SAHO global search

… (eleven local and five from abroad) were appointed as commissioners. The mandate of this Commission was to … newly constituted parliament had a special mandate to sit as a Constitutional Assembly and draft a new Constitution for … the establishment of a new permanent Electoral Commission as one of six state institutions supporting constitutional …

… Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's nominee to the Young Committee. Albert … Johannesburg. 1930 J.T. Gumede is voted out of office as president for being too close to the Communist Party, and … (Amendment) Bill is introduced by Minister of Interior as a result of recommendations of Select Committee. Proposes …

… a decade later, on the 26 October 1984, Johnson, now known as MK member Tom Livingstone Gaza, died during a guerrilla … could not be found. The search was not in vain, however, as an image of Mikkie Sivuyile Macmillan Xayiya, the same man … the day of their deaths. [iii] Portrait of Mikkie Xayiya as a young man. This photograph was found within the Security …

… E.T Mofutsanyana is nominated by Dr. A.B Xuma, to serve as Secretary for Labour in his Cabinet. To read the minutes … cow from the regent's herd to raise funds for their trip. As they couldn't leave the area without the permission of the … with an InDuna in the mine compound. Mandela was employed as a night watchman at the compound, but within a few days he …

… people from New South Wales refer to themselves as the Koori). The Aboriginal population of Australia at the … settlement has been estimated at between 300,000 and as many as 1 million. They lived in small communities with social and …

… students needed to re-think their position in NUSAS, as a wider national body would no serve their purpose. In … 1935 posed a serious challenge to the hierarchy of NUSAS as it wanted to join the organisation on the ground that it … was also active in to other social responsibilities such as educating prisoners about moral of the society, released …

… crisis: In the 1980s there was a global economic crisis. As a result, the South African currency lost value, the gold … was too small to drive economic growth. * Discontent as a result of income tax increases: To meet the high costs … the Conservative Party broke from the National Party as it wanted to tighten that apartheid laws. * The Apartheid …

… 1994, Nelson Mandela, at the age of 77, was inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president and F W de Klerk … the creation of jobs, housing and basic health care. Also, as part of his mission for peace, nation-building and … Mandela used the nation's enthusiasm for sports as an important point to promote reconciliation between …

… from the 1950s to 1970s – black women see themselves first as black, and white women see themselves first as white; trade unionism, women workers, their economic role in the rural areas and in the informal sector; as political anti-pass campaigners, initiatives taken within …

… into separate residential areas. When statements such as these are linked up with the colour bar clauses in the … WILL BE THREATENED WITH THE LOSS OP THEIR FRANCHISE, JUST AS THE AFRICANS LOST THEIR VOTE AFTER THE NATIVE AFFAIRS … things, and it calls upon all non-Europeans in the Cape, as well as progressive minded people of all other races, to …

… made the announcement that Die Stem had been accepted as the official national anthem of South Africa. In the same … words of the first stanza were originally written in Xhosa as a hymn. Seven additional stanzas in Xhoza were later added … It became a popular church hymn that was later adopted as an anthem at political meetings. It was sung as an act of …

… Mzilikazi and the southern Ndebele peoples (referred to as Amatebele) had been living in Pretoria for more than 20 … [v] By end of 1855, the two farms were officially declared as a town which became known as Pretoria . [vi] Former ZAR’s President Marthinus Wessel …

… delegations, including White members of opposition parties as well as government, began to trek to Lusaka to engage in talks … a stroke in January 1989, and the NP chose FW de Klerk as the party leader, and in August 1989 de Klerk became the …

… destinations and has made transporting of goods easier. As a result we are able to get a variety of products that are … in this topic. Note, however, that it is not listed as a requirement in the CAPS document. …

… Port Elizabeth Native Labour Union incorporated his union as a branch of the ICWU and soon they had a following of 4000 … the formation of this organization which was later known as the ICU. …

… consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our national policies must take account of it. ... As I see it, the great issue in this second half of the …

… of 1903 to be issued with permits on request, Indians, as a rule, are refused permits and thereby prevented to … London in the Cape Colony, for 1903-04, lists 259 Indians as voters (nine of which are women), compared with 3 242 … Asiatic, African and Coloured people. A workman is defined as a White person. 7 February, Winston Churchill informs the …

… Often referred to as "the trial that changed South Africa,” in October 1963, … he condemned the very court in which he was appearing as 'illegitimate'. He then proceeded to argue that the laws … the ‘accused’ addressed this problem by using the courts as a site of struggle. They argued that the law was drawn up …

… way the theological material was produced. In June 1985 as the crisis was intensifying in the country, as more and more people were killed, maimed and imprisoned, … actually, although unwittingly, been a major contributing factor in the recent escalation of State violence. Here again …

… in the political world. President Thabo Mbeki is ousted as president of the ANC after his attempt to secure a third term as ANC president fails. He is replaced by Zuma. 2008 … an olive branch: “In his last address to the nation as head of state in September last year, he [Mbeki] …

… or the state when these fail - for care and protection. As a result, the drafters of our Constitution have made … moral or social development; not be detained except as a measure of last resort, in which case, in addition to … education or development. Children should be jailed only as a last resort and should not have to share a cell with …

… have to carry passes until the 1950s, and were thus not as easily controlled as African men. As a result, black women had to rely on work in the informal …

… Organised labour began growing across the country as trade unions were formed in different sectors of the … in the Cape struggled to cross the racial divide as particularly White led unions attempted to protect their … the 1920s when the other black led political forces such as the African National Congress were moribund. 1881 …

… Witwatersrand Gold Mining Company Limited, better known as Knights, is formed with a capital of £210, 000. 14 … Brandis proclaims the farms Doornfontein and Turffontein as public diggings, and announces that a tender had been … Von Brandis requests clarification from Pretoria as to the allocation of dwelling stands to miners on farms …

… Esmé was as active as I was and we enjoyed working together. One of our early … for Irish independence. He learned about imperialism and colonialism and, Anglican that he was, he chose to become a …

… him. January 12, Passed the examination with ease, but as he had not yet completed his twelve terms he could not be … associate member of London Theosophical Society. Enrolled as an associate member of the Blavatsky Lodge for six months. … him. July 6, Introduced to Raychandbhai whom he regards as one who influence him most profoundly. November 16, …

… of students to cross into Lesotho, Botswana and Swaziland as exiles. Others went to live with relatives in rural areas, … boycott. In 1976 the boycott received overwhelming support as township residents refrained from the usual frenetic … with authorities. Lower levels of resistance also served as testimony that many of the leaders of the students’ …

… guiding principle of his life, all the more imperatively as he sought to counter the encroachments of the invaders. He … that they would identify themselves with the Sotho nation as allies. In the same spirit he sent his emissaries as far … intended to strengthen the Sotho nation. There was one factor, however, that made these new arrivals from any that …

… and Ethiopian pop star, Tewedros Kassahun, better known as Teddy Afro. Yet there is a wide range of views of the man … Judah, King of Kings and Elect of God.” Some remember him as a benevolent ruler who resisted Italian colonisation. For others, he is a god, yet others view him as a tyrant. Marley’s portrayal of Selassie is strongly …

… Bill sparks widespread protest and is regarded by Indians as a betrayal of the Cape Town Agreement. 9 August, The … it is asked that India shall withdraw its Agent as protest against Bill. 28 October, Representatives of … the Second Round-table Conference in December. September, as unemployed Indians became desperate; they took matters …