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”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening of the defence case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… ”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the opening … case in the Rivonia Trial Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964 …
BiographyElza Miles (Botha)
… (cum laude) in 1962 and a Masters degree in Fine Arts in 1964. She completed her Doctorate in Lit et Phil on Maggie … Committee (DPSAC). She picketed on…
BiographyDenis Theodore Goldberg
… of Lithuanian Jews who had left the Pale of Settlement to escape the Russian pogroms. Sam and Annie were active … order. Goldberg was tried from June 1963 to…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… then a part of the Soviet Union, where Anti-Semitism led to discrimination and persecution of the Jews at the start of … policies, they lived in a constant…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… driven the train which took the body of Cecil John Rhodes to be buried in the Matopos in the then Southern Rhodesia … Senior Council) at the Cape Bar in…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served as Minister of Justice from 1961 … which lasted until the middle of…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the Thembu and a member of the … Sisulu found Mandela a White firm of…
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… over half a century - in persuading the Indian community to link its destiny with that of the African majority, in … were set up throughout Natal and the…
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… . Lantern. Vol 2, No 2 and 3; Vol 3, No 1-3, October 1952 to January 1954. DAVENPORT, TRH, and HUNT, KS . 1974. The … to the Land . Cape Town: David Philip…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce … that leaders hung back at times when the masses…
ArchiveMandela, From a Freedom Fighter to an Icon of Reconciliation
… - excitement because this foremost symbol of resistance to oppression was free at last, and curiosity as his … in July 1963. His statement from the dock on…
ArchiveChapter 12 Hangings by Denis Goldberg
… our freedom songs in the most beautiful harmony. I tried to play the melodies on my recorder. Though I am no singer, I … and optimism about reaching the…
Message from President Jacob Zuma
… Dube from 1912-1917, Sefako Makgatho from 1917 to 1924, ZR Mahabane served his first term from 1924 to 1927, … the dock during the Rivonia Treason Trial, on…
Extract from a speech by the Honourable the Prime Minister during the Cape National Party Congress at East London on 3 September 1975
… a particularly effective way. Adv. Vorster also referred to a few of the problems confronting South Africa. He … are an increasing number of people who want…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… the Minister of Justice. The Chief of Security promises to approach the Minister and the crowds march out of Cape … Chief Minister of the Apartheid homeland…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… by-election in Waterberg was of particular significance to both the National Party and the Re-constituted National … this issue is concerned, I am an…
Extracts from Mandela’s speeches by Sapa, 6 December 2013
… Here are extracts from some of them FROM HIS ADDRESS to the conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East … or the colleagues with whom I have…
Chapter 5 - The Freedom Charter
… enormous enthusiasm in the working class. In the run-up to the Congress, meetings were organised in different parts … Reflecting similar views, Lutuli…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… the PAC following the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, the parties were forced to set up underground … Bruno Mtolo takes the stand in the…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990
… POM When we were talking to one of the people yesterday in one of the townships, we … to one 15 year old boy and I asked him would he have been prepared…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of the 90th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela, 2 August 2008
… Dumelang, thobela, molweni, goeie dag, abusheni, good day to you all! It is an immense privilege for the ANC to have … should live in, from the dock during…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 15 September 1970 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
… respect of the Black states in Africa and the arms sales to the Republic. In a particularly effective manner, clearly … hon. House and on behalf of our…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
… as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, … the Soviet Union. This was something that…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… April, Abram (Bram) Fischer is born in Orange Free State to an auspicious family that includes Abraham Fischer, Brams … becomes Dave Kitson 's liaison with…
ArchiveChapter 13 A negotiated release by Denis Goldberg
… Going back a bit in time: Hillary Kuny told me she wanted to submit a memorandum to the Government calling for my … when he was detained during the Rivonia…
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… the Isitwalandwe award by the ANC for his contribution to the struggle. Here follows a transcription of Elinor … would not be easy for any judge. (Joffe p151…
ArchiveChapter 8 The Rivonia Trial by Denis Goldberg
… that Nelson Mandela had joined us. He had been sentenced to five years imprisonment in 1962 for leaving the country … yet our defence was a political one, to…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 25th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, 16 December 1986
… by the racist State. The time had arrived when we needed to reinforce our mass political action with the hammer blows … and defiantly proclaimed that for…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… by the racist State. The time had arrived when we needed to reinforce our mass political action with the hammer blows … and defiantly proclaimed that for…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on January 1976 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
… and Cuban aggression in Angola. Adv. Vorster also referred to the progress made in extending relations with states in … It is good that the countries which…