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EventProtest against pass laws in Langa
… a fiery speech to the crowd Dora Tamana, a member of the ANC Women's League and later a founding member of the …
EventJournalist and political activist Selby Msimang dies
… Congress (SANNC), renamed the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923. He was a staunch labour organiser, who teamed …
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… and the Government`s response [Online], available at: anc.org.za/ [Accessed 07 May 2010] …
EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was served with a restriction order in terms of the …
EventProposal for a new constitution
… during the drafting of the new constitution. The ANC wanted an Interim government, whereas the Democratic …
EventHundreds of political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island
… in order to strengthen the bargaining positions of the ANC. While de Klerk suggested that the unconditional release …
EventSamora Machel pledges solidarity with the people of South Africa
… Machel, together with the African National Congress (ANC) President, Oliver Tambo was addressing mourners at the …
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
… Nkomo, who supported the African National Congress (ANC) when he was in South Africa inthe 1940's, came to the …
EventBantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei
… Defence Force (TDF), a staunch African National Congress (ANC) activist, led a bloodless coup against the Transkei …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education
… the National Party (NP) to the African National Congress (ANC). Contrary to many predictions, South Africa avoided a …
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
… were being investigated. The African National Congress (ANC) responded with a strongly worded statement promising …
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… it also provided the stimulus for the creation of new ANC branches. The campaign for the Congress of the People and …
36. The fault of Indian immigrants is their poverty and their skin
… In all 6,763 would-be immigrants were denied entry into Natal during the first year the Act was administered; of … probably invested all they had in taking…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… campaign between the African National Congress (ANC), and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) known as … Port Elizabeth leaders, such as Ray Mhlaba ,…
PlaceHlobane, Zululand District Municipality
… Like much of the countryside in this part of KwaZulu-Natal, the area is home to a Battlefield that lies at the … Like much of the countryside in this part of…
PlaceDutywa, Eastern Cape
… in 1858 as a Military Fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. It is named … in 1858 as a military fort after a dispute…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan's Day
… over Zulu warriors near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal. On that day an estimated 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors …
EventThembisile Chris Hani is killed
… beyond the right wing, linking the assassination to the ANC. …
PlaceSophiatown
… Resident of Sophiatown lost everything they owned. The ANC turned to boycotts, strikes and civil disobedience. In 1956, the ANC issued what it called the…
Document 17 - The Groote Schuur Minute
… apartheid is dead. (We heard that before) Unbanning the ANC, is an admission that your banning in March 1960 was … laws passed to hound, nay, annihilate us…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… youth and to give the movement political direction. The ANC in exile called for immediate international action and … in exile, notably, the African National…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… Boesman, a member of the banned African National Congress (ANC) , was convicted of the 1985 killing of Mellina Fass, a … Vuyisile Mini , a trade union…
The Struggle Continues and Grows More Intense - Statement by O. R. Tambo, 23 August 1984
… time. Tomorrow is our day. Oliver R. Tambo President, ANC …
ArchiveThe Pan African Congress venture in retrospect: a Non-European Unity Movement pamphlet
… British imperialism With the PAC breaking away from the ANC, and then the launch of the Anti-Pass Campaign,the …
EventThami Mnyele, SA artist and member of MK, is killed in Gaborone
… He became very active in the African National Congress’ (ANC) military wing Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK). On June 14, 1985, …
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
… African government. During the African National Congress (ANC) Annual Conference in December 1952 it was decided, "to …
EventAllan Boesak is born
… he was elected chairperson of African National Congress (ANC) in Western Cape. His meteroric rise was checked in 1985 …
EventBlack People Convention is formed
… years after the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), a new political …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… made by then President F.W. de Klerk to free the jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela and others and to unban political …
EventMalebane Metsing stages a coup in Bophuthatswana
… fled the country and joined the African National Congress (ANC). He successfully applied to the Truth and Reconciliation …