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Rivonia: Telling it as it was, 2 July 1988
… that the 'headquarters' of the illegal ANC and Communist Party had been 'captured' of the trial and its head-on … their colleagues from the Indian Congress,…
A Marxist critique of the Freedom Charter
… International under Stalin directed the Chinese Communist Party to enter the nationalist Kuomintang in the 1920’s, … classes, against the colonial power. The…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 6
… of a private bill sponsored by General J. J. Pienaar, a United Party member, -the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Bill-threw … after deliberation with Members…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… up a Provisional Board of Control dominated by the Labour Party and its sympathizers. This Board then takes over the … Student hoaxers impersonate the Prince…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… were the "Amabutho" or warriors of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The alleged support of vigilantes by the … for this fear was the mere fact that during…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… born to parents, Christopher Ljeoma, an agent for the United Africa Company and Martha Nwapa, a drama teacher. … invitations for lecture appearances from all…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Foreword
… experience gained in the organising of the Non-European United Front which was born on the eve of the Second World … decision to raise the issue of the…
EventVergelegen Wine Estate Owner Samuel Kerr Dies
Samuel Kerr,an Irishman, wastheowner of the Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West from 1901-1917. He acquired the estate on 29 March 1901 at a price of £11,404…
EventIvory Coast's new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
After emerging as an independent country following French colonization, Ivory Coast came under the leadership of Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Known as the father of…
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
… severe neck injury,[vi] he sustained during a fall in the United Kingdom in 2001.[vii] Roberts became the first South …
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… communism. On 11 October 1963, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution (XVIII), requesting the …
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… be contracted by anyone and is currently not curable. The United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) says the evidence that …
EventCol. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya
… by road due to an air embargo imposed on Libya by the United Nations. In 1999, Mandela successfully mediated in a …
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… wide support - students, religious groups, and even the United Nations. Activities of the ECC were curtailed by the …
EventVanessa Brereton, former human rights lawyer, admits that she was an Apartheid spy
… unbanning of the ANC and continued to practice law in the United Kingdom. While she claims that her confession in 2003 …
EventOne-fifth of SA’s military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… composing an initial detachment of 93 soldiers for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the …
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… Boesack was one of the founders and prime movers of the United Democratic Front (UDF). By the mid 1980s the UDF …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… and this marked the start of the genocide. By the time the United Nations (UN) troops had been stationed in Rwanda, …
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… death. Even close allies of South Africa, Britain and the United States of America, expressed deep concern over his …
Archive2017 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2017
… Miriam Makeba, who made history when she addressed the United Nations in 1963, appealing for action against the … year of our freedom, our mission remains…
Africa and Freedom, 1961
… its own and recapturing its own fate from foreign rule. United Africa the goal Though I speak of Africa as a single … conclusion - all Africa has this single…
EventAfrican National Congress Youth League is founded
… adopted by the ANC in 1949; the year after the National party came to power. The Programme of Action led to the …
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… negotiate with the Liberatory Organisation as a political party. The interview was published in the Mail on Sunday, a …
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… that Zwelithini, and by extension, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), were closer to the FA than they were to the ANC. …
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… Congress (ANC) leaders, including South African Communist Party Secretary General Chris Hani, Cyril Ramaphosa, Steve …
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… Movement (AWB) and a splinter group the Boerestaat Party were allowed to go ahead with no police interference. …
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 …
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… they founded the Transkeian National Independence Party (TNIP) which pressed for 'independence' from South …
EventFormer Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
… government colluding with members of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) to destabilise the country and disrupt the …
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
… prevent the atrocities that were committed under National Party (NP) rule but insisted that they were not aware of the …