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EXTRACT | The ANC’s quiet dynamo
For the next decade, Walter Sisulu would be the ANC’s chief organiser. At the beginning of 1950 he began working at the ANC’s office in New Court Chambers in Commissioner Street. It was a modestly resourced headquarters: £400 in the bank account as well as a typist and a clerk.
Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa
The death of South African freedom struggle stalwart Essop Pahad (84) on 6 July 2023 prompted tributes from his former comrades. There were also less respectful obituaries referring to him as Thabo Mbeki's “ consiglieri ”, because of his role as the former president's “right-hand man”. Any examination of Pahad's full political record will take you back to the heroic phases of South Africa's liberation history, when prospects for a democratic South African government seemed very remote.
Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa
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Essop Pahad: a diligent communist driven by an optimistic vision of a non-racial South Africa
The death of South African freedom struggle stalwart Essop Pahad (84) on 6 July 2023 prompted tributes from his former comrades. There were also less respectful obituaries referring to him as Thabo Mbeki’s “consiglieri”, because of his role as the former president’s “right-hand man”. Any examination of Pahad’s full political record will take you back to the heroic phases of South Africa’s liberation history, when prospects for a democratic South African government seemed very remote.
BOOK REVIEW | Red Road to Freedom
A History of the South African Communist Party 1921-2021 By Tom Lodge 2021 will mark the centenary of the foundation of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and today’s South African Communist Party (SACP) will be extremely fortunate to have the milestone marked by a scholarly work of this calibre. This book is the product of many years’ research by Lodge, whose Black Politics in South Africa since 1945 established him as a leading commentator on South African politics, past and present.
BIG READ: Following the long and winding paper trail of the SA Communist Party
Tom Lodge details the trail he followed in researching the history of the party for his book Red Road to Freedom BL PREMIUM 17 August 2021 - 05:10 Tom Lodge If you’re setting out to write the history of a 100-year-old organisation then you should be ready to follow a very long paper trail.
How communists have shaped South Africa's history over 100 years
Until recently, just living to a 100 was an achievement worth celebrating for itself. In England new centenarians receive a special card from their queen. Perhaps the same convention is maintained in South Africa and its Communist Party’s 300 000 or so members can expect a birthday message from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on their centenary. Or maybe not.
How Communists Have Shaped South Africa’s History Over 100 Years
Until recently, just living to a 100 was an achievement worth celebrating for itself. In England new centenarians receive a special card from their queen. Perhaps the same convention is maintained in South Africa and its Communist Party’s 300 000 or so members can expect a birthday message from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on their centenary. Or maybe not.
The Journal of African History
In contrast with the imperial period, historians have overlooked African exile politics during the subsequent decades of one-party and military rule. Focusing on the Malian case, this article proceeds in three parts. The first section explores the creation in Africa, in particular in Ivory Coast and Senegal, of clandestine opposition movements to Moussa Traoré's regime.
FRATERNAL FRIENDS: SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNISTS AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1945–89 | The Journal of African History | Cambridge Core
Abstract Czechoslovak ‘people's democracy’ supplied a model for the development of a South African notion of a ‘national democratic’ revolution as well as providing key skills and resources. Czechoslovak support for this project in the 1960s and 1970s was both a source of confidence and fragility for South African Communists, boosting morale but confirming their subordinate status in their partnership with African nationalism.
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A Journey into Pirate Radio: Sue Carpenter: 9781416569602: Amazon.com: Books
I loved this book! I picked it up off the table at an independent bookstore that is closing. Never would have thought to look for it, although I've always had a keen interest in the subject matter.Even before I saw "Pump Up the Volume," I thought broadcasting was really cool. Disclosure: I'm a general class amateur radio operator. So far, the worst thing I have ever done was call someone who said a naughty word on the autopatch (a telephone connection through a repeater on two meters).
The Best Books on Uprisings
Popular uprisings—and how they are dealt with by the authorities—remain very much with us today: we can see some of the dilemmas playing out in Hong Kong as we speak. You’ve not only written about the Peterloo massacre in Manchester in 1819, but also chosen five other books on uprisings. In general, what would you say are the lessons of history when it comes to this kind of event?
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