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EventNatal Football Union founded
… the sports-field became more structured in 1882 with the formation of the Natal Football Union (NFU), comprising both …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… The plans for the formation of the Young Communist League (YCL) were laid in …
EventThe Democratic Party, now the Democratic Alliance, is formed
… Afrikaners' (Dissatisfied Afrikaners) resulted in the formation of the Democratic Party in Johannesburg. The …
Document 92 “Communist Party of South Africa Plenum Held from 5th to 8th April 1936”, Umsebenzi, and 16 May 1936
… immediate steps be taken to give every assistance in the formation of an Anti-Imperialist and national Liberation … emancipation. 7. That this Plenum decides…
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… be followed by a historical tour into the background and formation of the Muslim Judicial Council, its aims, …
EventKwame Nkrumah is released from jail
… a radical pan-African policy, playing a key role in the formation of the Organisation of African Unity(now African …
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… The Ncome Museum, its design inspired by the Zulu war horn formation, offers a re-interpretation of the 1838 battle and …
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… camps were set up. These digger's camps led to the formation of Johannesburg , which is also known as "Egoli" or …
EventNelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for “incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”
… mastermind" behind a call for a national strike and the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation). Mandela …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… upheld Mandela’s legacy. Winnie was pivotal in the formation of the Black Women’s Federation in December 1975. …
BiographyOliver Tambo
… During this period Tambo also led an ANC delegation to the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in …
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… not organise his troops into a defensive circular ‘laager’ formation, as the wagons would be needed shortly to transport … long distance, instead of…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… African Unity (OAU). Nyerere was a strong proponent of the formation of such an organisation, and when it was … a greater influence than could be achieved…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… African Unity (OAU). Nyerere was a strong proponent of the formation of such an organisation, and when it was … a greater influence than could be achieved…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… again, they were outvoted, precipitating moves towards the formation of a separate Black student body. Their defeat … training young students at gatherings…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… Committee of the ANC. The outcome of the conference is the formation of the African Mine Workers' Union (AMU) which … The ANC conference held in Bloemfontein…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… from the ANC in its history. Mosiua Lekota spearheaded the formation of the Congress of the People (COPE). This party …
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… for national rights. Some of the leading figures in its formation included people who were clergy such as Reverend …
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… in September 2013. Important role players in the EFF’s formation EFF members at the party's launch at Uncle Tom’s …
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… Jeanie Noel and Virginia Gcabashe. A year after the formation of the federation, Fatima Meer was banned. The …
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… change was the result of combined elements, including the formation of the PAC, growing frustration among black people, …
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… true foundation meeting of 8 May 1897, having approved the formation of the Society, proceeded with discussion on its …
Address at a Luncheon in Honour of Zhu Rhongji, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, 5 September 2002
… as well as between China and Africa, especially since the formation of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum, which was …
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… was also involved in the initial meetings that led to the formation of the South African Congress of Democrats (COD) in …
EventResolute Treurnicht rejects waiving language policy
… Student Movement (SASM), which later evolved into the formation of the Soweto Student Representatives' Council …
EventCOSATU headquarters Johannesburg is sabotaged
… Since its formation in 1985, Congress of South African Trade Union …
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… his Weston-Farman biplane. His energy and drive led to the formation of the Aeronautical Society of South Africa in …
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… with the issue of racial discrimination since its formation in 1945. On 19 November 1946, during its first …
PlaceGreen Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
… as the Orange River Sovereignty. This resulted in the formation of the independent Boer Republic of the Orange Free …
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