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EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… Black people. Before the Union they were rural areas ruled by local chiefs. They came to be called 'Native Locations' … people could live and vote for their…
EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… National Congress rejected the constitutional proposals by the National Party calling it a 'recipe for disaster'. … on the grounds that, it entrenched…
EventThe United Democratic Front (UDF) is dissolved
… a boycott of the system. Further boycotts were staged by the UDF with the implementation of the 1985 state of … and the subsequent arrest of several…
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… the Lesotho military, Maj.Gen Justin Lekhanya was ousted by rebel junior officers. The reasons for this coup was a … Lekhanya had promised to restore…
PlaceAlexandra, Township in Johannesburg
… City Council to introduce a voucher system subsidized by the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce. The bus strike had been organised by the Alexandra People's…
EventDr Robert Broom is born
… specializing in the field of midwifery, he was fascinated by the origin of mammals and used his medical profession to … seeking more evidence of the…
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class … was shot down, and this marked the start…
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew THE WORKERS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA P.O. … is now complete in manuscript, and is…
EventCol. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya
… after the fall of Apartheid, Nelson Mandela, accompanied by Graça Machel and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfred … the 160 km journey to the Libyan…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Congress Youth League Activities
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 6. "congress youth league manifesto," Issued by the Provisional Committee of the Congress…
Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate
… and impartial referee at the same time. Against all odds By April 1991 the process of negotiation was under threat … also required the government to meet…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 21 July 1986
… was conceived in London in the context of a rejection by the British Government of the findings and recommendations of the report submitted by the…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… a ride on an old red London bus while being entertained by local stories and music. Matjiesfontein was founded in 1884 by the legendary and energetic…
PlaceRondebosch
… clump of thorn trees on the banks of the Liesbeek River. By 1670 this had been contracted in the Dutch East India's … of 1 902. In 1891 this number had risen…
JANAM People’s Theatre Group Tour!
… Lecture has a focus on popular education that is informed by a strong commitment to social justice. Popular education … multi-pronged event! It begins with a…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… The agreement that was reached in 1981 was dissolved by the mid 1980's. In order to understand why this agreement … rigged the results in a poll believed to…
EventIt is widely reported that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher criticised the ANC, calling it a terrorist organisation
… The quote comes from a press conference held by the British Prime Minister at the Vancouver Commonwealth … intensifying sanctions against South Africa - as…
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… Creative Commons Copyright Policy (unless otherwise stated by a third/outside party). This policy supports a … on our site: 1. Articles and images produced…
Document 95 - “Welcome The All-African National Convention! African National Convention Must Mark Beginning of National Liberation Movement”, South African Worker, 27 June 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The African National Convention must receive … They will become richer,…
PlaceGannahoek Farm
… farm had to work on another commercial farm owned by the McFie family. In 1990, the owner, McFie, announced … he was selling this farm. Subsequently the farm…
PlaceFederated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre
… Union of Black Artists Arts Centre was established in 1978 by Benjy Francis, Sipho Sepamla and other artists, writers, … School of Music. The FUBA Gallery…
PlaceWoodstock
… to Build their Homes near the Van Papendorp Homestead and, by the early 1800's, the Area had begun to be known as … it could boast of an Anglican Church and…
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of … footing. The target for job creation is set at 11 million by 2030…
Archive2009 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 3 June 2009 (After National Elections)
… State of the Nation Address by His Excellency JG Zuma, President of the Republic of South … votes. They exercised their democratic right spurred on by the…
Say It out Loud - The 1910 Presidential Address, Port Elizabeth, Cape
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1910 Presidential Address, Port … Cape Constitution, and which our people "never besmirched by word…
PlaceMpumalanga
… to keep it a secret, but then a similar discovery was made by William Trafford. This led to the world’s biggest gold … When all Fitzpatrick’s oxen died after…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 71th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1983
… and police surveillance and risking arrest and persecution by the security forces, the ANC and its allies in struggle, … actions, has been the succession of…
XII - Unanswered Questions
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa Despite limitations of … Even taken at their face value, the reasons given by…
Chapter XV - House arrest
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph On 13 October 1962,1 became the first person … for freedom and justice. They too, had been banned by the…
Chapter 8- Gumede walks the ANC and SACP tightrope, 1930–46‘
… protest meetings were broken up and militants harassed by the police, imprisoned or banished to remote rural areas. … division were manifold, the main one…