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EventIvory Coast’s new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
… he had formed the first agricultural trade union for African farmers. He established a strong relationship with …
EventTurkish newspapers criticise of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s peace award
… On 14 May 1992, Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, was subjected to harsh criticism …
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… by the mine's management. COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) supported the call for the 1st October …
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and fewer than 4 … [accessed 16 September 2009]…
EventANC sacks its chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe, after finding him guilty of sexual harassment
… positions, the most recent of which was the post of African National Congress (ANC) chief whip. In 2006, it was …
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… became known as the Trojan Horse Massacre. A South African Railways truck was loaded with crates close to the …
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… Stephen Bantu Biko was the first president of South African Student Organisation (SASO), a black student’s … at www.biography.com [Accessed: 30 July 2014]…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… destination of the marchers on 21 March. Members of African National Congress (ANC)-aligned United Democratic … Evans B.A., This Day in African History: 13…
Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period
… class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The South African struggle received little attention from the Comintern … the national and colonial struggle …
EventSA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails
… South African Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that … which still excluded direct political representation for African people. …
David Goldblatt: Intersections by Matt Damsker
… as Michael Stevenson essay's quotes the great South African author J.M. Coetzee: "There are, it seems, no angels … poverty and struggle. In Goldblatt's…
ArchiveExtracts of 3 Interviews from the 1956 Women’s Anti-Pass March
… to take part in the March itself? DM: Well I felt as an African woman I should to do something. I'm Black when I feel … Q: Can you tell us a little bit about…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Helen Joseph Avalon Cemetery, Johannesburg, 30 March 1996
… and Kate Molale. It was under their guidance that the African National Congress designed and developed the … could always sense her unique sober analysis of…
Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws, I.C.U. Yase Natal, 1929 [Extracts]
… Yase Natal stands, primarily, for the mancipation of the African Workers by the radual introduction of industrial, … out of work. (3) To establish and open…
Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, “Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored’ Races!”, The Militant, 2 July 1932
… From this point of view, the letter to us from the South African comrades appears to be not at all accidental, but … signatures 6 (it further follows: "and…
Mandela and his three wives - Evelyn, Winnie and Graca by Sapa-AFP, 6 December 2013
… carve out a living in the big city. She was the cousin of African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Walter Sisulu and … in the volatile townships, Winnie…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… help bring into being the Congress Alliance headed by the African National Congress." [16] The assumption of a mass … struggle. NOTES [16] Brian Bunting, …
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
… Then, on 11 September 1948 a national body, the South African Indian Organisation, was established. The Natal I. O. … Hajee Ahmed Sadeck Kajee, who was a…
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 - Introduction
… processes; it is a mere abortion. There are enough South African academics, especially in the so-called "humanities" … a real political significance in the…
PlaceSignal Hill
… Clock of the Oldest Timekeeper in the Country, the South African Astronomical Observatory . One day in June 1895, the … and Public Holidays and are…
EventThe National President of the Black People's Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… of the BPC, which was founded by leaders of the South African Student Organisation (SASO). Rachidi joined the BPC … in the title, soon attracted the…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
… including Organs of State'. In May 2017, following an African National Congress National Executive Committee (ANC … . Accessed 14 January 2022 The South…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Marikana 10 years on: survey shows knowledge of massacre is low, by Benjamin Roberts, Jare Struwig and Steven Gordon (theconversation.com), 16 August 2022
… the age of 15 responded to the annual round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (2021 ) by the Human … awareness of the tragedy is relatively low…
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… In 1964 a young South African student and photography enthusiast, Norman … over the world. The Blue Notes embody the beauty of South African jazz in the…
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki's AIDS denialism
… sole cause of AIDS and this viewpoint affected the South African government's response to the AIDS epidemic. Access to … strong support for HIV being the…
*Free Entrance: Emancipation Day and World Aids Day
… selected museums. *Free Entrance includes only the South African Museum and South African National Gallery. Free entry excludes: Groot …
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… questions for inclusion in its annual round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey. The survey, conducted … of the Sharpeville Massacre (1960) (%)…
EventDjibouti and Cote d' Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA
… his foreign minister Roelof "Pik" Botha a number of other African countries announced their willingness to improve … of full diplomatic relations, making it…
EventZimbabwe's interior minister Joshua Nkomo is dismissed
… Zimbabwe. This triggered bitter fighting between Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) supporters in the … region of the country and the ruling Zimbabwe…
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
… [Drum, a Johannesburg monthly, asked a number of African leaders, "Do we really want to get rid of the white …