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… The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning … and democrats who had fought for the principle that South African belonged to all, for non racialism and for human … the new constitution were first articulated in the ANC's African Claims document of 1943, the Non-European Unity …

… The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing … 1994. The organisation was initially founded as the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) on 8 January 1912 in … waged the armed struggle and obtained support from some African countries and the Soviet bloc for its activities. …

… and Unions 1920's" Laws on labour passed by the two South African governments in power in the 1920s … South African Party and the National-Labour Pact Government … Some were more successful than others. In 1930 the South African Trades and Labour Council (SATLC) was formed. Between …

… The origins of Black South African literature in English lie in the Eastern Cape. The … of diamonds and gold irrevocably transformed South African society and a new literature began to develop as a … Blacks to unite into a single organization in 1912 (the African National Congress ) and most writers for the first …

… its control over the maintenance of borders in the eastern regions of the Cape Colony, the Company establishes an … of officials on an expedition to visit "the most outlying regions as far as they are occupied'. In his diary he records … Street, Cape Town, the first Muslim place of worship in Southern Africa 1794 December, The Portuguese ship São José …

… As Johannesburg expanded, so did its need for African labour. After the First World War, a large number of … in size. More and more Africans moved to the city. As the African working class grew in Johannesburg, the population of … attracted an ever growing number of inhabitants, mainly African, to Sophiatown. Sophiatown's population in 1921 stood …

… was repealed (Bendix 1989: 305). 1980 Republic of South African Constitution Fifth Amendment Act No 101: Abolished … State President. 1980 1 April, A summit meeting of nine southern African countries in Lusaka decided to form the … the government to divide the country into a number of regions and calls elections to Legislative Council for each …

… on 21 March 1960. Political movements such as the  African National Congress  (ANC) and the  Pan Africanist … detention, Monty Berman, a former member of the  South African Communist Party  (SACP), Myrtle Berman, John Lang, … predominantly white. The organisation hoped to attract an African following by undertaking acts of sabotage against …

… on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa " can be traced back to the year 1986. In this year the Organisation of African Unity, which had accepted that one of its … of Heads of States and Government on the question of Southern Africa' as a front against Apartheid. The strategy …

… The Killing fields of Southern Africa …

… Southern Rhodesia becomes a self-governing colony. …

… The Crucible of privilege: Southern Rhodesia …

… Integration and Disintegration in Southern Africa …

… The Christian Institute of Southern Africa …

… Super-power contention in southern Africa …

… Union`s new branch in southern Natal …

… Editorial: Heroic guerilla and southern Africa …

… Editorial notes: Confrontation in southern Africa …

… add biographies of both men and women contemporary South African visual artists here in an effort to continually … Contemporary South African Artists …

… canal was opened European ships had to travel around the southern tip of Africa to reach their destination. Source: … sea route between Europe and the East ran past the southern tip of Africa, and South Africa played a critical … Due to natural and human reasons shipwrecks on the South African coast occurred often. Since 1500 more than 2 300 …

… Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political … The Southern African Development Bank, financed primarily by South Africa, …

… Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political … on the control of pollution of water resources in the Southern African region. …

… The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference decides to uphold the …

… his current post to become Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) which is taking an … four-day visit during which cooperation between nations of Southern Africa is endorsed. 1971 The Natal Indian Congress … on low frequency and medium frequency broadcasting in ITU regions 1 and 3. 8 October, The Minister of Bantu …

… South African leaders South Africa has a long and very rich … for others. To read more about other remarkable South African leaders, visit SAHO's People page Nelson Mandela … has brought one of the biggest challenges ever faced in Southern Africa and South Africa. It threatens to destroy the …

… assumes control of University College of Fort Hare.African students are prohibited from attending formerly "open … domestic jurisdiction. August, The Christian Institute of southern Africa, a non-racial interdenominational … 1978(XVIII)] 23 December, South Africa signs treaty with Southern Rhodesia on the removal of the operation of the 6 …

… Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political … on low frequency and medium frequency broadcasting in ITU regions 1 and 3. …

… Forum has become one of the most significant events in Southern Africa's calendar. For SADC in particular it … of a partnership that goes to the heart of our vision for Southern Africa. SADC was conceived in the struggle for freedom in Southern Africa as an instrument for realising our dreams of …

… House of Commons despite petitions and protests from the African majority. 1910 31 May, The Union of South Africa is … This marks the political disenfranchisement of the African majority. 1912 8 January, The African National … an interim government, the Commission for Delimitation of Regions tables its report for discussion in the Negotiating …