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EventDe Klerk calls for stringent safety measures
… and other serious crimes and would permit a free vote in parliament on the issue. These measures were aimed at curbing …
Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… his comrades when he joined the ANC, serving as Member of Parliament. His eldest son, Dr Gerhard Koornhof, also joined …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Some Aspects of the Native Bills
… pseudo-franchise. To us the Representation of Natives in Parliament Bill constitutes the crux of the proposed … prescriptive right to indigenous Africans by…
”The Future of the Bill”. Editorial in August 15, 1894
… HUMBLY SHEWETH. 1. That a Bill has been passed by the Cape Parliament, entitled a "Bill to provide for the disposal of … Districts". 2. That the said Bill…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… the Natal Government and the Colonial Secretary, the Natal Parliament passed the Coolie Law No 14 of 1859. This made it … law in the Colony on 20 July 1894…
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year …
EventTony Leon is born
… Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of Democratic Party. He succeeded Zech …
EventP.W. Botha becomes SA’s first Executive President
… in 1984. The constitution further created three houses of parliament, namely the House of Assembly for Whites, the …
EventWynand Malan leads the newly formed National Democratic Movement
… Former National Party (NP) member of parliament, Wynand Malan, lead the newly formed Afrikaans …
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki is inaugurated at Union Buildings
… of South Africa. He was unanimously appointed by the new parliament on 14 June and inaugurated two days later at a …
EventCyril Ramaphosa resigns as ANC Secretary-General
… National Congress Secretary-General, as well as from Parliament. Speculation around Ramaphosa's resignation was …
EventUN troops arrive in Congo to help deal with the political crisis
… State of South Kasai, with Joseph Ngalula as head of parliament. The events leading to the secession of the two …
Event18,000 people have been detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March
… The Government of the Republic of South Africa announced in Parliament that 18,000 people had been arrested and detained …
Address by I. B. Tabata, AAC Conference, December 16,1941
… and purpose. Before the Native Bills were introduced into Parliament, not many Africans were fully aware that they have … realise that the Government, the…
EventANC denies responsibilities for the unrest in homelands
… allegations levelled at his party by the South African parliament and press that the ANC was responsible for the …
EventDurban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreement
… Gandhi. Following the Gandhi-Smuts deliberations the Union parliament passed the Indian Relief Act on 26 June 1914, …
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
… government. His denial came two months after a Member of Parliament and leader of the Progressive Federal Party, Dr. …
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa appears before protesters against gender- based violence in South Africa
… 2019, students from different institutions went to parliament to protest against gender-based violence and … as Ramaphosa finally makes an appearance outside…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… almost completely lost their right to be represented in Parliament, their right to take any job for which they are … abroad and particularly to the people of…
Document 3 - Peace Treaty of Vereeniging
… Today's opening address of President Nelson Mandela to parliament will go down in the history of our country as one … are needed. On the occasion of this,…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… Immigration and Registration (Further Provision) Bill in Parliament. It defines Indians as aliens and recommends … The following measures taken while Bill is…
Pamphlet by Professor Z. K. Matthews, published in November 1946
… the Bills which the late General Hertzog had placed before Parliament in an attempt to arrive at what he considered … or which, one or other Minister had…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Disfranchisement of the Cape Native
… the motives inspiring the officials of the then British Parliament were born of the essential Christian ethic, … 1909 when under the Union Act; the right of…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955
… Councils and study circles; Constitution and powers of Parliament; Registration and control of the population; …
EventSir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.
… of the Transvaal Legislative Assembly and the first Union Parliament of 1910. The Cullinan rough was presented to King …
EventRuth First is assassinated in Mozambique
… funeral in Maputo was attended by presidents, members of parliament and envoys from 34 countries. The Truth and …
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
… trailed Mugabe's ZANU-PF by 20-57seats in the new 100-seat parliament. Mugabe formed a Government of National Unity by …
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… all ANC leadership posts, including her post as Member of Parliament. She was re-elected in 1997. Madikizela- -Mandela …
EventArchbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested
… in the fight against apartheid, was arrested outside parliament while leading a protest march (one of many) …
EventMandela confirms Kerzner’s contribution to the ANC
… Disciplinary Committee ousted Holomisa from his seat in Parliament on 1 October 1996 after finding him guilty of …