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BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
John Jacques William Aitchison was born to Harold Aitchison and Phyllis Jacques, in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 2 June 1944. He was brought up by his…
BiographyAshlatha Rambally
Ashlatha Moodley (nèe Rambally) was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in 1946 and grew up in the small town of Colenso. After completing her…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… policies. When the Nationalist Party (NP) won the election in 1948, it gave Afrikaner nationalists the opportunity to fully … nationalist leaders with enough…
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… period after the ascent to power of the National Party in 1948 was difficult for Kies and his comrades. They were not … in this context, arose with the…
BiographyBheki Cele
Life and Early Career Bhekokwakhe (Bheki) Hamilton Cele was born on 22 April 1952 to Albertina Mtshali and Gillford Cele at uMuzumbe Mission Hospital near…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… sides came to an agreement, and a fresh presidential election is organised. 1863 April, An earthquake damages … established. 1940 Rustenburg Platinum Mines…
EventEban Abba, Israeli statesman is born in Cape Town
… described him as "superb orator and witty debater." In 1948 Eban became Israel's United Nations (UN) representative … as ambassador to the United States from…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… with an alternative to Smuts' ruling SAP. The NP and LP election pact brought these two partners a clear victory in the 1924 general election, although the…
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
Born in 1932, Irene Menell (nee Manderstam) spent her early life moving from one place to the next, completing her primary and secondary schooling in the…
BiographyColine Williams
… mines at various locations across the Peninsula as an anti-election campaign. Some of the other targeted areas were …
BiographyRajes Pillay
Rajaluxmi Pillay (also known as Rajes) was born on 4 August 1944 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN). Her parents were from Kimberley in the…
BiographyDr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy was born in Durban on 1 September 1958. He was the youngest of four sons. The family resided in Sea Cow Lake and later…
BiographyProfessor Fatima Meer
… South African’s voted in the country's first democratic election. Activities since 1994 Although she was offered a …
BiographyDenis Theodore Goldberg
… of the people it was meant to serve. He supported the election of Cyril Ramaphosa as president and hoped for …
BiographyPaul Weinberg
… Electoral Commission during South Africa's 1994 election period (the book An End to Waiting includes this …
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… Party victory and the imple- mentation of Apartheid in 1948, the ANC launched the Programme of Action strikes and … the president-general on 16 October 1952…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… first constitution 8 Jan 1912 Formation of the ANC 1948 National Party comes to power 1955 26 June, Adoption of … 1994 27 April, South Africa’s first…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… Broederbond policy. By the time Malan became premier in 1948 dependable members of the Broederbond were carefully … only after the Afrikaner nationalist…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… Constitution, the President could only officially set the election date after 30 April, but Nelson Mandela announced that he had revealed the election date…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… can take a huge toll on lives. Under apartheid In 1948 Buthelezi enrolled to study history and “Bantu …
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… Act of 1913 and the Pass laws . National Party victory 1948 National Party’s Logo. Image source The National Party ’s victory in the 1948 elections can be…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… Selbourne Marabastad Pretoria the Segregated city Post-1948 Legislation This period marks the beginning of the rise … a very segregated country, apartheid…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… Malan, the DP won 36 seats in Parliament in the general election of September that year. However, the history of the … in South Africa's interim Constitution…
BiographyStella Nyanzi
Dr Stella Nyanzi was born in Masaka District, Buganda Kingdom in Uganda on 16 June 1974. Also known as Nnalongo (which means mother of twins), she is a medical…
BiographyMalcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti
Malcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti was born in 1924 in the Kwalera district of the Eastern Cape. Very soon after he was born, his father moved to East London to…
BiographyFanele Mbali
Fanele Mbali was born on 1 December 1937 in a village called Eqolweni. Mbali’s father, Charlton Babana Mkhonto and his brother William Ntozakhe decided on the…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… and social integration." Gaining an Education From 1948 to 55 Ellen Johnson studied accounts and economics at … Johnson-Sirleaf returned to Liberia in 1997…
ArticleThe South African General Elections: 2019
… legislatures in each province. This will be the sixth election held since the end of the apartheid system in 1994. This election will determine who will…
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… in South Africa's interim Constitution. In the 1961 election only Helen Suzman kept her seat in Parliament for … formed the Independent Movement to fight the…
ArticleState of the Nation Addresses
… Africa. It is normally an annual event but in national election years there is one before the election and then one after. The SONA marks the opening of …