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Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… apartheid regime also saw the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) becoming the first … in an era of banishment. Forced…
EventDaryll Cullinan, SA cricket player, is born in Kimberley.
… He took up a position as a coach with the Indian Cricket League. …
ArchiveThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad by Max Rossiter
… movement, specifically in relation to the SACP and the ANC The international aspect of the anti-apartheid struggle … South Africa’s power to stop Mozambique…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… apartheid government to enter into negotiations with the ANC. In March 1982, Mandela together with senior members of the ANC was transferred from Robben…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… The South African Native National Congress (later the ANC) forms to protest against this Act. Many of its founding … and Ashley Mda, form the African…
EventThe National President of the Black People's Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
On 27 June 1976, almost two weeks after the Soweto Uprising on 16 June, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, the National President of the Black People's Convention (BPC),…
Inside Robben Island (Part 1) by Thami Mkhwanazi, 14 August 1987
… Gauteng (about migrant workers), was a hot favourite among ANC members. Weary Blues from Johnny Hodges and Duke … other inmates). Inmates in A-section were…
EventFormer Bafana Bafana Legend John Moeti dies
… of the Pirates team in 1995 that won the CAF Champions league title and also member of the Bafana squad thet lifted …
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
… suppress the revolt. After the African National Congress (ANC) made a call to render the country ungovernable, the UDF, … negotiations with Nelson Mandela in…
EventDeath of Anton Muziwakhe Lembede
… the first president of the African National Congress Youth League. His ideas about Africanism formed the basis of the …
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
… body, the United Nations (UN), which had replaced the League of Nations in 1945, opened its headquaters two years …
Now You Have Touched the Women - African Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960 by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… an innovation of the 1950s. The African National Congress (ANC) had been organising opposition to the legislation since … appeals, petitions and deputations…
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… area to which he has moved. 7. AUXILIARY BODIES : WOMEN`S LEAGUE Women who are members shall enjoy equality of status … to be known as the African National…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
Life Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta was born on July 21, 1944 in Yaba near Lagos, Nigeria, to Igbo parents, Jeremy Nwabundinke and Alice Okuekwuhe…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC) – precipitated the declaration of the State of … Organisations Act on 7 April 1960, which banned…
Thabo’s pen versus perceptions by Tinyiko Maluleke (Sunday Independant), 24 January 2016
… run dry. Worse, after being renamed after 21st century ANC Struggle veterans like Jacob Zuma and Gwede Mantashe, … 1987 meeting in Dakar, Senegal, between…
Chapter VIII - Treason - South African style 1
… front seat of my car. On trial he was Nelson Mandela, the ANC leader, standing tall, proud and dignified. He was … their counterparts in the country. Nor did…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Executive Committee and selected other members of the ANC from outside the country, to enable them to return and … lifting of the state of emergency. In this…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… in the struggle. He joins the African National Congress (ANC) after hearing an ANC speaker mention “The Book of Life” (roll of ANC membership). Moses joins…
ArticleA change to armed struggle and the state’s intensified repression 1960s
… policies, some members of the African National Congress (ANC) began to move away from peaceful protest. The ANC leadership had always stressed the importance…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… of race conflict in the country in reaction to the ANC Defiance Campaign. The South West African question was … South African government instead reacted with…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… in Eastern Bloc countries under the auspices of the ANC. Umkhonto we Sizwe became more visible in its attacks on … power. This display of military capacity…
Americans for South African Resistance, 25 June 1982
… do something to support the campaign. We contacted the ANC in Johannesburg and I opened up a correspondence in early … took place on July 29, 1951, at the…
American Supporters of the Defiance Campaign by George M. Houser
… do something to support the campaign. We contacted the ANC in Johannesburg and I opened up a correspondence in early … took place on July 29, 1951, at the…
Challenges of Leadership in the Current Phase, 1 July 1997
… occur and proposes criteria for the type of leadership the ANC needs in the current phase. Strategic Objectives and the … Implications for Leadership The…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… military targets that rallied black opinion behind the ANC. For instance, the car bomb explosion in front of the … Police (SAP) personnel. This was the…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… areas. The SANNC is renamed the African National Congress (ANC). 1924 Faced with the threat of wholesale replacement of … loosely referred to as the African…
EventLegendary South African Football Administrator Abdul Bhamjee dies
… Football Administrator and founder of the National Soccer League (NSL) Abdul Bhamjee who was affectionately known as …
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… said he would not attack a bank as he knew it was against ANC policy. In trying to secure evidence, the police forced … of that particular local area, to…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… In light of the upcoming centenary celebrations of the ANC, it is an opportune time to reflect on the extent of … of deliberate, organisational efforts on…