1. Hymn t 116

2. Short Prayer.

3» Introductory Remarks by Chairman,

4. Son g . ; Langa Meth*dist Senior Choir.

5. Speech : Mr Mguqulwa.

o. Song : Miss Kwatsha's Company.

7. Speech : Mr Njckweni.

S. Song : Langa Methodist Senior Choir,

9* Speech : Mr Mgugunyeka.

10.Song : Miss Masimini's Company.

U.Spoech : Miss Kwatsha (Methodist Staff Members)

12 ,Song : Miss Masimini»s Company*

13 .Speech : Mr Xakokile.

14 .Song: Miss Kwatsha’ s Company,

15 .Donations and Giffa ___ .11X3.................. .. f re shraent b............ Re f re shmenta,

16 ,Song : Langa Mothodist Senior Choir.

17*Reply : Mr J. Q. Kevbulana.

.v.Hymn nnd Benediction.

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"NKOSI__SIKELBLA IAFRIKA"

V/ /ffi/C

4 * - / o •AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

(WESTERN REGION)

5 AIRIRTUS STRUT0 ' C A P ! T O j R N

22nd Feb 1955.

THE SECRETARY, CONGRESS OF DEMOCRATS, .P .O . Box 4088 ' 1JOHANNESBURG.Dear Comrade,

Kindly send co this offloe ninety-eight dozen of the eeoond edl^lov*»-

Bantu Education Act pamphlets.

Youre fraternally,

J .S .P . Motloheloa

For: SECRETARIAT COMMITTEE.

P ,S . I further acknowl»dge the receipt of your letter written to ae at Elsies•+<P

sometime during this week about the said leaflets and would like^make this

point that the decision taken recently at the regional in feren ce was that

all literature of good Interest to the A .N .C . be destrlbuted to loaal branches

through thla region, so thAi means even my order will now have to be supplyed

by the slid region •Yours f^aternflly

y ^ 3* S.P*^Kb1lloheioa For: SECRETARIAT COMMITTEE;

*ew}'Muk No......

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Ai i ' M * 3 ......... » • » “ • “ *—1 M : . 5 . : ............. 2Sth June,1955. .

Dear Sons and Daught©«lintf A f ri fl a * , j S ........................... •.> v. i t la w it h ere at p le a s u r e ..th a t I have t h i«Verwysm gs N<x I t la wa g o f * at im port ace in the in te*-

opportunity of w riting ° you o * National Congress. I , in my capacity aa your ests of our O rgan isation , the 19^5/56, and National Organiser of theProvincial Secretary on-- e.or- »-*» year A.N.C., wish to inform you as follows i-

(!) PROVINCIAL OOHFBgBH.i X ^ T o n f T r J Z Z \ Z n t 5 *Provincial Conference at «oret*n^Port kli*.*0th. 1 ^ Report for

115 delegates from various ; p03ition^ n th« Wustern Cape Region as seenthe y.ar, a full account showing the position in ^ ^ ^ ^

by the National Organiser during his - dissolve this RegionJ.i discussed. The recommendation «as un*nis»u.lyVecause of numerous irregularities the e B a cittar confirmation ofaccepted by the Conference. This Conference decision w a s ^ c ^ ^ dia«olve<

the step taken by the T ^ h e Western Cape’ be directly responsible ' toand that all Branches of A.N.f. in - * -position now is that NO BRANCHthe Pronciil Read Office for a m n s a '* GIVING INSTRUCTIONS FROM ONE MR

• H H S S k s s r r a i r e sW\th our Branches there.

/ \ UY OTTT ,rrqIT . I have just returned from the National Head Office,( 2 ) NEXT vlb.il _• « +y, ~ W o H r n A l E x6C U tlv 8 CoiDllli'tt68#

J .h a n n .s b u r g , where we had also a mee ng m l t t .d b e fo r e th e N a t io n a l Ix e o u t iv e The P r o v in c ia l S e c r e t a r ia l Beport h » 1b .e n J u b » U t e d b .f o r e ^

Committee and the d e c is io n o f the Cape 1pJ “ l £ g “ how ever, h a . anthoi-

t h . W estern C a p . a c c e p te d . The C o n g r .e s and put a ll

ia e d me to come down to Cape rown . ■ . Congroa. and what 1WCthe wrongs r i g h t . We need more e d u ca tio n on ‘ be PO LIC Y ° ” ™ « 8 o f w c ^ th .

stands f o r . I t i s on i h l . f a t h e r r e s u l t * in t h .

Western Cape have b een a v ic t im o f oonfdi ^ th „ R e g io n . We, the S a t i .n -

m ia u n d e rste n d in g betw een the ro ° i 3 our d u ty t0 educate our Branohea

t h c r o u g h l y ^ o n ^ h e s ^ v i t a l p o in ts a^id once f u l l y com prehended, th e re w i l l be no m o r .

’ r 0 U H S - In v i .w o f t h is to ur round a l l £ * £ * ” £

is my immediate * / , pounds) to enable the National Organiserinstructed to raise a sum of 4 - P notice that the Provincial aMto visit the Wostern Cape *n fou wi . . ^ theNational Authorities hav« made ™ in|? very oas.- • -r ea * Branch should pay

travelling expences are o m d a l ^ s i t £ g i ^ u t , as Cape To~the f u l l t r a in faro (r e t u r n t ic k e t ) fo r “ f t o f n e U s a i t y v i s i t

i . « • « « to have t h ie t o u r ^ s u c c e s s ^ l a t h e r

s s x : n ^ p ^ r ^ r p e r i o d „ « - u

1 , f ‘ T t ' l a a r e a l shame to us as an O r g » l « t l o r . o f ^ u c h

im portance to t o l l you th at both t ic . r o w n c i p ro p e rly o r g a n is e d . That i s wby

fu ” d , due to the fac t that our « t r i l l i n g " x p o n c e f o f an O f f i c i a l . I t

each Branch haa to b » ” X r t v e r y t ° I r . g i s 'r u n n i r ^ smoothly the P r o v in c ia l T r « -

i u r e r ° w i l l 1 b . a b le “ ‘ It fe n d r ^ v i n f i a l O f f i c i a l s The N atio n al O r g ^ l s e r

visit other Branches of the Cape in the same way.

