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Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Mbete’s brother - an active member of the Natal Youth Organisation, an umbrella organisation under the influence of the Black Consciousness …
PlaceCala, Eastern Cape
A Town in the Sakhisizwe Local Municipality, part of the Chris Hani District Municipality. With a population of around 15,000 inhabitants. The Village is…
ArchivePhotography pundit David Goldblatt takes ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Matsepo, 2 June 2017
… on ex-offenders in South Africa and worked with the arts organisation Multistory in West Bromwich to bring the project …
PlaceOld Pretoria Iron Mines Ltd Buildings, Iscor, Pretoria
… works in Pretoria, was founded as a statutory parastatal organisation. The objectives of establishing the company …
Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… latter do not think they can participate in the unified organisation. The IS reaffirms its first communication. While …
Document 17 - Letter from E. R. Roux to W.G. Ballinger, 19 March 1929
… The points on which the C.P. insists are: real trade union organisation; strike action not to be ruled out; and freedom …
EventThe birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… force in South African politics. In just two years the organisation has spread the message that people with HIV/AIDS …
PlaceCrossroads Township
… to postpone the execution of the decision. The Black Sash organisation also contested the removals and participated in …
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… racism in the conflicted crossover period, particularly as organisation of the Biennale commenced by Ferguson in 1993 …
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… National Congress (ANC) and South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) forces based in Angola. The Angolan …
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… international fora with the focus being on the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Riska Koopman I currently hold a Bachelor …
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… students form the Bechet branch of the Azanian Students' Organisation (AZASO), a student wing of the United Democratic …
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… he was the local Pan-Africanist leader. He told (us) his organisation was against violence and that the crowd was …
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… Hitler set up the "Hitler Youth" or "Hitlerjugend", an organisation aiming to train and educate the male youth with …
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… died in detention and the state banned 18 BCM-aligned organisation in 1977. The revolt of June 16, 1976 saw …
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… were printed and distributed to the members of the organisation and on the 21st of March, on Monday, in …
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… Bearing in mind the tasks especially of Chief Luthuli's organisation, the African National Congress, two questions … the renewal of the ANC is fully the…
EventThe Missing Persons Task Team (MPTT) to Investigate Apartheid Missing Persons Cases
The Missing Persons Task’s Team (MPTT) emerged as a recommendation after the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1996 in its Final…
PlaceSteenbras Nature Reserve, near Gordons Bay
Steenbras Nature Reserve includes: The well-known Steenbras River Gorge and Crystal Pools Hiking Trail. These are very popular destinations for abseiling,…
EventNigerian women occupy ChevronTexaco oil terminal
On this day, approximately 600 Itsekiri women began a peaceful occupation of ChevronTexaco's Escravos oil terminal in the Niger Delta, demanding jobs for their…
EventAfrican Mineworkers' strike starts
A week long strike by African mineworkers, led by John Beaver (JB) Marks, leader of the African Mineworkers' Union, started on this day. The strike was…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 78th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1990
… to stamp viciously and mercilessly on any person and organisation that threatens the survival of the apartheid … to function effectively. The goal of…
Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101st Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 2013
… Command. We mark 50 years since the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, which fought tirelessly to … outlook. Being non-racial in outlook and…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… Command. We mark 50 years since the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, which fought tirelessly to … outlook. Being non-racial in outlook and…
Chapter Four - The Years with the CPSA: 1925 - 1935
… "... by means of agitation and mass demonstrations and organisation aimed at securing a generation stoppage of work … workers was nearly impossible. Attempts…
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
… the ANC and the people. Despite this progress, the work of organisation-building requires commitment and hard work. We … accelerate the fight against…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 11
… Council which was to develop into the passive resistance organisation. And there was a third group, smaller in … was passed, preparatory to an appeal to the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 09 November 1982, New York
… appreciates the efforts deployed by the United Nations Organisation and the international community to put maximum … coming period we shall require even more…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1953
… of the South African Congress of Democrats, an organisation of the Europeans, which stands for equal rights for all, regardless of race or colour. This…