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EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
… Interim Constitution was endorsed by the last apartheid parliament and became law as the Constitution of the Republic …
EventNicolaas Johannes Diederichs, South Africa’s fourth state president, is born
… joining the National Party in 1953 and became a Member of Parliament who served on various ministerial portfolios. He …
PlaceUnion Buildings, Pretoria
… and overlooks the City . The Legislative seat of Parliament is in Cape Town . The Union Buildings were … and overlooks the City. The Legislative seat of…
PlaceSt George’s Anglican Cathedral, Cape Town
… Cathedral of St George the Martyr stands at the bottom of Parliament Street in Cape Town and was erected to provide a …
PlaceSteynsburg
… Kruger High School here and went on to become a Member of Parliament and an Ambassador. At an altitude of 1460 metres, …
PlaceVereeniging, a City in Gauteng
… but declined the position when he was elected Member of Parliament for Vereeniging in November 1972. South African …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… Jan Smuts to argue for increased African participation in Parliament. E.T Mofutsanyana and Alpheus Malibu are selected … under General Jan Smuts winning a…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the anniversary of the SOWETO Uprising on 16 June 1976 16 June 1994
… of the education crisis, we intend to table a Bill in parliament soon, to eradicate discrimination and take the … During the address at the opening of the…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… structures, such as political organisations and even Parliament, and those who worked within the broad domain of … for a more passive and obedient labour…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… the Transvaal and Orange Free State, an act was passed by parliament in 1910 enacting 16 December as a national holiday …
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… which asked for a two thirds majority of both houses of parliament to remove people described as 'coloured' from the …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… hold senior positions in society. Some current members of parliament and provincial legislatures have unwittingly …
The appointment of Judges
… are largely drawn from the legal profession and members of Parliament on the basis of proportional representation, was …
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… was named after Charles B Adderley, a member of British Parliament who fought against the British appeal to turn Cape …
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… about the running of the organisation. In 1927 a student parliament was founded in Durban and this structure was run …
ArchiveMandela, From a Freedom Fighter to an Icon of Reconciliation
… Party and Chief Buthelezi. General Viljoen, elected to Parliament, became a friend and admirer. In a gesture of … or Indians who received more than their…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
… decision that the Scorpions should be disbanded. In 2008, Parliament passed the South African Police Service Amendment … continuing to “censor” government…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… 1912 William H. Andrews is elected to the South Africa Parliament as Labour Party member. 1914 Sidney Percival … William H. Andrews is not re-elected to the…
Freedom Day Call by Albert Luthuli, 3 June 1956
… Africa, darkened by the oppressive apartheid laws made by Parliament of whites only. "We should at this ceremony of …
Appeal For Funds For New Age, January 1956
… As the Union Parliament prepares to assemble for its new session, the …
EventSouth Africa heeds United Nations call to assist Korea
… afford to alienate potential allies. After much debate in Parliament, it was decided on 4 August 1950 to make an air …
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… (NP). In 1941, Swart was once again elected as a Member of Parliament and became Minister of Justice when the NP won the …
Wosa on the 1997 Conference for Socialism
… of the daily papers soon afterwards saying: "J. L. Page in Parliament." It appears he was a French polisher as well as a … tamed down by Parliamentary…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… African Communist Party declared illegal is approved in parliament. It came into force on 17 July 1950. A Day of … of white ex-servicemen opposing government…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… Bill of General Hertzog , the joint session of Parliament and the Senate had the brazenness to pass the Bill. It is correct to say that this Parliament and…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… committed to introduce the case to as many members of parliament as possible and to solicit their support for the … was presided over by Dr. G. Clarke, an ex…
PlaceColigny, North West Province
… and fascinating character. With the last sitting of the parliament of the old Transvaal Republic , before the Union …
Document 2 - Against the C.A.D. for Full Democratic Rights [1943]
… the Act Union whereby only Europeans could be elected to Parliament, and non-Europeans, except in the Cape and to a … Smuts, the Prime Minister, for…
ArticleDifferences between Capitalism & Communism and why did it start in Russia?
… much of the land but had no political say. There was no parliament, and political parties were not allowed. The press … incident became known as Bloody…
EventRayda Jacobs, the novelist and documentary filmmaker is born
… Cape.[v] Rayda was a member of the Editorial Committee of Parliament of the World’s Religions in 1999.[vi] Her third …