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ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… in the late 1960s. In 1972 he joined the Black People's Convention [BPC] when it was founded, and rose through the …
EventDay of the African Child
… on Human and People's rights as well as the United Nations convention on The Rights of the Child. Despite the …
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… conference Aubrey Mokoena, a member of the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the Black Parents Association (BPA), …
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… associated organisations like SASO and the Black People’s Convention (BPC). The formation of AZASO Black students at …
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… to reinforce Black subjugation. In 1972 the Black People's Convention (BPC) was formed to organise Black people and …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… intermittently during this period. 1787 The Philadelphia Convention takes place in America and the different American …
PlaceLuthuli House Museum, KwaDukuza
The mission of this Museum is to conserve, uphold, promote and propagate the life, values, philosophies and legacy of the late Chief Albert Luthuli in the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… and deported from the Transvaal. 12 October, the National Convention , consisting of delegates from the Cape, Natal, … Union of South Africa. Subsequent…
ANC statement on the state of readiness for celebrations of 101 year celebration of the ANC, 9 January 2013
… 6th of January 2013 at Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban. The concert was addressed by the … of January 2013 at the Inkosi…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
… 1993 Mahamane Ousmane was elected president, leader of the Convention Démocratique et Sociale (CDS, Democratic and Social Convention). Rivalries within the…
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
… It called on the Union government to convene a National Convention before May 31st, composed of elected … decided that, if the government failed to call this…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A convention was held in Johannesburg on 28-30 December 1928, … fall to the lot of few; because the…
EventA meeting titled “Conference for Concerned South Africans” is held, bringing together homeland leaders and conservative Afrikaner parties.
… discussion was the way they were being treated at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (Codesa), a body set …
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… that the proposed multiparty conference would be called Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) and that … arrangements for CODESA. The Pan…
Event60,000 delegates attend the World Summit on Sustainable Development
… Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre. The summit began on 26 August and ended on …
EventGideon Scheepers executed
… America, as he was not treated in accordance to the Geneva Convention. There was also a serious doubt as to whether a …
Archive`The struggle is my life`- Nelson Mandela press statement
… fight against the Verwoerd republic, and for a National Convention. You will remember that the Pietermaritzburg … warned that if the government did not call…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… with in Zeerust in 1957, Johannesburg in 1958 and Natal in 1959. In 1960, as will be seen, FSAW's plans were abruptly … As the 1950s gave way to the 1960s…
EventThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament
… parties and the release of political prisoners. The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) I and II …
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… National Congress (ANC) and the Pan African Congress (PAC), especially after the Rivonia Trial , saw a lull in … the project to dismantle apartheid. The…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… African Students' Organisation (SASO), Black People's Convention (BPC), Black Community Programmes (BCP), Black … George Wauchope, former leader of the Black…
85. Charter for Change, 1981
… arrangement that does not flow from a national convention representative of all the peoples of South Africa; … that the preconditions for a successful…
PlaceEdward Hotel, Durban
… Casino, u Shaka Marine World and the International Convention Centre. The Hotel is also one about five minutes … Suncoast Casino, uShaka Marine World and the…
Chapter Five - The Fighter for Black Unity: 1935 - 1945
… life. It was Seme and Jabavu who initiated the call for a convention to challenge the bills. Unity had become the most … he left Cape Town for Bloemfontein…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… who was then Vice-President of the Black People’s Convention for Education and Culture. Asvat joined the Black …
EventFormer Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
… Party (IFP) to destabilise the country and disrupt the Convention for Democratic South Africa (Codesa). The IFP and …
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…
ArchiveInterview with Lybon Tiyani Mabasa
… School in Soweto, and joined the Black People’s Convention [BPC]. Following the outbreak of the student …
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… In 1949 Kwame Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive action' …
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… after a general election. The 1956 election returned the Convention People's Party (CPP) to power with 71 of the 104 …