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Statement by Albert Luthuli on the "Sabotage Act", 6 June 1962
… "the Sabotage Bill" about to become law in the Republic of South Africa, has rightly shocked the democratic world and … victims. The far-reaching and most…
David Goldblatt, once and future freedom hero by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 28 November 2012, South Africa
… Wednesday David Goldblatt wrote an email to the Chancellor of Orders explaining that he was declining the Order of Ikhamanga, a national honour awarded by…
PlaceSouth End Museum, Port Elizabeth
… South End Museum Trust was started in 1999 when a group of people from the disadvantaged communities of Port Elizabeth and who had been affected by the…
20. Johannesburg Parsees claim special status
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … petition dated 17 September 1906 was sent to the Secretary of…
The Founder: An Ambiguous Figure by Chris Saunders
… else, Pixley ka Isaka Seme (1881-1951) was the founder of the ANC. It was he who, on his return from long years of study in the United States and Britain,…
ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe: its role in the ANCs onsl
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of History at the University of …
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of…
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
… greatest political rally on the franchise in the history of the Coloured people. It is conservatively estimated that … people were present. At 2.30 p.m…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… We, the people of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to … can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of all the people;…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… is a Port City is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo River along the Indian Ocean . The need for a…
60. Congress and the Non-European Co-operation Conference, 1927
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … and national questions. The following document consists of the…
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
… it concentrated on the Boer War years and the experiences of Emily Hobhouse as the compassionate, strong willed woman … engaged to provide considerable…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the snap debate on the Shell House incident National Assembly, Cape Town, 7 June 1995
… is rare that there should be such a passionate divergence of views on any matter. That the death of eight citizens outside Shell House on 28 March 1994…
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
… extended a cordial welcome to the delegates on behalf of the local branch of the organisation, who, he said, appreciated the trouble … problem had now become…
Press Conference in Lusaka: Oliver Tambo, 25 June 1985
… lays great emphasis on unity. How do you see the question of unity with such groups as PAC and other small groupings … Africa? TAMBO: The ANC has always…
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 25 June 1985
… lays great emphasis on unity. How do you see the question of unity with such groups as PAC and other small groupings … Africa? TAMBO : The ANC has always…
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
… Africa from 1907 to 1914 for the security and dignity of the Indian settlers in that country who were subjected to humiliations by the white rulers. In his…
ArchiveHARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018
… was shaped by many forces, both in the general context of the political struggle to end ‘big and petty apartheid’ … and with regard to the organizational…
49. The certificates are burned
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai On 16 August 1908, a crowd of Indians, as well as…
87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … illustrate the overall objectives and changing tactics of…
PlacePolokwane Game Reserve
… Bordering the City of Polokwane in Limpopo, the Polokwane Game Reserve is possibly one of the finest on which to cut your teeth if you’re new to the pursuit…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… With the inception of apartheid in 1948, numerous repressive laws limited the freedom and movement of black South Africans. External resistance to the policy…
PlaceAlexandra, Township in Johannesburg
… kilometeres from North-East Johannesburg . The development of Alexandra Township dates back to 1912. Sometimes thought to be named in honour of Queen…
ArchiveRemembering French Investments In Apartheid South Africa, 17 December 2013
… major corporations were among the most loyal supporters of Pretoria’s racist regime, to which they sold arms, nuclear and industrial technologies, in total…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
… between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the one which is well … used by travellers in former times…
PlaceWoutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
… nobody can cross! It was erected in 1827 by the widow of Peter Woutersen. His granddaughter married, Jacobus … Wessels, whose son, Sir John Wessels, became…
EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… Haile Selassie was born Lij Tafari Makonnen, in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar Province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to…
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… experiences that had never been accessible to the people of Durban. KwaMuhle is in no sense an apartheid museum. Nor … and confrontations that made up the…
Address At The Commerce Faculty Graduation Ceremony by Saleem Badat, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
… Dr Sizwe Mabizela The Chairperson and members of the Rhodes University Council Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Dr … And, not least, new graduates, and families and…
ArchiveChapter 5 Last resort: armed resistance by Denis Goldberg
… After the State of Emergency in 1960, when so many of us were locked up for four or five months in detention, … a point where we would have to challenge the…