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Freedom In Our Life Time - Acknowledgements
… way. A number of people who knew Lembede have talked to us about their recollections. We wish to thank B. M. Khaketla, … the old order, but his own example…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… National Party) laconically told a delegation asking about the recognition of African trade unions that things are … simply waited”.13 The trade union…
ArchiveCHAPTER SIX: The Politics Of Non-Collaboration: The Campaign To Boycott The Tricameral Elections by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
The Politics of non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections
… Unity Movement, also emerged at this time consisting of about thirty members, all of whom were Indian. They were … presence. The NIC executive committee…
Chapter 1: The 1971 Art South Africa Today Exhibition: Towards a Language of protest art
… look in terms broader than art we see a crack occurring in about 1968 in South Africa's "silent" decade of Verwoerdian … smaller galleries, in 1969, were…
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… by a “man from the newspapers” (Matshikiza 1961a, 38) about his role as composer of King Kong, the South African jazz musical that was about to hit the West…
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… the Department of Political Science. This dissertation is about the struggle for the national liberation of South …
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
… and warned his people not to get involved. Read more about the Defiance Campaign. …
EventSAIC Executive meets in Cape Town
… the UN General meeting. Click here and here to read more about Passive Resistance. References: …
EventAllan Boesak is born
… Alliance of Reformed Churches, which claimed to represent about 70 million Protestants worldwide. He was also a …
EventUDF is launched
… organizations in opposing the Tricameral Constitution about to be introduced by the Apartheid Government.The launch …
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… of inquiry concluded that Vorster knew everything about the corruption and had tolerated it. He resigned from …
EventUnrest breaks out at Naledi High School as Security police confront learners
… authorities on 4 June. The students were unhappy about being compelled to use Afrikaans as a medium of …
EventBlack People Convention is formed
… this movement. The movement managed to bring together about seventy different black consciousness groups and …
EventLesotho addresses political exiles in the country
… operations against South Africa. Click here to read more about political refugees in Lesotho. …
EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
… 210 en route to Abuja -- a trip that should have taken about 50 minutes. It carried six crew members and 111 …
EventWorld Refugee Day
… on families by allowing individuals to share their stories about life of living in a new country. It will also allow the …
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… in the Cape Supreme Court. He was accused of embezzling about R1, 3 million, donated by the Danish Investment group …
EventDesmond Tutu is appointed TRC chairperson
… his criticism of the new government. He is passionate about the realisation of a fully integrated South African …
EventA strike by White mineworkers turns into open rebellion
… here to read our feature on the Rand Revolt. Read more about History of Labour struggles and organisation in South …
EventIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded under Clements Kadalie
… workers it quickly spread across the country, enrolling about 100,000 members, and pushed the more conservative …
EventZulu assault at Holkrantz
… daring him to take back his cattle. The chief then set about doing this, and a bloodbath ensued in which 56 Boers …
PlaceGwali Mission
… the Glasgow Missionary Society. The village which grew up about it was subsequently named Emgwali, takes its name from …
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… forced to flee to Eshowe, where he died in 1884. Read more about the Anglo-Zulu Wars …
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… to defeating King Cetshwayo. Read a short journal article about the battle of Gingindlovu. …
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
… withstood the test of time and has a daily readership of about 316 000. …
EventMark Thatcher arrested
… day on R2 million bail. Thatcher was accused of providing about $275 000 (R1.8m) to finance the botched coup in …
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… into exile in London. He left the law profession and wrote about his experiences under the apartheid government. Kantor …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… tools because the Chamber of Mines proposed to dismiss about 2000 of them. In May that year they established a …
EventFirst Women Anti-Pass Campaign starts
… of protest by women against the Union government. About 700 women marched to the Bloemfontein City Council in …