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Document 136 - “Report on the Relationship of the Party to other Workers’ Organisations in South Africa”, Freedom 5, 4 August 1946
… conference and the Central Committee. On the question of election contests, which probably were very much in the minds … whether the considerable sums which…
A Message from Albert Luthuli to every Voter from the African National Congress, 1 April 1958
… in it, that we speak to you on the eve of this crucial election. We trust most earnestly that you will heed our …
PlaceFugard Theatre, Cape Town
… that took place after the release of Mandela, and his election as president as these events catapulted a shift in …
Document 98 - “The All African Convention”, Umlilo Mollo /The Flame, 1, 2, October 1936
… electoral districts, polling booths can be set up, and an election carried out, if possible on the same day as the …
The Soul Of The ANC Under Attack by Frank Chikane
… in the next four to nine years; and (3) Losing a national election in the next nine to fourteen years or so. It is … this would collapse the organisation or…
EventThe National President of the Black People's Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
On 27 June 1976, almost two weeks after the Soweto Uprising on 16 June, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, the National President of the Black People's Convention (BPC),…
PlaceParliament of the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town
… eventually removed. South Africa held its first democratic election in April 1994 under an interim Constitution. …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 99th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2011
… National Conference, the 10 Point Plan as well as the 2009 Election Manifesto. The outstanding improvement in the 2010 … sweeping advances in those that we…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… party capable of governance. [27] In Nelson Mandela’s 1994 election, 72-year-old Sonia Bunting was out canvasing … Bunting”. [28] Mark Guthrie, “South…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
While colonialism and slavery flourished in the 18th century, the foundations of modern democracy were also being established. It is important to consider the…
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
… examples of wages (including COLA) for 'unskilled' work in 1948 and 1957 were as follows: Industry 1948 1957 Building £2 3s. 4d. £3 4s. 2d. Chemical £2…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 92th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2004
… the celebration of our 92nd Anniversary to launch our 2004 Election Manifesto. Quite appropriately, the Manifesto is … to determine this common destiny that…
Chapter IV - A meaningful life
… freedom, which he trod. April 1974 brought a parliamentary election. In a Cape Town constituency an active group of … I was invited to speak at a mass…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… with a larger majority than in the 1958 general election. 12 May, The General Law Amendment Act provides for … The Prime Minister announces that there will…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… gone on to be a radio operator in the Israeli air force in 1948, came home eventually and opened his own place selling … My father hoped that I would join…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 5
… years afterwards Indians had to be reckoned with during election campaigns. Kajee and his gang of Indian associates … often financed him, did the committee…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… Warren Harding, elected in 1920, said soon after his election, “I have said to the people we meant to have less of … of the previous decade, Franklin…
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
… Regions who ipso facto become Deputy Presidents, for the election of a Senior Deputy President from among the number … NEC period of office, irrespective of…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… of the accession to power of the Nationalist government in 1948 right up to the dying days of the eighties, a period of … include educational, consumer,…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… qualification. Indians as Non-Whites could both stand for election and send members to Parliament. In the South African …
PlaceNtabankulu Municipality
… Alfred Nzo District Municipality after the 2011 municipal election. This is a local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, …
EventJazz veteran Dorothy Masuka dies
On 23 February 2019, Dorothy Masuka died at her home, surrounded by her children and grandchildren, after suffering from hypertension. Dorothy Masuka was…
PlaceSeshego, a Township
… Political parties became defined soon after the first election, held in 1973. The Lebowa People’s Party, under …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2011 - 2020
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS TIMELINE — 2011 – 2020 2011 8 January 2011 African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma delivers the traditional ANC…
PlaceSierra Leone
… coup led surprisingly to a multiparty presidential election and Sierra Leone became an independent nation on … https://www.sierra-leone.org/Docs/First…
4. Conclusion
… anti-pass campaigns, ran several successful campaigns for election to the Advisory Council in Orlando Township, and …
PlaceEthiopia
… to face problems of famine and widespread poverty. An election took place in April 1993 with almost unanimous …
A Marxist critique of the Freedom Charter
… partners of imperialism in Africa. In South Africa after 1948 there was already a section of the local middle class … of the masses, through the RDP, Gear,…
ArchiveChapter 19 Last thoughts – for now by Denis Goldberg
… not as President but as Comrade Thabo, not to stand for re-election. That for me was the measure of the excessive … was that some of them had lost very…