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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, 12th June 2007
Madam Speaker and Deputy Speaker, Hon Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Honourable Members, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 82nd Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1994.
Compatriots: Today, we mark the 82nd anniversary of the ANC. We do so in very special circumstances. We have arrived at an historic watershed. 1994 is the…
ArchiveMandela’s Democracy by Andrew Nash, 26 June 2013
The Tribal Model of DemocracyIn his speech from the dock, at his 1962 trial for inciting African workers to strike and leaving the country without a passport,…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
The deadlock was not about principle, but about political power: the power to determine the final constitutional dispensation. It also served to fuel the…
Chapter 5 - The Indian Tobacco Workers Strike of 1920: A Socio-Historical Investigation by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris The struggle of tobacco workers in South Africa is a topic…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, November 3 There was such a nonsense going on over the Tupperware. It was…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
1950 - 1960 In Fietas, Johannesburg, the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) initiates and implements the 'Decade of Defiance'. 1950 Florence Matomela…
Mission Stations - M
MAASDORP, Stockenstrom, Cape: UC. Believed to have acted as an outstation only. MABAALSTAD, also known as EMMAUS, Transvaal: HM 1868 MABETSHA, Ngqeleni,…
Challenges facing workers and unions: The role of the ANC by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
Challenges facing workers and unions: The role of the ANC 30 March 2007 Introduction The 52nd National Conference of the ANC in December 2007 will have to…
ArticleSita’s story
My Childhood at Phoenix Settlement I was born on 19th of October 1928 on my grandfather’s farm, which was fifteen miles away from the city, and in those days…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1804 Attainment of freedom of worship 23 By 1804, the number of the Vryezwarten…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, Midrand, 26 June 2012
National Chairperson, Deputy President Comrade Kgalema Motlanthe, ANC Officials and Members of the National Executive Committee, ANC leadership of all…
FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME, Durban, December 12-14, 1958
Presidential Address to the 46th Annual Conference of the African National Congress, Durban, December 12-14, 1958 Sons and Daughters of Afrika, Nationalist…
Support our People until Power is Restored to Them - Statement at the Plenary Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 26 October 1976
For the first time in the history of the United Nations, a representative of the majority of the people of South Africa has been allowed and invited to share…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 4 February 1974 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
The beginning of 1974 was characterised by confusion and uncertainly in international relations. There was the Watergate scandal in which President Nixon of…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 97th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2009
INTRODUCTION On the occasion of the 97th Anniversary of the African National Congress, we wish to extend to all our people best wishes for a successful and…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
4.1 The Role of the media The media played a significant role in highlighting the activities of vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal in the…
Chapter 9
New Methods of Struggle Having defined its tasks and formulated its programme, having turned from the role of passivity to that of active leadership, the…
Chapter 3
The Formation of the All-African Convention: The Background In 1935 the Union Government confronted the country with what were called the Three "Native"Bills,…
Archive2017 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2017
The Speaker of the National Assembly, The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces; Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson…
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament Cape…
Chris Hani Memorial Lecture by Pallo Jordan, 15th April 2003, South Africa
South African Communist Party 2003 Chris Hani Memorial Lecture. 15th April 2003. Delivered: by Z. Pallo Jordan. 15th April 2003. Transcribed: by…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Sunday, December 5 Things have exploded in Nyanga. Isaac arrived here early this…
Class, Consciousness and Organisation: Conclusion by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ANC 2019 Election Manifesto
FOREWORD Cyril Ramaphosa ANC President Fellow South Africans, The freedom we enjoy today was achieved through struggle, determination and great sacrifice…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 25th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, 16 December 1986
Umkhonto We Sizwe - "Born of the people" This day 25 years ago bomb blasts in several main centres rocked South Africa. Thus was born Umkhonto we Sizwe, the…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
This day 25 years ago bomb blasts in several main centres rocked South Africa. Thus was born Umkhonto we Sizwe, the People's Army of our country. By…
65th Anniversary of the South Africa Communist Party - Joe Slovo
Speech by Joe Slovo, Chairman of the South African Communist Party When South African communists met in Cape Town 65 years ago they planted the first seed…
I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1946
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer United Nations Organisations 1946 India Acts - Trade…
Africa and Freedom, 1961
Text of the Nobel Lecture delivered by Chief Albert Lutuli in the Oslo University, on December 11, 1961 In years gone by, some of the greatest men of our…