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ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… two votes, one for a regional representative and one for a national representative. 14 May 1992: The Management … moments of Codesa 2. 28-31 May 1992: The…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… Germany became a fascist country under Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1945. Here you can read about the Nazis … more than any other factor, helped…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… 23 April 1994 BETWEEN THE FREEDOM FRONT, THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN-GOVERNMENT/ NATIONAL PARTY TAKING NOTE of the Constitution of…
Hettie Du Preez
… and Betty Flusk were among the convenors of the first national conference of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in 1954. She also joined the…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… peace. An indefinite arms embargo was imposed. The National Party won 134 seats in the general election, the highest … known as the Writers Association of…
BiographyElizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng
… conditions, she joined the Paarl branch of the African National Congress (ANC). She thus became actively involved … about by these laws. She first rose to…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… voters roll. The SACPO also collaborated with the African National Congress (ANC) in its campaign against Apartheid . … years leading up to the 1924…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape … of consensus on the Africanist debate within…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP ) formed an alliance. The…
BiographyWilliam Tilden McClain
… this time McClain began to attend meetings of the African National Congress and befriended members of the organisation. … McClain joined the faculty of law…
BiographyMary Thipe
… joined the liberation struggle. She joined the African National Congress (ANC) and became the ANC Women’s League … Africa. (2016). South Africans to be…
BiographyStephen William Black
… celebrate and to send-up the topical event of the day, the National Convention, which was then sitting in Cape Town to … fact that together with the birth of…
BiographyKay Hassan
… Koloane. His works are included in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada in Ontario, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the High Museum in…
BiographyCharlotte Maxeke
… Charlotte and her husband were born in 1874). African National Congress (ANC) sources also cite Pietersburg (now … husband attended the launch of the South…
BiographyJohn Matshikiza
… stage acting in London with activism for the African National Congress (ANC). In the early 1970s he helped form … prizes; in particular, in 2002 he won the…
BiographyJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
… was a long-standing and respected member of the African National Congress (ANC), and a dedicated trade unionist.Gaetsewe was very active in the African…
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… to meet with social and political leaders such as African National Congress (ANC) president Chief Albert Luthuli . … in Durban in July 1991, Masekela was…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… 1906 The African National Congress (ANC) sends a delegation to the UK in … to the UK in the wake of World War I. 1921 The Communist Party of South Africa …
BiographyAli Bacher
… TCG from 1981 to 1986, when he became the first MD of the national body. It was a time of profound change as the sport … turmoil as black politicians flexed…
BiographyArthur Albert Hugh Adams
… Hewat Teacher Training College where he became head of the National Union of South African Students. Soon, Adams became … “Celebration 2004”, now in the…
BiographyDaniël Francois Malherbe
… him a charismatic and popular speaker at festivals and national events, but his most influential role in the … for nationhood. He drew from his own youth,…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… and an anti-republican largely English group. Amongst National Party (NP) supporters the tendency was to favour … got two extra seats, binging their number…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… Secondary School. 1935 Govan Mbeki joins the African National Congress (ANC) 1938 Govan Mbeki receives a telegram … Unity Movement (NEUM) 1956 Thabo Mbeki…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… personified the ambiguities between ethnic identity and national policy. He became the only Bantustan leader who … ethnic particularism with a policy aimed…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… 1918 The Bantu Women's League of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) is formed under the leadership of … 1931 Establishment of the Women's…
BiographyPaula Ensor
… became politically active. She became a leader in the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) and active … with the anti-apartheid movement,…
BiographySiphiwe Tshabalala
… sparking huge celebrations. He had made his debut for the national team back in 2006 though – and was part of the squad …
BiographyDorothy Nomazotsho Zihlangu
… under the Group Areas Act where she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and later the African National Congress Womens League (ANCWL). Zihlangu took…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… on 21 March 1960. Political movements such as the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress … banned and forced underground, and…
BiographyPrincess Magogo
… 2003 she was posthumously awarded the South African National Order of Ikhamanga in Gold for a life of prolific … history and folklore. Her son is Inkatha…