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ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
AbstractThrough the efforts of a dominant women’s movement in apartheid, the democratic transition in South Africa has enshrined gender…
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
IntroductionNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu (née Nontsikelelo Thethiwe) was one of the prominent anti-apartheid South African leaders, widely…
ArticleOFFICIAL LETTER FROM YASSER ARAFAT TO ANC PRESIDENT
H.E. Brother Nelson Mandela President of the ANC REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICAGreetings,It was with great appreciation I received your…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s struggle songs against apartheid come from a long tradition of resistance
ArticleThe ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - 6 November 2025
The ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material Yunus Carrim Collection 06 November 2025 What is this about? The material in this collection was…
ArticleThe ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - Table 3 Interviews
Interviews(in alphabetical order of surnames)List of interviews in alphabetical order of surnamesNo.IntervieweeDate(s)1Muff Andersson29…
ArchiveKenya’s female freedom fighters were the silent heroes of the anti colonial movement - here are some of their stories
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
Miriam Makeba: Activist on Two FrontsAbstract:Miriam Makeba is a Gramy award-winning singer. She is from Johannesburg and dedicated her…
ArticleThe ANC’s MK Special Ops Unit Material - Yunus Carrim Collection - Interviews
MK Special Operations Unit Project Interviews, Aboobaker Ismail (Rashid), 19 March 2016 (Roodepoort), 9 July 2016 (Roodepoort), 27 December…
ArchiveMK Special Operations Unit Project Interviews, Peter-Paul Ngwenya, 3 February 2026, Johannesburg (telephonically)
ArchiveInterviews with Ernest Lakoto Pule (T-man, Themba, Vusi), 22 September 2017 - 27 September 2023
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
1946 Passive Resistance CampaignIntroduction ↵An acute labour shortage forced White settlers in Natal to plead to the Indian Government to…
ArchiveMK Special Operations Unit Project Interviews, Aboobaker Ismail (Rashid), 19 March 2016 (Roodepoort), 9 July 2016 (Roodepoort), 27 December 2016 (Cape Town) and 2 January 2019
PlaceApartheid Museum, Johannesburg
View of the Apartheid Museum. Image SourceThe Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent Museum in the World…
BiographyRissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai was born into an Indian family on 10 April 1932 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa…