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BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… but Zuma was the President of the ANC. After Zuma’s election, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) served him …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver 'OR' Tambo, is born
On 27 October 1917, Oliver Tambo, who would become African National Congress (ANC) President, was born at Bizana, Transkei (now known as Eastern Cape). During…
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
… campaign had been not only to get a boycott of this dummy election and to e Coloured Affairs Department, but to build … the mighty political weapon of the…
WE HAVE THE KEY TO FREEDOM NOT THE OPPRESSOR, December 16, 1957
… note without comment at this stage that it comes in a pre-election year: an election that, for good or for worse, must affect our struggle for liberation; an…
PlaceSouth Sudan
… Bashir accepted the results and said he would not seek re-election when his term expires in 2015. The Bush …
ArchiveThe Mission by Denis Goldberg - Foreword by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan
… and after apartheid was brought to its formal end with the election of Nelson Mandela to be the first President of the …
EventDaniel Toroitich arap Moi arap Moi wins the first multi
… reelected president with only 36 percent of the vote in an election marred by widespread violence and fraud. By 1997 …
EventGrace Naledi Mandisa Pandor, SA minister of education since 2004, is born in Durban
… in 1989. Following South Africa's first democratic election in 1994, she was elected to Parliament and rose …
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… a commission to draft new laws in November, and a general election in March 1856 increased the number of Volksraad … sides came to an agreement, and a fresh…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… The Nationalist Party (NP) wins a majority in the general election and introduces a policy of apartheid. 1949 Sobukwe …
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… to protect colonial farmers of all kinds, to secure the election to Parliament of candidates who would represent …
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… and seize weapons, although campaigning for the impending election was permitted. Conclusion The State of Emergency …
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… been very low in the first place. The effectiveness of the election campaign revitalised the UDF and MDM as it became …
PlaceMangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
Mangaung is a Sesotho name meaning "Place of Cheetahs". Legend has it that when the first settlers arrived, they were stunned by the vast plains, that were…
Last kicks of a dying horse July 1992 - June 1993
… violence to an end: • the control of violence during the election campaign; • the election itself; • acceptance of the election results. Violence during…
PlaceBurundi
… Pierre Nkurunziza announced his intent for seeking re-election [v] . As of January 2016 an estimated 439 people had … the political violence following…
Statement by Oliver Tambo, on behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the closing session of the seventh summit meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African states, 02 December 1988, Arusha
… are happy to join in congratulating you on your unanimous election as current Chairman of the PTA Authority. Tanzania - … allowed voting to occur up to two…
Statement, on Behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the Closing Session of the Seventh Summit Meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, Arusha by O. R. Tambo, 1 - 2 December 1988
… are happy to join in congratulating you on your unanimous election as current Chairman of the PTA Authority. Tanzania - … allowed voting to occur up to two…
Images That Preserve History, and Make It : ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography by Holland Cotter (The New York Times), 20 September 2012
… Technically the struggle was over. With Mr. Mandela’s election as president on the horizon, optimism, not … to set in. Significantly Mr. Mandela’s 1994…
Document 34 - Letter from the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, to the Executive Committee, Comintern
… The petition is couched in the form of a demand. Like an election campaign or referendum (c.f. recent campaigns … part of those who sign. During Comrade…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… of R.V Selope Thema breaks away in a protest against his election. Thema did not trust neither Dr J Moroka nor the … stoppage of work by Blacks to coincide…
EventMandela's last major address to parliament
President Nelson Mandela delivered his last major address to parliament at the opening of the ultimate session of the first democratically elected parliament.
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… Kelly for £500, upon which this house was built. After his election as President of the new ZAR in May 1883, contractor …
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… self governing status. Soon after, a provisional election was held where Josias Philippus Hoffman was chosen … as the official residence for the President of…
FREEDOM IN OUR LIFETIME, Durban, December 12-14, 1958
… was returned with an overwhelming majority in the General Election held early this year. Their return was not … to the late Mr. Strijdom. The results of the…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 5 August 1991
… by the time negotiations end. POM Well if there was an election at the end of negotiations, what kind of government … POM So if at the end of…
EventJames Thaele, co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC) branch in Cape Town, passes away
… leadership position to A.V. Coto in the 1938 provincial election. …
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… Even apart from that Dr. Malan will not risk another election before his term is over through his administration … strong feeling among some leaders that we…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… by the dissolution of the legislative bodies for a general election. In many ways, this Act was similar to Hertzog 's … the Transvaal Indians. This point was…
ArticleDespite the 1994 political victory against apartheid, its economic legacy persists by Haydn Cornish-Jenkins
… introduced by the National Party in 1948 following their election success; the system was designed to withhold … and armed struggle (Lodge & Nasson, 1992)…