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ArchiveAppendix 3 The Freedom Charter
… the right to vote for and to stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take … shall be the same, regardless of…
Document 23 - The Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955
… the right to vote for and stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All the people shall be entitled to … shall be the same regardless of race,…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… the right to vote for and to stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take … shall be the same, regardless of…
Appendix - The Freedom Charter
… the right to vote for and to stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take … shall be the same, regardless of…
“Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa”, Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference, Arusha, 4 December
… a watershed in the history of our struggle. Apartheid is Death As we close our Conference, the dark clouds of war are … Zambia, Zimbabwe or elsewhere, the…
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
… Ottomans were Muslim warriors dedicated to fighting to the death in wars against the infidel Christians and extending … The Rise of Islam, 1969 Source B:…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… Lenin and centralized his control of the country until his death. Propaganda: False or exaggerated statements aimed at … and given mock trials at which they…
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… Matter of a Horse: The Life of ‘Nongoloza’ Mathebula 1867-1948. Protea Book House, Pretoria, 2008.↵ … Matter of a Horse: The Life of ‘Nongoloza’ Mathebula…
George Msimang, artist, is born
… Artist George Msimang was born on 26 October 1948 in Durban. Msimang's interest in art began at school … Anon, George Msimang (1948 -2004 from African Art…
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… where Albertina Sisulu was the only women present. In 1948 she joined the ANC Women’s League and in the 1950s she …
ArchiveThe Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan Ansumana
… furthest south is called South Africa. It is the year 1948. A law promoting Apartheid has just been passed. A … of the majority group. This belief system did…
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… attitude of regarding Bantustans and separate development bodies in negative light" and "[c]oalesce our efforts and …
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… People (NAACP), and Progressive Citizens of America. 1948 24 January, R.A. Pillay and R. Mahabeer, chairman of the … Natal-Transvaal border. They were…
What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?
… just roll their eyes at the memory of the box office death of the worthy but dreary anti-apartheid films that have …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the snap debate on the Shell House incident National Assembly, Cape Town, 7 June 1995
… a passionate divergence of views on any matter. That the death of eight citizens outside Shell House on 28 March 1994 … ripped open by so-called traditional…
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
… On 28 June 1948, Soviet forces had cut off all land access to the … [Accessed: 17 June 2014]|June 28, " On this Day: June 28, 1948 " , from timesonline …
EventElectrically powered units replaced Johannesburg's horse-drawn trams
… with ease. The trams were to remain in service up until 1948, when increased private automobile use and a shift in …
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… to a nearby butcher) "trespassed and rooted up the bodies of the dead". The Commission recommended that the …
PlaceDjibouti
… and Gulf of Aden beaches. It's home to one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, the low-lying Lake Assal, in …
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… MPLA finding itself unable to crush its opposition. The death of MPLA leader Agostinho Neto results in Jose Eduardo … resumes. February 2002 …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… leaders in the then Union of South Africa. In 1948, the National Party under the leadership of DF Malan …
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… The ascendancy to power of the Apartheid government in 1948 under the National Party (NP) took land dispossession …
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 … around Johannesburg honing in on the…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on International Relations, 27-30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… the Union of African states. Strengthening of legislative bodies and harmonisation of legislations. Use of the New … and municipalities in their engagement…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… 30 July, Anton Lembede dies suddenly. He is 33 years old. 1948 A general election puts the National Party into power … Secondary School, who catch the…
Document 114 - (National Liberation League?), How To Work Among Urban Africans
… or two instances there were no trade unions or other local bodies set up which could have localised and concretised … rent and street politics. This could be…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… and the Apartheid state When the Nationalist Party won the 1948 election Afrikaners acceded to state power, and they … from the assumption of power by the…
Statement at the Swedish People's Parliament Against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 21 February 1986
… are facing charges of treason and may be sentenced to death simply because they have struggled for a political … African and Namibian refugees resident in…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… nationwide prohibition on meetings announced 25 June, The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 blacks and … people have died while in police…
74. The Freedom Charter, 1955
… the right to vote for and stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take … Democratic organs of self-government…