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… committees, was introduced in 1963. These bodies were to be given increasing powers over the years in the running … basic municipal franchise. Various laws were promulgated to discriminate against the voteless community. The … in the L.A.C. system enjoy today varies from area to area. It depends not so much on the acceptance or …

… Christiaan Smuts announced the intention of the government to introduce new legislation to replace the Pegging Act, due to expire on 31 March, prohibiting Indians from purchasing … Prime Minister Smuts set to replace Pegging Act …

… Develoment of the Black Peoples Convention, Johannesburg, to the Secretary, IDAMASA with an invitation to send delegates to a meeting to discuss the education crisis. A copy of the … Letter from Lybon Mabasa to the Secretary, IDAMASA …

… 1944, just four years before the National Party (NP) came to power in South Africa. His early education took place in … Bantu Education. As Serote’s high school years came to a close, he joined the African National Congress (ANC). He … Desiree Lewis, referring to the poem ‘Ofay-Watcher Looks Back’, writes,“The poem is charged in the way it palpably …

… Urging Congress branches to ensure 100 per cent attendance at the forthcoming A.N.C. National Conference, due to begin at Durban on December 16, President Lutuli says that the occasion provides an opportunity to show "that the bans imposed on our leaders by Minister …

… Congress , Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe , was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for incitement of Blacks to urge the repeal of pass laws. Sobukwe led a peaceful Black march to Orlando police station in Soweto on 21 March 1960, the … Online |Sobukwe, R., ' Robert Sobukwe was sentenced to a three-year prison term ', from sabctrc [online], …

… Develoment of the Black Peoples Convention, Johannesburg, to the secretary, South African Students Movement with an invitation to send delegates to a meeting to discuss the education crisis. A copy of the … Letter from Lybon Mabasa to the Secretary, SASM …

… headed by Alfred Nzo, by the African National Congress, to Bulgaria, to receive the Dimitrov-International Prize Award on behalf of Nelson Mandela, to meet with the Bulgaria National Women's Committee, to sign … Report on Comrade Secretary General's Delegation to Bulgaria …

… and the Orange River Colony respectively, were added to Britain's existing South African territories - the Cape Colony and Natal. It was British government policy to encourage these four colonies to come together in closer union. After the grant of … SA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to …

… d'Ivoire President, Laurent Koudou Gbagbo, was extradited to the International Criminal Court (ICC) following an arrest … in the 2010 post-election violence. Gbagbo had refused to relinquish power following his defeat in the 2010 election, which he lost to Alassane Ouattara. Gbagbo responded by utilising state …

… Belgian missionaries.  Lumumba was intelligent and used to ask too many problematic questions [2] . Lumumba was ambitious and aimed for social mobility, predominantly to form part of the “evolue”, the upper strata of the middle … with the decision of the president and ordered Lumumba back in power as prime minister. This did not happen since a …

… RESPONSE TO A CRISIS JAMES MAKHAYA, A combatant of MK, discuss the … Party is pock-marked with the continuous manoeuvres to consolidate their power and maintain white supremacy - the … adopt stern measures. Often, as history shows, resorting to open violence and naked repression. But the racist regime …

… Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie: Jacob Zuma's eulogy to Roy Padayachie by Jacob Zuma Minister’s surprise visit to KZN hospital gets thumbs up from patients and staff … Articles, podcasts and videos pertaining to Roy Padayachie …

… (such as AK-47 assault rifles) and covert assistance to Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in order to weaken the African National Congress (ANC). IFP leader … that the South African government had secretly decided to foster ethnic conflict, especially between Xhosa and Zulu …

… by several provincial and other motoring clubs, in order to provide a strong national motoring organisation to protect and promote the interests of motorists in South … on 23 October 1901. After that several other bodies began to spring up around the country. In 1911, after the visit of …

… it was Hutu extremists who believed Habyarimana was about to implement the Arusha Peace Accords that had ended the … Uwilingiyimana and murdered the Belgian soldiers assigned to protect her. The genocide of Tutsis and moderate Hutus ensued with roadblocks being set-up to verify individuals ethnicity and the assassination of …

… and Conservative Party (CP) politician Clive Derby-Lewis to death for assassinating the South African Communist Party … attitude towards the fact that killing Hani was likely to turn the country upside down. The sentence was welcomed by … stating that despite the fact that the two were sentenced to death, an equivalent of death penalty at the time, the …

… than air flight had progressed considerably, partly due to the outbreak of World War One. Britain, having emerged … spirit that the British Air Force began exploring routes to the Far and Middle East, Australia and the British … Thus the private attempt launched on 4 February 1920 to open the London to Cape Town route was  met with great …

… President of NUSAS, reporting on the reason for opposition to the sale of "instruments of violence" to the Nationalist Government and various developments … Students (NUSAS). These include the reaction and follow up to the statement made by NUSAS to the Commonwealth Students …

… with aggravating circumstances. They were sentenced to death while six others were given prison sentences. The … nine were accused of murdering the two women (according to the common purpose doctrine). The African National Congress (ANC) called upon the United Nations to impose mandatory sanctions against the South African …

… Elvis Ramoloyi was beaten to death by a mob after a confrontation with two men who got upset when he reversed his car too close to where they were standing. When the confrontation got out … angry crowd turned on Ramoloyi, beating and stoning him to death. His brother managed to escape on foot as they …

… Letter from Priscilla Hall to Agneta Ekman-Wingate appealing for funding, publicity and … Glenmore resettlement against government's proposed plans to relocate them to Peddie resettlement camp. … Letter from Priscilla Hall to Agneta Ekman-Wingate …

… Letter from Oliver Tambo to the NEC Secretariat regarding the NWC agenda, giving the … Zambian Security adequate notice of the ANC's intention to bring 100 people to Lusaka and making a decision about seminars. … Letter from Oliver Tambo to the NEC Secretariat …

… Circular letter written to Student Representative Council's in support of the resolution by Black students to boycott Black Universities if any further Black students are excluded. Attached to the circular is a copy of the Alice Declaration: Boycott … Circular from N Pityana to all SRCs and SASO …

… South Africa was changing from a Constitutional Monarchy to a Republic. Subsequently, the Union of South Africa, which … government under the premiership of Louis Botha, ceased to exist at midnight on 30 May 1961. The Union left the British Commonwealth to become the Republic of South Africa under the leadership …

… comet around the sun. Halley was also the first astronomer to suggest that comets are naturally occurring phenomena in … are seen as portents or signs that tragic events are about to occur. Halley's Comet has been known since 240 and the … have been mentioned in Chinese documents pertaining to astronomy from this period. On 20 May 1910, the comet …

… South African guerrillas strike at nation's oil lifeline, by Quentin Peel, Christian …

… The Medicines Control Council (MCC) threatens to de-register Nevirapine unless further studies and … can show its efficacy in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV .Glenda Grey of the perinatal … that Nevirapine with supplement does contain the mother to child transmission. …

… reported that a petition calling for all sports venues to be opened to all races was handed to the state president, P.W. Botha. The petition, signed by … P.W. Botha petitioned to open all sports venues …

… belittling awards. Inequality on the sportsfield is linked to inequalities in democracy in the country and people are urged to look beyond the sportsfield to the realities of the country. … Sport: Threat to the security of the state …