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EventChris Hani is born
… of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe, military arm of the African National Congress (ANC) and General-Secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) since…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… for being a member of the illegal organisation Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). He was later released on bail … Fischer was convicted of conspiring…
EventGoldstone Commission confirms SADF complicity in violence
… findings of a "dirty tricks" campaign against the African National Congress (ANC). The Commission reported the finding … existence the Commission could find…
EventViolence erupts in Richmond
… political tensions between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party resurfaced in KwaZulu Natal in the late 90's. In order…
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… Two days after the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) agreed to participate in South Africa's first … measures, the lifting of a 30-year ban on the African National…
EventWidespread violence and intimidation in 1996 Kwazulu-Natal
… to reschedule the elections after the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) aligned traditional chiefs (amakhosi) had prohibited the African National Congress (ANC)…
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
… movements in Southern Africa such as the African National Congress (ANC), the Zimbabwe African People's Union … People's Organization (SWAPO). When Angola's…
EventYoweri Kaguta Moseveni becomes president of Uganda
… Uganda, returned to power for the second time after multi-party elections. The election outcomes were contested as the … Movement (UPM). The UPM later…
EventAfrican Mineworkers' strike starts
… on this day. The strike was initiated by the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), which was active in … members of the District Committee of the Communist…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… 2016 Transvaal Indian Congress, Umkhonto we Size, African National Congress, South African Communist Party. Robben Island prisoner, 1963-1973. Member of ……
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… but they were not accepted as members of the African National Congress (ANC) when it was formed in 1912. This … her presence felt by openly opposing the…
Statement of Acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh Award Bestowed on the ANC by the World Peace Council by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, 15 December 1986
… are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh Award, … and the Popular Movement for the Liberation…
Document 28 - Brian Bunting, “Problems of the Multi-Racial Conference”, Liberation, 28, November 1957
… to "Europeans only" is the basic reason for the United Party's ideological capitulation to apartheid. Therefore the … for all is the Congress movement - the…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… one of the people who inspired the founding of the African National Congress (ANC – formerly known as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC)) in…
BiographyWalter Kefuoe Fikeleph Chakela
… Freedom , the underground station used by the African National Congress (ANC) as a tool for fighting apartheid, he … time of his death, he was the founding…
Chapter 8 - The politics of Congress in the late 1950s
… in Black-White relations”¦Rather than outlaw the African National Congress or persecute its members and supporters, … of organisations and bodies, among them…
BiographySelbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi
… of the growing, influential radical nationalist African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and other student …
BiographyMary Moodley
… meagre earnings. Aunty Mary was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) , a founder member of the South …
BiographyGraeme Williams
… Museum of Ethnology (Holland) 1994 - South African National Gallery (Cape Town, South Africa) 1992 - Oxfam and …
Thoko Phillip Mamogobo
… at the age of 25, Mamagobo formally joined the African National Congress (ANC) in Mofolo, Soweto. Mamagobo met his …
BiographyFrancois Pienaar
… Botha retired. This paved a way for Pienaar to lead the national team. He received a call up from the coach Ian … and played flanker for the South African…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… deeply involved in the liberation politics of the African National Congress, the South African Congress of Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party…
PlaceCabo Verde
… the 1980s [iv] . Since 1991 Cape Verde has been a multi-party democracy, with a change in their ruling party in … Cape Verde. Cape Verde after Independence…
Chapter 18. Disrupting the Trade Unions
… or disrupting all mass organisations in the interest of National Socialism. The leaders of the Nationalists, having … had all been brought under the tutelage…
ArchiveSouth African political prison-literature between 1948 and 1990: the prisoner as writer and political commentator
… for political reasons. This thesis examines the National Party's policy pertaining to the holding of political …
EventThe twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela is marked by a call for his release by China
… anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief … his release by China. This was publicized…
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… by the opposition - even within the ranks of the National Party (NP) there were people who did not approve of the …
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… trade union co-coordinating body, and ally of the African National Congress (ANC) led Congress Alliance. The federation … members of organisations like the…
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… in Marxist literature and determined to mobilize a national liberation movement. In 1939, Dadoo formed and … and was an active member of the South African…
EventButhelezi says Zulus would continue carrying cultural weapons
… At a meeting held in Ulundi, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi warns that the deals struck between the African National Congress …