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EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… assassination attempts by POQO operatives. After the South African Parliament had passed the Transkei Constitution Act … Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 were…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… Sam Kahn, leader of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in parliament, … of the CPSA, more than a thousand communists…
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… at the age of 65. In 1905 she became the first African woman from South Africa to graduate with a Bachelor … of Black Freedom in South Africa' at a meeting…
EventJoe Slovo is born
… Joe Slovo , the former South African Communist Party (SACP) and African National Congress (ANC) leader and Minister of … order. In 1963 Slovo skipped the…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
… ashes of the Black People's Convention (BPC), the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and Black Community … the socialist ideologies of Lenin and…
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
… plan had been monitored for three weeks. Gqozo accused the African National Congress (ANC), in particular Chris Hani of … claimed to have quelled a second…
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… Well-known South African anti-apartheid journalist and former editor of The … understanding or advancement of people or issues in the African diaspora. The…
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… The Margo Commission, set up by the South African government to probe the mysterious death of … The Mozambican president was returning from a meeting of…
EventBill Flynn, popular SA actor dies in Johannesburg
… On 11 July 2007, South African actor Bill Flynn, 58, passed away, allegedly due to a … School. Flynn was a well respected actor in the South African…
EventOn 14 November 2006, parliament approved the controversial Civil Unions Bill, which provided for same-sex marriage
… for same-sex marriage, making South Africa the first African country to do so and one of only a few in the world at the time. MPs from the African National…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… kwaZulu Natal). Seme was a founding member of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) in 1912, which was renamed the African National Congress …
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of … Silva documented the bloody chaos that took…
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
… to further his studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at London University. Kunene who was a member of the African National Congress …
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education
… The century witnessed an explosive growth in the number of African and white states, as well as heightened levels of … Boer republics and the subsequent…
ArchiveHeroes of the people : viva ANC viva
… Black, yellow and green poster. Artwork of african people dancing. African shield on right hand side. …
ArchiveConfidential briefing for the information and publicity sections of the ZAPU-ANC alliance
… Briefing regarding fighting by the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union and the African National Congress against the Rhodesian army. …
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… feel as all human beings must feel. " The brutallest black African " says Carlyle, "cannot bear that he should be used … and it should be discouraged. …
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… SouthAfrican soil. "WE ARE AT WAR" says the leaflet of the African NationalCongress which was widely distributed in … thecoming struggle of each sector of…
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
… deserve" Johannesburg, South Africa. May 1918. A group of African workers, and a handful of white radicals, meet in a … Several new faces are present, so…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… the early 1970s reflected a fundamental crisis in South African society. This crisis was both economic and political … key political organisations in South…
76. The Indian people are an integral and permanent part of South Africa
… edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Institute of Race Relations sponsored a symposium in 1956, the theme of which was 'The Indian…
Amandla-Matla
… a newsletter published and distributed underground by the African National Congress, supported and incited revolution against the South African Government. …
ArchiveA brief account of what happened during the criminal South Africa invasion against Lesotho
… Statement by the African National Congress on the Matola Raid in Lesotho, a South African Government attack where over 40 people were murdered. …
ArchiveReport from Underground Operative
… Report from an African National Congress underground operative on the South African political situation, underground work, enemy forces …
PlaceCiskei
… Ciskei history dates to the early 1920's, when the South African Union Government restructured the Bunga system that … government of Ciskei was formed in…
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… The first series that the British lost against the South African team was in 1903. This started a winning streak as … of the exclusion that the Black…
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… party). This policy supports a ‘share-alike’ system. South African History Online (SAHO) is an educational resource and … site: 1. Articles and images…
PlaceVictoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
… THE TWO OCEANS AQUAURIUM The southern tip of the African continent is the meeting place of two oceans, the … and working toward the prevention of the…
ArchiveNotes on meeting between PMC and UDF/COSATU Delegation
… Notes on a meeting between the African National Congress, the United Democratic Front and the Congress of South African Trade Unions, mainly about Inkatha. …
ArchiveVerwoerd lets loose terror
… Circular by the All-African Convention and the Unity Movement regarding arrests of members of the All-African Convention and the Unity Movement. …