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Address by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the mural celebrating the adoption of the new constitution Cape Town, 8 May 1996
… they have been guided by the people of this country. The response to the Constitutional Assembly's public partici- …
Chapter 10 - A framework for negotiating the final constitution
… 1989 Namibia's Constituent Assembly had formally adopted UN resolution 435, which incorporated a set of constitutional … from the commission were received in…
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa's withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
On 29 June 1961, during its plenary conference in Geneva, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a resolution condemning the racial policies of…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… light of her enormous sacrifices to the cause, the ANC’s response was muted at best – this, despite the fact that …
EventSouth Africa's TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
On 15 April 1996, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), under Chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu, began its first formal hearings in East London City…
The strangulation of activity
… 1979 33 organisations were banned in the Transkei again in response to criticism of Transkei independence. Among these … regulations. AZACCO had been formed…
Worker Culture: It’s Emergence, Gains and the Implications of Decline by Frank Meintjies
… who were engaged in using cultural work as part of their response to the apartheid system. There was extensive … oppression and the demand for national…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of the colonial administration was a fierce … – predominantly the Maasai, the Kikuyu and the Kamba…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Bantustan designated to their respective ethnic group. In response to increasing internal pressure the apartheid regime … every right to represent their…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Reflection of the Chasm Between Constitutional Rights and the Lived Experience in South Africa by Rhiain Moses
… prisoner (Coetzee, 1997, p. 6), places the novel in direct response to historical events such as the lies from police … structure of the text is promising in…
Shared Cultural Trauma: Inarticulacy as Social Disability in South African Literature by Hannah Pagan
… prisoner (Coetzee, 1997, p. 6), places the novel in direct response to historical events such as the lies from police … structure of the text is promising in…
“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… through an exploration of exploitative development. In response to the new discovery of gold in the Orange Free … to theft (Paton 45) can therefore be…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… banned the PAC and other political organisations. In response, the task force took on military outlook after a … increasing threat of Poqo the state…
PlaceEswatini (formerly Swaziland)
… Another drought struck in 2002 and the United Nations (UN) distributed food assistance. The drought continued …
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
… School in Johannesburg emerged in most major cities in response to demand by students who wanted an art education. …
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… a feeling among many in the art community that an artistic response to social issues was overdue. The 1971 exhibition …
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… African Association and pledges ANC support for a united response to the government’s new legislation. During his …
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… a South African Native Convention to formulate an African response to the draft Act, Abdurahman encouraged all APO …
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… (now Gauteng Province), the heartland of industry, the response was massive. Rallies were held in all the major …
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… As the port developed the need for labour increased. In response to the colonists’ growing demand for labour, the VOC …
EventMahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first Black Springboks captain
… for Drug-Free Sport for the banned drug Zeranol. In public response to these results, he maintains that he did not take …
“What I Owe To Mahatma Gandhi”: An Article, September 16, 1948
… that began half a century ago. Yet when the call came, the response in me was instantaneous. It was the voice of Mahatma … kindness, decided to see us. He…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… homeland parties or military councils representing all the homelands except KwaZulu were included. KwaZulu was … body, the reincorporation of the independent…
'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art by Sean O'Toole, November 2002
… the show is largely framed around the white liberal response to the epoch it documents. Certainly one is left …
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 4 and 5 Article: The great illusion
… the African National Congress The November referendumis a response to a state of crisis. Its results prove that the …
PlaceJunction Avenue Theatre
… by the 1976 Soweto uprising , the play was created as a response to the prevailing political tensions, whilst at the …
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… Issue profiled by Brad Pritt. 2008: Travels to Gaza on a UN mission, to investigate the killing of 21 Palestinian …
Museums, Heritage & Meaning Making Conference
Iziko Museums of South Africa is proud to host this landmark conference from 21–24 October 2025 at the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town — marking 200…
EventIFP proposes a truce with ANC
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) as an effort to distil violent clashes between members of the two…
ArchiveChapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance
… Durban, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town there was a big response from workers - with coloured workers in the Cape … were organised into trade unions there was a…