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BiographyMaqashu Leonard Mdingi
… Party (SACP ), and the ANC-aligned South African Congress of Trade Union (SACTU) and later the armed wing of the ANC, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK).He recruited…
Edited Transcript of Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Heads of Mission at the Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 13 October 2005
… to you about South Africa. But let me try to indicate some of the principal matters on which we are focusing and will … continue to focus in the medium term,…
Address of Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress on Receiving an Honorary LLD Degree at the University of Fort Hare 9 May 1992
… Comrade OR Tambo, revered and long-standing leader of our people, Mr. Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Professor S.M.E. Bengu, Chairperson of the University…
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… in Africa. ASAI began in 2005, concerned with the lack of engagement by South African artists, Art Historians and … expressly intended to contribute towards…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South … of the NIC were reluctant to allow the formation of a new body and…
ArchiveThe birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… One day in July 1968 a group of students formed a separate caucus at the annual conference of the University Christian Movement being held outside…
BiographyMangaliso Patrick Mkhatshwa
… from August to December 1976, when he was the secretary of South African Bishops Conference, as well as the newly appointed secretary of the Black Peoples…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the president’s budget debate in the Senate 18 June 1996
… Ladies and Gentlemen. I stand before you fully conscious of the historic significance of this moment. South Africa has … personally have the honour of…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Royal Visit - 1947
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Royal Visit … a move to wreck the meeting and prevent…
Increase Assistance to Liberation Movements - Statement at the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa by O. R. Tambo, Oslo, 11 April 1973
… like to endorse and associate ourselves with every detail of the case that has been made out for the support of the liberation movement in the various…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee
… Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, Sons and daughters of Africa: On behalf of the Executive Committee of the African National Congress, … white man. In real fact it…
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew THE WORKERS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA P.O. Box 1940 Cape Town South Africa … I .S., L.C.I. (B.-L.) Dear Comrade Adolphe. A…
Address to the Biennial Meeting of the Association for The Development of Education in Africa (Adea), Johannesburg, 6 December 1999
… Education Ministers from African Countries Representatives of Donor Organisations Distinguished Delegates Ladies and … from other countries on our continent…
Chapter 4. From The Poverty of the Platteland to the Slums of the City: Farm Girls Turned Into Factory Hands
… Poor White problem spread to the factories and the slums of Johannesburg and was soon felt in the offices of the union. There was a constant flow into the…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… was still a cautious approach, with the limited objective of preparing young scholars for leadership in the Black … This meant the youth in townships were…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, 11 November 1987, Leipzig
… Comrade Professor Doctor Rathmann, esteemed rector of Karl Marx University, Members of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of … leader of the…
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Manmohan Singh, on the occasion of the Official Dinner, Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 2 October 2006.
… Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India, Manmohan …
Chapter II - More of the same
… Side by Side by Helen Joseph After almost five years of house arrest, I was eagerly but anxiously looking forward … the house arrest might not be renewed…
The First Commemoration of June 16-Baruch, H. (1979). Year of Fire, Year of Ash: The Soweto Revolt: Roots of A Revolution, Zed Press: London
… The First Commemoration of June 16-Baruch, H. (1979). Year of Fire, Year of Ash: The Soweto Revolt: Roots of A Revolution, Zed Press: …
Tens of thousands of people march without incident in cities and towns across South Africa at the end of a week of action again
… Tens of thousands of people march without incident in cities and towns across South Africa at the end of a week of action again …
The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in the
… The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in the …
Speech of the President, Nelson Mandela, on acceptance of the Prince of Asturias Prize of International Co-operation Oviedo, Spain, 31 October 1992
… Speech of the President, Nelson Mandela, on acceptance of the Prince of Asturias Prize of International Co-operation Oviedo, …
The name of De Beer’s New Rush is changed to Kimberley, in honour of the Earl of Kimberley, the British minister of colonies.
… The name of De Beer’s New Rush is changed to Kimberley, in honour of the Earl of Kimberley, the British minister of colonies. …
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel by David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv. Arab Legion of Trans-Jordan invades Pa
… Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel by David Ben-Gurion in Tel Aviv. Arab Legion of …
The General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time. The headquarters of the League of Nations has
… The General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time. The headquarters of the League of Nations has …
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… at the same time to do justice to all, does not only mean being just to the black man of Africa, but also to be just to the white man of Africa. We call…
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of a military camp on the present…
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… treasurer, and thereafter rose rapidly through the ranks of the parent body, serving as secretary-general from 1949 to 1954. Sisulu … a key figure in events…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
… Mayor Jannie Mohapi; Distinguished Guests; Citizens of Bloemfontein, The history of South Africa would have been very different without events … first;or to…
Durban launch of Fatima Meer: Memories of Love and Struggle
… Durban launch of Fatima Meer: Memories of Love and Struggle …