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BiographyChris Hani
… commitment to the democratic ideals of the more moderate Mandela. Hani was described as charming, passionate and …
South African and World leaders
… South African leaders, visit SAHO's People page Nelson Mandela World leader and former South African president, Nelson Mandela. Source: www.afp.com One of…
EventAmnesty application of Gideon Nieuwoudt fails
… Gideon Nieuwoudt, for his role in the death of Steve Biko in 1977. In a seven page decision of the Amnesty … policemen who applied for amnesty in connection…
EventFormer Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
… of Tanzania in the struggle against apartheid, Nelson Mandela the president of South Africa in 1997 declared that: … support to the liberation of South…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… the Bantu Men's Social Centre in Johannesburg where Nelson Mandela was the best man and Albertina's friend Evelyn (at the time married to Mandela) was one of…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… with Black Consciousness leaders, among whom is Steve Biko 1970 Appointed as lecturer in Political Science at the …
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… Africa's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, Gerwel maintained, with dignity and a clarity of … as straight – in posture and philosophy –…
Rick Turner: Thirty Years On by Jann Turner
… Square, watching the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela , I recall thinking of the scene at the end of … he met and developed a personal relationship…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… despite being opposed by the nationalist-minded Mandela and Tambo who object to the communist influence . … deliberately break unjust laws September, United…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… regardless of race, religion or colour, shall take part. A recognition of the necessity to work in consultation with, … TASC, the Natal Indian Congress (NIC)…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official opening of the National House of Traditional Leaders, 23 February 2010, Old Assembly, Parliament, Cape Town
… Laureates, Inkosi Albert Luthuli and President Nelson Mandela. We recently marked 20 years of the release of President Nelson Mandela from prison, an…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… was a Danish-Swedish connection to the termination of Biko and the massive crackdown across South Africa on all … were held in April 1994, long after the…
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
… Cape on 14 August 1875. The society was dedicated to the recognition of Afrikaans as a language in Parliament, … educationist CP Hoogenhout had launched a…
Nadine Gordimer`s key note speech - Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award
… 44.1 In the canon of human conscience Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is surely the most famously revered in the … will live in history, beyond the new millennium…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… official organisations which are accorded international recognition and bear the responsibility for selecting … the international sports bodies which granted…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… bodies and the formation of SASM The BCM began when Steve Biko , Barney Pityana and other students launched SASO in … BCM leaders such as Strini Moodley ,…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the anti-apartheid struggle accelerates 1984-1990
… owned by white and black collaborators. In April 1983, Mandela, Sisulu, Kathrada, Mhlaba and Mlangeni were suddenly … visits involving a greater variety of…
References and links: Learning from Leaders
… Leading Like Madiba: Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela, (Cape Town) New Word City Editors, (2010), Nelson Mandela's Leadership Lessons, (New York)…
BiographyNana Sita
… with respect as his colleagues in struggle - Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Ahmed Kathrada and others now out of …
BiographyDr Abdullah Abdurahman
… supremacism. It is thus fitting that in June 1999 Nelson Mandela , in one of his last official acts as president, …
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… his arrest for suspected treason in1963 in Rivonia. 1941 Mandela and Sisulu first meet, at Walter’s office. Having avoided an arranged marriage in the…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… U Thant to help obtain the release of Nelson Mandela. In a statement, they condemned the arrest on 5 … October - June, The Rivonia Trial, which ended in…
Khoisan Identity
… uttered a promise that provisions would be made ‘for the recognition of the Khoi-San communities, their leadership and … of apartheid in 1994. Nevertheless,…
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… unjustified detention, and rape. Figures like Nelson Mandela , Oliver Tambo , and countless others were praised … Institute who trained her and fellow…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… the Black Consciousness philosophy advocated by Steven Biko and continued to propagate it in it programs. Thus, … the Black Consciousness (BCM) tradition…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
… in wage and liaison committees, the union fought for recognition at a variety of companies. MAWU did have some …
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… supremacism. It is thus fitting that in June 1999 Nelson Mandela , in one of his last official acts as president, …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… 62.65% of the votes and became the ruling party. Nelson Mandela served as the first democratically elected black … on the media and on some detainees. 11…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… of South Africa we are here to claim our rights . We want recognition and respect for the work we do in the home, in … the new head of government in South…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… African art scene, including what Jean Fisher deemed the “recognition of the voice of the ‘Other’, but a continuing … needs to be decolonised” [8] Renee…