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BiographyPeter Clarke
… started to spread. Mathys Bokhorst, the Director of the National Gallery, came to know about him and thus in 1951 … 1979: Pratt Institute, New York 1982:…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… education, and as a teenager, he delivered African National Congress (ANC) newspapers, The New Age and The … across South Africa for the creation of the…
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… The Independent Democrats (ID), a political party which was formed by Patricia de Lille, who had defected … welcomed eighteen municipal councillors, mainly…
EventANC flag raised at the funeral of John ‘Hennie’ Ferus
… "political funeral" where ANC supporters openly raised the party flag without fear of recrimination. Ferus was detained … participation in the 1981 general…
EventJ.C. Smuts calls general election
… in April, prime minister and leader of the South African Party (SAP), J.C. Smuts, decided to hold a general election … The SAP suffered a defeat at the hands…
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… as officials. In 1871 Brand was asked by a large party to become president of the Transvaal, and thus unite …
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… many years the monopoly, controlled by the white minority National Party government. The National Party's Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, Dr Albert …
Mary Matilda Brown
… Ribbon, from 1911 until 1920. Brown was active in the National Council of Women in the field of moral reform. She …
BiographyHargreaves Nkosana Mbodla
… Committee. While this movement clearly involved African National Congress (ANC) supporters, the revolt appears to …
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… December of 1956 as an offshoot of the Angolan Communist Party, had as its support base the Ambundu people and was … by other African countries, Cuba and the…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… as its secretary 1947 Tambo becomes a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ANC 1948 Tambo … to Africa's Survival, under the auspices of…
BiographySally Gross
… as a clause on co-operation with the then banned African National Congress (ANC). After a copy of this draft went …
BiographyArthur Nuthall Fula
… the Department of Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, the National Afrikaans Literature Museum (NALN) and the Sesotho … In 2017, he was posthumously awarded…
BiographyAshley La Grange
… and Resistance Conference which was hosted by the Botswana National Museum in July of 1982 in Gaborone, Botswana . … The Award for Lifetime Achievement from…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… was not really out of choice, but also because the African National Congress (ANC) was reserved for male membership. … 1991 the ANCWL moved back into South…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… which, according to the founding document of APDUSA, the national situation was frankly and exhaustively discussed. … It appealed for a rethink on…
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… public appearance following the announcement of the United Party's federal policy. After referring to South Africans … stability, then I do not know what is…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
… Police of the apartheid regime; and then from the African National Congress/United Democratic Front/Congress of South … Students' Organisation, Black…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - List of Abbreviations
… AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ANC African National Congress AWB Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging BEE Black … for Development Management MK Umkhonto we…
EventNP Natal Congress agrees to multiracial membership
… the wind of change powerfully blowing in South Africa, the National Party under the leadership of young but politically … held in 1994, the party formed part…
BiographyAdam Glasser
… from the Big Picture”, and “His Girl Friday” at the Royal National Theatre in 2005. …
BiographyKing Dinuzulu
… 1884. At the time, Zululand was experiencing a process of national disintegration. After the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879, …
BiographyFreda Levson
… 1952, Freda became involved in the launch of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Indian …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… Court of South Africa; Tufts University Gallery; the National Gallery, Cape Town; Johannesburg Art Gallery; Durban …
BiographyJohanna (Joey) Hendrina Scheepers
… other workers into trade union structures. In 1943 the National Union of Distributive Workers began a strike to gain …
BiographyTopsy Madaka
… its employees. He used to go to Lesotho to the African National Congress (ANC) and bring instructions back to his …
BiographyTracy Payne
… To None: Women - South African Icons", Iziko South African National Gallery, 2006 'New Painting', KZNSA Gallery, Durban, …
BiographyRobert John McBride
… from prison, he worked on the peace desk of the African National Congress in the PWV region. As with many across the …
EventMarais Steyn dies
… career started in 1948, when he stood for the United Party (UP) against the National Party MP for Alberton, Hendrik Verwoerd. In the face … After years in…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… Organs of State'. In May 2017, following an African National Congress National Executive Committee (ANC NEC) meeting, the party said it wanted to establish a…