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… elders. His uncle and regent, Tshekedi Khama, wanted Khama to return home to rebuke him and to try to convince him to get a divorce. When Seretse Khama … Seretse Khama is asked to renounce chieftaincy …

… Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy in recent years, China has emerged as a potential successor to the West with regard to being the premier trading partner of many countries on the … China Daily.com ," China to increase imports from Africa  "'From: China Daily.com , …

… guests. I was honoured indeed in 1992 by your award to me of an honorary degree. It is an exceptional, and indeed unique, privilege to be invited today as an honorary alumnus to address members of this distinguished institution of … Address to Beijing University Beijing, 6 May 1999 …

… Asiatic Land Tenure (Amendment) Bill of 1930 threatened to impose segregation upon Indians in the Transvaal. Albert … he declared that discriminatory legislation would continue to be passed. His speech was given at emergency conference of … threatened and we are met in this emergency conference to consider their position, particularly in relation to the …

… member in charge of youth affairs, J.J. Hadebe replied to Thabo Mbeki’s request to complete his Masters Degree. Mbeki, who would become South … second President after Nelson Mandela, wrote a letter to the ANC in 1964, asking the organization if he could … J.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea …

… A British mission to subdue Sekhukhune was abandoned after having failed with heavy loss of life on both sides. The attempt to subdue Sekhukhune came after the British Annexation of the … again in Sekhukhuneland. Captain Clarke who was sent to subdue Sekhukhune, was routed with heavy casualties and …

… P.W. Botha appeared in court in George, Western Cape, to face contempt of the court charges. Botha had incurred the charges after he had dishonoured the subpoenas issued to him to appear before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the … Botha pleads not guilty to contempt charges …

… in the region, with the Khoikhoi being among the last to be subdued. In some cases Germany is reputed to have committed what amounts to genocide in exerting control over the nomadic, Khoikhoi … The Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces …

… in Johannesburg. For the young white left, mainly linked to the National Union of South African Students (Nusas) and … and discussion. Alan Fine recalls that his ‘introduction to Indres and the rest of the Naidoo household in … most important political significance of the introduction to the Naidoos was that it was the first time I experienced …

… The Roman Catholic Church decided in principle to open its 192 all-white schools to black pupils. Legal questions relating to this were going to be discussed with the government. Three … The Roman Catholic Church decides, in principle, to open its 192 all-white schools to black pupils …

… The transition in South Africa from Apartheid regime to democratic dispensation was not easily achieved. The … political organisation in the country, was threatening to boycott the first democratic elections scheduled for 26 to 28 April 1994. There had been a walkout and threats of …

… minister, General J.C. Smuts, asked parliament's approval to send troops to Europe, contrary to his promise in 1939 that SA troops would only fight in … WWII: SA troops to fight in Europe …

… of the South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) to televise Mark Thatcher's case, the first time proceedings … on camera in a High Court civil matter. Thatcher was to appear in court the following day to contest the validity of the subpoena forcing him to answer …

… skilled and unskilled. Thus, the passes posed a hindrance to their sources of income. The first anti-pass protest march … occurred in 1894 in which women sent petitions to the local municipality.  By 1898, the anti-pass protestors, still subjected to carrying passes, drew up a petition to President Marthinus …

… suffered at the hands of the military, he vowed never to serve in the military again. In 1987, when Toms was called to serve, he refused. He was tried, found guilty and sentenced to 21 months in prison. He was the first conscientious … 2014]|Beresford, D.,  Toms South African doctor opposed to the conscription that bolstered apartheid , from …

… as I could, and all the time I knew it was the right thing to do, just as using every possible angle of the law to fight … If things became difficult, I decided, I was ready to strike out on my own. And that is exactly what happened. The … with MK, a crash course in sabotage. He had been sent back to South Africa through Swaziland to await further …

… soliders, people marching; text: We call for an end to conscrption: We live in an unjust society where basic … people; We live in a society where brother is called on to fight brother; we live in an unequal sodciety where the … are owned by the minority; Young men are conscripted to maintain the illegal occupation of Namibia and to wage …

… National Congress (ANC) threatened in an open letter to President F. W. de Klerk to suspend constitutional negotiations until the government meets its demands for an end to violence. These including firing security ministers … The ANC threatens to suspend constitutional talks …

… was granted self-government status by Britain, according to the terms of the Vereeniging Peace Treaty, signed between … conquered Transvaal and the Orange Free State the right to decide whether or not to extend the parliamentary franchise to Black South … Self government is granted to the Transvaal …

… announced in his first State of the Nation Address to Parliament that South Africa will subscribe to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and accede to human rights conventions of the United Nations (UN). Click … South Africa will subscribe to the UDHR …

… at the Communal Hall, Orlando, Johannesburg, from the 4th to the 6th of April, 1959. Ever since then your Congress has … march. But we are on the march, and there is no turning back; there is no side-stepping, and no obstacles can stand … nationalists that peace and prosperity on the continent is bound up with the complete and unconditional liberation of …

… Johannesburg following the Organisation's unbanning, came to conclusion. It was the first party conference held within … 1,600 delegates, mandated the National Executive Committee to "serve notice on the regime that unless all the obstacles … 1991 would be a "year of mass action". It rejected a call to relax international sanctions against South Africa and …

… hold a meeting of the two parties in Durban, in an attempt to end the escalating violence in Natal and in the townships … violence. The two parties felt that strategies were needed to be in place in order put to an end to 'Black on Black violence'. The high level talks …

… from workers fearing for their future. The decision to withdraw came after the United States of America decided to introduce tough economic sanctions against South Africa. … have worked for General Motors. General Motors' refusal to agree to demands by workers caused them to embark on …

… trial under the Suppression of Communism Act, fails to arrive in court, forfeits his bail and disappears. He went underground and only recaptured in November to stand trial for conspiring to commit sabotage and being a member of the banned … Abram Fischer fails to arrive in court …

… been accused of ‘mutually perpetrated sodomy’ according to trial records from the Cape Council of Justice in August … of sodomy in Batavia in 1713 at the age of eighteen. Due to insufficient evidence he was banished to Robben Island for twenty-five years. In 1715, Blanc, a …

… of the Constitutional Assembly, announced his intention to resign from Parliament once the final Constitution is … Ltd (NAIL). Ramaphosa was the only a real challenger to Thabo Mbeki in the race to succeed outgoing president Nelson Mandela. However, he … a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood. …

… with the African National Congress (ANC) Umkonto we Sizwe to commit sabotage and v iolating the Suppression of Communism Act. On 9 May 1966 he was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political activities against … years for being a member of the CPSA. He was subjected to harsh and degrading prison conditions. After several …

… for the death of Steve Biko . The case was then submitted to the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) for … Association of South Africa (MASA) gave the green light to its ethical committee to conduct a public investigation into Steve Biko's death on …

… plan was lagging behind as the government struggled to plug a shortage of doctors and pharmacists and other professionals needed to fight the HIV/Aids pandemic. For two consecutive years, the government failed to hit its target of providing free antiretroviral (ARV) …