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EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
… High School, was arrested as a suspected Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) member. Apparently Khaya had recruited almost …
EventCarl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason for being a member of ANC underground
… and also became an active member of the African National Congress (ANC). Having worked underground for the ANC since …
EventAZAPO is re-launched in Roodepoort
… 1986 when it joined the South African National Students' Congress (SANSCO). In 1989, AZAPO formed its own armed wing …
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… in a political conflict between the African National Congress (ANC) and IFP. Ndimene, a Mozambican who had served …
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… Father Lapsley for his affiliation to the African National Congress (ANC) as well as for the support of students after …
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba’s mutilated body is found
… of being a courier of guns for the African National Congress (ANC) from Swaziland. The Commission found that …
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
… from their partners' wills. The ruling African National Congress, which under Nelson Mandela led the country from …
EventAmy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC
… the Azanian People's Army (APLA) and the Pan African Congress (PAC). These parties were not convinced that reforms …
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… Thumbi Naicker , a banned member of the African National Congress (ANC) who was also under house arrest. In 1967, …
EventMembers of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’
… superseded by the establishment of the African National Congress in 1912. Bambatha is still regarded as a hero in the …
EventNicolaas Johannes Diederichs, South Africa’s fourth state president, is born
… during the Oxwagon Trek of 1938. After the Economic Volk Congress of 1939, he was elected as chairman of the …
EventuMkhoto weSizwe (MK) launches its first acts of sabotage
… we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) announced its existence by launching its first …
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… of liberation organizations such as the African National Congress (ANC). The Act forced these groups to go underground …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… by a worker who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Eventually, the reactors were opened in 1984 … privatised. This was met with sharp…
EventClements Kadalie dies
… in East London and became a provincial African National Congress (ANC) organiser. Kadalie's attempts to relaunch his …
Chapter 21. Civil War in the Factories - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… to the four troubleÂmakers, in Afrikaans, saying: "We democrats want to fight the Nazis". And fighting, in this …
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the 40th anniversary of Inkosi Albert Luthuli`s passing away, 4 November 2007, Thembeni, Ilembe District Municipality, Kwazulu-Natal
… that led to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912. Most of these patriots were further … he said: "If there are cliques or pressure-groups…
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… in Bloemfontein to form the South African Native National Congress (later renamed the African National Congress). In 1902 the South African Native Congress -…
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… townships. During both campaigns, SANSCO joined other Congress movement formations in calling for a unitary, … for the United Democratic Front (UDF) and…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… by 1960 political organisations like the African National Congress (ANC), SACP, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and other organisations had been sent into … as…
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… in Rixaka: Cultural Journal of the African National Congress, in 1987, revised for Two Tone in 1992, and in 2017, … circumstances. Gordimer, who was a…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… purposes only. Organisations like the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) , the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) were…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… the medium of music and assisted the African National Congress (ANC) by performing at events in Africa and Europe. … jazz, music, double bass, apartheid,…
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… accused of trying to overthrow the African National Congress (ANC) led government. 2002 30 October, Just after … of the Boeremag's plot to overthrow the…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1900-1947
… and white people. July, The South African Native National Congress (SANNC) meets and discusses the passing of the Land … African Nationalism in South Africa…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… the Israelites. The South African Native National Congress , later the African National Congress, encouraged the Israelites to return to their homes …
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
… of the liberation movement headed by the African National Congress. It is no accident that our party has been chosen by … it be in the trade union, the anti…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… serving as the President of the South African Indian Congress in 1932. He had two children, Noor Mohamed Jhaveri … Indian Educational Association and of the…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 7
… holidays." Kajee came into this dispute as an official of Congress. Unemployment is a recurrent condition of many … It was one of the functions of the Natal…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… and resolve to say: Never Again! - African National Congress’ statement to the Truth and Reconciliation …