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Document 51 - Leon Trotsky, Remarks on the Draft Theses of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 20 April 1935
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … the Bolshcvik-Leninists. A serious scientific approach to all questions is one…
BiographyThamsanqa “Thami” Mnyele
… he wrote: "From time immemorial, Black talent in South Africa was white-produced, white-directed, and even … in the arts of what Black life and Black theatre…
BiographyMimi Coertse
… Mimi Coertse was South Africa's first operatic prima donna."Prima donna", in its … she became a celebrated operatic artist, a prima donna, at all, is quite…
BiographyStephen J.C. Dlamini
… of Congress leaders. In 1961, he was an organiser for the All in Africa Conference held in Pietermaritzburg and the May … the safety of his comrades. In 1976…
BiographyHelen Suzman
… both immigrants from Eastern Europe who had come to South Africa to escape the restrictions imposed on Jews by Russia. … the Witwatersrand (WITS). Helen was…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the G20 Finance Ministerial Conference, Kleinmond, Western Cape
… global economic and financial challenges which confront all of us. I hope that the venue for your deliberations has … in the surroundings of this resort. The…
BiographyFikile Magadledla
… and caring for children". His works have been exhibited all over the world and he is survived by his ten children. … Hare. Universoty of the Witwatersrand…
BiographyHarriette Emily Colenso
… that the authority of the Zulu king be broken once and for all. She did not confine her sympathies and interest to Zulu … Congress. Sol Plaatje dedicated…
BiographyTu Nokwe
… he would encourage his daughters to perform with him. All the children in the Nokwe household were taught how to … up featuring in Mbongeni Ngema’s Sarafina…
BiographyEphraim Nkwe
… refuge at the West German Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, to protest against detention without trial. The four … "From this day, the sixth anniversary of…
BiographyAndré Philippus Brink
… His powerful novel A Dry White Season (1982), set in South Africa in 1976 and focussing on the death in detention of a … right through the 1980s when the…
BiographyAndreas Vlachakis
… 1995-1997 for The Star Newspaper. His work appeared in all of the Newspapers associated with the Independent Group … portrait of the country. In 2001 he…
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… jobs. He later joined the army and was posted to South Africa. Disillusioned with army life, he began writing and … Edgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper…
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… military training in Ethiopia. On his way back to South Africa, he was captured in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and deported to South Africa.Upon arrival in South…
BiographyAbdul Khalek Mohamed Docrat
… was a pioneering businessman who traded in Burma and South Africa. Upon arrival in South Africa in 1930, he was prohibited from entering the country, … held…
Extract of a letter of 24 October 1935 from the COMMUNIST LEAGUE OFSOUTH AFRICA, Press Service ofthe Intemational Secretariat, International Communist League (B-l), ISNovember 1935
… of 24 October 1935 from the COMMUNIST LEAGUE OFSOUTH AFRICA, Press Service ofthe Intemational Secretariat, …
BiographyRay Alexander Simons
… underground Latvian Communist Party. She arrived in South Africa on 6 November 1929, and began to organise Black … John Gomas , she joined the Communist…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa on the occasion of the meeting in Lusaka on April 1st 1980 of the Heads of Independent States in Southern Africa
… Statement of the African National Congress of South Africa on the occasion of the meeting in Lusaka on April 1st 1980 of the Heads of Independent States in…
BiographyNeville Allan Lewis
… born Cape Town, 1895. Considered in the 1940s to be South Africa’s premier society portraitist, Lewis was steeped in … career in England was punctuated by…
BiographyGavin Jantjes
… structural oppression and discrimination lived in South Africa under the Afrikaner Nationalist Party. The sheet, … distinction. Throughout his life his race…
BiographyBulelani Thandabantu Ngcuka
… he furthered his studies with the University of South Africa and completed an LLB degree (legal degree). He went on … In 1998 Bulelani Ngcuka was appointed…
The Choice of Termination Act is Enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
… of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, granting unrestricted access to abortion to any woman … of Termination Act is Enacted by the…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Pan African Parliament, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, 16 September 2004
… On behalf of the government and peoples of South Africa, I would like to say welcome home. As hosts of this … throughout our continent, waged heroic…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the High Diamond Council, Antwerp, Belgium: 15th November 2004
… song whose lyrics would include a phrase - "diamonds are Africa's best friend". I am therefore particularly pleased … of millions of Africans throughout our…
EventThe Choice of Termination Act is enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
… of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, granting unrestricted access to abortion to any woman … Helen, Rees. “The Abortion Debate in…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… to controlling radical political movements within South Africa. Dr. Alfred Bitini (A.B.) Xuma , says in a speech to … Kadalie is banned from the Rand. June,…
Cable from Dr. A.B. Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations opposing South Africa’s proposal for incorporation of South West Africa, January 1946
… of ANC, to the United Nations opposing South Africa’s proposal for incorporation of South West Africa, January 1946 …
WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek, capital of South West Africa. The dates 12 May and 13 May are give
… et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 509 … WWI: The force of the Union of South Africa enters Windhoek,…
Address at the Work-in-Progress Review Workshop of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), 24 Jan 2002
… and distinguished delegates and representatives from all over our continent and indeed the world. I believe that the commitment of all who are present and…
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… a Bill that would impose stricter sanctions against South Africa. This was in response to international and local … This Bill would compel 284 American firms…