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Chapter 8 - ‘Creative Organisers’ rather than ‘Powerful Speakers’: Education as a Site of Struggle
Having analysed SANSCO's ideology and politics, I now examine particular aspects of its organisation. Specifically, I focus on its structure and membership,…
"United Nations must take Action to Destroy Apartheid": Statement at the Meeting of the Special Political Committee of the United Nations General Assembly by O. T. Tambo, New York, 29 October, 1963
Mr. Chairman, I wish once again to thank you and this Committee for this opportunity. In South Africa, since the earliest days of white rule, our…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
When the terrible news was announced to the world on 1 March 1986 that Olof Palme had fallen to an assassin`s bullet, the peoples of southern Africa reacted…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people,…
Balfour Declaration 1926
SECRET 12 IMPERIAL CONFERENCE 1926 INTER-IMPERIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT, PROCEEDINGS AND MEMORANDA E (I.R./26) Series (WITH SUBJECT INDEX) [This Document…
Chapter II - Partners in protest
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Soon after my return to South Africa in 1955, I had a brief personal link with the Black Sash, an activist…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 9
From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin Kajee was always acutely aware that his Congress was not…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of the Native Land Act in 1913, it spans back to the expansion…
ArticleTransport on land
The first form of transport on land was, of course, WALKING! Content Animals Carts, wagons and coaches The bicycle The steam engine and the train …
Grade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
For this complex period to be studied, the Sharpeville massacre, Soweto uprising and the release of Nelson Mandela and unbanning of liberation movements have…
10 YEARS PROJECT
close Document 6 Africans' claims in South Africa 16 December 1943 (Including 'The Atlantic Charter from the Standpoint of Africans within the…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1940-1949 1940 January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) leadership and…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement by the head of the ANC NEC policy sub-committee on the release of Policy Discussion documents, 05 March 2012
We welcome senior political editors and editors of the South African media and the international media. The ANC is launching its discussion documents, which…
The Spirit of Bandung - Address to the International Conference in Support of the Liberation Movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 10 April 1979
The Afro-Asian solidarity movement has traversed a long and complicated but glorious path since the days, 25 years ago next year, when a delegation of the…
ArchiveThe Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan Ansumana
We are currently in the continent of Africa. The country located furthest south is called South Africa. It is the year 1948. A law promoting Apartheid has just…
”Apartheid Over Our Dead Bodies:” Speech, July 1948
Speech at mass welcome meeting in Johannesburg organised in his honour by the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council on his release from prison] I am deeply…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada Ottawa, 18 June 1990
Mr. Speaker; Honourable Prime Minister; Distinguished leaders of the opposition parties; Elected representatives of the people of Canada; Ladies and…
Excerpts from Chief Luthuli’s evidence at the treason trial dealing with his understanding of a non-violent liberation struggle
Have you ever expressed any views yourself in regard to the advantages or disadvantages of a non-violent struggle? Well, I have spoken about it... Would you…
Speech by Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak at the launch of the United Democratic Front, 20 August 1983, Rocklands Civic Centre, Mitchell’s Plain
President, distinguished platform guests, ladies and gentlemen! We have arrived at a historic moment. We have brought together under the aegis of the United…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), King George Hotel, Athens, 24 February 2005.
Chairperson, Professor Theodore Kouloumbis, Members of the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Conference of the Association of African Universities: Cape Town, 22 February 2005.
President of the AAU, Professor Lamine Ndiaye, Vice President of the AAU, Dr. Dorothy Njeuma, Secretary-General of the AAU, Professor Akilagpa Sawyerr, The…
PlaceNigeria
Many reports claim that little is known about the earliest history of Nigeria. By 2000 B.C. most of Nigeria was thinly occupied by people who had a basic…
Chapter 1: Introduction
Before embarking on an investigation of vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal, it is important to give an account of what the situation in KwaZulu…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer The riots broke out in Soweto on June 16, 1976 when police fired on a group of school children…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
pp. 41 – 49. If the breadwinner was imprisoned I would organise help as much as I could, and all the time I knew it was the right thing to do, just as using…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Where Working people Lived
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic This part describes the nature of housing and…
From Amsterdam with euphoria
A Report of the CASA Conference and Festival We want the world to know We have come a long way now We are not like spotless white shirts We are khaki…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Before the mineral discoveries by Emilia Potenza
From the book: All That Glitters by Emilia PotenzaLife in Southern Africa changed greatly because of the discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886). As with…
Archive2023 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2023
State of the Nation Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa, Cape Town City Hall, 9 February 2023 Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula,…