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… 1950 In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Mandela trained at the Donaldson Orlando Community Centre. He excelled at boxing and shared his love of the sport with his son, Thembekile. He enjoyed visiting the …

… The African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa … in Duncan Village outside East London in March 1961. The launch followed a conference of the Non European Unity Movement (NEUM) in January in which, … D., Legassick, M and Ulrich, N., “White Activists and the Revival of the Workers Movement in Magubane, B.,  The …

… 9 July, The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's nominee to the Young Committee. Albert Christopher, Manilal Gandhi and …

… When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws for women a these had been relaxed after the success of earlier resistance to passes. In the light of …

… The student protest that broke out on 16 June 1976 was organised and directed by the Soweto Students Representative Council (SSRC) . Recent accounts of the event suggest that the SSRC was motivated and guided by … Ndlovu, S., “The Soweto Uprising” in B. Magubane (ed) (2006) The Road to …

… 11 September, Gerrit Viljoen is born in Cape Town. 1920 The Native Affairs Act The ANC supports the militant strike by African mineworkers in 1920. The Black …

… by non-vernacular-speaking friends. While noting this, the spelling on this site has not adhered to Chief Luthuli's … choice is in order to facilitate Internet searches, where the more widespread spelling of 'Chief Luthuli' is more … name Mvumbi, which means continuous rain. 1820s Shaka , the Zulu king, allows a small party of English traders to …

… them an alternative space to articulate their views. The emergence of a number of publications in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century spearheaded by the emerging African elite was incorporated into the struggle … A. D. Roberts, (1986), The Colonial Moment in Africa: Essays on the Movement of …

… The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with … however their history had an important influence on the history and development of the Orange Free State province. The arrival of the Boers and …

… The Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) was the external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) , and had offices  in …

… When disaffected groups of Dutch farmers from the Cape reached the Trans-Gariep region, they brought with them a mindset … and agrarian in nature. Their constitution of 1858 divided the country into a series of ‘districts’, each governed by a …

… 1970 Early in 1970, the  South African Communist Party  (SACP) convenes a special meeting.  Apart from members of the Central Committee, leading activists of the Party, including MK cadres who experienced armed …

… During the 1930s there were attempts by African workers to organise … unions. There was a need for solid trade unions after the failure of the African-based Industrial and Commercial Workers Union …

… From the very beginning, settlement in Lenasia was a contentious … with and resistance to apartheid. Calls were made by the Indian Congress to reject the plans of the newly elected Nationalist government, but …

… In January 1986, the UDF met the African National Congress (ANC) for talks in Stockholm. It was at these talks that the position and future role of the UDF became clearer. These …

… 1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner , the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape and now administrator of the two former Boer …

… The ascendancy of the apartheid government in 1948 signalled a descent into … racism unseen in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent. Under the leadership of Dr DF Malan , the National Party (NP) … Vigne R, (1997), Liberals against Apartheid : A History of the Liberal Party of South Africa, 1953”“68, (London)| …

… On 3 September the Tricameral Parliament opened in Cape Town while protest demonstrations began in the Transvaal, marking the start of the longest and most widespread period of black …

… 1602 Chamber Representatives of the Netherlands Parliament grant a founding charter to the Dutch East India Company to establish an Indian trading empire in the East. 1652 The Dutch East India Company started a …

… The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a South African political … to advance his political ambitions. Buthelezi used the name Inkhata which was rooted in a previous Zulu cultural …  In 1975, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi formally launched the Inkatha Cultural Liberation Movement to fan Zulu …

… The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising that is also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt. It occurred during a period of … companies were faced with rising costs and a fall in the price of gold.... Build-up to the rebellion The …

… The gains achieved by the White minority in the first four decades of the 20th century were, by the 1940s, increasingly under …

… The Korana or Kora were a nomadic Khoikhoi group that … called Kora (or Gora), who was originally a leader of the Gorachouqua (`-qua’ meaning ‘people of’). This leader … himself from this group with his followers and became the first great chief of the Korana. Others say that the name …

… The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great … and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck on the Rand. Moreover, gold mining was labour intensive and, as a result, attracted more labour away from the countryside to Johannesburg. It was also …

… The position of South Africa in international affairs remained important throughout apartheid. The South African government needed to rely on the external community for certain products and as a market …

… progress that will be added to over time. Please click on the contribute icon on this page if you would like to add an event. 1880 - 1904 Pageview is still known as the ‘Malay Location’. The population is largely ‘coloured’, ‘cape coloured’ and …

… The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the rising Afrikaner nationalism. The ANC which was weak in the 1920 and 1930s was consolidated …

… From European to "Africaander” The modern Afrikaner is descended mainly from Western Europeans who settled on the southern tip of Africa during the middle of the 17th century. Portuguese mariners … [Accessed 5 October 2010]|Dooling, W. Turning Points 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism, Chapter 2: The …

… Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, …