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… South African President, Pieter Willem Botha, resigned from his … unbanning of some influential organizations such as the African National Congress (ANC), Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and South African Communist Party (SACP) and the release of political … ‘P.W. Botha resigns from the National Party’ , from South African History Online , [online], Available at  …

… in different parts of the world. On 11 May 1915, South African troops entered Windhoek, the capital of South West … battalions that were made up of German officers and African soldiers. The German forces were under the command of Paul Von Lettour Vorbeck which included 7 500 African men. Prime Minister Botha of South Africa raised a …

… the receipt of extradition documents from the South African government. Rhoodie was one of the key players in the … Minister of the department. On 13 January 1979 the South African government froze the South African assets of Rhoodie following the Erasmus Commission's …

… For instance, Jonathan repeatedly criticised the South African government's policy of apartheid while declaring his support for the African National Congress (ANC). Five years later, January 1986 the South African Government closed its borders with Lesotho, cutting …

… Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was a South African writer, linguist, translator and political leader. … and in 1912 became first secretary-general of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC), which in 1923 became the African National Congress (ANC). Plaatjie’s contributions to …

… official organisations in South Africa. Just as the South African white sports bodies are responsible for enforcing … of sport and selection of participants. As spectators, the African, Coloured and Indian people are subjected to rigid … and point to the enforcement of apartheid by the South African member. But it was not until the mid-1950s that these …

… for writing her authentic and compelling stories of African women came. Local women in her Igbo community who … her writing as her platform to [5] “break the silence” of African women. Although Nwapa would soon come to be … truths that revealed the authentic lives and roles of African women in their communities. [6] After graduating from …

… The African National Congress has emphatically denounced attacks … to a stakeholder forum that will bring together voices of African compatriots against this scourge and shall be held as … Johannesburg Issued by Zizi Kodwa National Spokesperson African National Congress Enquiries  Keith Khoza 082 823 9672 …

… Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with … and Social Sciences (NIHSS).  Gwala was a prominent South African poet, activist and intellectual whose life and work … rights issues. The lecture series is in line with South African History Online’s objective of compiling a …

… Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner The Federation of South African Women's Papers, University of the Witwatersrand … Ravan Press, 1983. Interview with Frances Baard by South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) Oral History … T. Lodge, 18 February 1981. Karis and Carter, Documents on African Politics, (Hoover vol. 3 'From Protest to …

… Germany, when her parents, who were South African German immigrants, were on a visit to Germany. On … she was appointed as teacher of elocution at the South African College of Music in Cape Town, the first person in … Shortly after Prof. W.H. Bell became principal of South African College of Music in 1912, he appointed Freund as head …

… heightened growing tension between Britain and the South African Republic (Transvaal). With his rigid attitude he … a prominent role in events leading up to the Second South African War (Anglo-Boer War 2). He assisted in negotiating a peace treaty that ended the South African War. After the war he became the British governor of …

… Water-Skiing title in 1977.[i] Peter won his first South African powerboat racing title, as well as set a world record … Sports Award on three occasions. He competed in the South African Stock Car Auto Racing championships in 2002.[iv] … on two occasions.[v] Peter was inducted into the South African Sports Hall of Fame in 2008.[vi] He retired from …

… On this day the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in London, … bombed. General Johann Coetzee, former head of the South African security police, and seven other policemen, claimed … and Eugene de Kock. Coetzee testified that the South African government wanted to demoralise the ANC and display …

… and convince the ANC to accept reforms introduced by South African president P W Botha.   Other secret meetings between … work? What freedom am I being offered when my very South African citizenship is not respected? Only free men can … conditions for negotiations. On 5 July 1989 South African president PW Botha secretly met Mandela, but Botha …

… He recalled that India had raised the issue of South African racism at the United Nations, broke off economic … of 1946-48 was a landmark in the history of the South African liberation struggle. It was the first episode in a … opposed this measure. The conference of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), still under the control of …

… yards hurdles and the hammer throw events. He won South African titles in the 100 yards, 120 yards, 220 yards … ↵ [ii]David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 159. ↵ [iii]David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 159. …

… in 2005, concerned with the lack of engagement by South African artists, Art Historians and Curators with their peers on the African Continent. Since then ASAI has begun to understand its role as both a pan-African project as well as an initiative located in the …

… 1914. On 25 December 1914 General Louis Botha led South African troops across Walvis Bay into German South West … the northern area of the territory. By this time the South African troops had accumulated a force of 35,000 men within … of Khorab. References: Paterson H. (n.d.), ‘The South African Campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914 – 1915’ …

… 15 September 1910, General Louis Botha and Hertzog's South African Party (SAP) won the majority number of seats in the … granting dominion to the White minority over Native (African), Asiatic (mostly Indian) and 'Coloured and other … as the Union of South Africa.  On 15 September 1910, South African held its first election after the formation of the …

… South African artist Ernest Methuen Mancoba was born in Boksburg, … much literature as possible on European Art and also about African Art exhibited in museums abroad. From these studies it became apparent to him that African Art had a very significant and strong influence on …

… A meeting in Johannesburg, called by the South African Native National Congress, now African National Congress (ANC), is attended by a large … delegation, which was earlier sent to Cape Town to present African objections against the act. The report was a …

… National was one of two publications produced by the South African Students Press Union (SASPU), the other being SASPU … mostly through organisations. The National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded in 1924 at Grey College, … the decade and NUSAS linked itself closely with the South African Liberal Party. During the 1980s NUSAS participated in …

… would have made it a logical lead story for all South African papers, radio and television. Particularly as it was … Sweden and Germany. Only three days later did South African editors wake up to the fact that their country's best … of silence speaks volumes about the state of the South African press. Battered by years of government invasions into …

… to a crisis faced by the apartheid state, as South African capitalism has been facing its deepest recession … of increasing productivity and profitability for South African industry. In addition, political resistance by the … recommendation was the call for the registration of African trade unions. The apartheid regime tried to promote …

… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 On 10 December … Constitution fixed a milestone beside the road of South African history, and marked the way for a new democratic … Constitution was also the birth certificate of the South African nation, a text adopted by an overwhelming 85 per cent …

… unionists - incarcerated in Miami, United States, in 1998, African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Gwede … is today (21 May 2010) holding a meeting with former South African political prisoners who have just returned from Cuba. … Mantashe after the gathering. Issued by: Brian Sokutu African National Congress Enquiries: Brian Sokutu 071 671 6899 …

… or referring to himself as Coloured in 1970, but the African National Congress (ANC) has made him "Coloured" again … descent) and contribute to the development of a communal African and South African identity. …

… game ranger, Sibusiso Vilane, became the first Black South African to reach the top of Mount Everest, an 8 848m … peak, one of the world's highest.  Vilane, with dual South African and Swazi nationality, took part in an international … Then I stood up and smiled ... I was grateful there was an African standing on top of the world." He planted a SA flag …

… Machel of Mozambique pledged solidarity with the South African people, in reaction to the massacre on 30 January … weSizwe (MK) cadres were killed. Machel, together with the African National Congress (ANC) President,  Oliver Tambo was … victims of the Matola raid in Mozambique killed by South African security forces. The victims were Lancelot Hadebe, …