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EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
… years in prison. His release followed a call for all political prisoners to be freed, as apartheid was dying. Upon … Hare. In 1954 Govan Mbeki joined the…
EventFormer NP leader Sam de Beer joins UDM
… in a single party. De Beer said he was looking for a new political home where he could remain active in political life. He acknowledged that he had…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… References: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997 , Greenwood: …
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… Cape. This was followed by the arrival of free Muslims and political exiles from Sumatra. By the mid 18th century, Islam … Baru cemetery uprising was one of…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… a bill to deny them the right to vote. He became the political leader and pioneer of the Passive Resistance … (NIC). On his return to India, he became the…
EventCyril Ramaphosa is born
… Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's former political and trade union activist was born in Johannesburg. … ventured into the private sector. He then rejoined the…
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
… a valuable Public Space to communities facing socio-economic challenges in highly urbanised environments. This …
The National Anthem
… popular church hymn that was later adopted as an anthem at political meetings. It was sung as an act of defiance during …
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… team to go to South Africa to examine laws relating to political prisoners and detention. By 18 October, the Cabinet …
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
… alliances have sacrificed their principles for the sake of political expediency.’ Indeed, whether it was because of …
Formation and launch of the UDF
… the government’s determination to use force against political opponents. Gugulethu Seven On the morning of 3 …
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… of Albertina Sisulu as a means of commenting on the political climate at the time of her death. As you look …
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… work of the Organisation. REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES But in the political life of South Africa changes have ever been serious … It contains clauses, which deal…
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… to play a prominent role in the church life and in the political life of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. He soon … to safeguard the whites in South Africa…
Inside Robben Island (Part 1) by Thami Mkhwanazi, 14 August 1987
… inmates. There was also D-Section, which housed Namibian political prisoners, and E-, F- and G-Sections, which were … compared with other prisons and the…
"Attack, Advance, Give the Enemy No Quarter!" by O. R. Tambo, Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 74th Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 1986
… and resettlement camps. Now, the burden of the economic crisis brought about by the apartheid system is … crisis or to extricate this system from that…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1986
… Bantustans and resettlement camps. Now, the burden of the economic crisis brought about by the apartheid system is … crisis or to extricate this system from…
ArchiveUrban crisis and the apartheid state response: South African housing policy in the 1980s
… policy for Africans are essentially devices of political control. This is done by presenting a critical analysis of political issues associated with the…
EventA military coup deposes the Lesotho Government
… had been prime minister since 1966 and gained executive political control over Lesotho when the king's power was … a schedule for Lesotho's return to…
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… it a natural location to isolate undesirables. The first political prisoner, Autshumato, was exiled in 1658. He had … as a maximum security prison. From…
EventF.W. de Klerk clamps down on KwaZulu
… Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) that it had recorded 266 political killings in Natal since the beginning of March, the … Klerk the decision was taken to…
EventPresident. F.W. de Klerk lifts the state of emergency
… in Kwazulu. Natal. The announcement was made following political uncertainty for de Klerk and his ruling National … that the state of emergency was not…
Press Statement concerning the Five-Year Plan presented by F.W. De Klerk to the National Party Conference by O. R. Tambo, 30 June 1989
… reaffirming race as the basic plank of the constitution. Political rights will continue to be defined on the basis of … of our people: Unconditionally free…
Press Statement by Oliver Tambo concerning the five-year plan presented by FW De Klerk to the National Party Conference, 30 June 1989
… reaffirming race as the basic plank of the constitution. Political rights will continue to be defined on the basis of … of our people: Unconditionally free…
ArchiveUnited Nations Security Council Address on Arusha Peace Process, by Nelson Mandela, 29 September 2000, New York USA
… progress in the Burundi Peace Process with tribute to the political leadership of Burundi. We reported to this Council … agreed to these procedural proposals…
Address to the United Nations Security Council on the Arusha Peace Process 29 September 2000 Mr President Honourable Members of the Security Council
… progress in the Burundi Peace Process with tribute to the political leadership of Burundi. We reported to this Council … agreed to these procedural proposals…
Article“Fees will Fall, Not Us”: A glance at Stellenbosch University
… the Western Cape, which changed the campus into a hub of political activism. On 12 September 2016 Fees Must Fall … and stop students from misbehaving. [10]…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… at a micro level aided by the manipulation of Xhosa political relations. Thirdly, the unravelling of the leaders’ … Ndlambe and Ngqika could not purely on…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… greatly restricted by segregation. He eventually sought political exile in Europe and the United States. [1] During … without worrying about restrictions,…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… origins throughout the continent, the effects of war and economic hardship, as well as everyday challenges faced by … from France in 1960 and for decades…