The Comintern and the Concept of a “Native Republic” On 2 March 1919, the Communist International (Comintern) was formed. It was also known as the Third International, an international organisation…
Birth of Alex La Guma On this day, 20 February 1924, Alex La Guma, was born in District Six, Cape Town, South Africa. La Guma was a South African novelist,…
On 25 January 1965, Abram Fischer, Q.C., standing trial under the Suppression of Communism Act, failed to arrive in court, forfeited his bail and disappeared. He went underground and was…
On 6 January 1995, Joe Slovo, the communist intellectual widely credited with being one of the masterminds of South Africa's revolutionary struggle and national reconciliation, died after a long battle…
On 4 January 1953, hundreds of Black women assembled in Langa Township outside Cape Town to protest against new pass laws. The apartheid regime’s influx control measures and pass laws…
Ruth Nhere In South Africa In South Africa, the discovery of diamonds and gold in the 1880s was to establish the region as a vital base of imperialist interests. “The…
On 17 December 1949, the African National Congress (ANC) adopted a Programme of Action at its 1949 December conference, which marked one of the most important turning points in the…
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