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EventThe Neptune, with 288* convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay, with strong resistance from Cape inhabitants
… when millionaire Charles Bowery Adderley defended the right of the Cape residents, and the motion not to declare …
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… in response to a call made by the ANC, that the timing was right for him to join uMkhonto weSizwe (MK). In his reply, …
EventEugene Terre Blanche, controversial leader of the AWB ( Afrikaner Resistance Movement), is born in Ventersdorp.
… founded the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), an ultra right-wing organisation, in a garage in Heidelberg, in the …
EventFirst Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law
… he paid for her and give up all financial rights. Women’s right s activists still feel that the latter part of the law …
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… the best way to begin is to ask ourselves this question: What was the position of the Coloured man in the Northern Province before Union, and what was his…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… African Constitution — on the basis that it enshrined the right to abortion. Supports a return to “biblical … party, the DA is led by Mmusi Maimane and grew…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… and anti-war nature are alleged to be responsible". What, then, were the views of the NEUF (of which Dadoo was … laws" and, concluded: "We answered the call…
PlaceParadise Valley, Kwa Zulu Natal
… splits, keep left on the Waterfall trail (the trail to the right is the Duiker trail). The trail goes through some large … (better known as Wild Bananas)…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… ruled that announced that Ethiopia and Liberia had no right to intervene in South Africa’s internal issues. No … ruled that announced that Ethiopia and…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… processing of all claims. 2010 March, The Communal Land Right Act (CLARA) is passed by the government, is challenged … Mulder, urging that “wrongs of the…
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… J. G. Strijdom, while the NP was also thoroughly aware of what possible effect such a victory for the HNP could have on … put beside it on the part of the…
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… heads off for a story. You come from down there! Careful what you say to them. They will murder you if it’s juicy. … and feminist publication, Time and Tide…
Constitution of the ANC Youth League, 1944
… Conference, annually. (b) Only members shall have the right to vote; (c) Conference shall discuss anything … Those above the age of 40 may be honorary…
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
… attractions in Orkney include the Bird Sanctuary (perched right on the banks of the Vaal River), the Likkewaan hiking …
EventThe last quagga in the world dies in a zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
… revealed that the quagga was not a species in its own right, but one of the 'Plains zebra' subspecies. Following …
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… in the 1959 Cato Manor riots- the question of who had the right to brew and sell the low-alcohol sorghum beer, or …
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
… White voters considered the new constitution a step in the right direction. The new constitution caused a split in the …
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… Termination of Pregnancy Act, arguing that a fetus has a right to life. The court action was opposed by the minister …
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the …
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… and took away their fundamental and elementary right of land ownership and occupation. It was known as the …
ArticleThe caring nature of Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu
… and suffering, she was tireless in her efforts to do the right thing for others, whether that be to improve their …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… her contribution but “concluded that the time was not right for women to participate in politics” (Limb, 2010: 78). …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… the colonial administration rather than give them the right to vote. Indirect rule was a British concept where …
ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… as it might first appear. To read more about what 'culture,' 'heritage' and identity' mean in South … became complicated when people began to think about…
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs' (CAD)
… was created, in which "Coloureds" were granted the right to vote, but still in separate houses of … along with all other South Africans were granted the…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Glossary
… farmer who laboured for the land owner in return for the right to cultivate a piece of land Christian nationalism - an … other groups Fascism - an…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… 19 May, White women over the age of 21 are given the right to vote . This increases the White share of the … entry of certain aliens into the Union and…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… freedom, these people deliberately avoid an explanation of what the struggle entails, the people are told that by … their motives, guide and direct their…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… conference of the African National Congress (Cape). I know what personal sacrifices each and all of you have undergone … I am sure we all welcome the…
Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid
… Africans, their subjugation to Whites (by removing their right to property), and the attempt to prevent social, … the part of the Government; it was an…