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BiographyDaniel Francois Malan
… gained enough strength to defeat the Union Party in the 1948 elections. As Prime Minister Malan put many principles … and First Prime Minister of the Union…
BiographyLothar Neethling
… General Lothar Paul Neethling was born in East Prussia. In 1948, the Afrikaners who were supporters of Nazi Germany …
BiographyAmy Thornton
… to follow suit, taking part in her first campaign in 1948 when she was just sixteen years old. She worked with the … campaigning against the National Party …
BiographyAdams Farid Ahmed
… the Asiatic land Tenure Act (the "Ghetto" Act) in 1946 to 1948.He was an activist in the Transvaal Indian Congress …
BiographyArthur Butelezi
… people with deeper identities and personalities. Between 1948 and 1951 he appears to have suffered from a severe …
BiographyFrank Wiles
… - 1950: 1947: SASA Members' Annual Exh., MMG, 9 - 22 Sep. 1948: SASA 45th Annual Exh. , MUG, 20 Apr. - I May. 1949: …
“India’s Step Most Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo On The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations General Assembly, July 1948
… Again Before The United Nations General Assembly, July 1948 20 The Indian people of South Africa welcome this step … peace. From: Passive Resister ,…
BiographyGill Marcus
… and voter educators and accompanied Nelson Mandela on his election campaign into the provinces. Gill played a leading … for the ANC in the run up to the 1994…
BiographySifiso Nkabinde
… organisation's Richmond branch. This was followed by his election as the Secretary General of the ANC in the KwaZulu … at a time. In 1994, after South Africa…
BiographyManasseh Tebatso Moerane
… of education but gradually became less active. In 1948 he became principal of Ohlange High School near Durban, …
BiographyConan Doyle Modiakgotla
… committee, and supported A. B. Xuma's bid for re-election as ANC president-general in December 1949. …
The National Party registers a landslide victory in a two-party by-election in Randburg, Johannesburg. The NP candidate wins wi
… Party registers a landslide victory in a two-party by-election in Randburg, Johannesburg. The NP candidate wins wi …
Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) contests the second democratic election, but performs badly and gets one seat in the Nati
… Organisation (AZAPO) contests the second democratic election, but performs badly and gets one seat in the Nati …
It is announced that the IEC has hired 10,300 observers to monitor the first democratic election in April.
… has hired 10,300 observers to monitor the first democratic election in April. …
Five days before the Whites only general election South Africans all over the country organise a defiance campaign against the
… Five days before the Whites only general election South Africans all over the country organise a …
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is the overwhelming winner of presidential elections. The election was the first since the 1994 g
… is the overwhelming winner of presidential elections. The election was the first since the 1994 g …
Malawi voters stream from impoverished villages to take part in the first multiparty election in three decades. Kamuzu Banda, o
… impoverished villages to take part in the first multiparty election in three decades. Kamuzu Banda, o …
Pik Botha sees his election victory as a mandate to bring about internal change and to move away from discrimination.
… Pik Botha sees his election victory as a mandate to bring about internal change …
Election officials confirm Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as the winner in Liberia’s post-war elections, making her Africa’s first-ever
… Election officials confirm Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as the …
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila wins a presidential election with 58.05% of the votes, according to prov
… of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila wins a presidential election with 58.05% of the votes, according to prov …
Prime Minister John Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats
… Vorster achieves an overwhelming victory in the General Election, taking 136 of the 165 parliamentary seats …
President Thabo Mbeki congratulates President George W. Bush on his election for a second term as president of the United State
… Thabo Mbeki congratulates President George W. Bush on his election for a second term as president of the United State …
The (Coloured) Labour Party opts for an election for the eighty representatives to the Coloured House of Representatives, witho
… The (Coloured) Labour Party opts for an election for the eighty representatives to the Coloured House …
”A Call for African Unity.” Statement signed by Xuma, Jabavu, Moroka, Matthews, Bokwe, Godlo, Mosaka, Baloyi, Champion, Selope Thema, Ntlabati, and Mahabane, October 3,1948
… Champion, Selope Thema, Ntlabati, and Mahabane, October 3,1948 …
BiographyDr. Zacharias “Zac” Johannes De Beer
… his seat in parliament thus losing it in the 1961 general election. He was offered a job in the advertising and public … President Nelson Mandela shortly…
BiographySam P. Sesedi
… policy of these organisations and ran successfully for election to the Natives' Representative Council in 1949, … All African Convention and the ANC,ran…
BiographyLionel Rusty Bernstein
… with sedition following the 1946 mineworkers strike. In 1948 he became a member of both its national executive …
BiographyHyman Meir Basner
… for the Transvaal and Orange Free State from 1942 to 1948. In 1933 he became a member of the Communist Party of …
BiographyDezso Koenig
… courses for convalescent soldiers back in Johannesburg. In 1948 he was a founder member of the Brush and Chisel Club and …
BiographyBill Flynn
… Bill Flynn was born on 13 December 1948 in Cape Town. He was a stage and screen actor, known …