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ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… increase fees, and at Pretoria the call was for political party representation in the Student Representative Council …
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… In 1948 the Nationalist Party (NP) won the election, and began to introduce the …
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and other …
EventGovernment's final consolidation of 'homelands'
… The Nationalist party government announced its intention to consolidate the …
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… for Americans between 25 and 44 years old. 1996 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is established … HIV/AIDS drugs to benefit developing…
Appeal to the British People to Oppose the Visit of P.W. Botha: Open Letter to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President of the Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, 21 May 1984
… struggle for freedom. We hope the British people, in a united and massive demonstration, will dissociate themselves … of the apartheid system - which has…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, August 1976
… in countrywide stays-at-home and other industrial actions. United power of labour is unchallengeable. The time to … attacks. The regime with all its allies…
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… 1822 and was to serve as the home of freed slaves from the United States. Although Liberia has an indigenous population, … Monrovia raged, they were moved…
Document 95 - “Welcome The All-African National Convention! African National Convention Must Mark Beginning of National Liberation Movement”, South African Worker, 27 June 1936
… a political issue in every place where Natives congregate. United Action Will Strengthen The Cause of The People Expose … Connect your movement with the…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the funeral of Joe Gqabi, Harare, 9 August 1981
… the racists have stepped up their aggression, the more united have been the people of the entire region, the greater … like to thank you Comrade Prime…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… unions in the Western Cape. After joining the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) she took part in the anti-pass … in and outside South Africa. For…
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… in 1963 and the President of Kenya in 1964. The opposition party, KADU, was dissolved, and Kenya became a one party state. As he had been the sole…
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… over all their slaves into the hands of the 'military' party. They even charmed the farmer's wife into supplying … and a place to rest for the night. The…
EventReservation of Separate Amenities Act No 49 commences
… The National Party (NP) government developed the concept of allocation of …
EventRuth First is born
… activist and the wife of former South African Communist Party (SACP) leader Joe Slovo was born in Johannesburg , …
EventViolence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt
… Samuel Maharero allowed missionary Eich with his small party of German women and children safe passage from …
EventNatal Indian Congress is formed
… fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The party became the first permanent political organisation to …
Closing address by President Nelson Mandela in the president’s budget debate Cape Town, 22 April 1998
… of principle, embraced the fundamental principles of multi-party democracy;an abiding culture of human rights;and open … these principles are the exclusive…
EventThe world pay tribute to former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium
… of the life of Nelson Mandela. Speeches were delivered by United State President Barack Obama, President Dilma Rousseff …
EventThe Association of Chambers of Commerce issued a “no work, no pay, no penalty” statement
… from work on June 16. The statement was released after the United Democratic Front and National Education Crisis …
ArchivePromise of hope
… South Africa' and an equal voice in the affairs of one united land. (from 'South Africa - A land divided' - Black …
EventThe Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso dies.
… to study at Bath Training College of Home Economics in the United Kingdom. In 1962, she married King Moshoeshoe II and …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Douglas Smith, declares a state of emergency
… declared a state of emergency. This was prompted by the United Kingdom’s (UK) refusal to grant Zimbabwe independence …
EventThozamile Botha breaks banning order
… escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an affiliate of the banned United Democratic Front. Thozamile Botha studied BA Law with …
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
… Body. The meeting was convened in cooperation with the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. The main …
EventLocal elections in Townships
… townships boycotted these local council elections and the United Democratic Front (UDF) organised anti-elections …
EventFrontline states call on RSA government to release Mandela and end Apartheid
… and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). They also urged the United States and other European countries to increase their …
EventOlympic games end in Athens
… flag lowered. The overall winner of the 2004 Games was the United States with 103 medals, followed by Russia with 92 and …
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
… He maintained his innocence, receiving the backing of the United Cricket Board, but a shock awaited him in court when …
EventMonty Naicker dies
… in this country. As early as 1948, he called for a united front amongst the oppressed political organisations. …