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EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… active trade unionist before joining the African National Congress (ANC) in 1940. He immediately demonstrated a talent … had moderated his views somewhat to…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… resistance movement of 1946-48 and helped build the alliance with the African majority. He continued non-violent … they disagreed with him, members of the…
EventSouth Africa Freedom Day - 26 June 1950
… of Communism Act. In March 1950, the African National Congress (Transvaal), the Communist Party of South Africa, … certain cities. 500 delegates attended the…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… of dramatic opposition to apartheid – the African National Congress (ANC) and its military wing Umkhonto we Sizwe , the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and…
ArchiveCHAPTER 9 - Tactics of talks, Tactics of confrontation, The Road to Vula, July 1985 - December 1986 Insurrection cannot be led from afar. by Howard Barrell
… if there are guys interested, they could form a unit... 10 The agent was not short of volunteers among the Cosas … from the nationalist movement. 58 Yet the…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… on his inclusion in the cabinet at the SAP Free State Congress, while the Transvaal members who supported Botha thought he should be excluded. At the…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… condemned the chiefs as collaborators and called for an alliance of workers and peasants. At about this time in the … APDUSA appealed for unity between the…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… In the 1980s the church was expelled from the World Alliance of Reformed Churches for its support of apartheid. …
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
… allied itself with other organisations in the ConÂgress Alliance. The latter consisted of the ANC, the South African InÂdian Congress (SAIC), the Coloured…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… Communist Party (CPSA). This led to the formation of the Congress Alliance, of which Walter Sisulu and Yusuf Cachalia were …
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… an economic policy document was drafted at the BPC Congress in December 1975. Gwala is known to have disagreed … izibongo but the subject matter is more…
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… by expelling members of the NGOs which supported the LPM. [10] [11] In 2004, the LPM organised a boycott of the National … and the SACP organised under the…
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
… this meeting was the agreement to establish an electoral alliance under the banner of the ANC. For several regionally … had a third member, Ben Ngubane of…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 93th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2005
… occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the African National Congress, January 8th 2005, we extend our greetings and best … in which national, provincial and…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… leaders. Despite its close links to the African National Congress (ANC), the Fund from the beginning stuck to its … and the subsequent state of emergency,…
ANC NEC meets (30th November, - 2 December 2001), 29 November 2001
… The African National Congress National Executive Committee Meeting will take place … issues of the economy and the state of the tripartite alliance. The NEC…
EventCol. Muammar Gaddafi seizes power in Libya
… exile in Egypt. In 1970, leaders of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) visited Libya to negotiate the use of Libyan … What further encouraged Libyan support…
BiographyReggie Williams
… at the time. At the same conference, the African National Congress (ANC) also called for the nationwide boycott of all …
Biographyde Villiers Graaff
… FW de Klerk surrendered office to the African National Congress (ANC). After a few years, Smuts had handed over the …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… Africa,e was brought to Court on 8 July and was ordered on 10 July to leave the Colony within seven days. He told the … to India and attended the session of…
BiographyDr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
… Dr Ponnusamy encountered members of the African National Congress (ANC). This coupled with early experiences of … of India to pursue his studies. His…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… more militant with the formation, within the ANC , of the Congress Youth League (CYL) in 1943.This group of young, more … Party Publication In the 1940s the…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… document, the Freedom Charter, was adopted by the Congress of the People. We pay homage to the 3000 delegates … class components of South African society…
Directive concerning the nature of the forthcoming ANC consultative conference in Morogoro by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1969
… Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the … line of the movement is clear and consistent. The…
Directive Concerning the Nature of the Forthcoming ANC Consultative Conference in Morogoro by O. R. Tambo, March 1969
… Since the banning of the African National Congress on April, 1960, three conferences which were in the … line of the movement is clear and consistent. The…
EventThe National Party (Transvaal) is founded
… became a democracy under the elected African National Congress (ANC). The NP attempted to re-invent itself as the … and the Democratic Party joined forces as…
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
… is the former vice-president of the Natal Branch of Congress of South African Writers (COSAW). In 1987, Govender … Award for Theatre, former Vice-President…
BiographySelbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi
… growing, influential radical nationalist African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) and other student political …
BiographyGraeme Williams
… – Aids orphans and HIV positive children. 6th Wonca World Congress of Family Doctors. Durban. Group shows "Joberg City …
BiographyJabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo
… Nxumalo was a loyal member of the African National Congress (ANC) and SACP. His biting and at times provocative …