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EventSharpeville Deputy Mayor killed
… increases and poor education facilities. In addition, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983 … and was due to go into effect later…
EventThe Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed
… the same policies of non-racialism, and retains the constitution drawn up by members of the Progressive Party in … in the negotiations leading to the…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… Tom Jackson. Founding father and later president of the ANC, Josiah Gumede , visited the USSR in February and later … he was elected president of the African…
Chaskalson transcended his bias and loyalties by Tony Leon, 4 December 2012
… it is comforting to look back at a seeming golden era of constitution-building and its architects, and lament the … of the Constitutional Court, in a way…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa appoints Justice Raymond Zondo as Chief Justice
… Ramaphosa has, in accordance with Section 174(3) of the Constitution, decided to appoint Deputy Chief Justice Raymond … subject to the process outlined in…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… New leadership elected to African National Congress (ANC) Youth League including Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo . Dr. James Moroka elected as President of…
ArchiveThe Mandela I knew by Saths Cooper, 6 December 2013
… certain Stalinists within the African National Congress (ANC) objected to Madiba fermenting ‘puzamandla‘ (a protein … because of its inherently divisive…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… By the 1970s a number of leading figures in the ANC were in prison while others were in exile. Those that … These countries played an important role for the…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… all simply added fuel to the government’s fire. Yet the ANC seemed powerless to mount a specific campaign to stop the … was about to be subverted by force…
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) last month, it is vital to understand deep structural … justice. The ideological shifts that took…
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… and HIV-treatment seems to be the most common. Under the Constitution of South Africa , women received formal …
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… of Anton Lembede, a group of young people form the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). At its official inauguration , OR … a member of the National Executive Committee…
My Body Was Dying by Edwin Cameron (The Con), 10 March 2016
… Now we had started on the road to democracy, with a Constitution that included all South Africans equally in the … sexual orientation helped win over…
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… stand on constitutional reform, calling for an entrenched constitution incorporating a Bill of Rights, an independent judiciary and for a federal…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… 1906 The African National Congress (ANC) sends a delegation to the UK in response to the … black residents of their legally bought land. 1919 The ANC sends…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… in the passing of 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution . Abolition Resources | CRITICAL RESISTANCE … other activists were, were charged with the…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… the advent of democratic rule in 1994, the newly elected ANC led government was faced with the task of dealing with a … the area by 2014. 5 May, Julius…
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
… 1984 1 Introduction ‘[T]he people inside South Africa,’ ANC president Oliver Tambo told members of his organisation … very largely unable to integrate its…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the anti-apartheid struggle accelerates 1984-1990
… continued until 1986, when the African National Congress (ANC) called on South Africans to make the country … which proved effective, were advocated for by…
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… desirable, has so far progressed that a draft South Africa Constitution Act has been prepared, and is now under the … consideration of the various Colonial…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… anti-pass campaign, which resulted in the banning of the ANC and the PAC following the Sharpeville Massacre. In … Trial to its conclusion in 1961. That same…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… with her involvement in the African National Congress (ANC); and with her involvement in the organization of women through the ANC Women's League and the…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… with her involvement in the African National Congress (ANC); and with her involvement in the organization of women through the ANC Women's League and the…
Political executions
… Poqo members. Killings in Paarl. Lebajoa, Peter 1984/08 ANC members. Treason/murder of farmer (1978). Letsoare, … Killings in Paarl. Mahlangu, Solomon, 21…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… 1942 He starts attending African National Congress (ANC) meetings informally 1943 He enrols at the University of … and discrimination. 1944 Mandela…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… issues in the 1980s led to the adoption of a new constitution for the Republic of South Africa, in which … into effect on 22 September 1984, under the South…
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… scale to participation by Indians and Coloureds in the new Constitution. In 1983, the National Party (NP) Government introduced an amendment to the South…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… Albert Luthuli , the banned National President of the ANC said: "‘Why will this assembly be significant and unique? … in the country." In the wake of the…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… capital of Zambia, where the African National Congress (ANC) had its headquarters. In 1984 students resolved to … The petition echoed the million-signature…
ArticleXhosa
… the 11 official languages recognized by the South African Constitution, and in 2006 it was determined that just over 7 … elected president was African…