South Africa. … mass political action. The membership of the Natal…
ArticlePoqo
… Poqo was formed as an armed wing to the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during the 1960's and was known for its … sabotage campaign. Unlike other resistance…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… artistic exchange and dialogue after the Cultural Boycotts of the Isolation Years, the first Johannesburg Biennale … from 28 February – 30 April 1995,…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… Bibliographical note and further reading African National Congress (1977), ANC Speaks: Documents and statements of the African National Congress 1955-1976. …
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… the darkest complexioned middle child in a Coloured family of 4 boys and 1 girl. His mother made obvious her dislike of him because of his darkness, and from…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Introduction
… Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education Chris Hani The most talked-about turning point … power from the National Party (NP) to the…
May Day
… the industrial struggle for an eight-hour day. Origins of May Day International working classes have existed since … French revolution at the Marxist…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important to understand that the focus of THIS section is…
An interview with Mr. A.W.G. Champion
… in 1964 by Mr. Stanley Trapido, Lecturer at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Oxford. S. Trapido : Mr. Champion, … the relationship between the ICU and…
EventIgnatius Iggy Mthebule remembered
… (TRC) and mentioned that Iggy was expelled from University of the North (now Limpopo) in 1976. He was a promising … and was sent back home as an underground…
EventTryphina Mboxela Jokweni is honoured by the ANC
… Tryphina Mboxela Jokweni was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and was part of the 1956 Union Buildings March which saw 20 000 women … Change…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… the Native Commissioner. He retired in 1931 after 32 years of service. Although it is not clear exactly when the … areas failed The lack of support from the…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education Bibliography Caton-Thompson, Gertrude. Mixed … . Gabarone, The National Museum, n.d. Fage, J.D…
Document 3 - National Anti-CAD Conference Agenda, Oddfellows Hall, Hope Street, Cape Town, Saturday, 29 May [1943]
… SESSION: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Registration of Delegates. 3 p.m. Opening Remarks by the … Measures are defeated. (c) Demands the extension of Full…
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… 13th April 1909 1 The President, in formally opening the Congress, said that, in the first place, he thought they … them when he used the term Coloured…
EventCharlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women's League of South Africa, is born
… a choir, and traveled throughout Europe performing. One of the highlights was the 1897 Jubilee at the London Royal … took part in political activities in the…
EventRobert Sobukwe is sentenced to three years' imprisonment
… Founding member and president of the Pan Africanist Congress, Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for incitement of Blacks…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 21 August 1990
… POM We're talking with Mr. Gumede on the 21st of August. I recall when we talked the last time you had said … happens that the Central Executive of the…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… Numerous factors characterised the intensification of the freedom struggle against the National Party government … of anti-apartheid groupings since the mass…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… Numerous factors characterised the intensification of the freedom struggle against the National Party government … of anti-apartheid groupings since the mass…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… Africa had huge consequences not only for the history of the country but also for world history in general. … principle of non-violence, and led the African…
Chapter 5 - Who would deliver us from oppression? Gumede and African politics in South Africa,1921-1927
… ‘After being a man of the world, I have discovered there is no Zulu, Xhosa, … and assistant-secretary of the Cape Provincial Native Congress (hereinafter…
Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South Africa, 16 April 1990, Wembley Stadium, London
… But it will also be an occasion for the African National Congress to pay its tribute to the millions of people who have made it possible for Nelson Mandela…
EventMore than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre
… in KwaZulu Natal led to 11 700 deaths and the displacement of up to 500 000 people. The organization and savagery of the conflict led to terror in the…
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… Photograph of a Khoisan lady. Source: unknown 1300-1599 c.1300-c.1500 … the Cape branch of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC). Selby Msimang…
PlaceNelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
… citizen in a democratic state through their selection of a special library collection which relates to 30 years of Democracy and Freedom. They also follow…
EventIt is widely reported that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher criticised the ANC, calling it a terrorist organisation
… in general help cement her reputation as a supporter of South Africa's Apartheid regime. Throughout the summit … sanctions would result in "the further…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Protest and Resistence
… to arrive in a steady stream. From 1914, the population of newcomers to the Rand increased even more rapidly. With … into the hands of the employers. In 1919…
Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid
… Act. This apartheid law authorised the forced removal of Africans from “any area in the magisterial district of … of political activism, fronted by the…