I , t h e r e f o r e . h u n . V l y r e , u e . ^ e s o » . h e

i ^ T b l f c r i ’ S . ' ’ fe n d o ' f ’ j i l y A s ' y o u h a v e a l r e a d y r e a d a b o v e , I h a v e C h e r B r « , c h e .

of the Cape to visit. rsun-t* f be respor.sible to ^ach Branch I viBit as a Guest

Please note thae 1 shall P° x ahall 'aak.e my own arre-

S L S . ' S f S f r s s r u T e i h s r ^ r s - c u t m - ii be ^my official duties during my sojourn tn«re. ...................... / 2. Fellow African*

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* ' " - SXTU€gla> 1 wieh in my conclusion to 3ay to you....ie Struggle for Liberation ia a very big and Ion* one W« rfl0n 9

n *very one who calls Masolf/herself a momfejf of tfC Nosome of u3 are disaatified with the running ,f things- no - Itt- fsome of us may be annoyed with one anothc£f ll Teil e t t y d i ^ V ** °Xtfntfar less than the Struggle in which we are enrvtai T et ni cronc*s *ro tu*

people to join ASC need, tte co-..por,tl ? f ™ S " « “ » !"« ° f our

, u =i — - «• *» ^ . ~ o * &s ; 2 * ^ ^ . . ;That is my amc^rest ar.d most humble nnrv.pl tj ”n.i „n -li*e Broker, an. „ * hT O ouf C * £ « U n Z u

This is a very urgent letter acdall Branches in th«> w*a+ ™ r

s.T5s ^ . it 1 •-»“ T o ^ v r z ^ r ^ z z r

p r o p e r lV '^n s tU u L ffie g L n ^tc u U v e Z d T V r ^ Z ToJnu7 **'?.**** * * * *I receive your co-operation shall I 'ndea^our fo S fc °r I T U

to divide the Western Cape Region into cover*1 Zones a n i ^ a l l o w '^ t ^ S ^ o h f in one particular Zone to form <* c.,~i „„ • . dliUW cerxain Branches

with the recommendations of tho National fa e ^t^r r iie llo Jt^ ""^® ti * ? ° 5 daJ0e ence hold in Durban in December last year If it i,, to tho National Confer-

Cape sub-divided, which is the noit likely thing f o r m ^ r ^ hnv® the Western work together, it will be dnno V>v -- * ti as I"80?!0 mustNational Executives. So. please r snnnH + +v approv&1 of the Provincial and over and have A u L ^ l l u i o t Z T ^ and !e , oe oone

aPp J ^ t o d 1r : ^ . aM lli“ ^ h e f r nJndlfc l w I T ? * ' l e U ° r Wl11 le hl« ^or. or before thj date S a l r ill“ £ n ^ ™ *1I have decided to give the Western Cane nrA+'«rnr> r a*“ranSe accordingly as this arrangement, let me hear from yo” ian'-ii tnl9 ° ^ tour* If you then favour

aend the .one, liter on, ^ I h e ' l ^ Z T * ‘ " 4

a g a l n a T ^ r t p t l r ^ r . f a a i r e ^ o J ^ J r o o t ^ f * ,h ' « * «

I am, dear Sons and Daughters of Africa,

Yours in the Struggle for Freedom,

T.E.kaTSHUNUNGWA,PROVINCIAL SECRETARY and NATIONAL ORGANISER OF k .n .r .y

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\N.B. Please note that ray address is now i- P.O.BOLOTWA,

Via Queenstown.

2 9th June, 1955. '

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/ W « y ( , jTHE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS : UMBUTHO WESIZV?17~ ----

IKOMKHULU LWEPHONDO LWEKAPa .

IOFISI KaNOBALA : " KwssamaHala,11P.O.BOLOTWA,

To M 8b*«cU* N J ^ a 2 0 t h 6Q o t?^§ 3 ♦

KUWO ONKE AIvIASEBE OMBUTHO WESIZWE AKWI CAPE WESTERN REGION.

MaAfrika amahle,Ndiyanibotisa nonke! Namhlanje ndinibalela okokugqibela.

Ukuba kwakhona aniyenzanga le miyalelo ndigunyaziswa yona luPhondo, xnna ngokwam ndozihlamba ezam izandla ngakuni ndingabi n^to yokwenza nani.

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Q.ONDANI EZI ZINTO KE MADODA

(1) Onke amanye amaSebe kolu Phondo ayazithobela zonke izinto ayale- lwa zona,nini kuuphela maSebe aseNtshonalanga angavumiyo ukuthobela imi- yalelo yale O fisi. Nenza izinto ezisecaleni.

(2) UNdlunkulu woPhondo ukhuphe am&Gosa akwaNdlunkulu ukuba a jikeleze kuwo onke amaSebe kulungiswe izinto zoMbutho weSizwe. AmaSebe onke «fa t€rka-: ayithakakzelele le nto. Nini nodwa apho eKapa, eNtshonalanga abangayenza- nga loo nto.

(3) Ndanixelela oko ndandilapho ukuba anikho konke ecgaqweni we - Congress, asiyiyo iCongress leyo ilapho. Zininzl izinto zojlbutho enizophu- layo e .g . nathatha inxaxheba kwi " ELECTIONS " nisazi isigqibo sethu ukuba sithini na. Nicinga uk*ba niza kwenza ngokuthanda kwenu apho?

