SAHO global search
11,632 records
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…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… the Afrikaner community. Cosmetic changes by the South African government After the Soweto Uprising of 1976, the South African government led by P.W. Botha,…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… As the British advance followed the retreating German East African army, who attempted to delay the advance by … movement impossible and many porters,…
ArchiveNUSAS Press Release No. 5, 1967
… and Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students stating the opposition of the Union to the Terrorism Bill that had been tabled in the…
ArchiveThe current internal political situation: briefing notes
… African National Congress briefing notes on the South African political situation. Covers the political crisis …
EventMiners strike at the Van Rhyn Deep mines
… 2,800 South African miners embark on a strike at the Van Rhyn Deep mines … Vanrhynsdorp, the mines were discovered during the South African diamond rush of…
ArchiveText of telex received from Rev Frank Chikane
… from Rev Frank Chikane, General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches to the National Council of the … of Christ in the USA, October 9, 1987…
Oliver Tambo, Southern Africa, South Africa and the ANC replies to questions by Sechaba, 01 April 1968
… : Mr. Tambo, you have just completed a tour of some African countries; what was the aim of this tour and what are … Africa itself the hardest core of…
PlaceKenya
… found throughout East Africa. [iii] The steady influx of African settlers searching for economic opportunities brought … the coast acted as a focus for…
ArchiveRequest 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…
ArchiveMemorandum: 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…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a trade unionist, political activist … portion of the book. It deals with her…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a trade unionist, political activist … portion of the book. It deals with her…
ArchiveFor 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…
ArchiveLetter 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…
ArchiveMemorandum 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…
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…
ArchiveAddress 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…
ArchiveDebate
… Institute for African alternatives. Notice of meeting at Pimville, Soweto, … July 1991. White poster with black lettering. Image of African carved mask in…
ArchiveSay 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 "…