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African National Congress Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, 5 November 1979
… including legal and illegal ones, combining both the political and the military. The masses of the oppressed black … to seek to raise the level of conscious,…
Directive Concerning the Nature of the Forthcoming ANC Consultative Conference in Morogoro by O. R. Tambo, March 1969
… our work. The purpose of this conference was to review our political situation, set new tasks and improve our machinery … with the forces of White supremacy…
EventSouth Africa's first multiracial elections start
… the unbanning of the liberation movements and release of political prisoners, SA held its first multi-racial …
EventVerwoerd's grandson joins ANC
… the people his grandfather made to suffer because of their political ideologies, while hoping that his contribution …
EventCoup attempt on S Doe's government in Liberia
A coup attempt headed by Brigadier-General Thomas Quiwonkpa, a faction of the Liberian military failed to take power from Samuel Doe. It was a third coup…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… by 114% during the War in the Western Cape. The post war economic boom also made it possible for African men to find … of other races. In 1990 he announced…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… union of South Africa has condemned the Non-Europeans to political and economic slavery. Our particular task concerns the initial … for British supremacy and…
Extract from a speech at the conclusion of the Republic Festival on 31 May 1971 at Goodwood, Cape
… Ten years ago the Republican issue was a contentious party political matter. Now, today, it is the accepted belief of … therefore our differences do not…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… success as an opportunity for personal growth as well as economic opportunity. Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu; from …
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… the police did not stop questioning her about the ANC’s political acts and her friends, even threatening to keep … as she was able to share her confinement…
ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
… quickly became an accomplished young person, despite the political circumstances she was born into. September attended … of September’s teaching career paved…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… 1910. However, black people were excluded from meaningful political participation in its formation and future. The … with any land amongst other…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… other. But they were radically opposed in the social and political sphere, and the results of their efforts were as … had any social contact, being on…
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… she served the longest prison sentence given to a female political activist in the history of South Africa. Dorothy … but also because she became the longest…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… members of GLOW, South Africa’s first multiracial and political lesbian and gay rights group. During the drafting …
Event90-Days Act comences
… banned organisations. It also allows people convicted of political offences to be held in continuous detention after …
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… established, it ushered in a period in which the existing political trends grew in tempo, scope and force. The …
EventSt James Church massacre
… crimes for which amnesty was sought be shown to have a political motivation and that applicants make full disclosure …
EventTRC gathers evidence against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
… Despite the fact that there was a growing fear that her political career would be tarnished by testimonies against …
EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
… in the Eastern Cape on 13 December 1915. Vorster began his political career as a lawyer after completing his studies at …
EventThe National Party (Transvaal) is founded
… implemented the policy of apartheid. Following decades of political turmoil, South Africa became a democracy under the …
EventSouth African artist Gerard Sekoto is born
… Pietersburg. The writer Peter Abrahims and artists and political activists such as Ernest Mancoba, also attended the …
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… immediate consequence was a dispute over who would assume political authority. The UN Force Commander Lieutenant …
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… methods of compromise and collaboration, took over Indian political leadership in 1945. A deputation led by the …
Extract from a speech made at Heilbron on 16 August 1968
… Adv. Vorster once referred to this speech as his "political confession". 1 It was in his second year as Prime … gave clear direction. It is imperative for a…
ArchiveThe Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
… come to characterize Zwelithini’s reign, in which his political will was utilized to promote another’s end game. At … when Zwelithini became involved in the…
Chief Albert Luthuli Centenary Lecture by President Jacob Zuma, 7 September 2012, Kimberley, Northern Cape
… banned for one year, and was prevented from attending any political gatherings in all towns and cities in South Africa. … that brought apartheid to its knees…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 86th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January, 1998
… we take advantage of this important day in our country's political calendar to extend our greetings to you all and to … is that democratic South Africa has…
Chapter 13. General Strike, 1932
… it on a big scale in the Hitler fashion. The grave economic problems that were facing the country, the mass … unemployment and starvation, were completely…
EventThe Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser, a bilingual newspaper and the first to publish news and advertisements, is published for the first time.
… 1803. This could have been influenced by the change in the political scene in the colony at the time. The Dutch had just …