(4) INgqungquthela yoPhondo ebiseBayi ngoJune lo uphelileyo nabunga ukuba ningayi nonke kodwa ke onke amanye amaSebe oluPhondo lweKapa, ama­Sebe avanayo nathobela imithetho kaNdlunkulu athumela abaThunywa bawo yaphumelela iNgqungquthela. Umcimbi wokungaqhubi kwenu kakuhle nangoku- semgaqweni weCongress ndawubeka phambi kweNgqungquthela ndaza ndayixela nento yokuba mna ngokwam ndanidiliza nje ngeRegion, emandinikhumbuze ndithi yasekeka ngokungekho mgaqweni. INgqungquthela yaqinisekisa isenzo sam ngokuthi nidilizwe nje ngeRegion kusale amaSebe eCong^ess kuuphela aya kuthi alawulwe luPhondo. Esi sigwebo anisamkeli. Nicinga ke ukuba yonke leCape Province ingaka ihlwempeke ngengqondo ukuba ibone ukuba ma- nidilizwe nje nge Region kanti ke noko nisemxolweni?

(5) Nangoku ke nisandul* ukugabadela nenza into engeklio mthethweni, Nibalele phaya eRawutini kwi National Head Quarters, nimaxjgala. Loo nto . yesimangalo senu ayamkelekanga kuba iKomkhulu lenu leli nishiya Iona apha. Ibuyiselwe kwakuthi ke madoda kuba uhamba apho umgaqo weCongress. Ngumci- mbi we Cape Provincial Head Quarters neCape Provincial Conference enigwebi- leyo.

(6) Mna ndonyulwe yiNgqungquthela yonke iphela ngendlela yethu esesi- kweni, ndaza nalapho ndavotelwa bubukhulu becala. Ndinikhunbuze ngesiphu- mo sevoti yeNgqungquthela : Kubathunywa ababe likhulu elineshumi elinesi*.. hlanu, 115 delegates, abavotela mna likhulu elizeleyo - 100 votes. Nina ke naningathunywa ndim ukuba ningezi eNgqungqutheleni apho ngenanonyule umntu oza kunivumela nenze ukuthanda kwenu. Apha elusibeni ndokutshwa yiNgqungquthela eyakuhlangana ngoJune kal956. Okanye ke asuke uMnyamana andivale umlomo kuba engafuni mntu unij^dibanisayo maAfrika akuthi.

Mandinixelele le nto kwakhona, ndanditshilo kuni okuya ndandilapho Apa kwa Congress into engamandla nesikhokelayo yi "POLICY" yoMbutho.Umntu akutenxa kuyo nokuba ngubanina asisayi kumyeka. Ngoko ke, yekani ukulwa isiqu sendoda, jongani inkqubo yoMbutho weSizwe. UNOB^LA NOKUBa NGUBANINA UKHOKEL/Va NGUMGAQ0 WOMBUTHO WESIZWE.

(7) Ndandiba ndoba sendivela eKapa ngoku sibe yonke le mbudumbudu sesiyilungisile kuba nam ngokwam ndiyafuna loo Region ime, isebenze. Kodwa ke anithandanga ukuba ndize, nisafuna ukuba nihlale ngokuthanda kwenu

izinto ezichasene noMbutho. SOKUZE NDIZIVUMELE MNA NDISENGUNOBALA WaLE CONGRESS NDIKUYO, DE KUBEKHO ENYE KE ENTSHA ENDINGEKABI LILUNGU LkYO KE MNa . Ixesha ke ngoku liphelile ndaye ndilungiselela amaSebe oluPhondo *ukuya kwiNgqungquthela yethu yonyaka. IQumru loPhondo xa belihlangene kutsha nje, lisathi manfiize apho'phambi kokuba iNational Conference

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■ f i r ’ ( 2 )Ke ndisathetha laanto bendiyithetha izolo madoda, " Thumelani _

8gjjpn.i maSebe ndize apho njengawo onke amanye amaSebe la athumele imali ^Lwasetyenzwa izinto zoMbutho. Ndifuna ukudibana nani nonke nilungise

izinto zoMbutho wethu. Sakuba sivene xa hdilapho, iREGION ndiyakumka ndiyisekile kakuhle nje ngazo zonke ezinye iiRegions ezi zoPhondo."Le mali ke mayifike kum ukuphela kwenyanga le kaOctober, khona ukuze .ndifike kwasentloko kuNov ember.

Ndisanithumele yonke enye into endiyithumele kuwo onke amaSebe oMbu- tho weSizwe endiwaphetheyo. Nani ke ndifuna naazi yonke into eqhubekayo nangona ningazikwenza nto ngayo.

(8) Njengoko ke kucaca ukuba anizimiselanga kuthobela nayiphina into evela apha kwaNdlunkulu, enye ke into elandelayo endizakuyenza mna yile yokuba njengoko nithe naqhuba ngokungekho mthethweni njengeRegion naza ke naboniswa indlela anayamkela, ngoku ke maSebe ukuba njengamaSebe ani- qhubi njengendlela eniyalelwa ngayo, ndiza kuninqumamisa - " I shall suspend all those Branches that do not tow the line properly.” Into efune-

kayo kwaCongress namhlanje yiDISCIPLINE - ULULEKO.

Ndifuna ke onke amaSebe apho eNtshonalanga athobele imiyalelo yeQ,umru loPhondo, kuphele konke ukungevisisani, kulawule uxolo lodwa, sisebenze izinto zoMbutho weSizwe, UStrydom yena nempi yakhe bayiMbumba yamaNyama nina nilibele zinkcuku nje.

