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ArchiveAt the Pompidou by Jeremy Harding, 26 April 2018
‘The South African labour market,’ Charles van Onselen writes in New Nineveh, ‘has always been dominated by … mining, agriculture and domestic service.’ Van…
’Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa’, Statement at the meeting of the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, New York, 8 October 1963
Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa by Oliver Tambo I wish to express my deep gratitude for the privilege accorded to me to…
Biographical contribution on Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
Names: Madlala-Routledge, Nozizwe Charlotte Born: 29 June 1952, Magog, KwaZulu-Natal In Summary: A student activist aligned to the Black Consciousness…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of the Brickfields Housing Development, at the Newtown Cultural Precinct, Johannesburg, on 12 August 2005.
Honourable Minister of Housing, Lindiwe Sisulu, Honourable Premier of Gauteng, Mbhazima Shilowa, Your Worship, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg,…
Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on NewsHour
RAY UAREZ: We start with some background on this crusader against apartheid in South Africa, including a reprise of several of his appearances on this program…
88. Gandhi’s legacy
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Jerry Coovadia, professor at the Natal…
51. The ‘Satyagraha’ campaign ends
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Indian Relief Act of 1914 and the Smuts…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bridging two worlds by Emilia Potenza
From the book: All That Glitters by Emilia PotenzaAn industrial revolution was affecting the lives of everybody living in Southern Africa. By the 1920s, one or…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The years between 1930 and the 1940s were ones of profound…
The diary of Maria Tholo - February 16 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, February 16 What a welcome change. On Sunday a week ago we heard the happy…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 8
From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin During the black-out on the night of the 7th December 1942,…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract …
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, ten leading opponents of apartheid went on trial for their lives on charges of…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
Immorality Amendment Act, Act No 21 of 1950 This Act was one of the most controversial pieces of Apartheid legislation. It prohibited adultery, attempted…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VIII - “Christianity and Civilization”
From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke IN THE EIGHTEEN-FIFTIES and after, British politicians were wont to invoke Divine…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
From: A Crime Against Humanity, edited by Max Coleman THE MANY FACES OF APARTHEID REPRESSION Repressive regimes abound in the historical record but few can…
PlaceWestern Sahara
The flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, which was adopted in February 1976, is composed of three horizontal stripes in black, white and green colours…
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
In an essay entitled “The 16th of December in the context of Nationalistic thinking in colonial- and apartheid-South Africa” Wolfram Kistner [1975] makes an…
Chapter X - Trial by detention
In Pretoria things had changed at court. Our van drove through the gates of the old synagogue. We heard shouts of greeting as we were driven in and knew that…
Observatory - Steeped in History and Heritage by Patric Mallet
A couple of days back I had a dream where I visited the renovated premises of my once favourite shop as a kid in Salt River just around the corner from where I…
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
June 18, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Amandla! Magazine — A defining feature of the 1976 uprising was the decisive…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: The early years (Part 1) by Raymond Suttner, 4 June 2018
Despite the vast literature on Nelson Mandela, the qualities that his leadership comprised has been surprisingly neglected. If we are to learn from Mandela, we…
ArchivePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
Introduction We are not dealing with sets of statistics. We are talking about people of flesh and blood, who laugh and cry, who love and hate, who enjoy being…
ArchiveThe Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
On December 3, 2018, Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu celebrates 47 years since his coronation as Isilo (King) of the Zulus of South Africa. Zwelithini …
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph We shall not rest until we have won for our children their fundamental right to freedom, justice and security. I…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 12
From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin And so indeed it was. Kajee was on the way out. His hair was…
ArchiveReflections on life in a rearview mirror by Jo Ractliffe, 27 Jun 2011
David Goldblatt celebrated his 80th birthday in November last year. He tells fellow photographer Jo Ractliffe about his journey. I’d like to start with your…
Yet another Myth: Mbeki and the Monopolisation of Power by Thabo Mbeki, 25 January 2016
The December 17, 2007 website of the UK newspaper, “The Guardian”, carried an article headed “Mbeki’s shock as ANC turns on him”, written by one Chris McGreal…
Eye of the Needle - Notes by Richard Turner
From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner 1 It will be noted that the author uses the term "black" throughout to refer to persons of color,…
6. Tonight, have your door open
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This deposition, taken from Goolam Khader, a…