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Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… Congress is a member of the CongressAlliance which is led by the African National Congress. The policyof the Movement … majority of the Indianpeople. Figures…
Dr. Nelson Mandela’s acceptance address at the Clark University Investiture Atlanta, Georgia, 10 July 1993
… now exists because the people of South Africa, supported by your efforts have made it so through their determination … constitution. We have sought a…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The People's Candidates … below, was made on 27 November 1977…
ANC NEC meets (30th November, - 2 December 2001), 29 November 2001
… the 2nd of December, 2001. The meeting will be opened by a political overview from the President which is expected … session of the ANC which was attended…
PlaceUniversity of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
… of Law, Education, and Social Sciences (1945), followed by Economic and Administrative Sciences (1954), Agriculture … was renamed the University of the Free…
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… Congress at Hammanskraal in December 1972, attended by approximately 200 African, Indian, and Coloured delegates … and opposition to multinational sport as…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… open spaces constitutes the original campus as designed by architect JM Solomon in 1918. A number of important … also known as the Summer House, which was…
PlaceBurkina Faso
… poor, landlocked country in West Africa . It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin , … trade . These kingdoms were able to…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… became a centre for trade and Islamic scholarship. By the 18th century, a centralized political and … the European scramble for Africa, this system was…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… Africa particularly after the takeover of the government by the National Party (NP) in 1948 led to friction between … Africa. The implementation of the…
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… war broke out. The MPLA which seized power was supported by Cuba and the Soviet Union and UNITA which went to war was supported by South Africa and the USA…
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
… focus of these inquiries were largely on the role played by the agents of the apartheid government, reports on acts of … a commission of inquiry was set up…
EventSouth African artist, Gerard Sekoto, dies
… of his pictures. This was to be the first picture painted by a black artist to enter a museum collection. In 1942, … and District Six. His artwork is highly…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… South African Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia. It was alleged … South Africa. McBride's arrest fuelled…
PlaceRiverside
… It was already well-established when it was purchased by James Cole, an eccentric trader who settled in Griqualand … and most sought after South African…
EventUnited Nations lifts arms embargo on South Africa
… arms to countries that abused human rights or were divided by civil war. In November, a commission of inquiry appointed by the new government held hearings…
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… the present developments of black nationalists possible. By bringing them education, by showing them this way of life, by bringing in industrial development,…
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… But amongst the cities black residents it was known by many names, most commonly referred to as "Town". This is … the city centre. While the Area was…
Chapter 4 - ‘SASO on the Attack’ : Organisation, Mobilisation and Collective Action
… in political and educational institutions. Participation by blacks in separate development political institutions was … to the banning of the UCM and the…
ArchiveThe Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
… the terms of the homeland’s new parliament, as defined by the Zulu Territorial Authority constitution and negotiated … (Inkatha Freedom Nation), a cultural…
Freedom In Our Life Time - African National Congress Activities
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 11. A. M. LEMBEDE, "Congress on … ”” the spirit which is being interpreted and applied by…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… of Queen Adelaide . In November 1836 a survey was made by John Rex and John Bailey of the Buffalo River mouth. Their … distance above Fort Buffalo . The…
30. Potchefstroom traders: we please the poorest class of customers
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The agitation by anti-Asiatic vigilante groups grew strong after…
Nelson Mandela Letter to the United Party, 23 May 1961
… Letter Wrttten by Nelson Mandela to Sir de Villiers Graaff, Leader of the … to state that this intention has never been endorsed by the non-White majority of…
EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
… was murdered after being kidnapped from his Soweto home by a group of armed men the night before his death. The … Congress (Soyco) member, Masabata Loate,…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… Rosa, in Skinner Street, became an autonomous institution by Act No 1 of 1910, largely through efforts by General J.C. Smuts . This institution was the…
EventSASO leader, Abram Tiro is assassinated
… South African Students' Organisation (SASO), was killed by a parcel bomb near Gaborone, Botswana. Tiro was completing … only as Lawrence handed him a parcel…
EventThe participants at the multi-party forum negotiations agreed on both new structures of the police and defence force
… that the old South African Police would be substituted by the new South African Police Services (SAPS), which would be established and regulated by…
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
… led the South African delegation. The meetings, hosted by the US and led by Chester Crocker, took place in the informal atmosphere of … (Angola). This…
EventNational Day of Prayer is observed peacefully
… forces in Soweto and other major townships. Called by the National Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR) as a way … to foster peace, the National Day of Prayer…