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Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 1 - The Transition in Context by Christopher Saunders
… borders? frontline states - historically, any Southern African country actively supporting the liberation movements … – wrongly – discussed in isolation from…
We Shall Win - Statement at the Meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid to launch the International Anti-Apartheid year by O. R. Tambo, New York, 21 March 1978
… to remember that thirty years ago this year, the South African white minority electorate voted the present regime … the forces of Nazism, now embedded in the…
Statement by Nzo Mnumzana in the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 20 November 1984
… In the name of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress of South Africa and on behalf of … the aspirations, determination and…
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… to determine their destiny. Representatives of the South African government will also address you today. However … escalation of violence", and Annexure 3…
ArchiveAppendix 2 The Political Landscape of Cape Town, by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… character from its earliest days. Though undoubtedly African, like the other historic African port cities: Cairo, Tunis, Mogadishu, Mombasa and … called…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
… It shares common borders with Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the … in central Africa was ‘allocated’ to the …
62. Congress defends its stand on the colonisation scheme
… held at Cape Town in January and February 1932. The South African Indian Congress decided to participate in an enquiry … a colonisation scheme as a desirable…
PlaceFree State Province
… to democracy the Orange Free State became a South African Province and the name was changed to Free State. The … an interesting dynamic. It is centred around…
Chapter 17. Afrikaner Nationalism and the Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… national aspirations. Yet it is impossible to grasp South African events, political conflicts and problems without an … for their national independence. In…
ANC condemns hijacking of Spokesperson, 24 November 2009
… The African National Congress (ANC) condemns in the strongest … Fikile Mbalula in addressing this scourge. Issued by: African National Congress Enquiries:…
EventThe First Gay Pride March is Held in South Africa
… held in Johannesburg . It was the first Pride March on the African continent and acted as both a gay pride event and an … a broader struggle to decriminalise…
Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, December 1964
… Deputy President African National Congress (S.A.) [1] The statement of Mr. … Administrative Secretary-General of…
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… in December 1972, attended by approximately 200 African, Indian, and Coloured delegates and observers. The … Envisaged as a broad-based counterpart to the…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… resistance came from political organisations such as the African National Congress (ANC). By 1950, the ANC's Programme … Nations adopted resolution (XVIII),…
EventThe first detainees are held under the apartheid regime’s 90-day Law
… introduced the General Law Amendment Act, the South African Security Police, or Special Branch, were given the … Available at: news24.com [Accessed 4 May…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… to the French Parliament in Paris, and became the first African minister in a European government. By 1959, he had … during apartheid, and helped to…
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… The African National Congress (ANC) was founded as the SANCC in … He has been lauded as one of the greatest men in South African history and this is…
EventThe United Democratic Front (UDF) is dissolved
… leaders. By 1986, the UDF had held talks with the African National Congress (ANC) to strengthen opposition to … later, it increasingly worked with the…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… threat to white and capitalist dominance in the southern African region. Cuba, backed by the Soviet Union, provided … aim was to rid Namibia (South West…
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… Qoboza Foreign Journalist Award presented annually to an African journalist by the US-based National Association of Black Journalists. She became the first…
EventOne-fifth of SA’s military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… the Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota stated that 'the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is no longer accepting … Director of the Centre for…
EventThe First Anglo-Boer War: Boers defeat the British at the Battle of Majuba
… The poverty and vulnerability of the South African Republic (Transvaal) prompted Disraeli's Conservative … an important step in achieving the federation of…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the capital city, … bricks were used for the interior office walls. South…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the capital … bricks were used for the interior office walls. South…
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… The Pretoria Supreme Court ordered the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) to hold an inquiry … community, which increased the pressure on the…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, 11 November 1987, Leipzig
… guests, comrades and friends, On behalf of the African National Congress, its leadership and its people`s … this brave patriot and staunch leader of the…
Speech on the Occasion of the Award of an Honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by The Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic by O. R. Tambo, Leipzig, 11 November 1987
… guests, comrades and friends, On behalf of the African National Congress, its leadership and its people's … this brave patriot and staunch leader of the…
”Report on Talks between the PAC and the OAU liberation Committee Sub-committee” by Potlako K. Leballo, Dar es Salaam, November 20,1968
… called a reconciliation meeting at the Headquarters of the African Liberation Committee, in Dar es Salaam, on November … were continued behind closed doors…
ArchiveReport on Talks between the PAC and the OAU liberation Committee Sub-committee by Potlako K. Leballo, Dar es Salaam, November 20,1968
… called a reconciliation meeting at the Headquarters of the African Liberation Committee, in Dar es Salaam, on November … were continued behind closed doors…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… pieces provide the reader with different slivers of South African history. Together, these slivers create a compelling … not be like them. My father says: “I…