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EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… from twenty groups (SA government, 'homeland' governments, political parties, political organisations and non-governmental organisations) …
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… the Second Anglo-Boer War. These include the conflicting political ideologies of imperialism and republicanism, the … discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand,…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and writer Hilda Bernstein. She … banning orders on several occasions for…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… institution that established marriage ties, status and political power. This short discussion of settlement … leaders. ‘Big men’ lived in big settlements…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Madras, India. 5 November, Ronald (Ronnie) Kasrils , political activist, Minister of Intelligence and Member of … close friends, though in later years they…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
… underground for five days in order to complete some political business, and then, accompanied by Paul David, took … Pietermartizburg, and were released in…
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…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… poor. But it was the former who were most organised as a political force, since they worked together in large numbers … soviets (or workers committees) which…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and student revolt in the Cape
… After the government crackdown on political organizations in the early 1960s, new organizations emerged to fill the political vacuum. A movement based on the…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… Volunteers for the Freedom Charter Campaign Source: SADTU Political Education Blog The Defiance Campaign was the first … banning orders, and went …
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… itself caught in the middle of vigilante activities and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal. 54 The lifting of the … as if the Government gave vigilante…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… resistance. When that was defeated, it took the form of political opposition. But the black reaction was a reaction … struggle for equal opportunities and…
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…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on being awarded an honorary doctorate University of Zululand, 30 May 1998
… all levels of society throughout the world. South Africa's political leadership has helped break down that way of … of some of the most tragic and…
ArchiveZuma rape case judge stands down (BBC News),13 February 2006
… many of Mr Zuma's supporters say he is the victim of a political conspiracy and have accused the judicial system of … he was championed by trade unionists…
ArchiveThe Mission by Denis Goldberg - Foreword by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… years in prison and when he was released he continued his political activity until and after apartheid was brought to … been achieved. It is a story of…
EventB.J Vorster steps down as Prime Minster
… and Prisons and he used the law to vigorously suppress political opponents by deploying the police and military to … of legislation allowed for the…
The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
… others guided the movement of student discontent into a political force unprecedented in the history of South Africa. … Consciousness Movement, and this…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: …
EventFatima Meer is banned for a second time
… in 1981 to call for the release of Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. She was also involved in campaigns to … mobilised support for their families,…
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: …
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… years of his arrival in South Africa, Gandhi had become a political leader, providing hope to many Indians who had no political rights under the dispensation…
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… as an African city searching for identity within a new political context. This museum shows a history experienced … life, and an accurate depiction of the…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… centres. - Dr Xuma, an ANC leader, reporting to the Native Economic The Great Depression The 1920s had been a period of … the collapse of the American Stock…
Chapter 15. The African Worker-A Policeman and Pair Of Handcuffs Always Waiting - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… have no basis at all in fact and that industrial and economic development follows its own course and laws. There … to advance. Of course, trade union action…
Document 28 - Brian Bunting, “Problems of the Multi-Racial Conference”, Liberation, 28, November 1957
… of the Nationalist Government, and who yet restrict their political activity to taking part in and preparing for … the fares increase. It is the foundation…
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
… has received more honours all over the world than any political prisoner. He stands more than ever as a symbol of … the founder of FRELIMO of Mozambique,…
III - Black Consciousness
… up to 1960. The mid 1960s were a period during which the political aspirations of the people of South Africa appeared … of the whole scheme of Bantu…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: The early years (Part 1) by Raymond Suttner, 4 June 2018
… He was expelled from Fort Hare, not over national political matters but for his unwillingness to compromise on … attorney. It was not inevitable that Mandela…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… laws, freeing civil rights protestors and unbanning political parties. The 27 April 1994 was a historical day, …