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EventRichard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of SA, is born
… of apartheid, Goldstone headed a commission to investigate political violence and intimidation that took place between …
EventArchbishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
… African liberation struggle. Instead, Botha called Tutu a political preacher, undeserving of the award. At the time, …
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
… those who rejected it, preferring to continue to fight for political rights for all Blacks. … Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… proceeded to Great Britain where he failed to secure political asylum. After leaving Britain he went to France, …
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… on November 16, 1989, a few months before the unbanning of political parties in 1990 and the beginning of conciliatory … Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) …
EventSecurity Council examines violence in South Africa
… Click here to read our This Day in History entry: Major political organisations sign the National Peace Accords. …
EventA South African spy is released from jail
… the government on indemnity for exiles and the release of political prisoners was published a day before her release. …
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
… and the apartheid government led to the release of all political prisoners. The "Sharpeville Six" were granted …
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… a result, many Mfengu looked to Ayliff as their source of political patronage (see Frontier Wars for more information). …
EventThe Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… in the 1960s, after the banning of the PAC and other political organisations such as the African National Congress …
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… ruling African National Congress (ANC) denied reports of political interference on its part leading to the resignation …
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… and promoting national unity and reconciliation in a new political dispensation. …
EventDr Wilson Carswell, medical adviser to the government’s Aids unit, says about 100 000 South Africans are infected with HIV
… on 16 May 2012] About HIV Around the World - South Africa, Political Turmoil and Denial Feeds a Raging Epidemic[online] …
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… people regard Lari massacre as the day that changed the political situation in the country and led to Kenya gaining …
Document 19 - The D. F. Malan Accord
… the Natal Indian Patriotic Union, and the Transvaal Indian Political Association were founded and began to function. A …
EventSA is banned from the Olympic Games
… became convinced that SA was irrevocably on the road to political transformation and democracy. … Available at news.bbc.co.uk [Accessed: 26 August 2013]|…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Steve Biko’s death East London, 12 September 1997, South Africa
… the walls of Robben Island and other prisons along our political grapevine, has stood the test of time. That he was … History called upon Steve Biko at a…
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
… was established. The formation of COSATU led to a complete political realignment of the trade union movement in South … of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) was…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
… Arthur Chaskalson, Deputy President, Leaders of our political parties, Honourable Ministers and Deputy Ministers, … my sincere gratitude to the Presiding…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - 'Defendre of the Hottentots'
… of the Society in order. Cory and others present him as a political mischief-maker who created trouble between the two … of the London Missionary Society…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… Cas was a passionate social worker, a strong and capable political leader, an enthusiastic sportsman and at one stage …
ArticleThe Daily Dispatch
… region faced power change and militant tactics adopted by political groups that resulted in newspaper vans and …
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… leader, the group planned to change the ideological and political positions of the various Indian Congresses. In …
EventNelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first democratic President
After South Africa's first national democratic elections in April 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first democratic President at the Union…
The kanga, womanhood and how Zuma's 2006 rape trial changed the meaning of the fabric by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail and Guardian), 10 Aug 2016
… its familiarity brings people together, which is why political or civic groups “use kanga prints as a means of … the continent and became a staple in…
Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
… completely inadequate because it is not based on any other political slogan except one of pure, abstract propaganda, … One cannot imagine an agrarian…
On trial for treason
… try to think, 'But what did we do?' They arrested us for political reasons of their own, and now we must sit in jail … me?' And so many of us too! For…
PlaceKalahari Desert
… region. But the project is also laudable for its social, economic, and environmental commitment to the unique region. …
PlaceLangeberg Municipality
… basic needs of the Community and to promote the Social and Economic Development of the Community. There are three kinds …
PlaceUmdoni Municipality
… the city of Durban and 65km from Port Shepstone. The main economic sectors is: ' Commercial Agriculture '. The … the city of Durban and 65km from Port…