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EventHarold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa
… like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our …
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… represented South Africa in international art fairs. The political climate in the country eventually forced her to …
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… to her return from exile in 1990, Ginwala was head of the Political Research Unit in the office of ANC President Oliver …
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini's traditional role as political leader. Less than a month later ANC President, …
Women’s liberation by Zanele Dhlamini (Mbeki)
… of the women themselves. It also reflects the political climate and the influence of the various groups and … because it aims at changing the existing social…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… same village, slowly won his confidence and drew him into political activity. Archie was deeply involved in the … society and breaking down the barriers…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa - had strong political and economic relations with various Asian … new living conditions for Africans were…
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
… 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people, especially political leaders, should endeavour to divest themselves of that party-political prejudice which…
South African and World leaders
… Albertina Sisulu © Gisele Wulfson Albertina Sisulu was a political activist and nurse and one of the most important … and her husband were jailed several…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… creation to community mobilization as well as broader political movements. As writers began to work increasingly … Reformed Church in the 1960s. He launched…
PlaceLangeberg Municipality
Langeberg Municipality is a Category B: Local Municipality, located within the Cape Winelands District Municipality in the Western Cape Province. The…
PlaceMsunduzi River
The Msunduzi River flows through the center of Pietermaritzburg, the Capital of KwaZulu-Natal and is the namesake of the Msunduzi Municipality, where the City…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly: Cape Town, 13 April 2008
… of peace allows people space to build social, economic and political institutions that underline the march of progress. … is therefore a dynamic relationship…
ArchiveAn Interview With F.W. De Klerk, the Last Apartheid President of South Africa by Nicolas Rossier
… and we struggled with the question, “how can we bring full political rights to all South Africans but in a way which … the one thing that I am proud of is…
PlaceCacadu District Municipality
Cacadu (Formerly Lady Frere) is a small town in Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The town was renamed to Cacadu…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… Union (ICU) in 1917. The ICU dominated the socio political landscape in South Africa particularly in the 1920s when the other black led political forces…
Griqua
… . The Griquas attempted to achieve a greater measure of political autonomy by inviting the missionaries to join them. … were the object of competing tribal…
Griqua community
… . The Griquas attempted to achieve a greater measure of political autonomy by inviting the missionaries to join them. … were the object of competing tribal…
EventDie Burger publishes the term 'Apartheid' for the first time
… On 26 March 1942, an article was published by an Afrikaner political correspondent of the Nationalist newspaper, Die …
EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… Black teachers. Dube played a pivotal role in the political and socio-economic development of Black people in …
ArchiveFrom the margins to the mainstream: the anti-apartheid movement and the politics of agenda-setting in the United States
… for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Program in Political Science. This dissertation articulates, and …
EventUnFreedom Day
… music, dance, theatre, poetry, and education as well as political speeches against the ruling elite.[2] An UnFreedom …
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… in Xhosa, this prison was famous for having held many political prisoners during the apartheid era. Steve Biko …
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… government flourished. Pretoria is more famous for its political history which has overshadowed its rich art and …
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… in 1865. Boonzaaier became famous for his caricatures and political cartoons. He came to Cape Town in 1882 as a clerk …
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… was a major step in Europe's movement toward economic and political union. In the same year Nigeria experienced a major …
EventA national congress, under auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church, meets to discuss the ‘poor White problem’
… it was referred to in Afrikaans, was a significant political issue in South Africa in the late 19th century and …
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… It paved the way for the formal acceptance of the growing political and diplomatic independence of South Africa and …
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… Electric, that won the contract, had to withdraw due to political pressure due to the Apartheid policies of the South …
EventAbolition of Internal Security Act
… South African Defence Force (SADF) under the control of a political organisation that would be in power. …