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The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… the anti-apartheid struggle. The ANC remained an important organisation in the hearts and minds of ordinary people, … very wary of de facto accepting the ANC…
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
… Margaret Thatcher famously declared the ANC a “terrorist organisation” and with Reagan attempted to ensure that … SAF continued to attempt to apprehend ANC…
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
… Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal and Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity, Your Excellency Mr. Mokhtar … of the United Nations Educational,…
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
… Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal and Chairman of the Organisation of African Unity, Your Excellency Mr. Mokhtar … United Nations Educational,…
Chapter 22. A Slight Case of Blackmail - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… in any court of law against any trade union or employers' organisation, or against any member, office bearer or official of any such union or organisation,…
Chapter 1. The South African Trade Union Movement- Historical Background - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… of South Africa was British in spirit, tradition and organisation; indeed most unions were branches of "Home" … and herded into compounds, knew nothing about…
Chapter 7 - ‘We Are Also People’
… He joined the South African Student's Movement (SASM) in 1975 and was its first Deputy Chairperson. He was … from 2 weeks to 10 months. Duly advised by his…
ArchiveTribute to Ottilie Schimming Abrahams (2 Sept 1937-1 July 2018) – some notes and memories by Heike Becker
… club, which has been described as a Maoist underground organisation. As a young woman Ottilie was among the … one association called NANAWO (Namibia National…
ArchiveThoughts on Winnie Mandela by Enuga Reddy
… of the oppressive regime of the time that forced our organisation to be splintered into the Indian Congress, the … Congress. They were very active in forming…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… by white South Africa. In 1964, South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) was formed. SWAPO was mainly a Black …
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… issued a statement acknowledging their membership of the organisation and made a tribute to their actions. The …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… and could no longer be underrated as a recognised organisation – a remarkable achievement for a body that was …
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… De Beers Diamond Mining Company became the first private organisation to employ convicts for labour. The prison …
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… the Natal Indian Congress (NIC), the Coloured People's Organisation), white organized groups (e.g. the radical Armed …
ArticleSan hunter-gatherer society in the Later Stone Age
… SAHO is still developing content for this section Social organisation The San built their dwellings from thin branches …
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… Outspan oranges. 'Artists United against Apartheid' was an organisation of musicians who protested Apartheid. Campaigns …
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… Congress, South African Indian Congress , African People's Organisation, ANC Youth League, Communist Party and Transvaal …
EventSA wins top awards from the International Rugby Board
South Africa enjoyed a clean sweep of the International Rugby Board (IRB) awards in 2004. The awards were held on 29 November 2004 in London's Royal Lancaster…
EventThe Women's National Coalition Conference starts
The inter-racial Women's National Coalition (WNC) Conference (25-27 February 1994), started in the World Trade Centre, Kempton Park. The conference focused…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa calls for national lockdown for 21 days in South Africa
On 23 March 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster in terms of section 27 of the Disaster Management Act. This was an urgent…
Durban 1973, a National Breakthrough, in the Context of a Globally Developing Socialism? But what if the reality was actually an emergent 50-year international capitalist 'counterrevolution' of 1973-2022? by David Cooper
… to a workers party’ or ‘the crucial role of shopsteward organisation’ or ‘the nature of multiclass alliances’? The … strategies for ‘a workers party’, ‘a…
PlaceMariannhill, Pinetown
Mariannhill lies in a densely green, intense Landscape swept by Forests and sheltered, leafy Neighborhoods outside Durban, on the outskirts of Pinetown. The…
"Form united front now": Interview with Albert Luthuli, 5 May 1962
… Mr. P. R. Pather, President of the South African Indian Organisation, Dr. Naicker, President of the S.A.I.C. and …
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… African regime. They must be decided together with his organisation, the ANC. The ANC will take urgent measures to …
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… African regime. They must be decided together with his organisation, the ANC. The ANC will take urgent measures to …
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… away from NUSAS and in 1969, the South African Students Organisation (SASO) was formed under the leadership of Steve …
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… has done a vast amount of good we feel the benefit in our organisation. We had touched rock bottom before you came and …
EventThelma Gutsche, a South African scholar, historian and film critic, dies
… member of the Simon van der Stel Foundation, a non-profit organisation that sought to conserve and restore buildings of …
EventA bomb blast rocks the ANC London office
… the British government and their support of the liberation organisation. According to Coetzee, he acted on orders of …
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO), named Robben Island as a World Heritage …