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Document 60 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the Communist League of South Africa, 3 March 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 60 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South…
Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined: National Conference Decision”, The Guardian, 8 January 1948
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 37 - “Communist Election Policy Defined:…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
1908 Scientists suggest that yet unnamed Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was first transmitted, from one chimpanzee to one human, as early as 1908 in the…
Statement by Albert Luthuli to the council of the Institute of Race Relations, 19 December 1960
Fifty Years of Union - Political Review My assignment is: "Political Review - Fifty Years of Union." I hope I shall succeed in dealing with the subject with…
ArchiveSpeech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela to members of the British parliament House of Commons, London, 5 May 1993
Address by Nelson Mandela to Members of the British Parliament, London - United Kingdom5 May 1993Chairperson, My Lords, Distinguished Members of Parliament,…
Report of the National Executive Committee of the PAC, Submitted to the Annual Conference, December 19-20, 1959
Sons and Daughters of Afrika! The Pan Africanist Congress was successfully launched as the liberation movement of the African people at a Convention held at…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
1806 Sir John Barrow indicates on a map that gold is to be found in the approximate vicinity of either the Witwatersrand or the Magaliesberge. 1852 Gold…
Academia and activism: A unique alliance in working class organisation post 1973 by Vannessa Kruger
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference The post-1973 period created a space for academics, students, and…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising that is also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt. It occurred during a period of economic depression…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
1970 16 February, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and 21 others, who were detained under the Suppression of Communism Act, in May 1969, are acquitted. Three are…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first President), Nelson Mandela,…
ArticleDrum Magazine
The establishment of Drum Magazine in the 1950s, notwithstanding the newly-elected Nationalist Party’s policy of Apartheid, reflected the dynamic changes that…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
South Africa enters the War General Smuts signing the agreement at the first meeting of the UN General Assembly. Source: P. Joyce (2000), Suid-Afrika in die…
Address of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 21st Plenary Assembly of SADC Parliamentary Forum - Usambara Lodge, Mogale City, 14 November 2006
Programme Director, Chairperson of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Amusaa Mwanamwambwa, Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Kasuka Mutukwa, …
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to The Joint Sitting of Parliament, Palais Du Parliament, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1 December 2005
Your Excellency, Speaker of the National Assembly, Jean-Pierre Thystere-Tchicaya,Your Excellency, Speaker of the Senate, Ambroise NoumazalayeHonourable…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the European Parliament, Strasbourg: 17 November 2004
President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrel Fontelles, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen: On…
Life and times of Helen Kies
This article sketches from a media perspective a glimpse into the life of Helen Kies, a leading member of the Unity Movement.
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
In an interview with the New Nation, Felix Ndimene alleged that the Selous Scouts of Pietersburg and Five Reconnaissance Regiment (5RR), part of the SA Special…
Oration by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the funeral service of the late Cleopas Mododa Nsibande, 3 January 2009, Benoni
Master of Ceremonies UMama wethu uMam` Sarah Umndeni wonke wakwa Nsibande, Abantwana, izizukulu nezizukulwana Sithi akuhlanga lungehlanga! Members of the…
ArchiveRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
Born on 21 March 1936, Roseinnes Phahle grew up in Alexandra Township. From 1950 to 1952 he boarded at St Peter’s School (now St. Martin’s) in Rosettenville,…
Address by Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, to Corporate Council on Africa’s “Attracting Capital to Africa” Summit, 19-22 April 1997; Chantilly Virgiana, USA
Chairperson, Honourable Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen It is not given to every generation that it should be present during and participate in the act of…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 5th National Congress of COSATU 7 September 1994
Comrade Chairperson, Comrade President John Gomomo, Comrade General-Secretary Sam Shilowa, Members of Central Executive Committee, Distinguished…
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
Mr Vice-Chancellor, Members of the University Community I am honoured to be invited to be present at this graduation ceremony, especially as it marks the…
Address at the Opening of the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban, 31 August 2001
Your Excellency, Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr Kofi Annan, Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government, Ministers and Heads of Delegation, …
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
I first came into contact with Comrade Devadas Paul David in 1977, soon after a few of us established the Tongaat Youth Club. We were struck by his youthful…
ArticleThe Khoisan
In around 2300 BP (Before Present), hunter-gatherers called the San acquired domestic stock in what is now modern day Botswana. Their population grew, and…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
Transformations in southern Africa after 1750 Source Based Questions The following exercise has been taken from the 2012 History Grade 10 Exemplar. [1] …
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
Comrade Daniel Ortega, President of the Republic of Nicaragua and Coordinator of the Executive Commission of the National Directorate of the Sandinista…
Notes for address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast of the Raadzaal Rotary Club 17 September 1994
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 79 - "What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4:…