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Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… has made no attempt to establish any branches of the main organisation. December, I. B. Tabata at the All African … or Joint Council pleads. Tabata describes…
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… as well as taking part in the activities of a banned organisation. On the whole, they were accused of conspiring … premised on mobilisation, recruitment of…
Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO)
… This in turn led to clashes with the DAC. One of the organisation’s biggest impacts was in regards to the future …
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… of arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport. Organisation This Order can be awarded in three Categories: …
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… power since the transition to democracy in April 1994. The organisation was initially founded as the South African …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… Afrikaners had established their separate identity Various organisation had been established by Afrikaners to promote … is an extremely exclusive, secret…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… 1902, Coloureds in Cape Town formed the African Political Organisation to represent the interests of “educated ... … Abdullah Abdurahman , who became the…
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… rapid growth and expansion in of both mass membership and organisation. In the three years following the Defiance … the formation of the South African…
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
… area of resistance and struggle, were seen as models of organisation by the UDF. The committee structures that …
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… to meet at least once a year with the African Political Organisation (APO), under the leadership of Dr Abdullah …
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… a meeting to discuss the formation of a national women's organisation. No record was kept of the informal meeting held … first attempt to establish a…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… the BCM and the counterpart of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) , decided to set up an external wing … received funding from the AFL-CIO, the…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) conference stating his organisation's position as follows: Our efforts in the past … Trade Unions (SACTU) delegates to the…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
… and other centers, and becomes the national workers organisation. The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) calls … Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) of…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… People’s Union (ZAPU), and the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) from Namibia. [6] These movements … liberation struggle. Of these, the most…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… People’s Union (ZAPU), and the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) from Namibia. [6] These movements … liberation struggle. Of these, the most…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… ANC Women's League, as the Chairperson. This was the first organisation in South Africa in which Indians and Africans … detained without trial within months…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… Robert Sobukwe is elected as the first president of the organisation. 1960 February, Sobukwe, Potlako Leballo and … Square, Langa were asked for a Xhosa…
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… attempts at peace between the groups, although the lack of organisation by the UDF after the State of Emergency made … peace in the region. This committee…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… to that of an armed struggle. The ANC formed an armed organisation, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), and started a sabotage … of MK decreased and police also managed…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… McLaren’s aim was to “use theatre as a means of mass organisation, mobilisation and conscientisation”. Initially …
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… and theatres. He also created the first radio broadcasting organisation run on a commercial basis, and from this the …
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… fold. Not only would this make it the largest student organisation in the country, but it would also bring into the …
Bantu Women’s League
… The Bantu Women's League was the first women's organisation in South Africa. It was started in 1918 by one …
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
The shards of South Africa’s fragmented history share a common thread throughout; at the core is a struggle for equality and visibility. Over the course of the…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
… this was one motivation for the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, severe limitations and constraints within the organisation…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… rural areas. This should provide an opportunity for the organisation of Congress in the Reserves for the people of … Congress felt that the wisest course lay…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… The Black People's Convention, the South African Students Organisation and the South African Students Movement become … founder and first president of the…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… urban middle class. The latter saw the need for a strong organisation to advance their class interests, but did not … privileged status. Unlike King Solomon…
ArticleThe Women’s Charter
… endeavour. Our Aims We declare the following aims: This organisation is formed for the purpose of uniting women in … women's sections in the National…