The History Lab has two South African Journals for students to use: The African Communist and Sechaba. Both of these journals are political periodicals by organizations rebelling against the South African government and Apartheid.
The African Communist
The African Communist is the quarterly journal of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The SACP is a socialist party that works towards labor rights and was a part of the resistance against Apartheid. The journal began in 1959 and continues to publish today. The History Lab owns 54 issues of The African Communist.
Sechaba
Sechaba was the underground official monthly journal of the African National Congress, a political group in South Africa. ANC was an anti-Apartheid group that used the journal to protest and work against Apartheid. The journal documents ANC’s fight for freedom. The journal ran from 1967-1990, after the ANC was no longer banned in South Africa. The History Lab has 35 issues of Sechaba
