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Constitution of the ANC Youth League, 1944
… National Liberation of the African people. (c) To study political, economic and social problems of Africa and the world. (d) To …
86. Non-racial sport
… South Africa is indeed the product of historical, social, economic and political factors which have shaped society over its entire …
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
… years of its ascendance, 1983-88. Often they lacked the political sophistication of school students, but with little … toyi-toyi, a high-spirited warriors'…
EventMac Maharaj is born
… Sathyandranath Ragunanan (Mac) Maharaj, political activist and first SA Minister of Transport in the … as minister, he had been an activist, a detainee, a…
EventThe Conservative Party is formed
… most important was that every group should have its own political structure and authority. Initially rapidly growing … 1983 referendum. Although voters could…
EventPhotographer, Abdul Shariff, is murdered in Katlehong
… from an early age. He was involved in the student political movement at high school where he became a … student publications, Shariff became known for…
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda’s former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… Obote's rule was marred by repression and the torture of political opponents. He was granted political asylum in Zambia following the coup. 10 years later …
Descom Bulletin
… a Trade Unionist and Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody … police. It was after his death that…
EventEx-mutineers consider resigning from the ANC
… Congress (ANC). This came after the suppression of political and cultural renewal by the ANC and the banishment … as some members were unhappy about the…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Christian Missions and the Bantu
… primitive conservatism to an aggressive modernism, in both political and religious affairs. The leaders in this movement … and of white exploitation,…
Rivonia: Telling it as it was, 2 July 1988
… police raids, the arrests and trials of thousands of other political activists and freedom fighters; we have witnessed … former members, discussed and…
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
… strong sense of union independence from employers and from political parties. Worker politics meant above all fostering … Party ideologies and interests were…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Protest and Resistence
… well opportunities open to self-employed blacks in 1923. Economic effects of the World War In the period we are … lost the strike. However, they had another…
Document 127 - 6 Point Communist Programme f c. 7 941)
… up a powerful defence force. It needs to know about a political system which brought an end to national hatreds and … THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA RENDER…
Statement by Oliver Tambo with Other ANC leaders visiting Sweden, 02 February 1990
… the suspension of the death sentence, the release of some political prisoners, the ending of media restrictions and the … that the Pretoria regime has taken…
Statement by O. R. Tambo with other ANC Leaders Visiting Sweden, 2 February 1990
… the suspension of the death sentence, the release of some political prisoners, the ending of media restrictions and the … that the Pretoria regime has taken…
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… in colonial society. Among the first inhabitants were political leaders from the East Indies, who were imprisoned … of many vessels. Robben Island is most…
ArchiveKwaZakele - the politics of transition in South Africa: an Eastern Cape study
… Africa through the case study methodology. The nature of political participation and the form of democracy to emerge … The emphasis of the study lies on the…
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… Former South African High Commissioner in London, political activist and Chief Executive Officer of Tourism … She was arrested several times and often…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… Bram Fischer, the former political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of … 9 May 1966 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political…
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… its members. With the ANC and the PAC banned and African political activity officially limited to government-appointed … young people sought alternative…
EventMarais Steyn dies
… of heart failure at the age of 83 in Stellenbosch. His political career started in 1948, when he stood for the … and Coloured affairs as well. He wound up…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… Seven years after freeing Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, F.W. de Klerk, former South African … South Africa. De Klerk’s withdrawal from the…
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… of Afrikaner nationalism. The party managed to make their political existence felt when it emerged as the third largest … State and four in the Transvaal…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… object should therefore be adjusted with due regard to the economic requirements of such of these classes and to their … account of race and colour…
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… African professionals and intellectuals of varied political views - met on December 13 and 14, 1943, in …
ArticleAccount of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
… never in doubt, for Smuts only directs final assaults for political acclaim when the issue is absolutely safe'. Fisher …
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
… a threat to Islamic values. It also aims to create better political representation for South African Muslims. Due to …
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Formation of the International Socialist League (ISL)
… Party under Colonel Cresswell was the predominant party political voice of organised white labour in South Africa. By …
ArticleHow Lenin and Stalin are remembered today?
… outweigh those caused by the brutality of the Nazi regime. Political Importance: Russia and the subsequent challenge to …