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ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
… The ascendancy of the apartheid government in 1948 signalled a descent into … and elsewhere on the continent. Under the leadership of Dr DF Malan , the…
Address at the Opening of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 February 8, 2003
… Director of Ceremonies, President of the ICC, Mr Malcolm Gray, Dr Ali Bacher, Executive Director of the ICC, Mr Malcolm Speed, CEO of the ICC, Minister of…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… The Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) was the external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) , and had offices … Black Consciousness…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… By 1980, the Black Consciousness organisations were in a gradual … Congress-inspired traditions were also re-emerging. The Johannesburg-based Sunday Post…
ArchiveDiscussion towards the drafting of a document on a strategy on the South African struggle for the OAU
… Guidelines to the National Executive Committee for the drafting of a document on the South African Struggle for the … Discussion towards the drafting of a…
Address on the Occasion of the State Banquet, Tripoli, Libya, 12 June 2002
… Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you, dear Brother Leader and the people of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriaya for your … Address on the…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… After World War II , the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans … News, (2010), African Liberation Day: A…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the rising Afrikaner nationalism. The ANC which was weak in … Growth of…
Democracy - The only solution by Nelson Mandela, President of the ANC 1 July 1992
… Please take note that this article was written prior to the answer that we have received yesterday afternoon from President De Klerk in response to the ANC's…
ArticleStructure of Government in South Africa
… The South African government is divided into three parts: the Executive (the Cabinet), the Legislature (Parliament), … education, and one for sport. The…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… Background and policy of apartheid Before we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what … A history of Apartheid in…
ArticleAccount of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
… David Ivon Jones was the secretary of the ISL, who had been instrumental in forming the first black … Account of events: Rand Rebellion 1922 …
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… has early human fossils at Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were the hunter-gatherer San (‘bushman’) and the ……
ArticleSouth African Congress of Democrats (COD)
… In 1952, Whites who identified themselves with the aspirations of those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed the South African People's … South…
ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
… On 20 July 1985 the government declared a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape and PWV (now Gauteng ) areas. This was the ……
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… The Postal system The act of sending letters from one person to another developed soon after the invention of writing, however, the creation of a formal…
University of York Student Submissions 2015
… Richman is a final year English and Politics student at the University of York. From October 2015, he will read Law at Hughes Hall, … of interdisciplinary…
EventRecord of Understanding is agreed to by the SA government and the ANC
… During a summit between the South African government and the African National Congress (ANC), both parties agreed to a Record of Understanding. The Record…
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… Approximately 152,184 indentured Indians arrived under the scheme of indenture making a total of 384 trips. The first ship the Truro arrived on 16 November…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… Introduction The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and the…
ArchiveThe people of South Africa fight for freedom : Victory to the ANC!
… with green and black lettering. Multicoloured photos of people carrying ANC flag. ANC Logo. … The people of South Africa fight for freedom : Victory to the…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… On 31 January 1985 the State President of South Africa, PW Botha, speaking in parliament, offered … rejected violence as a political weapon'. This was the…
ArchiveStatement issued by the S A Council of Churches in reply to the Baptist Union
… Statement issued by S A Council of Churches (SACC) expressing conern about the withdrawal of the Baptist Union from the Council on the issue of the claim ……
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… Other: (address, occupation etc.) Aba, Lickard Act No. 44 of 1950 (Suppression of Communism Act) Section 9 (1) 28 April … Wynberg UCT graduate who had worked…
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… Brief political context on the formation and history of the SACC ... read on 5 July 1995 statement to a workshop on … South African Council of Churches (SACC…
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… F.W. de Klerk, then Minister of Minerals and Energy Affairs, was unanimously elected the new leader of the National Party (NP) in the Transvaal. His election…
Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, Friday, 24 July 1936 at 8 p.m.
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch held … Document 65 - Minutes…
Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held … Document 62 -…
National Council of African Women (NCAW)
… The NCAW was established in 1933 by a group of women in Kimberley. It amalgamated a number of smaller … social conditions for Africans. It apparently…
ArchiveThe women's suffrage movement: The politics of gender race and class by Cheryl Walker
… From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited … Question: Do you favour votes for all women, irrespective of colour Answer: As a woman,…