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75. 1960: We are at a turning-point in the history of our country
… of the United Nations adopted a resolution and sent its Secretary-General to South Africa to consult with the Union Government. The Secretary General, who…
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARICOM CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2 July 2003
… answers to these questions are not difficult to find. As elected leaders of our peoples, we know the conditions that … made this point very clear, when he…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… reported the Rev. Shaw in a letter to the Colonial Secretary. The result was that they were allowed to re-occupy … further words of the Governor, addressed…
Chapter IV - Becoming an activist
… a week. One was Johanna Cornelius, later to become General Secretary of this militant union. It is said that she … Communist Party in 1932, was ordered to…
Chapter Two - The year with the ICU: 1921 - 1926
… within the ICU. In 1927 R De Norman, Acting Provincial Secretary for the Western Cape, complained to A W G Champion who was then Acting National Secretary of…
Document 45 - Ray Alexander, “Trade Unionism in South Africa”, Discussion, 1, 6, 1952
… Workers' Union and the Iron and Steel workers with their Secretary, Mr. van der Bergh, led a group of union affiliated … industrial laws in our country? a…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… still be in power but there would be a constitution and elected parliament to keep prevent tsarist rule in check. The … Soviet : Originally striking…
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… fled overseas to Europe. Suleiman, a founding member and secretary of the Transvaal Indian Congress , would engage in … shelter for Ahmed Timol, a young…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… Rubusana (African) and Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman (Coloured) elected to Cape Provincial Council. 1911 Mines and Works Act … A.M. Cachalia dies and is succeeded…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 98th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2010
… we are also celebrating. Together with COSATU and the SACP, we have built an alliance that has become an example of … the apartheid regime was forced to…
ArchiveChapter 14 Out of prison: 28 February 1985 as a free person by Denis Goldberg
… and phrases as leaders like OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo the Secretary General without having had contact with them for … said, “Denny, so nice to see you” and I…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
… Coup Once Again : On 16 April 1993 Mahamane Ousmane was elected president, leader of the Convention Démocratique et …
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Roanne Moodley
… face many of the same issues under a democratically elected government with a freedom charter that says “The …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the state banquet in honour of President Abdou Diouf Pretoria, 30 July 1996
… voter shall have the right to stand for election and to be elected to all legislative bodies. National Identity (G) It …
Address by ANC President, Nelson R Mandela, at the presentation of the Freedom of Miami Beach Medallion of Honour Johannesburg, 29 September, 1992
… of Honour. The fact that people, communities and their elected representatives from such far-off places have taken …
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Glossary
… roll, to establish a Native Representative Council (partly elected and partly appointed) with limited powers, and to add …
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… the post-apartheid political scene, and three of them were elected presidents of South Africa: Nelson Mandela , Kgalema …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1970 - 1978 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Mahmud Moosa ViceÂPresident], Dr Moosa Randeree [Secretary] and Ebrahim Jadwat [Treasurer]. During the second … established on November 29, 1975 when Dr…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… democracy in 1994 and South Africa’s first democratically elected president was African National Congress (ANC) leader, …
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… and the state. He was the symbol of local authority, elected by the community, he was a vehicle for communicating …
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… Act gave only European women the right to elect and to be elected to the Houses of Parliament. The Riotous Assemblies …
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… A.M. Cachalia dies and is succeeded by Ebrahim I. Asvat as elected Chairman of the Transvaal British Indian Association. …
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… the situation remained confused, and the workers elected a committee on 14 January, headed by Nathaniel Zulu. …
PlaceBothasig, Cape Town
… of only seven members. The first school committee was elected on 17 March 1971 under chairmanship of Mr. M.J. van …
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… Sports Association (SASA), with Dennis Brutus as its Secretary. At its inaugural meeting in January 1959, its … Bishop of Johannesburg) and Mr. Abdul S…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement by the head of the ANC NEC policy sub-committee on the release of Policy Discussion documents, 05 March 2012
… of the ANC, however, our Alliance partners, COSATU, the SACP and SANCO, will also discuss them. The ANC plays a … , the leagues , our alliance partners (…
PlaceHilton College an Independent Boy's Boarding School
… and cleric'. Lucas was Anglo-Irish, the son of an Under Secretary for Ireland , and in 1852 had been a young officer …
Chapter Four - The Years with the CPSA: 1925 - 1935
… in many black recruits, among whom Moses Kotane, future secretary-general of the CPSA was probably the most … for by the Party since "it is doubtful whether…
PlaceTranskei
… Verwoerd, determined that the Transkei cabinet was to be elected by ballot in the Legislative Assembly. It would … from regional authorities, and 45 members…
Chapter 10 - A framework for negotiating the final constitution
… voted in this election, they voted to provide their newly elected leaders with two separate and distinct mandates: one, … Political structures The interim…