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17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Osman Latief, a resident of Vrededorp,…
Document 114 - (National Liberation League?), How To Work Among Urban Africans
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew In this statement an attempt is made to indicate the…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New Times, 05 January 1980, Moscow
Question: How do you assess the situation in southern Africa after the Zimbabwe Patriotic Front has signed the ceasefire agreement? TAMBO: The liberation war…
Business leaders pay tribute to Mandela by staff writer, December 8 2013
COMPANIES and business organisations on Friday reacted to the death on Thursday night of former president Nelson Mandela. Here are some highlights: ”¢ Mandela…
Address to the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, 2 May 2002
Honourable President of the Assembly, Your Excellency President Joaquim Chissano, Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you very much…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
I. The South African Indian Congress has on many occasions broughtto the attention of the United Nations and its Member States thecondition of the people of…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
For almost 350 years, Black people in South Africa had been subject to exceedingly unjust laws designed, firstly to subjugate them and incorporate their lands…
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London…
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
On 9 February 1970, the Rylands Civic Association collectively rejected the planned move in the Cape Province to remove non-White voters from the common…
Birthday message by Albert Luthuli to Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo, 2 September 1955
(Extracts) In sincerely wishing you good health, strength and longevity of life, both for your sake and for the sake of the successful prosecution of our…
Statement to the Press by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 16 November 1984
The delegation of the African National Congress is very happy to have participated in the 20th Summit meeting of the OAU which in our view, will go down as one…
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
In 1916, the South African government agreed to recruit Black people to assist the British in World War 1 by providing labour. There were to be 10 000 people…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
On 21 February 1917 the SS Mendi troopship sunk. As a result 616 South Africans lost their lives, 607 of which were Black men serving in the South African…
EventThe Native Affairs Commission went once more to Ntabelanga for negotiations
In a last attempt at negotiations with the Israelites, the Native Affairs Commission (NAC) went once more to Ntabelanga near Queenstown, Eastern Cape. The…
SA's Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' (BBC News), 05 April 2006
South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma said he showered after sex with an HIV-positive woman, thinking this would reduce his risk of being infected. …
Archive'Winnie hired me to kill Dr Asvat' (Mail & Guardian), 05 September 1997
A sensational prison interview with M&G reporters uncovers new evidence linking Madikizela-Mandela to the murder of Dr Abu Baker Asvat. One of the two men…
Extracts from the book ‘A long walk to Freedom’. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress - 25 November 1992. The strategic perspective of the ANC is the transfer of…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, was born into a wealthy family in Cuba. He attended Catholic schools before pursuing a law degree at the University of Havanna,…
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
Ethiopia requested the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), predecessor of the African Union to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province, Ethiopia…
Addis Video Art Festival to Cape Town Hosted by ALMA MARTHA
FRIDAY 17 February 2017 Screenings and a light shared meal from 6:30PM - 9:30PM Performance by Francois Knoetze and Daniel Gray 7PM Erf 81, Corner of…
ANC Gauteng Centenary Month to celebrate Oliver Tambo, 18 October 2012
The ANC Gauteng will host the centenary flame for eleven days from the 21st October until November 2012. The ANC will celebrate the life and legacy of the ANC…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
In 1999, Sergio Motsoeneng ran the first 45 minutes of the 89km* Comrades Marathon before he exchanged vests and shoes with his twin brother in a mobile toilet…
EventThe SACBC urges that lawful means be used to resist Apartheid
On 22 February 1962 the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) issued an anti-Apartheid letter, stating that lawful means must be used to fight…
ArchiveLetter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General, to Dear Comrades
Circular letter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General to ANC Chief Representatives, Regional Treasury Officials, Project Officials, and…
ArchiveEducation is the key to change in South Africa by G. R. Bozzoli
In this paper, at the the very outset, Bozolli, has expectations of change in the educational pattern as well as change in attitudes. The effects of…
EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
The Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end The Berlin…
EventThe ANC sends a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk
The African National Congress (ANC) sent a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk and demanded an end to "the shocking inhumanity" of police…
The Politics of non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections
IntroductionThe resistance against the government’s constitutional restructuring was one of the most important campaigns waged by South Africa’s liberation…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, August 1976
It is time for intensified mass action against the racist structure in our country. The heroic youth and masses in many parts of our country have stood against…