. HISTORIC SLICE: Thandi Modise, Gwede Mantashe, President Jacob Zuma, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Jeff Radebe and Mathews Phosa cutting the ANC centenary cake at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein during the ANCs centenary celebrations, which will be marked by another 12 months of commemorative events Picture: Elmond Jiyane The ANC celebrated its 100th [...]
January 26, 2012
Path to people’s power by Z Pallo Jordan
On trial for his life in 1964, Nelson Mandela explained his movement’s policies and the objectives that inspired the actions that placed him in the dock, saying: “The most important political document ever adopted by the ANC is the Freedom Charter. It is by no means a blueprint for a socialist state. “It calls for [...]
January 26, 2012
Whatever you do, don’t read my lips by Marianne Thamm
It was George Bush senior who, while campaigning for the 1988 US presidential election asked voters to “read my lips; no new taxes”. There are those who claim the slogan helped Bush win the election. Afterwards, of course, he promptly raised taxes. The lesson? The last thing you should be reading, when you are trying [...]
January 18, 2012
100 years of the african national congress by Neville Alexander
http://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/100-years-african-national-congress-neville-alexander The lavish celebrations in Mangaung this past weekend, among other things, reminded me of the late Van Zyl Slabbert. Renowned for his ready wit and as a master of repartee, he once quipped in response to a question about the likelihood of a one-party state in the new SA, given the dominance of the [...]
January 9, 2012
Why matric is important By Graeme Bloch
this article was extracted from graemebloch.com (click to view blog) (visiting adjunct Professor, School of Public and Development Management, Wits University). The simple reply on why matric is important, is to look at the debate the results have kicked off on where our education system is going and why education is important to the nation. Secondly, [...]
January 5, 2012
Gandhi and the formation of the African National Congress of South Africa by E. S. Reddy
The birth of the African National Congress a century ago, on January 8, 1912, was a landmark in the history of Africa, marking the beginning of the end of centuries of exploitation and humiliation of the continent. It received hardly any attention at the time internationally or from the white establishment in South Africa. M.K. [...]
October 4, 2011
BOOK LAUNCH: SAHO’s Lives of Courage series at The Book Lounge Cape Town, Thursday at 17:30, 06 October 2011
South African History Online (SAHO) invites you to the launch of The Final Prize: My Life in the Anti-apartheid Struggle by Norman Levy and Alex Hepple: South African Socialist by Bob Hepple, two new books in the SAHO’s Lives of Courage series. The launch will take place on Thursday 6 October at The Book Lounge, [...]
July 27, 2011
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme
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July 14, 2011
Justice for Palestine: A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists
Between June 14 and June 23, 2011, a delegation of 11 scholars, activists, and artists visited occupied Palestine. As indigenous and women of color feminists involved in multiple social justice struggles, we sought to affirm our association with the growing international movement for a free Palestine. We wanted to see for ourselves the conditions under [...]
January 26, 2012
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