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Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk, 26 June 1992
… persists in portraying the crisis as a creation of the ANC. This attitude is unhelpful and extremely dangerous. The … the statement of the National Executive…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… with Chief Albert Luthuli and Dr. Yusuf Dadoo , the ANC’s highest award. Fearing for his safety, the church …
June 17
… youth and to give the movement political direction. The ANC in exile called for immediate international action and …
EventSouth Africa's first multiracial elections start
… National Unity (GNU) led by the African National Congress (ANC). Three parties, the ANC (who won the election), the National Party (NP), and the …
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… 1945-1949 Introduction 62 Post-War Changes in the ANC and Indian Congresses 67 The NEUM, Xuma, and the … mother tongue at all times and on all occasions””175…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… Mogoeng and Madame Mogoeng, The Secretary General of the ANC, the National Officials and leadership at all levels, … the important year in the African…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… W. Union. ‘’ ‘’ ‘’ 1942 Bakery Employees Union. " " 1942 Dock Workers' Union. …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… replaced by Pixley Seme . The formation of the Independent ANC Fietas, Johannesburg: 'Africans' are moved out of the … as a climax to a campaign of protest…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… revived on the initiative of the SACP and the Transvaal ANC, our late Chairman, JB Marks, became the President and … trade unionist and public speaker, long…
ArchiveAn Interview With F.W. De Klerk, the Last Apartheid President of South Africa by Nicolas Rossier
… of all major apartheid laws including the lifting of the ANC ban. While Nelson Mandela is probably today’s most known … is also an element of threat to the…
Gandhiji and the struggle for liberation in South Africa
… civil disobedience and then to the "do or die" struggle in 1942 - it became radicalised. It stopped seeking a compromise … policies of powerful nations much…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… Congress (SANNC), renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. In the first 30 years of its existence, the ANC had an upper house of chiefs who…
EventNelson Mandela receives a hero’s welcome in New York
… who was deputy president of the African National Congress (ANC) at the time, was received at the City Hall after a … that we, the oppressed people of South…
EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
… to Natal and joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1949 and became secretary of the Natal branch. Gumede was very active in the Natal ANC, leading…
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… be the President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Professor D.D.T. Jabavu of Fort Hare is said to have … best known figures in public life in…
EventJoe Slovo is born
… Communist Party (SACP) and African National Congress (ANC) leader and Minister of Housing was born in Lithuania. … South Africa democratic elections, which…
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… demonstrators including the African National Congress (ANC) and the mainly black National Sports Congress … Cricket Union Dr Ali Bacher but was opposed by…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed resolutions condemning South Africa's relations with its … imprisoned leader of the banned African National…
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… Australia and New Zealand. References: http://www.anc.org.za/anc/newsbrief/1998/news0511 Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… and some old guards of the African National Congress (ANC) swung things in Mbeki's favour. Mbeki was ultimately elected ANC president in 1997, thus putting…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… in 1912, which was renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. The organisation was formed as a result of … SANNC in 1912. He was the barrister and…
EventFormer MK members are dismissed from SANDF
… Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) of the African National Congress (ANC). Those who failed to return, were viewed as deserters … who missed an opportunity to remain in…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 3 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… to stop what we were doing and us. In 1958 they banned the ANC in some places, like in Zeerust, where there had been a … that time of the State of Emergency…
The tragedy of history: When caricature displaces the truth by Thabo Mbeki, 11 January 2016
… to define my character as I served as President of the ANC and the Republic, and argued that this characterisation … that Mbeki was aloof, intellectual, out…
Address to Extraordinary Summit of the World Economic Forum 21 June 2003
… bodies came to meet the African National Congress (ANC) outside South Africa, which by this time had mobilised … government. These groups also came to…
Briefing to organisation of African Unity Kampala, September 8, 1990
… process that is going on in the country today. We, the ANC, initiated this process as far back as 1986. Eventually, … negotiations The next stage in the…
Second National Consultative Conference Communiqué, 25 June 1985
… The Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC has taken place. It opened on June 16th, the ninth … our leaders said: "We were most delighted to hear…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the South African Communist Party Cape Town, 28 July 1996
… join others in proclaiming;many happy returns. We, in the ANC, wish you all the best not merely out of sentiment. We … millions, is their cry of anguish;and…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… that the IFP had built in Lindelani through Shabalala, the ANC was unable to operate in the area. Shabalala's power made … led to the continuation of…
African National Congress Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, 5 November 1979
… struggle in all its forms. It is therefore the task of the ANC and all other patriotic forces in South Africa … The urgent need to respond to the call issued…