SAHO global search
11,639 records
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the South African Freedom Charter . The Universal Declaration of Human … rights that were due to all the…
EventMoses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress stalwart dies in Moscow
… Moses Kotane, the South African Communist Party and African National Congress … banned under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1951. In 1955 Kotane and I.M…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… Nkosi Sikelel'i Africa, which later becomes the pan-African national anthem in South Africa during apartheid and, … Akwapim 6 is formed in Accra by six…
BiographyAri Sitas
… the RDP, ANC, KZN Economic Council, Chris Hani Institute, African Renaissance Development Trust and a plethora of … a significant "southern theorist" and…
Minutes of Black Sash Meeting, 29 November 1955, Port Elizabeth
… Minutes of Black Sash Meeting, 29 November 1955, Port Elizabeth …
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the … whether they were permits, passes or contracts in August 1955. On 26…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… there were existing political organisations like the African People Organisation (APO), the Coloured People's … which culminated in the drafting of the…
ArchivePublic Sector Government Asian Affairs 1993
… Public Sector Government Asian Affairs 1993 … Public Sector Government Asian Affairs 1993 …
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly … regionally and nationally. The body first emerged as the African Student Movement, and…
ArticlePAC’s African Women’s Organisation
… The aim of the African Women's Organisation is to rally African women under the banner of African Nationalism and to educate women socially, … PAC’s African…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… and pneumonia." - Sol Plaatjie, first Secretary of the African National Congress , describing the lives of black miners in 1914. On 12 August 1946 African…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… in Africa by Marcus Garvey Introduction Over the years the African continent has and in many instances continues to … marking the 1963 founding of the…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… the question of the franchise. The exception was the South African Moslems' Association (SAMA), which mobilised its … Muslims only. Tobin and W. Collins, a…
ArticleAll African Convention, 1958
… ' The All-African Convention: The Awakening of a people ' - By I.B. … important meeting which was held in 1935, when the All African Convention was formed…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… assumes control of University College of Fort Hare.African students are prohibited from attending formerly "open … the pass laws. 25 March, Representatives…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… Context As the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) , founded in 1963, was established as a loose association of African states with limited mechanisms for…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing … 1994. The organisation was initially founded as the South African Native National Congress …
BiographyProfessor Brij Maharaj
… of South Africa. He is the Chairperson of the South African National Committee of the International Geography … Union and former President of the Society of…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… The origins of Black South African literature in English lie in the Eastern Cape. The … of diamonds and gold irrevocably transformed South African society…
South African and World leaders
… South African leaders South Africa has a long and very rich … for others. To read more about other remarkable South African leaders, visit SAHO's People page…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was … honourable place among nations of the world); and that the African youth should be united,…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… partnership project Abstract The Federation of South African Women founded in 1954 and was a federation of … created includes the demands that they submitted…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… Angola, which shares a border with a Namibia under South African rule, become independent. These countries played an … No. 26 comes into force. It strips…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… on 21 March 1960. Political movements such as the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist … detention, Monty Berman, a former member of the…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were … officially recognised as a permanent part of the South African population and the Department of…
ArticleContemporary South African Artists
… add biographies of both men and women contemporary South African visual artists here in an effort to continually … Contemporary South African Artists …
BiographyJacobus Wilhelmus Sauer
… in the Cape Colony. He did his education at the South African College in Cape Town. After completing his studies he … of the Cape Colony. After the outbreak…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Native Affairs Act The ANC supports the militant strike by African mineworkers in 1920. The Black (Native) Affairs Act … passages. Bonus doubled in 1931, and…
The South African War
… The South African War To this day the reasons for this conflict remain … The South African War …
Birthday message by Albert Luthuli to Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo, 2 September 1955
… by Albert Luthuli to Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo, 2 September 1955 …