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Statement to the 20th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 14 November 1984
… happy to welcome and identify ourselves with the unanimous election by this 20th Summit of Julius Nyerere as Chairman of … our continent has in him as…
PlaceKenya
… African majority rule. [xxi] The first Kenyan general election with the participation of African parties was held … have been present in Kenya since. In 2007…
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
… here to cast his vote in the country’s first democratic election. Afterwards, he visited the grave of Rev Dube and … and to present to the people of our…
How Zuma, the smiling spy, controls South Africa by Joe Brock and Ed Cropley (World News), 04 May 2016, Johannesburg
… seems like it should be weaker than at any point since his election in 2009. Yet he endures, thanks to skills honed …
ArchiveThe Little Acknowledged Legacy of Steve Biko by Prithiraj Dullay, (Daily News), 08 Sept 2008
… What was even more ominous is that in the “Whites only” election following Biko’s death, the same fascist Nationalist …
Farewell To His Comrades: Message, September 19, 1983
… sessions of the Central Committee. Furthermore, since my election as Chairman in 1972, this will be the first time I …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the Congress of the South African Agricultural Union (SAAU) Cape Town, 18 October 1994
… by the horns. Mr Chairman, On two occasions before the election I had the opportunity of discussing agricultural …
Address during a joint sitting of Parliament to mark 10 years of Democracy In South Africa Monday 10 May 2004, Cape Town
… National Council of Provinces and your deputies on your election to these important and prestigious positions in our …
ArchiveThe Arthur Chaskalson I knew by George Bizos, 5 December 2012
… Natal, Fort Hare, and Roma in the then Basutoland. The election victory of the National Party led to threats to …
Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
… in the Youth League. Five years later ' she agreed to his election as the first full-time Secretary-General of the ANC, …
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… of Indians was a key issue in the National Party election manifesto in 1948: “The party holds the view that …
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
Few alumni know this, but one of South Africa’s most important civil rights leaders is part of the University of Minnesota family. One hundred years ago,…
Introduction of A Crime Against Humanity
… in April 1994. Finally, Part D takes stock of the post-election period of May 1994 to December 1996 in an attempt to …
3. The Communist Party of South Africa and the Communist International
… had arrived at his position. He remembered how in the 1924 election Hertzog had written to Clements Kadalie, asking him … Kadalie, 'You and I belong to the…
Chapter 2 - Historical Background
… prepared go to the polls on 6 September of that year. This election provided De Klerk's government with a mandate to … proposals; it was also to be the last…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… to oust Smuts South African Party from power in the 1924 election. Industrial and Commercial Workerss Union in its … the National Party and Labour Party wins…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… is born 1826 The Cape colonial government approves the election of Adam Kok II. Due to internal strife Adam Kok II … flown once again 1882 For the first time…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… prominent Soweto residents, and issues a programme for the election of a new community board to have total autonomy in … and Black empowerment. January,…
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2004 (Before National Elections)
… violence declined during and after the April 1994 election, extensive criminal and political violence continued … country still has to face: the first fully…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… education in preparation for that country's first all-race election. On Wednesday 25 August 1993, while Biehl was …
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… in court (South African Department of Labour). After the election of Nelson Mandela in 1994, more legislation was …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 82nd Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1994.
… and that each voter reaches a voting station during the election days. Equally important, it is our common national … such that either he or she does not…
EventThe fall of the Berlin wall
… its construction to the period when it was torn down. The election of Gorbachev as head of the Soviet Union in 1988 …
PlaceDistrict Six, Cape Town
… Technical College were erected. After the 1994 Democratic Election, claims for restitution were made by families, which …
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… inclusive. Thus, on average it lost 3% support on each election. Concerning the Local Government Elections, the ANC … This means that on average it lost 4.7%…
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
The Transvaal, is one of the former Province of South Africa. It occupied the North Eastern part of the Country. The Limpopo River marked its border with…
Address By President Mandela - Opening Of The President’s Budget Debate Cape Town, 2 March 1999
… will be of critical importance as we approach the coming election. As far as the election date is concerned, government has already indicated …
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to the OAU Ad Hoc Committee for Southern Africa Arusha, 28 April 1992
… the first democratic elections are held. We see this pre-election phase lasting no longer than six to nine months. In … be able to independently verify the…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Racism against Indians
… the Nationals candidate in the coming Parliamentary by-election at Wolmaranstrand pays particular attention to the Indian problem in his election manifesto…
Chapter 23. How the United Party Betrayed South Africa - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… opposed to the Nationalist Party and, in the general election of 1943; the Nationalists had obtained only a few … thousand members. The first item on the…