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Message from President Jacob Zuma
… but for all liberation movements in the continent and the African peoples in general. The ANC, which is the oldest … we share the passion for achieving the…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… Famine and rural drift into the towns after the South African War had left many Afrikaners indigent and politically … Party under General J.B.M. Hertzog…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… official organisations in South Africa. Just as the South African white sports bodies are responsible for enforcing … of sport and selection of participants…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… of judicial executions in the world. Recently, a South African citizen, Muziwokuthula "Muzi" Madondo, 33, was … Mexico. Reports also claim that Madondo…
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… exiled Father Lapsley for his affiliation to the African National Congress (ANC) as well as for the support of … Lapsley moved from Lesotho to Zimbabwe, …
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
… 1963 to 1994. Speaker: Hugh Macmillan, research associate, African Studies Centre, Oxford University Venues in Pretoria, … provides a vivid account of this…
PlaceConstitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg
… concern, of the Constitutional Court of South Africa! The African continent has demonstrated commitment to promoting … Discrimination against Women. Other…
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
… On 18 February 1960, South African Police (SAP) detectives continue to give evidence at … were members of the Congress Alliance, which included the African…
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to … year. This effectively created competition for the South African Broadcasting…
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was plunged into a … in April. This is after the broadcaster and the South African Press Association (SAPA)…
EventThe NCCR is dissolved
… Coordinating Committee for the Repatriation of South African Exiles (NCCR) was dissolved due to fraud and … amounting to substantial amounts of money. South…
EventTripartite Alliance plans mass action
… The Tripartite Alliance, consisting of the African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and Congress of South African Trade Union …
EventNelson Mandela was issued with his first passport after being released from prison
… Nelson Mandela was issued with his first South African passport on 19 February 1990, 8 days after he was … that he used to embark on a tour of some of the…
EventThe National Party wins Western Cape local elections
… were closely contested between the National Party and the African National Congress at the opening stage. However, as … results showed National Party leading…
EventPolitical activist and lawyer A. P. Mda is born
… Political activist, teacher and lawyer, co-founder of the African National Youth League (ANCYL) and its president in … 1949. He was also part of the…
EventTrade union federation, COSATU, celebrates its 26th anniversary
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), a federation of various labour … union and 21 years in the Tripartite Alliance with the African National…
EventGovernment bans 20 Black leaders
… a crowd. Shortly afterwards it was reported that the South African government has banned twenty leaders of Black organisations, including the South African…
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
… 1952- EXILES within : an anthology of poetry / 7 South African poets. - Johannesburg : Writers Forum, 1986. -- 68p. … theatre.' (SUBJECTS: Theatre and black…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… for writing her authentic and compelling stories of African women came. Local women in her Igbo community who … her writing as her platform to [5] “break the…
South Africa: Writer Mafika Gwala Passes Away (allAfrica), 9 September 2014
… that championed the principle of selfdetermination for African people. Gwala was born in Verulam, north of Durban, … west of Durban. He was at the forefront…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha, a few months … examine the history of the relationship…
When Mandela's Predecessor toured the US to Expose Segregation back home by Matthew Blackman (www.ozy.com), 29 May 2018
… A short, well-dressed 44-year-old man of the southern African Barolong tribe stood at the American border near … the first secretary-general of what would…
EventBishop Zulu refused passport by the state
… On 22 June 1966 South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport … to attend an international church conference by the South African…
EventFrontline states call on RSA government to release Mandela and end Apartheid
… , Tanzania , Zambia and Zimbabwe called on the South African government to release Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. They urged the South African…
Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker
… in colonial Natal, 1860-1911 by Jo Beall A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather … by P. L. Bonner Devout domesticity? A…
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
… In the following years, the African National Congress (ANC) leadership evolved to be more …
ArticleDevelopments leading to the New Dispensation
… these, ‘grey areas’ were beginning to emerge, where African, Indian and Coloured people took up residence in …
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… turning point that 16 June 1976 became. These South African students, parents, activists, government employees, …
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
… He recalled that India had raised the issue of South African racism at the United Nations, broke off economic … of 1946-48 was a landmark in the history of…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… the people of South Africa were behind him, along with the African National Congress (ANC), the Democratic Party (now … "no" to curb the advance of communism…