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Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… to accept their definition. 1 Article 14 of the London Convention of 1884 gives all British subjects, other than … of the late Republic interpreted the term…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the launch of COP 17 Legacy Projects in Groutville, Kwazulu-Natal, 08 December 2011
… conference of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, COP 17 is meeting at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre,…
PlaceSalt River
… Botanical Gardens , the Cape Town International Convention Centre, and the City Bowl). These are all easily …
EventGeneral C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914
… in the Orange Free State and participated in the convention (1908-09) that framed the constitution of the …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… for democratic rights'. March 25 - 26, The All-in- African Convention , in Pietermaritzburg, calls for a general strike … be held on May 31 if the regime…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… four provinces attended the South African Native National Convention (SANNC) in Waaihoek, Bloemfontein, to propose ways …
The Black Face of Apartheid
… AZASO, was banned from the campus, not by the Pretoria government, but by the KwaZulu homeland government. … apartheid structures. As a result the Black…
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… at Turfloop University. In 1972, the Black People’s Convention (BPC) was also established as a politics-driven …
Memorial lecture on the 26th Anniversary of the Lowveld Massacre presented by Comrade Jackson Mthembu ANC National Spokesperson, 15 March 2012
… called South Africa. In 1909 in an All White National Convention, both the British and the Boers agreed that a … up a draft Constitution. All the parties at…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Celebration the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2005
… first of these gatherings was the all-white South African Convention that concluded its work in 1909 with the adoption … results that had emanated from the…
Document 28 - Negotiations: a strategic perspective
… South Africa is about to ratify Conventions 97 (Convention concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise) and 98 (Convention…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… below), which led to the convening of the All African Convention (AAC) . Members of the WPSA saw in this the … summoned the assembly, known henceforth as the…
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… ladies and gentlemen, before the meeting of the National Convention, I gave expression both at our Congress and in … privileges hitherto enjoyed, it is to be…
EventOn 17th November 1921 Professor Richard van der Ross was born in Plumstead, Cape Town
… [i] By 1961 he was one of the leaders of the Coloured "Convention" Movement, which organised a widely representative …
EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
… were all officers of either the SASO or the Black People's Convention (BPC), organisations known collectively as the … Elizabeth, Biko was badly beaten then…
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… Party (IFP) to destabilise the country and disrupt the Convention for Democratic South Africa (Codesa). The IFP and …
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
… the South African government was bound by the Chicago Convention to investigate the crash. A team of inquiry …
PlaceConstitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg
… of women. Almost all countries have ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination …
Statement at the Freedom Rally Organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, Dublin, 26 January 1979
… in international law and codified in the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. The Convention states: "…
PlaceSandton, Johannesburg
… like Sandton City, Nelson Mandela Square, and the Sandton Convention Centre. The area is a cosmopolitan melting pot …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… (ANC). 7 July, The Executive Committees of the All African Convention (AAC) and the ANC meet and pass a resolution … to end the rift between the ANC and the…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… On 20 and 21 December the first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) was held. There …
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… non-racial elections. The first plenary session of the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA I) began on …
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… Act. From 15 December to 18 December 1935 the All-African Convention (AAC) was held in Bloemfontein to protest against … 'Rusty' Bernstein also successfully…
The appointment of Judges
… for Rastafarians wanting to smoke marijuana Islamic Unity Convention v Independent Broadcasting Association (2002) - …
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… of the Suppression of Communism Act, a Defend Free Speech Convention held in Johannesburg where Dr James Moroka … of oppressed women from all parts of South…
"Form united front now": Interview with Albert Luthuli, 5 May 1962
… Chief Sabata and Dr. van der Ross of the Coloured Convention Movement, Archbishop Dennis Hurley and Archbishop …
PlaceNdabeni
… the establishment of a universal franchise at the National Convention in 1909. This outbreak was not unique to Cape …
PlaceeThekwini Municipality
… The World-class Durban Chief Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC) has hosted a historic line-up of …
Robert Sobukwe Inaugural Speech, April 1959
… already informed you that we had hoped that this inaugural Convention of the Africanists would be opened by Dr. Kamuzu … in Northern Rhodesia. Both have been…