N.B. Ukuba ezi zinto azenzekanga ndiza kuninqumamisa ( suspend the Branches) phambi kweNational Conference khona ukuze ndinivale ningayi eBloemfontein. Ukuba nithumel’ abaThunywa apho, ningayithobeli iProvince, phakathi kwam nani kukho oya kuroxa eMbuthweni.

Q.QNDANI LE NTO : Yonke le ntetho ingentla apha andiyibekisi kula maSebe mabini : New Flats, Langa^and Crawford. Loo maSebe asemxholweni kanye woMbutho weSizwe. Nangoku azenzile iimfanelo zawo. UNdlunkulu akanasixhiba santo nawo.

Khawulezisani ngempendulo.

Owenu enkonzweni yeSi

T. E . kaTSHUNUNGWA ,*UNOB^LA WOPHONDO.

ft*>C « )IK /cAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

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........................................................ .hereby declare find ^iPdge myspif

■'pee nr d to m a in ta in th e P r in c ip le ? o f th e A f r ic a n N a tio n ,

r a v o l u n t a r i l y and B ln c e r e ly r.d m y « * lf to c a r r y o u t

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A D D R E S S : ..............................

PR&IiqNARY RECEIPT.

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On the l6tfc January, 1955 tbere was a regional Conference of A. W.C. 3tran,ah*B of the Western Province to whioh Conferenoe I wao invited. I bad also wished to attend and further visit our Branohes in that vsa on important matters.

Due to lack of accommodation in the Bast London * Cape Town train on'the l*tb January, I was compelled to travel by air. 1 then arrived at Caps Tmm on the 16th after 4. p.m.. Ttoo Conference was duly informed about this late arrival and though they had oommenced in the morning they waited for my arrival.

On my arrival I was met by a very big gathering of rcen representing a goot ■ number of A.N.C. Branches of the Cape fontem Provinoe.

As it war, already late in the afternoon and as I had. a lot of things to u put before thorn, I had to alter my progr’vnrae whioh was meant to go through A.I.C work at thin Conference, and the C.O.P. campaign as well. So, to be convenient for everybody, I announoed to them that it was my wish to visit each Btranoh per­sonally so as to meet all Branch members and diaouss with them all the importa­nt matters of the Organisation.

Furthermore, it was oy wish to have a full session with all the members of \ Branoh Executives during whioh seaaion we would be able to go through many thin#*

that might not have been clear to them up to the present tine.Ibis announcement was cordially wolcomed by the Conference as a personal vi­

sit to all the Branohes by a Senior Official of Congress would be more of<vtonU to the people anduouljA- revive many. I also announced that I had made up mj mi­nd to extend my stay there to a period of three weeks during whioh period I wou­ld be used day and night for the interests of the Organisation. I,personally had no private engagements except the work of A.N.C. •

I then oonveyed to the Conferenoe the good wishes cf the National Executive and the Caps Provincial Executive and further address*! them on the deoieion of Conferenoe held in IXirban last December re BAKTO JfiDUCATION ACT & WBSTKRN ARIAS RttlOVAL SCHHOS and ^iat is expected of every mecber of A.N.C*

2.MDWDAT » 17th * I had a meeting with the Working Coeimlttee of the Region to Croft

itinerary round the Branohes. The following is the Haw-Table ef these vi- eitet-

¥oad«J»-17th» To attend a meeting o'* C.O.P. action oounoil at & p.m.

_ Tu»edaj>-l6thi Factory meeting at 1 p.m. — Marine ffctel.

fednesday-19tl>« Faotory meeting at 1 — Ndabeni. oUetal Box Workere.Nugget Workers.

gmr»d«jr-20thi faotory meeting at Paardon Island -12 noon.Branoh meeting at Nyanga at 7*30 p.m.

Frldaj-glBti Factory meeting at Albert Read - 12 noon.Branoh meeting at Paarl at 7-30 p.m.,

jaturday-22nd» Branoh meeting at Athlone at 4.30 p.m.Sund^-^Jrdi .Tcint fanou+ire moating of all members of Branoh Con&itteop.

N.B, It le worthy of note to report that the workers in these faotorlee were eagsr to listen to me* Tie themo of my message to them wae — the importance of Joining A.N.C. and to support the Campaign of the CongreeB of the People. I tail

Iked te them of the lmpertanoe of forming Trade Unions to fight for their rights ae merkers united.

It was very encouraging to see moat of them ready to join Congress and to openly say that they are net visited by u« at these factories and home«.SM»»thing must be Aone aboot organising the workers. I strongly reooonend. in full agreement, with the National Executive Report to Conference,that we must have full time orginisere to visit our African Workers and form them Into Trade Ur>- lons.

t S*'arlch were a very big die appointment saving Paarl. Ikose thatvisitec were merely In oxlstfaico by name. Membership is very low. There le

nothing to credit the supposed Branch leaders with.Ishell deal with this part of ay report -later.

At this stags, I wish to exprees my sincerost aanse of gratitude to Mr. B. Turok of the Congress of Democrats who mads it possible for me to visit all tho- sepl&oes. He is a very industrious worker,untiring *nd a capable organiser.

A. all toe Factory and Branoh meetings I attended, he provided a oar and was * «M=nd.3P.<0wr aft.r . . . I .a , l„,pr. u^ J {tb bls „ , lltlo£ L . “

Really those ef/.

