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EventMbeki and his entourage arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
… in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) to help find a solution to the political unrest in the country. Thousands of people turned …
EventPres Mandela’s testimony in SARFU affairs set aside
… certain questions, answered back and used the court for political rhetoric. The President's Office indicated its …
EventParties start submission to the TRC
… The major political parties began their submission to the Truth and … Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key…
EventXhosa poet Nontsizi Mgqwetho mourns the death of her mother
… the African people). Her passionate poetry articulated the political and social frustrations of Blacks during the 1920s. …
EventANC dismisses proposals to postpone elections
… it would create constitutional problems as well as worsen political tensions. Source: Keesing's Record of World Events, …
EventSupreme Court declares Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta winner of the Kenyan presidential election
… was formed when he formed a coalition with other Kenyan political parties. The Alliance proved to be stronger than …
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… He was later fired from the newspaper because of his political activism. Kerkorrel’s music was overtly critical of …
ArchiveThe National situation, an address delivered at the Edendale Conference of the All African Convention
… men and women of Sekukuniland. The third event of great political significance was the appointment of Dr. Verwoerd as …
EventJustice Sfiso Ka-Mkame, SA artist, is born in Durban
… United Democratic Front (UDF). He was very involved in the political scene, and his early work reflects that. He still …
EventThe second elections to the Coloured Persons’ Representative Council result in the Labour Party holding the majority seats
… full equality with Whites as well as complete economic and political freedom. On the day of the elections the minister … Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the South African Communist Party Cape Town, 28 July 1996
… of this celebration of a historic day in South Africa's political calendar. The 75th anniversary of the founding of … anniversary we mark today. Such are the…
Closing Remarks to the 53rd National Conference of the ANC by President Jacob Zuma, December 2012, Mangaung
… of a coherent cadre policy, and to institutionalise political education. We must move away from saying how important political education is, to actually…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… by the later Songhai Empire, and its influence shaped the political, economic, and intellectual landscape of the entire western Sudan region. 2 Founding and…
Zulu Community
… about 1670. By the late eighteenth century, a process of political consolidation among the Zulu’s was beginning to … conquered chiefdoms. Changes took place…
ArchiveJonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture by Gwen Ansell
… a perspective – you didn’t even classify it as ‘being political’ … nobody separated the music from the politics. … an unattractive tune if he tried. Gwangwa…
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… through Zimbabwe for trained MK guerillas to rebuild the political and military structures of our movement after the … prowess, voracious reading, good…
Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Lecture by President Jacob Zuma, 7 September 2012, Kimberley, Northern Cape
… to channel the anger of his people to avoid a violent response. There was the women`s march to the Union Buildings … banned for one year, and was prevented…
ArchiveChapter 17 Affairs of the heart and Community H.E.A.R.T.
… deputy, that this idea was dead. AAM would become a political lobbying organisation. The Chief Representative … the substantive objection to my proposal was…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… to resign from their organisations and not to address political meetings for two years May 31, The Joint Executive … they are perpetrating unlawful acts to…
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… Polokwane elective conference mark a seismic shift in the political world. President Thabo Mbeki is ousted as president … that South Africa is turning into a…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… the races, thus giving a new means to controlling radical political movements within South Africa. Dr. Alfred Bitini … programme of the League to struggle…
Say It out Loud - The 1910 Presidential Address, Port Elizabeth, Cape
… inhabitants some of us citizens with somewhat curtailed political rights of the Union of South Africa. Such a … our Organisation, which is worthy of…
ArchiveMandela’s Democracy by Andrew Nash, 26 June 2013
… Nelson Mandela described the initial formation of his political ideas. "Many years ago, when I was a boy brought up … which, even today, inspires me and my…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… In other words, the formation of the ANC was a direct response to the nefarious act, which alienated the black … taking the women from our area to the…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… and the Americo-Liberians has lead to much of the political and social strife in the country, as leadership … himself president of the Republic in 1984 and…
Document 98 - “The All African Convention”, Umlilo Mollo /The Flame, 1, 2, October 1936
… slammed in the face of African aspirations to ultimate political equality with Europeans in the Union, slammed and bolted and barred. In the face of this…
ArchiveThe Importance and Power of Gender Safe Spaces by Shanél Johannes
… social roles which have restricted their civil and political status. Intersecting with gender are also race, … divide, which has given to men the role of…
EventWinnie Madikizela Mandela, a stalwart in the fight against apartheid, passes away
On 2nd April 2018, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, also known as the mother of the nation, passed away at the age of 81, at Milpark hospital in Johannesburg. She…
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
… polls to vote for a government of their choice. Nineteen political parties participated and twenty-two million people … took place in a festive atmosphere,…
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal's first ministry as Prime Minister
… as a child in 1850. He later became a journalist and political leader, and was joint founder and the first editor …