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EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… as a child in 1850. He later became a journalist and political leader, and was joint founder and the first editor …
PlaceFort Cunynghame
… were deemed to be necessary for "police purposes and for political purposes generally." The Cape's Controller and …
EventSouth Africa joins the OAU
… countries. The organisation furthermore aims to achieve political and socio-economic integration of the continent. …
EventLucas Ntuba Radebe, SA soccer hero, is born in Diepkloof, Soweto
… him to live in Bophuthatswana so could be safe from the political violence of the 1980’s. Soccer was one of his …
EventParliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government
… in government, which was introduced by the Leader of the political opposition, the United Party, Sir de Villiers … Kalley J. A. and Schoeman E. (199) …
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… Walter were jailed and banned several times for their political activities and she was constantly harassed by the …
EventThe United Nations adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa
… Britain and France. At the time of the UN’s resolution the political situation in South Africa was bleak as the African …
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… Movement. In 1986, he was dismissed at Anglo-Alpha for his political activities. Shilowa began working underground for …
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… Israel during the Ramadan or Yom Kippur War. The war was a political success for Sadat, bolstering his popularity …
Draft constitution of the ANC
… as speedily as possible towards a negotiated peaceful political settlement and in the context of the agreements …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Accepting the Deutscher Medienpreis Baden-Baden, 28 January 1999
… that it won the support and solidarity of virtually all political persuasions throughout the world. When we … But the leaders of the different communities…
Statement by President Mandela on receiving the report of the TRC Pretoria, 29 October 1998
… of Parliament Ministers and Deputy Ministers Leaders of Political Parties Commissioners of the TRC Distinguished … to the wheel to end crime and corruption,…
Address at the Opening of the 24th General Assembly of the World Veterans Federation, 1 December 2003
… If von Clausewitz was correct that “war is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… conditions have improved, blacks have still no more political rights than in 1976. How have the changes affected … an attitude of 'I'm alright, Jack,' with…
Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
… people considered to be catalytic (Davies, 1979). The response of South Africa's ruling class to this and other … 'poor white problem' was at the forefront…
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
… The passive resistance aroused the Indian people to mass political action. The membership of the Natal Indian Congress … invited to participate in resistance…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… view was that: "The SACP white leadÂership who oppose the political philosophy embodied in the concept of African … whose main focus was on the "dissident"…
Chapter VII - The 1980’s
… severely than before. She was still forbidden to attend political meetings but she could communicate with her friends … signed forms demanding the release of…
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…
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
… in the late 1950s. He returned to Uganda and entered the political fray and by 1959 was leader of a new political party, the Uganda People’s Congress. After …
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… Chronological overview of historical, cultural, and political events in South Africa and the continent … Lives of Courage” archive Politics & Governance:…
#JimiMatthews decision praised by Chelsea Geach (News), 28 Jun 2016
… integrity amidst crisis at the national broadcaster. From political parties to non-governmental organisations and … and reflecting the diversity of our…
Down with Afrikaans - Oakes, D. (ed)(1988). Illustrated history of South Africa – The real story, Reader’s Digest story: Cape Town.
… Schuur Minute. 2. The final report of the Working Group on political offences dated 21 May 1990, as amended, was … as speedily as possible towards a…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
… having given careful consideration to the present political situation affecting the Indian people of South … strangulating Indian economic life, social…
Address by President Mandela to the Meeting of Directors-General Establishing a Forum of Directors-General Pretoria, 18 August 1998
… executive - the Presidency and the Cabinet - to exercise political direction and oversight to the machinery of … The route we have followed has been informed…
Document 47 - “International Communist League Formed in South Africa”, International Bulletin of the International Communist League, New Series, 2, September 1934
… you. It finally collapsed through lack of experience, of political leadership and of perspectives. Our comrades made … to the Fourth International; and a…
ArchiveThe All-African Convention: The Awakening of The People by I.B. Tabata
… Hertzog-Smuts to deprive them of the very last vestige of political rights, they came together for the first time in … regeneration of the All-African…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1950 - 1959 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… throughout Natal to take advantage of this scheme but the response was poor. Only the Crescent State-Aided Religious … Khutbahs [Friday sermons] an…
Devout domesticity? A century of African women's Christianity in South Africa by Deborah Gaitskell
… of the enthusiastic, if necessarily gender-segregated, response of certain, mostly uneducated, African women to … as anti-Christian chiefs well saw -…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 1). Convenor: Janet Cherry
… Lincoln Tali, PhD candidate, Department of History and Political Studies, Nelson Mandela University Gary Prevost, … and Honorary Professor, Department of…