« «/!»& : :: & & & r s y s / K s s o s i ^ ,s j ^ s * *•**•nged to a Branch mooting and instructed the Volonteers to r o u n d ^ t h ^ r a t f r f j S T

to house, informing them about our visit. The response to thi«

SeSafb° °?*q 8peaker " orth mentioning at this Paarl meeting was Mr*

pefple S o ,h ' Vl6" ° f the O*1’ " -

m b e r s a n d I h a v e e v L y ^ o p ^ t L n 'm f w o r d s ^ I d ^ o r f a T r o n ^ ^ n ^ o u ! * * ' * ' *

C.

J° lnt EleCUti,‘ neetin« of 111 S r «c h « of a. n. 0. m th. Weat.m

£££C£C£f££fX££C££(:£££££

th ^ro ^n o !tT rHr 7 o i T rta?t. mf t9rB ”hiCh 1“ “ ndod -V personal attention at

.on, ^ i £ j z iiT ,z * :\ \7 z T J r ^ rMembers on Sunday the 23rd, CD szeoutive

The following are the Branches which wro represented at this Conferenoe.-

].. Cape rown 4 .2. Retreat 2. 8* !’ew Flats “ La«€a 1 1 .3. Athlone 4 . . ,£• Lan£a 2.4. Paarl 6. 1 * Jp 8les River 3.5* Worcester 1. Kensington 6.

6 . Stellenbosch 1 . 4*7 .’ Crawford 8.

Absentees, fl. manUB Kuilariver Branch. Berate Biver Branch, Kraaifont.in.

f l t t l ^ ? ! c!l°T « ? r6pr6senta‘ 1’ e3 present frw the various Branch.., it is cult, ntting to call this a successful meeting.

well tio^.tfa^'ThIt*tkttanfti0a ,°f 8Vr C r' ■Io f the Pro’ locial BrscutlT. to th.

: r r ^ r T u l Z t

.ion in t h i r d s “f ^ inp ^ j r i r “ j r BsSoer ^ * ^ t^ ^ ^ . ^ 1n ^ zzst

.l<mbut resulting in the retardation of the work of ^ d 1 ^ c » p ^ o T ^

„ L*tters had come to my Office which showed things drift ini? toward* a nr. n4nu

grCmllXg high in this region. The Campaign of the C*0 P. would definitely not achieve half the success for which it is meant <1% .

^ u? f t ' : ^ s ° : . s “ : gid^ r ppolntm,,nt witb — of th» « . u ™

K . t r ^ r ^ ^ . ^ o ^ ol T o ^ oL : h ^ : 1 ^ h ^ : h^t^1^ : . f : “ ^ ” ^ r o : h•f.fence and attempt to put right all th. wrong thin*, that laral. .ur mrk

ting, two0 t a a n l h ^ ^ ^ ^ ’ a i ' o u l r ^ V ^ Z 2 J F 7 T 2 tl T T

£ £ \ s T j: r £ : i: z : h* r s ^ T t £ n i 5 ;n>« 0- the members of the Region in the manner by which thav *id«ii»h +kfrom th. meeting. I did no? remark t h a t ^ as I ^ e w tilt POO,1#“ • » « • T-o Branch., ar. t a Flat. Branch “ L S T a S J r E f S T ° ^

« . thl" J“ *> ~ 2 ^ dth °r2 ir4; . g»th.r and ir.n

Knowing very well that the spirit might be bad at this meeting.and perAonalW not prepared to dwell on any petty differences which are not bom impoJtlJt 2 2 ’

? ? * UP 07 “ ind t0 addreaa the® fully on the followi!£,-1. The role of an individual in the Liberatory Struggle -(touched on *«r-r

S T ^ r t ^ o ! ! « o ! j ” ‘ g-’ ” " ° tern Bantu « u £ t i .n

2. Organisational work of A.N.C.

3. Administration of the Provinces - Regions and Branches.

* “ b‘ " r” p” vlnolal ,toohln” * ' • h *— i5. The Policy of A.N.Ct

o. The Misunderitending that exists between one man and the other.

e»ov. ..ttora on. could Ju.t r . * f r » th.P 6 C L® w tln e that tae confusion that existed here was the result

3.cX Xaok'\>f" dowledge of^ths-uU5mC^_JeJLlfljr» ljMilL/«f‘'k»<>*«l*4£*'-0'fs'»fe«fc~the-C*Q*P. isan^ bow it is conducted.

I-did nQt allow any suoh opportunity to have on® person or the other relating \cn& what had happenerflong ago and who is right or wrong, I went there having a full meal of everything. I had made my own investigations and I knew what oourae to follow.

Time wes allowed to ask questions. All questions were replied satisfactorily.

Ml DISCOVERIES AND JUIX3fENT«1. Branches of A.N.C. in this Region have^h^en formed on a wrong basis. They ha-

ve been toll that they are responsible to theAdn5|not to the Provincial Head-Quart— ers. The Branohee here have been clearly toldAthit they are directly responsibleto the Provincial Head Office. The reason why the Provincial Secretariat has not been getting any correspondence from the Branches in the Western Cape ££ because they were ordered by some certain supposed leaders of the Cape Wesrten Region not to reply to the Province but to report with all the letters from the Provincial Secretariat to NO. 5» Albertus Street which is the Office of the Regional Working Coonr.it tee.

2. ThiB Regional Working Committee is responsible for all the confusion in the Western Province. They themselves are notloyal to the Provincial Head-Quarters.ThiB corrupt and rebellious Working Committee has been abolished by me and hewe told the branches to oonanunioate directly with the Provincial Secretariat.

3. There are certain forms which ore given to an individual on joining A.N.C.These forme want to knowj the name and address of the applioantj place of emploj*- ment, home etc,, and this individual makes this application to the Region. He knows nothing about A.N.C. beyond the borders of the Western Provinoe.

