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Document 9 - First letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd
… exists which, if there is a demonstrable readiness on the part of the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations genuinely and … voters' roll. 16.4 All shall…
EventPrime Minister, B.J.Vorster, states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978
… On 17 December 1920, South Africa undertook the administration of Namibia (then known as South West Africa). The reason for this was that South West Africa…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 6) A Spiral … a member of the CPSA and a lecturer at the University of Cape Town…
All Gwede’s horses and all Gwede’s men… can’t put Cosatu together again by Stephen Grootes (The Daily Maverick), 11 November 2014
… There is probably no one alive today with the intimate knowledge of all the organisations of the alliance that Gwede Mantashe possesses. He’s been Chair ……
EventW. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, scholar, intellectual, Pan
… among African American activists. He was a key founder of the NAACP, the largest and oldest civil rights organization in the … Bois favored a movement…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… The Bophuthatswana Territorial Authority was created in 1961, … December 1977 this 'homeland' was granted independence by the South African government…
The Sweet Workers’ Union
… The Sweet Workers’ Union (SWU) originated as an offshoot of the short-lived Women Workers’ Union, founded by Fanny … Johannesburg branch was able to revive…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 26 October 1976, Volume 40
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Joseph Bafunani Mokoena, a scholar at the Phatametsane High School; Ignatius Wilhelm Ackermann, the Chief…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 March 1983, Volume 43 and Volume 44
… 43 and 44, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 March 1983, Volume 41 and Volume 42
… 41 and 42, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the…
’Asinamali’
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … we must organize this campaign for one pound a day so that the workers must earn one pound a…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as a … four, previously unconnected provinces. Populations of the Cape Province and Natal were…
Archive=Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 21 February 1977, Volume 111
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Columbus Malebo, and a press statement issued by the Chairman of the Commission to the Rand Daily Mail, to the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 28 February 1977, Volume 121
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Sam Rabotapi, General Secretary of the Evaton Residents Vigilance Association and Daniel Moleko, member of the…
Port Elizabeth an Overview
… The first formal settlement of the Algoa Bay region took … on the eastern seaboard offered many advantages to the Cape's colonial government. It was an ideal…
ArchiveResponses by black women to race and gender dynamics under South Africa apartheid with special reference to the Black Consciousness Movement
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Stellenbosch. Black women's oppression ……
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 25 October 1976, Volume 39
… Excerpts from the transcript of continuing evidence from Sonny Milton Ndala, a member of the Advisory Board of Witbank; Solomon Mahlangu, a teacher and…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 27 January 1977, Volume 93
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Preston Mareka, a reporter for the Daily Dispatch; Colonel Johannes de Beer, District … in Queenstown;…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 17 January 1977, Volume 83
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Abednego Bartholomew Clement Xaba, Chairman of the Management Committee of the Edendale Lay Ecumenical Centre…
French and Belgian paratroopers who were flown into Kolwezi, Zaire’s main copper producing town, to rescue the 3,000 White resi
… Kolwezi, Zaire's main copper producing town, to rescue the 3,000 White residents, have discovered over 150 bodies lying in the town's main streets. Most have…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 18 January 1977, Volume 84
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Leon Mellet, a reporter for the Natal Mercury, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 24 February 1977, Volume 117
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Dr Manas Buthelezi, Chairman of the Black Parents Association, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 February 1977, Volume 105
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Samuel Moss from the West Rand Bantu Administration Board, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 28 January 1977, Volume 96
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Joseph Matotil, a member of Parliament in the Transkei Government, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots…
Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 25 October 1976, Volume 38
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Sonny Milton Ndala, a member of the Advisory Board of Witbank, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 March 1977, Volume 133
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from John Holloway and Jacques Malan, both representing the Transvaal Chamber of Commerce, to the Commission of…
52 STEPS TO HEAVEN
… The condemned MK activist arrived at Pretoria Central prison … guy. Most of the guys are from George, Knysna area, in the Cape. There was another guy, I can…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 25 February 1977, Volume 119
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Mr Z Z Mashao and others from the Joint Advisory Board of Atteridgeville and Mamelodi, to the Commission of…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 30 Novermber 1976, Volume 71
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Professor Helm and others, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 21 February 1977, Volume 110
… Excerpts from the transcript of continuing evidence from Olive Gibson; … Andrew Ray Mardon; Sheena Duncan, National President of the Black Sash, to the…