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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…
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… not beyond their reach. They still considered us to be “political prisoners” despite there being no such category of … South Africa. I will not leave South…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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]…
"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…
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…
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,…
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… for the purposes of interrogation, anyone suspected of a political crime. They could be legally held in solitary … geographic area, severely hampering the…
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs’ (CAD)
… and Indian population, waged a long battle to have their political rights recognized. By the 1980s, a Tricameral … with all other South Africans were granted…
EventAfrican Mineworkers’ strike starts
… which began during the strike, when trade union and political offices and homes of officials were raided … of the strike, however, was the impact it had on…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… during the war. After WWII the OB gradually faded from the political scene, as the majority members realised that the … of achieving the republican ideal…
EventDr. Connie Mulder is acquitted and discharged on charges of contempt
… however, Mulder was involved in scandal that brought his political career to an end. It was revealed that Mulder, … of this charge by the Supreme Court in…