SAHO global search
9,590 records
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… Lebowa, KwaZulu, Transkei and Ciskei. The African National Congress(ANC) under the leadership of the late … the vast majority of votes with 12 237 655 (62.9…
EventNP set to withdraw from GNU
… Deputy President F.W. de Klerk announced that the National Party was to withdraw from the Government of National Unity on June 30. This came after the…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… was passed by parliament in 1910 enacting 16 December as a national holiday (Dingaan's Day) throughout the Union of … anti pass demonstrations were organized…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… the Cape of Good Hope, Natal and the Boer Republics. The National Party (NP) , after its ascendance to power in 1948, … African People Organisation (APO),…
BiographyGibson Magwaza
… it was observed that Magwaza’s house was on the main national road between Nongoma and Vryheid [both areas in …
BiographySiyabonga “Bhele” Nomvethe
… year. He made his first appearance for South Africa's national team, Bafana Bafana against Slovenia in the 2002 …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Glossary
… of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party which seized power over Russia in 1917. Capitalism : … peasants to overthrow the Dumas…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… ) and the Natal Colony (now KwaZulu Natal ) 1912 African National Congress (ANC) is formed. The ANC was founded by … ka Isaka Seme and Sol Plaatje . It has…
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… anti-apartheid forces of the 1950s composed of the African National Congress, the South African Indian Congress , the … had been declared Freedom Day. In May…
BiographyThembi Shange Nobadula
… A stalwart of the African National Congress (ANC) and the liberation movement, Thembi … hand-in-hand with the Metropolitan District of the National and Local…
BiographySelloane Ethel Leisa
… part in the liberation struggle. She joined the African National Congress (ANC) in the early 1940s and became a member of the African National Congress Women…
BiographyMohammed Tikly
… arrival in England, he became very active in the African National Congress (ANC). During the 1963 Rivonia Trial, he … is still a trustee of the Trust. In…
EventPFP Leader Colin Wells Eglin born
… Founding member of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP), Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape … of the Progressive Federal Party, Independent Party…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… UK. Julius Nyerere, then leader of the Tanganyikan African National Union (later to become president of Tanzania) and Kanyama Chiume of the Nyasaland African…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… for members of the LGBTQI+ community. Under the former National Party (NP), homosexuality was regarded a criminal activity, … Hilda- ugly Betty Bangles-…
BiographyJulia Nicol
… of the freedom movement, particularly within the African National Congress (ANC). Nicol was involved in the drafting …
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… In 1948 the Nationalist Party (NP) won the election, and began to introduce the policy of apartheid. The African National Congress (ANC) reacted immediately…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… ‘Kathy’ Mid 1940s Kathrada is admitted into the Communist Party of South Africa on probation. He assists with the sale … against Unjust laws', launched…
EventF.W. de Klerk, former state president of South Africa, is born in Johannesburg.
… In 1975 he became information officer of the Transvaal National Party. He held several ministerial positions in the Cabinet … Affairs (1980-1982); Internal…
EventTony Leon is born
… The national leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was … was elected Member of Parliament and leader of Democratic Party. He succeeded Zech De Beer…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… and Chairperson of the underground South African Communist Party. Both were tasked with mobilizing international … Z.K. Matthews called on all South Africans…
BiographyKing Sarhili kaHintsa
… King Hintsa tried to escape during a point in which the party marched along near Nqabara River, he was shot in the …
BiographySimon van der Stel
… on 25 August and lists the number of people in the party and their provisions. From Waterhouse (1932) The …
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… soon after became involved in politics. As a member of the National Party (NP), he won a seat for Ladybrand in the parliamentary … joined Malan's break-away…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… The armed men were affiliated to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP ) and observers suspected that the attack was … the Nationalist Party (NP) government and the…
ArticleThe Constitution
… and the rule of law. 4. Universal adult suffrage, a national common voters roll, regular elections and a multi-party system of democratic government, to…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
… he was also a leader in the South African Communist Party. Black workers were introduced to trade unionism by the … and the most essential - tasks facing the…
EventFormer NP leader Sam de Beer joins UDM
… Former leader of the National Party (NP) in Gauteng, Sam de Beer, resigned and joined the … De Beer mentioned lack of charisma from the party's national…
EventMinister of Constitutional Development Roelf Meyer set to resign
… On the day the National Party (NP) launched a 'core values' document in Pretoria , … 1 March 1996 to become Secretary-General of the 'revamped' National…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Formation of the International Socialist League (ISL)
… politics in South Africa. Before the war, the Labour Party under Colonel Cresswell was the predominant party political voice of organised white labour in…