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EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… He however denied ever authorizing the elimination of political activists. In 2012 Geldenhuys publish a book …
EventHarold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa
… like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our …
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… represented South Africa in international art fairs. The political climate in the country eventually forced her to …
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… to her return from exile in 1990, Ginwala was head of the Political Research Unit in the office of ANC President Oliver …
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini's traditional role as political leader. Less than a month later ANC President, …
Chapter 9 - Division weakens the movement
… the struggle as one for democracy and therefore a political struggle, designed to remove legal restrictions, … The African people, the majority, were and are…
South African and World leaders
… Albertina Sisulu © Gisele Wulfson Albertina Sisulu was a political activist and nurse and one of the most important … and her husband were jailed several…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… themselves under their own self-government, but the economic structure of South Africa made that impossible … housing (Maharaj, 1994: 5). It was condemned…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… creation to community mobilization as well as broader political movements. As writers began to work increasingly … Reformed Church in the 1960s. He launched…
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… Apartheid in South Africa is a political system of segregation that perpetuated unequal … with high-profile activists set Matshoba on a path of political…
Documents, and articles relating to the Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… and requires to be drastically changed. No serious political organisation will ever talk peace when an … the Government itself about a peaceful solution to…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… Union (ICU) in 1917. The ICU dominated the socio political landscape in South Africa particularly in the 1920s when the other black led political forces…
ArchiveChapter 5 Last resort: armed resistance by Denis Goldberg
… it did not become mindless terrorism but remained under political guidance against the institutions of apartheid and … struggle was a method of struggle that…
The first Bram Fischer Memorial lecture, delivered by President Nelson R. Mandela Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 9 June 1995
… the ballot paper and push it into the ballot box. Even his political opponents would agree with us his comrades that … of us changed. Both of us rejected the…
ArticleWhy protect children’s rights?
… force the state to act positively to meet their social and economic (or "second-generation") rights. In question was …
ArticleHealth and welfare
… of the town's railway junction. The entire community's economic existence was dependant on the railway junction. …
EventDie Burger publishes the term 'Apartheid' for the first time
… On 26 March 1942, an article was published by an Afrikaner political correspondent of the Nationalist newspaper, Die …
EventUnFreedom Day
… music, dance, theatre, poetry, and education as well as political speeches against the ruling elite.[2] An UnFreedom …
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… in Xhosa, this prison was famous for having held many political prisoners during the apartheid era. Steve Biko …
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… government flourished. Pretoria is more famous for its political history which has overshadowed its rich art and …
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… in 1865. Boonzaaier became famous for his caricatures and political cartoons. He came to Cape Town in 1882 as a clerk …
EventA national congress, under auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church, meets to discuss the ‘poor White problem’
… it was referred to in Afrikaans, was a significant political issue in South Africa in the late 19th century and …
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… It paved the way for the formal acceptance of the growing political and diplomatic independence of South Africa and …
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… Electric, that won the contract, had to withdraw due to political pressure due to the Apartheid policies of the South …
EventAbolition of Internal Security Act
… South African Defence Force (SADF) under the control of a political organisation that would be in power. …
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… in violence. The PAC is one of South Africa's major political parties that endorsed the peace accord but declined …
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… Between 1985 and 1990, political violence was a common occurrence in South Africa, …
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… at a time when South Africa was going through a period of political upheaval and change. What further inflamed the …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… of the eight African National Congress (ANC) long term political prisoners were released from Robben Island. Among …
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… and other banned organisations, and the return of all political exiles. The body also called for strictly monitored …