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EventApartheid becomes official policy
… prosperity and purity of the Afrikaner culture. The South African prime minister based his policy on a system which … the late 1980s to 1993, culminating in…
EventThe Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, is wrecked in a storm in Table Bay
… to the creation of a new state on the southern part of the African continent. The captain of the Nieuwe Haerlem … record of the region that was to become…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… 1963-'64, in which Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the African National Congress were convicted and sentenced to … Multiparty Negotiating Forum. He was a…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… recently. Siyanda Khumalo, a rifleman with the South African National Defence Force, described it as a, “great … the centenary. Mikhail Peppas, a member…
EventBenjamin Magson Kies, political activist & lawyer, is born
… Introduction Benjamin Magson Kies was an important South African political activist and theorist from about the middle … Cape Town. His father, a factory…
Part 3: Ahmed Kathrada and Arun Gandhi - Gandhi Satyagraha Tour SA
… Laloo “Isu” Chiba and Shirish Nanabhai. Archived by South African History Online with acknowledgement to the original …
ANC statement on the outcome of the officials meeting held at Luthuli House, 18 February 2002
… contact Smuts Ngonyama at 082 569 2061 Issued by the African National Congress …
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… Two members of the African National Congress, Mr Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and Mr …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.2 1989
… 'Even Under the Rine of Terror . . .' Insurgent South African Poetry, Jeremy Cronin. INTERVIEWS: The Art of …
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
… standard of life.” In a surprise move, Koornhof joined the African National Congress (ANC) in November 2001. …
EventBheki Mlangeni, ANC human rights lawyer of Soweto, is killed by a walkman bomb meant for Dirk Coetzee.
… Bheki Mlangeni was a lawyer working for the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1990s. He and former … 10 February 2014]| Reuters, (1996), from CNN, S…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… On 5 January 1965, members of the African National Congress (ANC) Mac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, …
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… Abebe Bikila, running barefoot, became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In …
EventANC President Albert Luthuli banned
… In 1954 the Minister of Justice C.R. Swart issued African National Congress (ANC) President Chief Albert …
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… Passive Resisters. This followed a call to the South African government by Mahatma Gandhi made at a prayer meeting …
EventPrime Minister Vorster holds talks with Dr. Kissinger
… South African Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes (B.J) Vorster held … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a…
EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
… with a certificate. The Award was then taken to South African Rugby Board (SARB) headquaters to be displayed. It …
EventClarence Makwetu announces the PAC’s suspension of its armed struggle
… by its members. With the ANC and the PAC banned and African political activity officially limited to … C. and Southey N. (1998), "A Dictionary of South…
EventANC makes demands changes to facilitate democratic elections
… The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee …
EventResumption of talks
… African National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela …
EventThe Declaration of Windhoek
… is a statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists. The context for this …
EventChief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo is shot dead
… of the traditional leaders organisation CONTRALESA and African National Congress (ANC) stalwart, Chief Mhlabunzima …
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
… Oliver Tambo, former President of the African National Congress (ANC), returns to South Africa …
EventMandela visits Zambia
… His first foreign destination was the headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia, where he …
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
… rent boycott. According to reports at the time, the South African Police threw teargas at the crowd. Police claimed …
EventNdaweni Mahlangu causes a storm in political circles
… and strong dissatisfaction was expressed within the African National Congress (ANC) hierarchy by those who felt …
EventViolence erupts in Richmond
… Underlying political tensions between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party …
EventA book claims that SA’s Nuclear weapons programme has continued since 1993
… He said those connected to the programme had assured the African National Congress (ANC), everything had been …
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… for the other political parties counted as follows: South African Party fifty-four seats; the Unionists thirty-nine; …
EventNkosi Sikelel’iAfrica composer, Enoch Sontonga dies
… date was 18 April 1905. Seven years after his death the African National Congress launched his hymn into prominence …