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EventAmnesty application of Gideon Nieuwoudt fails
… Pillay stated that Nieuwoudt had failed to demonstrate a political motivation for his actions, a requirement for …
EventPFP Leader Colin Wells Eglin born
… Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town. During his political career, Eglin was instrumental in the merging of …
EventAn assassination attempt is made on first Ghanaian President, Kwame Nkrumah
… Act which he used to imprison more than 1 000 of his political and social opponents. This was not the first …
EventThe Labour Party (LP) adopts a resolution to represent the Coloured community
… was welcomed by the Prime Minister but criticized by other political organizations. Three leading members of the LP …
ArchiveTowards racial justice: will there be a change of heart?
… July 3, 1979 in which the author portrays the social and political injustices in South Africa. Further discussion is …
ArchiveMoral suasion
… statistical information regarding South Africas' socio-political situation with an emphasis on race relations and an …
ArchiveNkosi Sikelele I-Afrika
… sung as a church hymn but later became an act of political defiance against the apartheid government. …
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… by the security police she still managed to exchange political information with Walter and network with other … (gardens) which was mad worse by the…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… lost during the Frontier Wars, legislation reduced Xhosa political autonomy. Over time, Xhosa people became … city area. These conflicting vested interests…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… was held in Lenasia and it became the biggest Indian political rally since the 1950s. This was followed by mass … made representation on proposals for…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… In this way the ancient Egyptian beliefs supported the political and social way of life at the time. Egyptians had a … styles. Many Swahili rulers adopted…
PlaceThe Old Durban Prison
… extensively during the earlier apartheid period to house political dissidents. The former location of the prison is on …
ArchiveThe Plural society in Africa
… describes and evalutes pluralism in Africa. The social and political impact on Africa, its development and on its …
ArchiveGroup conflicts and race prejudice
… the complexities of inter-relations bearing in mind the political situation of the country. …
EventGriffiths Mxenge is buried
… Griffiths Mlungisi Mxenge, civil rights lawyer and political activist murdered on 19 November, was buried at his …
EventAWB leader, Eugene Terreblanche is arrested
… The leader of the right-wing political organisation, Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), …
EventChris Ntuli is stabbed to death
… death in Kwa Mashu, Durban. The incident, believed to be a political murder, happened on his return from reporting to …
EventChris Hani succeeds Joe Slovo as Chief of MK
… Chris Hani, freedom fighter, political activist and at the time Deputy Commander of …
EventThe TRC report points out culprits
… report, which accused prominent leaders from across the political spectrum of human rights violations, was published. …
EventBotha pleads not guilty to contempt charges
… body created to grant amnesty to people who had committed political crimes during the apartheid era. Botha plead not …
EventSir James Liege Hulett dies in Durban, South Africa
… listed company. He also had a major influence in political, educational social and religious life in Natal. On …
EventStudents protest at the University of Fort Hare
… August. Fort Hare had been a brewing cauldron for student political activities during the liberation struggle in South …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke
… the Hottentots” Chapter IV - Divide and Rule Chapter V - Political role of the mission Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take …
Address to the Swedish Parliament Stockholm, 13 March 1990
… Europe and the other in southern Africa. We have become political neighbours who willingly share whatever little … produce a just solution arrived at through…
Document 64 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 1 July 1936
… in Bloemfontein an All African Convention to which all political organisations that have non-European members are … to reach those who have already had some…
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
… 87 at Manchester and 158 at The Oval queered the political pitch.The Worcestershire professional could not … brilliance, he was not included in the squad…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Introduction
… point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the National Party (NP) to the African … certain, though - throughout this…
The melody of freedom
… show was said to be amateurish, and less of an outspoken political statement than was expected from the land of … important. Founded in the 1950s, mbaqanga…
EventWinnie Madikizela Mandela, a stalwart in the fight against apartheid, passes away
On 2nd April 2018, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, also known as the mother of the nation, passed away at the age of 81, at Milpark hospital in Johannesburg. She…
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
… polls to vote for a government of their choice. Nineteen political parties participated and twenty-two million people … took place in a festive atmosphere,…