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ANC statement on the Heritage Day, 24 September 2014
… The African National Congress calls on South Africans from … need to deepen and strengthen our dedication to our South African heritage and nationhood! Owing…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… with Chief Albert Luthuli soliciting support for the African National Congress (ANC). Durban’s white city-council … 19 June 1959 rioters in Cato Manor were…
EventThe PAC is formed
… were frustrated by the multi-racial character of the African National Congress (ANC). They echoed the sentiments … of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), who…
Event’Viva Frelimo’ rallies, organised by the BPC and SASO, take place even though they were banned by Government
… of independence in Mozambique inspired the South African Black Consciousness Movement organisations, the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South…
EventTwelve ANC supporters are killed in eSikhawini
… hostels in eSikhawini. The political rivalry between the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party … They called upon the KwaZulu Natal…
EventThe ANC Youth League is re-established at Orlando stadium in Soweto
… The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was … the amalgamation of two youth structures, the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO) and the ANC Youth…
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… in Cape Town houses the headquarters of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). The main telescopes … References: Laney, C.D. (2011). ‘History of…
EventEmily Hobhouse is born
… Africa, and visited the country after founding the South African Women and Children Distress Fund to collect money for Boer families. As the secretary of the…
Address of the TMF Patron, Thabo Mbeki, on the Occassion of his Installation as Chancellor of the University of South Africa: UNISA Campus, Tshwane, 27 February 2017
… order, and a senior member of both the South African and African Continental judiciary. I take this opportunity to … Contradictions: Diversity and the Future…
Request on the release of political prisoners
… by the Japanese government repeatedly seeks from the South African government a release of all political prisoners including Nelson Mandela, and urges the…
Memorandum: a study in political heresy
… tactics of the National Liberation Movement and the South African Communist Party up to the 1950s. Critique of the African National Congress passive…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… not improve at the start of the 20th century. The South African War (1899 – 1902) also left the country’s economy in … had economic superiority. C.W. de…
For the people by the people
… for Volkswagen cars. Light grey background. South African flag made up of cars lined up in the colours of the … in bottom left hand corner. Volkswagen is…
EventKing Kong cast granted passports to perform in London
… After long and protracted negotiations with the South African government, 60 passport applications for the African members of the original “King Kong” cast…
EventRev. Allan Hendrickse is elected leader of the Coloured Labour Party
… The party declared its support for the banned African National Congress (ANC) and urged universal suffrage in a South African unitary state. … J.A.; Schoeman…
Letter from Duncan Innes, President, NUSAS, to National Executive and SRC Presidents
… letter from the President of the National Union of South African Students, informing the National Executive and … Representative Councils of protests…
Memorandum submitted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Africa to the Select Committee on the Unlawful Organisations Bill
… Organisations Bill on organisations such as the South African Commuist Party and as a threat to democracy and rejecting the charges levelled against the…
Memorandum submitted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Africa to the Select Committee on the Unlawful Organisations Bill
… Organisations Bill on organisations such as the South African Commuist Party and as a threat to democracy and rejecting the charges levelled against the…
PlaceKenya
… found throughout East Africa. [iii] The steady influx of African settlers searching for economic opportunities brought … the coast acted as a focus for…
Address on the role and future of NUSAS
… Address given by John Daniel at a National Union of South African seminar on the future of the Union. Includes analysis … of the current position of the…
Debate
… Institute for African alternatives. Notice of meeting at Pimville, Soweto, … July 1991. White poster with black lettering. Image of African carved mask in…
Say yes to redress
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of South African flag with words on each colour, 'Say yes to redress' … on blue, rehabilitation on yellow. Photograph of an…
EventRichard Mzamane Mabaso is born
… South African artist, Richard Mzamane Mabaso, is born in Alexandra, … until 1985, when he became a guest artist at the AIA (African Institute of Art) at…
EventEschel Rhoodie’s assets frozen
… The South African government froze the South African assets of the former Information Secretary, Dr. … SAHO," General South African History Timeline: 1970s "…
EventFormer diplomat and Director of Foreign Affairs Jackie Selebi is set to lead SAPS
… The South African government announced that former diplomat and … Sello Selebi, would take over from the outgoing South African Police Services (SAPS)…
EventSugarboy Malinga wins the WBC title
… Malinga wins the WBC title. Tulane Sugarboy Malinga, South African super middleweight, won the World Boxing Council … second time in his career. Malinga…
EventMargaret Gardiner becomes Miss Universe
… was crowned Miss Universe in Mexico, becoming the first African and South African to do so. [1] Endnotes [1] Margaret Gardiner, …
EventSA signs diplomatic relations with Russia
… after signing diplomatic agreements with Bulgaria, South African Foreign Minister Roelof "Pik" Botha signed an … the two countries. The move was criticised…
Letter from Paul Pretorius, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and others
… Paul Pretorius, President of the National Union of South African Students with Information sheet number 4/1972 dealing with National Union of South African…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… Cape of Good Hope. It was the biggest of the four South African provinces. Cape Town began as a small trading post … Republiek or ZAR (this is Dutch for…