Oliver Tambo: Call to Revolution (Extracts of a New Year Message from O.R. Tambo, Acting President-General of the African National Congress of South Africa, January 1968) “We have not embarked…
A Great Step Forward: Oliver Tambo and the Arusha Declaration (Tanzania) (Extracts of the Message from the Deputy-President of the African National Congress of South Africa, Oliver Tambo, to His…
Oliver Tambo and Freedom Day 1967 “This year, JUNE 26 is of special significance for all opponents of colonialism and white minority rule in Southern Africa. In Mozambique, the allies…
Mbongeni Ngema: A Revolutionary Force in the Arts “When I grew up, all I wanted to be was a musician … I always wanted to be on stage performing for…
Bra Johnny Mekoa: Jazz Giant Bra Johnny was born John Ramakhobotla Mekoa on 11 April 1945. Mekoa was a man who had had the foot of the apartheid system at…
Remembering Gamal Abdel Nasser 55 Years On On this day, 28 September 1970, Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein, an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second President of…
Joseph Shabalala and Ladysmith Black Mambazo: South Africa’s Cultural Ambassadors Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a South African male choral group singing in the local vocal styles of a capella music,…
Abdullah Ibrahim: Music Maestro “In Africa, the music legacy is passed on through families …” “Our traditional music is very, very complex compared, for example, to western music. Many people…
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: The Fearless Warrioress “In her particular life, we may see more clearly the violence wrought by colonialism and apartheid, the profound consequences of fraternal political movements to whom…
BPC and SASO-Organised “Viva Frelimo” Rallies On 25 September 1974, “Viva Frelimo” rallies were held in Durban and Turfloop inspired by the establishment of an Interim Authority towards the achievement…
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