I hr.ve condemned this system of recruiting A.N.C. membership and" gars instructi­ons for its abolition . forthwith. I had many reasons for condemning it. People must be organised to Join A.N.C. th rough their various branches and there after Branches direct to the Provincial Head Quarters. Ill monies due to the Provincial Treasurer should be sent to him directly end not via this Regional Working Commltt- ee.

4. The Regional Executive which was establishe<L/eleoted in the absence of other Branches like New Flats, Langa^ beoause this branon was regarded as reactionary and non-oo-operating has been abolished and that fo* its disloyalty and corruption a proper Regional Executive will be constituted whsn all the 17 Branches of the West­ern Region have sent their 1955 subscriptiomto Or. Bokwe, the Provincial Treasurer.

% The only Branch that adheres strictly and very ooomendably too, is the New Flats Branch which was oondsmned by the Region. This New flats Branch is ths only Branch that has rsplied to all letters from this offloe. It is ths 4nly Branch that has some good membership of 120 or sore. The 120 was their total membership in November last. This Branoh again has donated over £10 towards Gwentshe and Lengisi Defenoe Fund. Despits all this good work,per instructions of the Provlnoial Executive, the 'wonderful' Regional Coonittee of the Western Province condemned this Branoh.

A new Branch has sprung up at Crawford with a membership of 30 for a start.6. Beoause of the big work facing us, looal pricking issues, the present Region-

al Working Committee will only continue in exlstanoe as a Care Taker Committee un­til such time as the proper Committee is oonstituted for this ^Region. Branches must gob on with the work of A.N.C. and oarry out the lnstruo;t$ons from the Provi­ncial Head Offioe.

7. Branches only come together as a Region for the jurpose of oorordinating our struggle in fighting against issues affecting our people in that particular Region, Directives and instructions cone from the H^ad Offloe nationally, then from the Hetid Office provinoially. No Region in the Union so far wants to be di­rectly resposible^to the National Head Quartsrs sawing ths Caps Western Region.Until such time Regions of A.N.C. are given such powers to stand independently of the Provinoes, thBy will remain under the oontrol of the Provlonial Authorities.

8. Levies — Iht.se are imposed upon the mkakmrs either nationally or provinoially but Regions or Branches are not debarred from having such levies to see to their local or regional issues.

9. Prograrame cf Action* 1949 — This was made very olear to the Conferenoe and *fca* A.N.C. has resolved to reaffirm this frogranane of Aotion* No member of X.N.C. will participate in any way or another in dummy institutions and Parliamentary elections /s this whs a resolution of the Provinolal Conferenoe held at Uitenhage last Jun*? members of A.N.C. in the Western Cape who participated in the last elections have violatad th* solemn decision of this Province. Mr. !-e<*-Warden represents the 'Nati­ves' of the 'Vbstern Cape and not the African people of the A.N.C. On a point of policy and principle A.N.C. is not for elections no matter how good a man may b*. A.N.C. is for direct representation and demooratioally elected Parliamentariana.

10. Conge rss of the Pec pie t As I have said earlier^this campaign w r*8 never explained to the people well. Referring to say open statement in the New Age of the

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th, « t MO ; anoe a h o u w — - ■ «•£■“ JS’ -aa lead ln the A.N.C. raee*inra ’ v*™ ’ 1 GOn:fueicn is to find the C oour allies must n<v»C meetin^8» ,Vfi are the van*mard in th. i <v c*°*D.oen taking

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of"i/- ^ r ° “« « ° r h™ icri “ llf “0*iv0 "?“ ** Th* Ca,H>th. 31st March. Thll l/ 7 U b” "1th the, Provinciri £ J ° r BP° ° lal ln*

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C.O.P. y«ohinery» The A N r u

s r s f f s s c , ;: r r ? r ' i : d <s sMachinery for th . . ' * *C*' S-A-C,O.D. & S.A.C J T *? n !! iotlon Council.

S S S ^ 0^ - * 1U C . r ?T ?hn irtlng both “•»•<!. 4 C .O .R uT ^ b**n ~ oh * oonfualon.•f - 1 1 2 2 .* * thelr “ N a t i o n md onl, & 3° la

Having *on. througb ^ U e « H . . t l0M on a plain

chooae whether to oarry out t>* p and having asked all theconfusion and disin^i+ 1 ® Policy of jln C nn , h* 55 aembars

H I those present pledged thei6 ■ « * « t o £ H I ” *? *h“ <*ffil then P r e s id e n t o f f h t 3 ', ^ support to the ooilee o f i » ’ /. T ,3 m ‘"i V « l t .

"Inge and promised to *1?°" t!r* J - “ ‘ Ini apolol„d r L th* C-°'P-respects* Mr. 2ati° ?>"“Mrat» >«»' Provincial & S S ? « ! r *“ thelr •!■•« c®. to th. National Ort J X ’ UT Vics P-«ld.nt of the olL ’ A'"- e- *» -1 ‘

rrljd then, 8 ° er for ™>li a olarlfloation of th in ^fh lt h L ^ ? * ° f thu* aThe Conference then sa. tr always wo-

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TO THJS NATIVE COMMISSIONER

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,3. Ms.Ve, the -troraen -of • Csvpe. Hooterc*............. who are living and work­

ing here, hrre come here today to present to you, the Hatlve Comm­issioner, our objections to the extension of the pass system to Afrloan women. You are the reprentstlve of the Government whloh Intends to oorapel Afrloan woman t0 carry passes, and we eall upon you, in your official oapaolty, to listen to our objections, tro reoeive our nrotests and to forward them to the Minister of Native Affairs .

rfE OBJECT To The PASS SYSTEK because l t m„ keei slaves of the Af- rloan neople* because it denies us the right t0 move about freely to sell our labour freely. Under the pass system our men are exposed '■o merciless treatment the hands of the police; to the lowest depths of humiliation In pass raids, to the hardships of prison for Jhe lack of a signature on a reference book. Our young sons are thrown into Jail t0 associate with crlrrfnals. Our husbands and fath­ers are waken from us without warn in*— not for a orime— but for the laoir of a jpw*.- -We v aft ln vain-for th*lr return home at night* _

'' ' TO- RSJECT To T a L U ? E S -Sl^TgcEIlT B Y T ® , 'V D W 0 3 T O * H T -

• riA XX. JB SB T .V S C L IS IIC V J^he- o ld f o r a - o f _ p a e o h a s- - b e e n -repLaroed h y ir r r f e a e p o e - b o c iL , T h a t i # - a l l « O u r » r a a t i i i ~

resT^ed^. thouaoi^lo^cvery ^ j^ u a d o r - t h e TJa^lawa-, _ .

