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FW de Klerk’s speech to Parliament, 2 February 1990
… Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS on September the 6th, … are the following: The prohibition of the African National Congress, the Pan…
ArticleInanda Seminary and its Influence on Education in South Africa by Claire Wilt
… This article was written by Claire Wilt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … missionary school, played a pivotal role…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… The formation of the Pan Africanist Congress’ (PAC) Africanist Task Force (ATF) preceded the formation of party’s military wing Poqo in February 1960. After…
ArticleDespite the 1994 political victory against apartheid, its economic legacy persists by Haydn Cornish-Jenkins
… In 1994, South Africans were liberated from a system of apartheid which had controlled their lives for nearly … if real economic change has been experienced…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… powers carved up Africa amongst themselves. By 1914 all of Africa, except Liberia and Ethiopia, was under colonial … rule. Today, African countries are…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… This article was written by Sarah Rahimi and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … impact on the South African community,…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… hundred years ago, Khoe-San people moved into the interior of South Africa from the Cape (what is today the Western Cape). A branch of the Khoe-San was the…
A new total strategy emerges July 1990 -June 1991
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The unbanning of the liberation movements on 2…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… The following article will discuss the major points of the question and refer to supporting evidence for these … answering source-based paragraphs. Andries…
How to Approach Heaven by Jon Soske (Chimurenga Magazine)
… sacrosanct adventure—so believed Albert Luthuli, president of the African National Congress from 1952-1968. A devour Christian, a man deeply … directed…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bound to strike back by Emilia Potenza
… changes that industrialisation brought for the majority of people in South Africa. From being farmers with varying … conditions. 1912: The South African…
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 … leadership of the people`s movement, the…
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…
Remembering the enslaved in Cape Town by Sam North
… As a city, Cape Town sits on top of an uncomfortable history of colonialism, slavery, and formal racial segregation. This … in shame amongst descendants,…
ArchiveNote on sources and footnoting by Howard Barrell
… THE EXTREMITY OF CONFLICT in a revolutionary struggle can create a number of difficulties for someone attempting a serious study of … at page 4. From:…
Albert Luthuli`s speech to ceremony for presenting him the Christopher Gell Memorial Award, 21 October 1961, Port Elizabeth
… I am deeply grateful to the members of the Christopher Gell Memorial Award Committee for giving … to participate so prominently in the remembrance of his…
Pan-Africanism was Peter Abrahams’ Country by Tyler Flemming (Africa is a Country), 13 February 2017
… On January 18, the world lost an icon. Only much of the world did not know it. South African-Jamaican writer … overlooked and often forgotten, especially in…
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
… History of Cato Manor Cato Manor was established in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ) and is situated 5km west of the Durban city centre. The Township was known…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction … organisations in exile, notably,…
Chapter Five - The Fighter for Black Unity: 1935 - 1945
… From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson … ... in an effort to undermine the African National Congress…
ArchiveAppendix 6 Studies in Asia by Denis Goldberg
… and Personal Observations written in December 1991 as part of group reports at the end of our studies at Institut Tadbiram Awam Negara (INTAN), the … that I…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… new Cold War conflict fought along racial lines. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger soon committed to defusing the … he [Kissinger] can give no guarantees…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the South African Communist Party Policy Conference, 27 September 2008, Randburg Towers
… Chairperson of the SACP, Comrade Gwede Mantashe, Secretary General of the SACP, Comrade Blade Nzimande, Members of the SACP … young constitutional democracy…
South African Tragedy: Jail Part Lovers by Joseph Lelyveld (New York Times), 5 January 1983
… She and Neil Aggett had been a couple for the better part of a decade. In that time, they both became doctors, then … paths into welfare and trade union…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… Transvaal, 1st January, 1912 1 Since our last Congress the march of events has, from our point of view, been rapid. Many Acts … cheap Native labour and…
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… increasingly authoritarian measures to combat any forms of resistance against the government. Under apartheid … Many organizations, such as the African…
ArchiveCHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo
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ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
… Mandela and MK The late 1950s saw the first hints of an armed struggle occurring in certain parts of South Africa. Various types of armed resistance spread…
PlaceStikland Cemetery
… a 1947, a letter to the Cape Town Clerk and the secretary of the Board of Trustees to the Cape Peninsula Cemeteries requested the … at the Mamelodi Cemetery…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture by Pallo Jordan, 15th April 2003, South Africa
… Comrade Chairpersons, Comrades from the People’s Republic of China and other honoured guests, Comrades leaders of the … alliance, which brings together the…