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EventProgressive Federal Party is formed
… rights for all South Africans and the negotiation of a new constitution at a national convention. Liberal, mainly …
EventTranskei gains complete independence
… did not incorporate the apartheid ideology into its constitution, but became a multiracial state in which all …
54. South African Indian Congress: first annual report, 1924
… were passed and sent to the proper quarters. A provisional constitution for the creation of a South African Indian … for the more serious and important work…
Neville Alexander interviewed by Rupert Taylor and Adam Habib,25 April 1998, Cape Town
… to give money for it but have you discussed it with the ANC? So we both said no, we didn’t see why we should. And he … Yes. And in fact you know it’s clear…
ArticleThe Langa March, 30 March 1960
… of emergency was declared the African National Congress (ANC) and the PAC were banned under the Unlawful Organisations … arrest of thousands of Black people…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… Africanist debate within the African National Congress (ANC). When the Freedom Charter was adopted at Kilptown in … November 1958. At the Transvaal…
EventMinister of Defence, PW Botha discloses that South Africa's northern borders are protected by a radar early warning system
Minister of Defence, PW Botha disclosed that South Africa's northern borders are protected by a radar complex constituting an early warning system, and that…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… an African National Congress National Executive Committee (ANC NEC) meeting, the party said it wanted to establish a … 2017 conference at Nasrec,…
Education for Service
… set in motion the process of drawing up and establishing a constitution that will ensure, inter alia: (a) that South … is exercised over the whole of its…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), were executed at the gallows in … a state of emergency on 30 March 1960 and…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955
… of Race Relations; Joint Councils and study circles; Constitution and powers of Parliament; Registration and …
EventDe Klerk announces a referendum to test his political reforms
… the CSRV[online],avaliable at www.csvr.org.za South Africa Constitution 1966-The demand for a negotiated settlement from …
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
… Government introduced an amendment to the South African constitution to create a new structure of Parliament. The new …
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… by the full range of rights guaranteed in the new Constitution - the rights to life, dignity, privacy and … African society in line with the ideals expressed…
ArticleWomens Rights
… by the full range of rights guaranteed in the new Constitution - the rights to life, dignity, privacy and … African society in line with the ideals expressed…
Archive2012 - President Zuma, State of the Nation, 9 February 2012
… We wish to single out the former presidents of the ANC who led our struggle for liberation and of creating a … and Thabo Mbeki. We welcome the families of…
ArticleCode Name Rae book launch soon
… During the 1970s, Rajes came into contact with the ANC underground and was recruited in the ANC’s military wing, uMkhonto weSizwe. Rajes was an active …
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… to 1994. They include the African National Congress (ANC), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the National Party (NP), … did not significantly alter the balance of…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… From South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) could not formally attend as the organisation as it was … to the conference. Alfred Hutchinson , a…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… In 1959 the Africanists broke away from the ANC and formed the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The … the country. 28 March, Chief Albert Luthuli of the ANC…
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma, at the Funeral Service of Advocate Mvuseni Edward Ngubane, at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 18 May 2012
… adopted the Interim and ultimately our current democratic Constitution in 1996, we had to embark on a tricky, painful … our commitment to advance the ideals…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… to be negotiated. With the African National Congress (ANC) becoming an increasingly influential factor in any … walked a political tightrope. Considering…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… by dos Santos and Savimbi, resulting in a multiparty constitution. 29 September 1992 Angola holds its …
ArchiveNew Deal? South Africa 1983
… Nationalist Party was trying to drum up support for a New Constitution that wanted to exclude the black majority. The …
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… was dissolved. Prior to the adoption of the 1967 constitution, local government administration functions in …
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… MLSTP won all 16 seats in the National Assembly. The constitution, which was promulgated on December 12, 1975, …
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… with customary law based on section 15(3) of the Constitution, stating that legislation must not be prevented …
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… prime minister was abolished through an amendment to the constitution. He passed away on 14 February 2018 due to colon …
EventSouth Africa readmitted to United Nations
… Unity and the adoption of a non-racial and democratic constitution for the transitional period. The credentials of …
Article“Bantu Education or the Street” by Norman Levy
… had become law. When its contents became known in 1953 the ANC campaigned against it and in 1954, with the act’s … withdrawal. Apart from a lack of capacity…