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Prime Minister Vorster gives the first official confirmation of his two-day meeting with President Houphouet-Boigny in the Ivor
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … Prime Minister Vorster gives the first official…
It is disclosed that John Vorster has invited the Presidents of the Ivory Coast and Liberia to visit South Africa.
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … It is disclosed that John Vorster has invited…
Prime Minister Vorster announces that Robert Sobukwe has been taken to Robben Island, where he will be detained indefinitely in
… Prime Minister Vorster announces that Robert Sobukwe has been taken to …
State President Vorster opens the first emergency session of Parliament to be held in peacetime and promises action against any
… State President Vorster opens the first emergency session of Parliament to be …
After a meeting between the Prime Minister John Vorster, with his Minister of Bantu Administration, and seven of the eight ‘hom
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood … After a meeting between the Prime Minister John…
Prime Minister B.J. Vorster and Chief Jonathan of Lesotho meet in Cape Town. A joint statement emphasises their belief in peace
… Prime Minister B.J. Vorster and Chief Jonathan of Lesotho meet in Cape Town. A …
A Message from Albert Luthuli to every Voter from the African National Congress, 1 April 1958
… Sir or Madam, You may be surprised to receive this message from the African National Congress: surprised because this is … unfair position continues, and our…
BiographySibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu
… High School in Natal in 1969 where he was principal until 1976. In 1974 he studied PhD in Political Science at the … the ambassador to Germany.He received an…
BiographyHyman Meir Basner
… in the Senate for the Transvaal and Orange Free State from 1942 to 1948. In 1933 he became a member of the … settle in Braitain with his family. He died in…
BiographyVictor Mhleli Ntoni
… 1947, Western Province (now Western Cape) learning music from his mother, a locally recognised singer and his uncle, … acclaimed bandleader Dave Brubeck…
BiographyAndré Philippus Brink
… Dutch author and Lawrence Durrell, an Anglo-Irish author. From 1963 – 1965 he became the principal member of the … novel A Dry White Season (1982), set in…
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… A message from Dr. Y. M. Dadoo to the Indian people Brothers and … dealing severe blows to the fascist forces of IanSmith and Vorster. Soon they will be…
Erick Mabaso
… He was a student revolt casualty of 1976. …
BiographyDumisani Shadrack Kumalo
… National Congress. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Africa and a Master of Arts degree from Indiana University, where he…
BiographyFranco Frescura
… on 28 September 1946. Both his parents originally came from Fiume, today known as Rijeka, in present-day Croatia. … of cartoons which purportedly accused…
EventThe first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.
… after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 1976 uprising against the use of the Afrikaans in schools. … was erected in front of the museum…
BiographyTony Sithembiso Yengeni
… joining the banned African National Congress (ANC) in 1976. As a result of government’s determined effort to crack … (Lesotho, Botswana, Zambia and Angola)…
Dr Allan Boesak is arrested in South Africa. Dr Boesak, along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr Christiaan Beyers Naudé
… in South Africa. Dr Boesak, along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr Christiaan Beyers Naudé …
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Bishop Desmond Tutu in Oslo. The ceremony is delayed for twenty minutes because of a bomb threat.
… Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Bishop Desmond Tutu in Oslo. The ceremony is delayed for twenty minutes …
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… member of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) were released from Robben Island by the government. Both Gwala and … as KawaZulu Natal ). After the workers…
BiographyDumisani Abraham Mabaso
… Drift Art School, Mabaso taught at the Mofolo Arts Centre from 1978-79. In 1980-81 he headed the Fine Art department at … Triangle Workshop, which annually…
BiographySydney Sekwati Choma
… (Grade 12) at Inkomazi High School. In February 1976, Choma went into exile to join the African National … training in the Union of Soviet Socialist…
BiographyRichard Barney Lekgotla Molokoane
… became politically active during the student uprising of 1976, and like many of his contemporaries he went into exile. … were recognised, and he was soon…
BiographyWilliam Kentridge
… at an early age to question structural impositions. In 1976, he attained a degree in Politics and African Studies at … important part of his career has been…
BiographyNana Henrietta Moabi
… Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in 1959, when it broke away from the African National Congress (ANC). Moabi participated … Consciousness Movement (BCM)…
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… which was formed by Patricia de Lille, who had defected from the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), benefited from the floor-crossing rule that allows members of…
Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930
… Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South …
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… increasing nationalist sentiment and escalating pressure from the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, the journey to … (12 October, 2007), ‘Equatorial…
BiographyIndres Naidoo
… during the next few days. The following is an extract from his account: I felt a punch, and before I realised … to a senior position as chief storeman for…
EventAmichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament
… Indian Cabinet Minister, Amichand Rajbansi, with effect from 1 January 1989. He also removes him from the leadership of the Indian House of Parliament, and ……