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Address to the nation by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, on the assassination of Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani 10 April 1993
… him, at an early age, to commit himself fully to the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. Chris Hani knew from personal …
The Durban Moment: Revisiting politics, labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s
… political terrain resulting from the banning of the African National Congress and Pan Africanist Congress also … politics, academics and the education arena;…
PlaceClarkebury, Eastern Cape
… but Mandela became increasingly interested in native African culture, making his first non-Xhosa friend, a Sotho … War broke out. Although having friends…
Document 69 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 22 March 1937
… W.P.S.A. C.T. Branch. Dear Comrade, The strike of the African Metal Workers Union has been defeated with … 3) Natives scabbing through the general in…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
… South African Communist Party Documents. 1923 A Helots’ Bill of … Tweedie . Every intelligent worker, whether of European or African descent, must associate…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the summit on rural Safety and Security Midrand, 10 October 1998
… farms, like crime in general, have been a feature of South African life for many decades, the incidents of murder and … doing so, for there is no other way…
Establishment of Food Committee
… the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the South African economy was very weak.Unemployment and food shortages … of women’s struggle in South…
Comrade Keith Khoza`s father being buried on Saturday, 3 February 2011
… The African National Congress (ANC) sends its condolences to its …
ANC caucus statement on death of Adelaide Tambo, 01 February 2007
… to the Tambo family, friends, relatives and the African National Congress on this sad loss. Issued by: The …
EventPolice constable is buried alive at Ackerville cemetery near Witbank
… in the political struggle. The killers of 150 South African police officers received amnesty. Mandlazi Solomon …
ArchiveThe rehabilitation scheme: a new fraud
… they claim, was due to overstocking and therefore the African people should reduce the numbers of their cattle. The …
WhatsYourHeritage
… is also committed to making the university an inclusive African university, accessible to all. For more information …
PlaceMiddle Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… laid out by architect J.M. Soloman in 1918 when the South African College became the University of Cape Town, …
PlaceSmuts Hall, University of Cape Town
… of this hall was Mark Shuttleworth, who was also the first African in space. "The first thing that you will notice about …
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… was brought about by a combination of pressure from some African states, demonstrations and disruption of rugby and … Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary…
EventPaul Michael Sibisi, SA artist and teacher involved in setting up cultural art workshops in Natal, is born.
… back in school when he was awarded a bursary by the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) to study at … South African History Online, Michael…
EventMass arrests in Pondoland
… , with 2 067 eventually brought to trial. While the South African Defence Force (SADF) was present in support of the … SAHO, General South African History…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… in England. Reeves was not welcomed back by the South African government, because he believed in the justice of the …
EventThe Riotous Assemblies Act Commences
… Security Act No 74 of 1982 Click here for more on South African Apartheid legislation. …
EventBruce Fordyce is born
… Bruce Fordyce, legendary South African winner of the Comrades Marathon, was born in Hong …
EventFormer premier of Mpumalanga, Afrikaans poet and lawyer, Mathews Phosa is born
… was born in Mbombela Township in Nelspruit. Phosa was an African National Congress (ANC) political campaigner and …
EventFormer NP member Roelf Meyer is born
… the key major political parties, namely the NP and the African National Congress (ANC). Former Sate President Nelson …
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
… The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) won the …
EventTrial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends
… from the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) ended on this date. … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventEx Defence Minister P.W. Botha denies arms purchase
… the National Party was instrumental the destabilising some African countries through its supply of weapons. The report …
EventStudents support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
… (a Black academic) as senior lecturer in the Department of African Studies at the UCT. Over 1000 students and staff … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… former wife and politician was elected President of the African National Congress’ Women’s League (ANCWL) on 8 … SAHO, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , from …
EventSouth Africa is invited to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
… talks on constitutional reform between the government, African National Congress(ANC) and other key liberation …
EventCiskei National Security Decree No 19 promulgated
… powers were very similar to those contained in the South African Internal Security Act, which was used to crush …
EventEleven people are killed in eSikhawini township
… after approximately one thousand residents of the pro-African National Congress (ANC) J1 section marched to the …