™ JAY ^ER JC HAS BEEN NO C H A N G E Th e PASS LAVS HAVK NOT B tD I ABOLISHED*

Aoday , v’Q the A f r ic a n r : are th r e a t e n e d by the crovernment

. ” ou r e o r a a ^ n t , l h e M^n:-.s-or o f N a t iv e A f f a i r s h as s a id th a t

S iSS *1 womer s ^ a l l he Sssu ad « i t h i d e n t i t y b o o k s . WE SAY Th a T iiLo .v 300K S ARE P A SS E S . .<e nay '.ha - wo and o u r d a u g h te r s will be

exoosed to even worce d e g r a d a t io n sad h a r d s h ip s t-han o u r m en.

At- WOMEN AND M0'i‘H£H3 VS a i-13^ A GAINST T H IS Il'HUMAN PROCEDURE.Je ^rea^ he breaking ut> of c**»* J.32ii -'hen vo too raay be arrested up.aei- the pass lawn. Wo tonv o .r chlldron who will be left un­cared ior, helplerss. ’./ha- l* o bec;ora3 oi’ cur tiny children, our babletj, dependent upon their raotharf* milk, if ^e are t0 be t0r* fr ' . vhem for falling t0 ooduco a pasti? Must we subject our vounsi

l^l^stion ail(} humiliation at the hands of the police?jjj, Ca l l o n y o u x o ^ a k e h e ?d or ouu p h o T e s T To m a k e k n o w n t o Th e

OF N A TIV E AFF*. TRE DEEFE2!,» HESEIJTn e v T OF. T r e AFRICANWOMEN,

IN iHE NAME OF Ths AFRICAN WOMEN, -ye viio have come here t0rtav say, *0 you, each cnc, of us. th.3t WE AHJS OPPOSED To The PASSES TOR jtOKcJJ. WE KEGAriD PASSES FOR WOMEN AS AN INDUCT To HUMAN DIGNITY.

xq K K s S f IL WS ^ W0N 0UH c w l d h x n t h e i r r ig h t

of °' AFrAIHS To CSASE ™ E I3SUIHa

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AddreS3

M a s s R a l l y "'fg>g M a y i b u y e !

• Down With AH Pass Laws

• Freedom — Equality — Justice For All

• Stop Deportation of African Women

• Stop Verwoerd's Slave Camps

• Forward To The Freedom Charter

C OM I TO

A MASS M E E T I N G

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EN K U N D LEN I, LANGAON

SUNDAY, 8th JU LY, 1956* t 2 . 3 0 p vi.

O IL S ! SPh AKFRS FROM JOHAN NESBl K (i

• ROBERT RK.SH A. \vastant Sccretarv-General. AfricanNational Congress

• MRS. BKRTHA M ASIIa BA. National treasurer ANCWomen’s League

• MRS. H. II. JOSEPH, Secretary S.A Women’s Federation

• MR. L. LEVY, National Pr-.*SK>,nt S A. Congress of IradeUnion*.

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riblllza, Mrs Dlokweni, Mrs SidiWlle Hr8 Mab*>ce# and' Mrs Pfcarela.*

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Booysen Makhetha Httgungunveka

X , KhufrnTTela N. Tholeni Cola Khlaba Mrs '^alinga A. Zihlangu A. Ngonl P. Bngaza

Sklna Mabeoe Phirfchego Nkushubana Mausa '

J . Wtloke J .C . Pelt.* »Letsohla H. Hanl Matlnya Mrs Mashiya Makha 1 Skltase

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LL“ The conference was opened by a Hymn and prayer.

In declaring the meeting opened the PreRidanij: Hr aidHThis special Conference has been called at a tine when African people are faced with all kinds of repressive measures,, when a * cloud of oRpresslon has enveloped the African people None whites peopl'v* future. Leaders are being deported and people are arrested daily under the notorious section 10. There is a nass removal of people from their home without provided -for an alternate accomodation, rents arc being increased, Worsen art forced to carry passes and apartheid is being introduced in buses and every where thus drivin. the *hole nation to des- perlty and frustration.

While these things are happening, there Is also a glow of hope, the,'progressive forces are also on the march. The free­dom chert.er has been adopted 3nd the aspiration of thousands- of people have been shown, thus giving a note of return from humi­liation tb humanity. The fight is on let us carry on until we win the g<pal is near.

