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Khoisan Identity
… In his State of the Nation address on 9th February 2012, President Zuma … instrumental in the SADF’s pursuit of the African National Congress (ANC) and South…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… Students Representative Council (SSRC) . Recent accounts of the event suggest that the SSRC was motivated and guided by underground networks of the African…
EventTatamkhulu Afrika South African poet, writer and struggle activist dies
… died from the Asia flu leaving him orphaned at the age of two. He was then taken care of by friends and family before being given to a Methodist … weSizwe …
Funeral arrangements afoot for Mama Dideka Mhlaba, 20 January 2010
… afoot in the Eastern Cape in preparation for the funeral of African National Congress (ANC) veteran, Mama Dideka Mhlaba (85) - wife of the late Rivonia…
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,…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
EventBreyten Breytenbach was born on this day
… well-known as a dissident poet and vocal critic of South Africa under apartheid , and as a political prisoner … to allow them to travel to South Africa for a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…