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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…
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…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … her very emotional. As a member of the…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… The 1910 election: The Union of SA The first election that created the modern South … African state, held in accordance with the provisions of the Union of…
ArticleXhosa
… and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa's Black population and can be divided into … from Swaziland and adjacent areas and the…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… as the non racial political party, IFP. The headquarters of the IFP were in Ulundi, the former capital of the apartheid era KwaZulu homeland. Inkatha …
Chapter 2 - Historical Background
… Africa itself. The Constitution was not a product solely of negotiation in the Constitutional Assembly. Experiences in … . At the first meeting of the South…
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… were hosted by the Botswana National Museum in July of 1982 in Gaborone, Botswana as part of The Culture and Resistance Conference. The Culture and … Martins…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… This short history of Electrical Supply Commission (ESKOM) aims to provide an … by a worker who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC)…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… Introduction Full feature on the History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the role played by women in the struggle for…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Press, 16 November 1984, Addis Ababa
… The delegation of the African National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view, will go down as…
Statement to the Press by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 16 November 1984
… The delegation of the African National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view, will go down as…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Debates and Relations with Other Organizations
… But he appears to have found a new recruit in the ranks of the African National Congress. A correspondent who was present at the recent Congress meeting in…
Education for Service
… We, the duly authorised representatives of political parties, political organisations, … African Government, coming together at this first meeting of the…
ArchiveNothing groundbreaking in Mandela debate by Steven Friedman, 09 December 2015
… our past teaches about the present. The second anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s passing has coincided with a heated … he saved or sold out the country. His…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… noteworthy is that it was possibly the first major example of workers, after 1994, striking not just outside of the auspices of their trade union but…
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
… Extract from Karis & Carter 1. NAME The name of the organisation shall be the Pan Africanist Congress , hereinafter referred to as the P.A.C. 2. AIMS AND ……
PlaceClarkebury, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Clarkebury was established in 1830 as a station of the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society. James Backhouse … Although having friends…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 20th April 1992
… Reading from the "Lamentations of Jeremiah", Chapter 5 Remember, O Lord, what is come upon … other pilgrims, senior members of the African National Congress…
EventJudge Essa Moosa passes away
… on 8 February 1936.[i] He was a judge in the Supreme Court of South Africa. Moosa was a former human rights lawyer who … detainees during the Apartheid…
PlaceO.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
… The renaming ceremony of the Johannesburg International Airport to O.R Tambo … October 27, 2006. Oliver Reginald Tambo was President of the African National…
PlacePhilip Kgosana Drive, Devil's Peak Estate- Cape Town
… named after Nicolaas de Waal , the first administrator of the Cape Province. He initiated the Road's construction. … T able Mountain and is the main highway…
Chapter 8
… round which its discussions revolved was the question of unity. It had to deal first with the unity within the … of the All African Convention, the African…
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… is situated 24 km inland from Durban; it now forms part of eThekwini, the Greater Durban Metropolitan Municipality. … Zulu-speaking Black Africans, Inanda is…
ArchiveThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad by Max Rossiter
… The Role of London in the Anti-Apartheid movement, specifically in … majority rule of South Africa. The African National Congress (ANC) also had a long…
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… daunts me. Yet, it is also animating. Beyond any singing of it. Adrenalin is another kind of jazz. Yes, I am here, … in Rixaka: Cultural Journal of the…
Jail
… who it might be. I left my sons at home; it may be one of my sons . . . Well now, this person who was giving … asked us are we still members of the African…