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… a Trade Unionist and Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody … police. It was after his death that…
EventEx-mutineers consider resigning from the ANC
… Congress (ANC). This came after the suppression of political and cultural renewal by the ANC and the banishment … as some members were unhappy about the…
Post-detention weapons
… 3, detention without trial, besides serving to withdraw political opponents from circulation, is very often a … measures include: banning and restriction…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… oppression ' had produced among the Black masses a greater political awareness that would finally goad them out of their … place on 16 December 1961, a day…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… one party state. The law now stated that: 'The sole political party existing in Germany is the Nazi Party.' The … and the ban on strikes. Hitler succeeded in…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… the end of the year almost 150 people had been killed in political violence, which increased to 600 by September 1985 … militancy as it decided to involve…
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… to radical ideas. This group laid the foundations of his political orientation and provided him with a nucleus for his future political action. 1941-45 - He…
Address by President Mandela at ECOWAS Abuja, 30 October 1998
… and all our hopes of a new dawn, are put in peril by political conflicts which bedevil both our regions. At the … in the resolution of conflict, will promote…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… elite which had a strong influence on Afrikaner economic, political, cultural and religious life during most of the … agent amnesty – an official pardon for…
Rivonia: Telling it as it was, 2 July 1988
… police raids, the arrests and trials of thousands of other political activists and freedom fighters; we have witnessed … former members, discussed and…
Document 92 “Communist Party of South Africa Plenum Held from 5th to 8th April 1936”, Umsebenzi, and 16 May 1936
… Convention in the struggle against the worsening of the political, economic and social conditions of the Native and … Trade Unions and other workers'…
ArchiveKwaZakele - the politics of transition in South Africa: an Eastern Cape study
… Africa through the case study methodology. The nature of political participation and the form of democracy to emerge … The emphasis of the study lies on the…
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… Former South African High Commissioner in London, political activist and Chief Executive Officer of Tourism … She was arrested several times and often…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… Bram Fischer, the former political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of … 9 May 1966 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political…
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… its members. With the ANC and the PAC banned and African political activity officially limited to government-appointed … young people sought alternative…
EventMarais Steyn dies
… of heart failure at the age of 83 in Stellenbosch. His political career started in 1948, when he stood for the … and Coloured affairs as well. He wound up…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… Seven years after freeing Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, F.W. de Klerk, former South African … South Africa. De Klerk’s withdrawal from the…
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… of Afrikaner nationalism. The party managed to make their political existence felt when it emerged as the third largest … State and four in the Transvaal…
"Strategy and Tactics" - Statement adopted by the ANC at the Morogoro Conference, April-May 1969 (abridged)
… play on our situation. . . . The Relationship between the Political and Military When we talk of revolutionary armed struggle, we are talking of political…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… our community has suffered enough because of boycotts. The political context of the struggle in South Africa being … the usual clichés, jargon and 'stock…
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… the suspension of the death sentence, the release of some political prisoners, the ending of media restrictions and the … that the Pretoria regime has taken…
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… the suspension of the death sentence, the release of some political prisoners, the ending of media restrictions and the … that the Pretoria regime has taken…
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… in colonial society. Among the first inhabitants were political leaders from the East Indies, who were imprisoned … of many vessels. Robben Island is most…
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… Chapter 5: The Management of Blacks Chapter 6: The Blacks; Political Anatomy and Bio-Power Chapter 7: White Domination … have affected every aspect of South…
Grade 12 - Topic 4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… anti-communist. The British and American governments used political rhetoric and economic sanctions against apartheid, … support. By the end of the 1980s,…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… of Black Consciousness The Black People’s Convention , the political wing of the BCM and the counterpart of the South … this context, the decision by BPC to…
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… dates back to the early 1600s, as a standpoint for the political and social understanding of Xhosa society. [2] … would move flexibly and strategically…
My Body Was Dying by Edwin Cameron (The Con), 10 March 2016
… unnecessarily claimed the lives of over 330 000 people. In response, The Con, publishes an edited excerpt from … and high drug prices. And it posed a far…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to Parliament National Assembly, Cape Town, 5 February 1999
… for instance has declined by 10% since 1994. But the response is made that figures are meaningless in the context … guarantee the checks and balances that…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 5 February 1999 (Before National Elections)
… for instance has declined by 10% since 1994. But the response is made that figures are meaningless in the context … guarantee the checks and balances that…