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A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… 1989. Boesman, a member of the banned African National Congress (ANC) , was convicted of the 1985 killing of Mellina … for discussion. The government and the…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
Colonial History of Domestic Work Since slaves were used as domestic servants in the settler colony from the middle to late 18th century, domestic…
BiographyNontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza
… from exile in Swaziland. A member of the African National Congress’s (ANC) armed wing uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), Cothoza …
BiographyLillian Diedericks
… elites and middle class of the African National Congress (ANC), in Port Elizabeth it was the working-class …
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… (also named May Day) in 1950. The CPSA, African National Congress (ANC) and South African Indian Congress (SAIC) passed a resolution to hold a strike on 1…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… 1960. Political movements such as the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) were banned and forced underground, and … the…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… Sobukwe , the first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The Arch and wife Leah have a laugh before … body of Black Consciousness groups and the…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… He was instrumental in the formation of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) on 22 August 1894, which marked the birth of … time to attend the Calcutta session…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… member of the Commonwealth 1912 African National Congress was formed. 1913 The Lands Act prohibited Africans … met with members of the ANC, the SACP and SAIC…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
Black business pioneer, community leader, altruistic medical practitioner, involved in several education initiatives, former secretary-general of the ANC Youth…
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… As the 1950s gave way to the 1960s the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) both announced plans to tackle the pass laws ……
Forward to a People's Government by O. R. Tambo - Statement of the ANC, 18 March 1980
… African liberation forces headed by the African National Congress and its allies. He knows that in this situation in … domination, the order of the day for…
The Fruits of the 1973 Durban Strikes: A Powerful Black Trade Union Movement. Are they still on track or are they off the rails? by Johann Maree
… Omar Badsha and Jay Naidoo as well as former South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) members. The paper proceeds … Omar Badsha and Jay Naidoo as well…
Bathandwa Ndondo
… Mkhabile, who became the Eastern Cape Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) leader. They were held incommunicado, but were … Two of the askaris, Mose and the former…
BiographyAhmed Timol
… asthma. Dr Yusuf Dadoo , leader of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) and later Chairman of the South African … distributed leaflets issued by the Transvaal…
85. Charter for Change, 1981
… 10 and 11 October 1981. Among them were the Natal Indian Congress, the Anti-S.A.I.C. committees of the Cape, Natal and … in the Sunday Tribune , 18 October…
BiographyJanet Mary Cherry
… In 1982, she was recruited into the African National Congress (ANC) underground. A year later, Cherry was elected …
BiographyGeneral Jan Christiaan Smuts
… by the Native Representative Council, the African National Congress (ANC), the Transvaal Indian Council and other …
Document 57 - Lionel Forman, “Self-Determination in South Africa: A Contribution to Discussion”, Liberation, 37, July 1959
… therefore entitled, as of right, to receive from all true democrats in the other nations of the multi-national state or … organisation the direct forerunner…
Chapter V - South Africa belongs to all who live in it
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The Congress Alliance, functioning with a closely co-ordinated … leadership, was working on the preparations for…
ArticlePort Elizabeth the Segregated city
… favour with either White Liberals or the country's Neo-Democrats who have both benefited extensively from the …
Chapter 3 - The Rise of the ANC
… organisation was being filled by the African National Congress. Though the CP leaders played a role in the 1950-51 … leaders of the ANC (as well as the South…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… , the couples' second daughter. 1961 The African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) established religious and welfare front … as…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1953
… Pachai A joint planning council of the African National Congress and the South African Indian Congress resolved to embark upon a mass campaign for the … was…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
… A joint planning council of the African National Congress and the South African Indian Congress resolved to embark upon a mass campaign for the … was the…
The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
… 1960. Political movements such as the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) were banned and forced underground, and … the…
EventSouth Africa's first multiracial elections start
… of National Unity (GNU) led by the African National Congress (ANC). Three parties, the ANC (who won the …
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
… involved in anti-apartheid activism. She joined the Congress of Democrats (COD) in hopes that she could make a change. [1] … found out about her involvement…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… in Durban, and helped in the founding of the Natal Indian Congress . The aim of the organisation was to produce … consulting Indian leaders and the…
Women delegates to the inaugural conference of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… Cape Town : 1. Dora Tamana – African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) , Retreat Women’s Vigilance … Canning Workers Union. 13. Cecilia Rosier – South…