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ArticleHighlights for 2013
… President Robert Mugabe vows to retire if he loses election. Zimbabwe July 30 2013 Robert Mugabe President Robert Mugabe wins the election by outright…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… crowds await the result of the first Parliamentary election of the Union of South Africa held on 15 September … republics and colonies, and only whites could…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… labour. State repression and the build up to the 1948 election In 1947, the Native Representative Council (NRC) … under the policy of Apartheid. The UP based…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… agree. On the 23 October Harris received the long awaited reply from Lambeth Palace. Davidson wrote: I am willing to … 30 July to chief Stephen Mini,…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… reasons for his absence he shall forfeit his position. 6. Election: The Officers of the Convention (a) shall be elected … office for three years, and (c)…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… Africa holds local government elections. To read the ANC’s election manifesto click here . 2001 8 January, In the … ANCYL leader recently elected to head…
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… Worldwide economic crisis Democratic victory in 1932 election FDR's New Deal …
EventDr Louis Luyt is born
… he personally bankrolled. The FA took part in the1999 election and Luyt was elected to Parliament. He served as a …
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… when his party suffered defeat in the first democratic election. …
EventNP Secretary-General Stoffel Van der Merwe resigns
… Africans of all races and which could win a democratic election. He was reported to have become frustrated and …
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… Samuel Doe to power. The opposition refused to accept the election and were threatened by Doe to accept them. As a …
Directive concerning the nature of the forthcoming ANC consultative conference in Morogoro by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1969
… another conference. It must give a lasting and effective reply to the great challenge that confronts our movement; it …
Directive Concerning the Nature of the Forthcoming ANC Consultative Conference in Morogoro by O. R. Tambo, March 1969
… another conference. It must give a lasting and effective reply to the great challenge that confronts our movement; it …
Chapter 7 - Gumede keeps the bright fire burning, 1928-29
… Province in 1921582 , was not satisfied with Gumede’s reply. He was eager to prove Gumede’s“ conspiracy” with the … we fill all the gaols”. He attacked…
PlaceSenegal
… Diouf was president from 1981-2000. In the presidential election of 2000, he was defeated in a free and fair election by the opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade…
Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958]
… calling upon all Coloured voters NOT to vote in this dummy election. Here are some of the reasons why you should BOYCOTT … colour or sex or religion. II…
The Struggle Continues and Grows More Intense - Statement by O. R. Tambo, 23 August 1984
… the so-called new constitution in a total boycott of the election by our Indian compatriots. Such a massive boycott …
EventNational Party wins national elections
… National Party (NP) wins the South African general election with an outright majority. Race plays a critical …
EventLucas Mangope leaves Mmabatho due to uprising
… political activity in Bophuthatswana, a member of the anti-election Freedom Alliance. His stance caused widespread …
EventMangope calls out troops as unrest flares in Bophuthatswana
… homeland's government decided against registering for the election and the African National Congress (ANC) called for a …
ArchiveCHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
THE POLITICS OF COLLABORATION: THE CAMPAIGN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TRICAMERAL PARLIAMENT
… not known”. Understandably, the specificity of the “first election to parliament” for Indians, with its concomitant … with political optimism in its capacity…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… important questions. Kajee was always sensible enough to reply appreciatively of the interest taken. At the same time, … years afterwards Indians had to be…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… the National Party and Labour Party wins the national election and General J.B.M. Hertzog becomes Prime Minister. … Government to suggest a round-table…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the struggle continues and grows more intense, 23 August 1984
… the so-called new constitution in a total boycott of the election by our Indian compatriots. Such a massive boycott …
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo) won the election overwhelmingly and on 14 November Mr Martti …
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… After the September general election, F.W. De Klerk was inaugurated as the new State …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Glossary
A map representing the ‘new’ Union of South Africa of 1956 (The British Cape Colony and the two Boer Republics: The Transvaal and the Orange Free State). …
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
Nithianandan Ganese Govender (Elvis) was born on 1 November 1958 in Esperanza, a village on the south coast of Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN), on the eastern…