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PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… (2022 census), urban area, 97,815. Following the expulsion of the Xhosa chief, Ndlambe and some 20,000 of his followers from the Zuurveld , in 1811, the…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Cultural Activities
… the reception to celebrate the academic achievement of Mr. A. M. Lembede M.A., LL.B at the B.M.S.C. on Friday … organised by the African National Congress…
Oliver Tambo, 1 October 1987 - Reproduced in Oliver Tambo and the Struggle against Apartheid, edited by E. S. Reddy
… In many colonial and social revolutions, the leaders of the people had to go into exile to guide the resistance or … struggle by a triumvirate - Oliver Tambo…
Oliver Tambo, October 1987
… [1] In many colonial and social revolutions, the leaders of the people had to go into exile to guide the resistance or … struggle by a triumvirate - Oliver…
Full speech - Mamphela Ramphele: Rekindling the South African dream
… to invite you to join me on a journey to build the country of our dreams. I ask those of you of my generation: let us cast our minds back to the run up to …
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… (An appeal sent to the people of the United Kingdom in May 1963 through the Anti-Apartheid Movement) I greet all lovers of freedom, wherever they may be…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 … Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial…
Chapter 3. The Poor White Problem - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… I came face-to-face with the "Poor White" problem, one of the major tragedies of South Africa. People abroad believe that all Europeans in … against poverty,…
Address delivered at The 9th COSATU Congress, 18 September 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
… The President of Cosatu, Comrade Willie Madisha, General Secretary, Comrade Zwelinzima Vavi and all members of the Central Executive Committee, The Secretary…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… has shown how working life changed for the millions of people who came to live on the Rand between 1886 and 1940. … revolutionised the economy, the society…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Soweto rally to welcome released leaders, 29 October 1989
… This is a joyful day for all of us. It is a day of celebration for all the people of our country. Those who have chosen to turn their backs on …
Dr. Nelson Mandela’s acceptance address at the Clark University Investiture Atlanta, Georgia, 10 July 1993
… Mr. President, Distinguished members of the faculty, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a singular honour … to receive this degree, I accept it not as recognition…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Chapter 1 - The First Farmers by Jeff Guy
… and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education For a moment let's consider history as a journey through time and space. For much of this…
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… Introduction The decade of the 1950s was a decade of turmoil in South Africa. In the urban areas, a strong … townships. Perhaps the most significant Congress…
INDIAN SOUTH AFRICANS - A brief history
… that had been brought to the Cape in the second half of the seventeenth century, it was only after the 1860s that … Africa had a relatively large Indian…
Document 121 - A. Mon (M. N. Averbach), “The Colour Bar and the National Struggle for Full Democratic Rights”, Workers’ Voice, 1, 2, November 1944
… emphasis on the national unification and organisation of the non-European for the purpose of achieving full democratic rights. There are still some ……
PlaceGardens Shul in Cape Town
… Southern Hemisphere! Until the 17th Century the history of Jewry had been played out in the relatively confined geographical Area of the Middle East, North…
PlaceZululand District Municipality
… Known as: 'The Kingdom of the Zulu' . KwaZulu-Natal is a: "melting pot of African, European and Indian cultures" . Known as the Kingdom of the Zulu ! This…
Chapter Four - The Years with the CPSA: 1925 - 1935
… From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The existence of a large number of unskilled and unemployed …
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 … yet learn by bitter experience if not by…
Chapter 11 - Negotiating the final constitution
… The adoption of the final Constitution concluded some of the most successful negotiations in recent constitutional … history. The most striking and…
78. The Natal Indian Congress calls for a national convention
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In his address as acting president of the Natal…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the World Conference on Sanctions Against Racist South Africa: Victory is within our grasp, 16 June 1986, Unesco House, Paris
… Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal and Chairman of…
Victory is Within our Grasp: Statement at the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa by O. R. Tambo, UNESCO House, Paris, 16 June 1986
… Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal and Chairman …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 7
… This open membership was significant as an example of co-operation between workers of various races. Trade unionism in South Africa has always been faced…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Congress Youth League Activities
… league manifesto," Issued by the Provisional Committee of the Congress Youth League, March 1944. Preamble WHEREAS … occupy their rightful and honourable…
African farmers in Southern Africa
… The first farmers For a period of time that is almost impossible to imagine, all the inhabitants of Southern Africa were Stone Age hunter-gatherers. Then ……
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 … our wood is sold unto us, Our necks are under the yoke of…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
… spellings since about the 1770's. It was ‘Nysna’ in one of the earliest letters from James Callander (who built a … home for himself at The Heads, and who…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … he declared, was not interested in the 'glittering chains of…