FSATEBNALL GREETINGS:- Fraternal greetings from South African Coloured peoples organization, Mordern Youth Society and Congre­ss of Democrates cape western were read and accepted on motion by Mtatase seconded by Ntaba AORE-D

CBEDByriAfrS COMMITTEES IjEPOBT:- The Credential Comlttees reportw a s .................... .2

kaa read and acc^fted, and was pointed out that son® of tje branches which are are- of great Importance to the discussion on Item on§ _oft tfce. agenda are'not present, the chairman rurtner * inf 01*med ~the crrrtference Ehatrthe conferShcff was called partitu-• larley to come and discuss lten Nol in the agenda paper, •

Mr Mallndl wove a, suspentlon of lten No 1 on fchA agenda and proceed to the next. Item and as socn as these branches arrive the conference then discusses item.No 1. A long discussion took place in the mean tine some branchs arrived. On a motion by Mabece seonded by Ntloko the oonference decided that

"That iterm Nol be discussed but no decission should be arrived at until such time that all branches have partici­pated In the descussion." AGREED

Leading the discussion Ntaba sal:* "At times as has been c plained by the President, It is of great importance that AN.C. branches should show co-operation and solidarity, it Is therefore ©ssenclal that we should bring together alx branohes*A lengthydiscussion took place Mr Nkushub&na moved and^ vltloko

seconded that _ 4"the two branches present here now should state their caseand ^ive the conference the reasons why they^ do notwant” to co-operatta with other branches" AGREED.

At this star it w?.s reprted that Cape Town branch has left the conference and that Langa New Plats was not prepared to diwCuss without ? *pe Town. ,

After some rersuatlon Mr L«-.coble mcved that Langa New rli^s delegate 3hould leave the room as he was not prepared to contri­bute to the discussion. .

Mr Nkushubana movie 0 r u^ter cotion and Mr Mokhetha s.^ondec that Langa New Plats delegate should be allbwed-to remain in

the conference. AGREED. • .f f %

At this stage More delegates from^Langa New Flats and Crawford branches arrived and participated in the dlscussibn.Hr ^>Klna of . - New Flats said the reason for refusing to work with other branches , they were working or. ln?tcuctlon from the Provincial Secretary on a circular to all branches

In the Cape Western . . ' 4 * L. ..

Kr Masimini of Crowford said thut the Provincial Conference h-.s decided to seceed the Hfe^lon and thus instructed the Provi- cial Secreraty to Instruct the Cape Western to dissolve.

After some discussion Kr Msusa moved, . ' ,M

That this conference should elect a committee of inquiry to investigate the whole problem and report bach in the • next conference with reoommandatlon in this question

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Mr Sklna seconded the motion a:id risked conference to allow him to put an amendment or an adadfjn to the resolution which

read

"That no member of the regional committee should be elected

to serve in the committee of inquiry"4

Mr Ndibaza moved and ?ir Ndukaze seconded

"thc»t this conference instruct the Secretary to write to the Provincial Head Office requesting the formation .f

a new Region ."

At this stage a number of question were put and replies given. The President pointed out that this 1tew has t*ken the

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whole day,and that the conference should arrive at a declssion the following.day with out, walsting any further time.

The meeting adjourned to 9 .3 0 on 15th April 1956.*

The meeting continued at 9*30 the following day and discu­ssion continued on item No 1 on the agenda paper.

Mrs- Ngungunyeka moved that

"Inview of the fact that there seemed to be no agreement and that the work of the A .N .C . should be carried the branches which do not agree tho work with other branches should at this stage leave the room AGREED.

CORRESPONDENT: -

All correspondence from National riead Office were read and accepted on a-motion-by-NBgungunyeka seoonded by Sldlnlle

AGREEDREPORT OF A ' SPECIAL-NATIONAL-CONFERENCE.

The report was given by• Mr-Nkushubanathat the conferenced had stood . ’-silence for some time In honour of the late Mr Jebe the volcnteer who was shot by the Police at New Brighten at Port Elizabeth ‘ '

There were 30., delegates and 284 voted for „ne adoption of FREir.DQfl CHurfTER. There were discussions on Bantu eduction andANC activities as such.

The report was accepted on a notion by Malindl seconded Ntaba ACRESD

The President report that when the delegates arrived in Johannesbur they found a telegram from Kensington saying that they were not congress member'.

Mr Mokhetha wanted to know which Kendlngton branch he.3 sent such a telegram to conference saying that our delegrara saying our delegates were not congress members?

Mr Phutheg-' moved that a committee of inquiry should beAA elected to inve^ the matter and Mr 'Tkushubana se

The following were elected tc the comr.lttec cf inquiry

A. Slbeko, A. Mgungunyeka, and G. Nkushubana.

Mr Mgungunyeka laid down way the signatures could be colle­cted and the distribution of the Freedom Charter.

REET AT NYni.GA

Hr Habece outlined th whole case to the conference In* lengthu and vroad way, and a long discussion took place about means of branohes to work together

xiMrs Phare la moved that all branches should collect money

)* " y C cSoglba should take her

Nation executive, and^ ----------- -..ould take their places

H i ? O S W regional committees. The conference adjournedt AX1 C•J0

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I or «yanga case. AGREED

Mr Mgungunyeka pointed out that Mrs place at trJc'Table as an offic lal of the that In future all National Exea U f. 1 8 sVl

The president of the iooena’-league Mrs -lbillza report

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about var’tous things that affect 'tfte people.: Pz*tideht~gelM#aJ. of ttfte Afrioau national Coatees W< league was ,tS*\i*lt' the Cape rfeat**n , thtrefot^ arTft*» should,be oaje .to s«fl4 .her train fare , it was deeid#*Womens Leagsfr Should ojgafcize 'furibtion to ralWe fund.

The report Was accepted on. a notion by Mr Mabece seconded by • ••> •'Mr Makhethi. V > . J •— / . --v

A ler -thy discutlon took plaoe when Mr Mtatase wanted*to ' » make an amendment about the churches for not taking par*t in all 1 the struggles, o fvthe Afriet 1 National Congress. The Btitter 1 was posponed , the report of Paarl was refered to the region.

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P.S . All resolutions were read and ar1 opted on a motion bi Mr Ntantlso seconded by M*.bece,

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