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ArchiveFounding statement for the visit to Washington DC of a delegation of South African church leaders
… Report about a visit to Washington DC by a delegation of South African church leaders namely, Allan Boesak, Frank … to unban organisations such as the…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
… African Communist Party Documents. 1923 A Helots’ Bill of Rights First Published: Editorial in The International, … by Dominic Tweedie . Every intelligent…
ArchiveUnlock the Doors of Apartheid Jails
… A2 litho poster, red and black on white; photo of children behind bars; text: Unlock the doors of apartheid … Inter-Church Youth, United Democratic Front;…
On the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, 24 April 2013
… The African National Congress joins the nation in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Comrade Oliver Reginald Tambo, a towering … a unifier…
BiographyHeidi Holland
… October 1947 in Johannesburg , South Africa, the daughter of a British father and a Swiss mother. When she was three … book, The Struggle: A History of the…
Bantu Authorities Act of 1951
… This was the first piece of legislation introduced to support the government’s policy of separate development. It made provision for the … Chief when he…
ArchiveReview of the state of organisation of the Liberation Movement
… Extract from an unknown document. A review of the organisation of the Movement within South Africa and beyond the borders … Review of the state of…
Introductory Statement on the Presentation of the Statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 79th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1991
… Compatriots, Today we mark the 79th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress. We do so as a legal organisation for the first time ……
Address at a Luncheon in Honour of Zhu Rhongji, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, 5 September 2002
… Your Excellency, the Premier of the People's Republic of China, Members of the Chinese Delegation, Representatives … us, in particular with our party, the…
BiographyKisten Moonsamy
… Kisten “Zed” Moonsamy was part of a remarkable generation of working class activists who grew from the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) to become a formidable…
BiographyEphraim Chaka
… every day to work. Chaka worked as a block-man at one of the local butcher shops. Ephraim Chaka's bicycle that he rode on the day he was killed On 21 March…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
… Abstract Through the efforts of a dominant women’s movement in apartheid, the democratic … (Albertyn, 2003, p604). Yet despite the implementation of…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: Impact on the Indian Working class: the Growth of Indian trade unions
… Those who formed part of the poorest section of the Indian community, such a labourers, artisans, market-gardeners bore the brunt of the effect of the…
ArchiveDraft proposals for a new strategy of the ANC of South Africa April 1971
… Draft proposals for a new strategy for the African National Congress in South Africa. … Draft proposals for a new strategy of the ANC of South Africa April…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
… The Minister of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government … In a surprise move, Koornhof…
Statement at the Sixth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, Havana, Cuba by O. R. Tambo, 3 - 9 September 1979
… Delegates, We have already had the honour and privilege of addressing this historic assembly of Heads of State or … for me to intervene in the name of the…
Ramifications of South Africa’s Dop System by Alexandra Larkin
… This article was written by Alexandra Larkin and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … project Abstract This essay sheds…
EventSmugglers of military recruits in court
… in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court after being accused of smuggling military recruits out of the country. It was … the beginning of the armed struggle the…
ArticleHistory of slavery and early colonisation in South Africa
… and Forced Labour Model. This was the original model of colonialism brought by the Dutch in 1652, and subsequently … exported from the Western Cape to the…
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… in South Africa received a major stimulus as a result of increased demand inside the country and a growing export market. The war had reduced the role of…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… Background The establishment of the Teachers’ League of South Africa (TLSA) emerged out of increasing racial segregation in the Cape. While … Adhikari, M., ‘…
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
… Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners (the GRA, the Fellowship of True Afrikaners) was launched in Paarl, Western Cape on 14 … August 1875. The society was…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… The indigenous inhabitants of Australia The continent of Australia was settled about 60,000 years ago. Before European settlement, most of the inhabitants of…
ArticleThe Establishment of the Afrikaner Broederbond in May 1918.
… In May 1918 a group of fourteen railway clerks, clergymen and policemen formed an … was renamed the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB). The formation of the AB was…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… are hosting this conference on the history and politics of the armed struggle in southern Africa. The conference is … Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… through the multiracial and liberal National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In particular, NUSAS was outspoken in its criticism of government…
BiographyJohannes Maisha (Stanza) Bopape
… Students’ Organisation and the local African National Congress Youth League branch. After matriculating he became … and was elected in 1987 as the first…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… violence against women. In 1975, Anne Mayne, a survivor of both domestic violence and a gang rape, attended the UN International Year of the Women Conference…
Message from the President, South African Society of Artists
… The South African Society of Artists celebrated its centenary on 26 September 2002 and on 9 December we mark the centenary of its first exhibition held at…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… The unique nature of slavery in the Cape Colony hindered many attempts at wide-scale resistance on the part of Cape slaves. Instead many slaves’ attempts at…