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EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… from twenty groups (SA government, 'homeland' governments, political parties, political organisations and non-governmental organisations) …
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… the Second Anglo-Boer War. These include the conflicting political ideologies of imperialism and republicanism, the … discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand,…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and writer Hilda Bernstein. She … banning orders on several occasions for…
Document 57 - Lionel Forman, “Self-Determination in South Africa: A Contribution to Discussion”, Liberation, 37, July 1959
… empire, it has the right to secede and lead an independent political existence. That is self-determination. But what is … lacking none of them, is capable of…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… greatly restricted by segregation. He eventually sought political exile in Europe and the United States. [1] During … without worrying about restrictions,…
Document 21 - E.L. Maurice, “The Rôle of the Non-European Teacher in the Liberatory Movement”, Discussion, 1, 5, June 1952
… class to twist education to serve their own particular political needs. And it is because the teachers play the … exists between the educational system of a…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 3 - The South African Constitution: Birth Certificate of a Nation by Hassen Ebrahim
… pride of place. It is the product of negotiations between political parties that were at war with each other. It constitutes a political agreement between…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… African Government about how to deal with the issue of political prisoners. So I kept quiet and swallowed hard when … with the children when she was working…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… institution that established marriage ties, status and political power. This short discussion of settlement … leaders. ‘Big men’ lived in big settlements…
A new class struggle
… in Colonial society, competing for space, place, trade and political influence with the Imperial authority. " The … be expected that the Indians will receive…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
… underground for five days in order to complete some political business, and then, accompanied by Paul David, took … Pietermartizburg, and were released in…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… itself caught in the middle of vigilante activities and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal. 54 The lifting of the … as if the Government gave vigilante…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… in December 1991, the NP insisted that any future political dispensation had to take the form of a … vote would have for Southern Africa. In South Africa…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and student revolt in the Cape
… After the government crackdown on political organizations in the early 1960s, new organizations emerged to fill the political vacuum. A movement based on the…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… Volunteers for the Freedom Charter Campaign Source: SADTU Political Education Blog The Defiance Campaign was the first … banning orders, and went …
ArchiveCHAPTER SEVEN: Resistance Politics In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 91th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2003
… review the functioning of current structures to provide political direction to cadres deployed in all spheres of … of deployed ANC cadres." Naturally, the…
PlaceNigeria
… rule”; under this system, Britain ruled through existing political institutions rather than establishing an entirely … which was published September 1978,…
ArchiveThe end of an era - A tribute to Cde Govan Mbeki, by Jacob Zuma, 8 September 2001, Port Elizabeth
… of the African National Congress. He was one of the few political intellectuals who combined theory and practice … and ensuring an informed cadreship, he…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on being awarded an honorary doctorate University of Zululand, 30 May 1998
… all levels of society throughout the world. South Africa's political leadership has helped break down that way of … of some of the most tragic and…
Chapter 7 - Defining the process
… negotiation towards democracy. By now, almost all political role-play and commentators had been convinced that … replaced Parliament as the most imporÂtant…
ArchiveZuma rape case judge stands down (BBC News),13 February 2006
… many of Mr Zuma's supporters say he is the victim of a political conspiracy and have accused the judicial system of … he was championed by trade unionists…
ArchiveThe Mission by Denis Goldberg - Foreword by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… years in prison and when he was released he continued his political activity until and after apartheid was brought to … been achieved. It is a story of…
EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… and Prisons and he used the law to vigorously suppress political opponents by deploying the police and military to … of legislation allowed for the…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: …
EventFatima Meer is banned for a second time
… in 1981 to call for the release of Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. She was also involved in campaigns to … mobilised support for their families,…
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: …
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… as an African city searching for identity within a new political context. This museum shows a history experienced … life, and an accurate depiction of the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 81st Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January, 1993
… the year when we bring to an end the exclusive exercise of political power by the white minority. At last, we shall, … increasingly accepted as the…
Document 28 - Brian Bunting, “Problems of the Multi-Racial Conference”, Liberation, 28, November 1957
… of the Nationalist Government, and who yet restrict their political activity to taking part in and preparing for … the fares increase. It is the foundation…