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Opening address by CDE Nelson Mandela on the occassion of the signing of a statement of intent to set up a national capacity for Economic Research and Policy formulation
… of the signing of a statement of intent to set up a national capacity for Economic Research and Policy formulation …
Response by Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress, to the speech by the State President, F. W. de Klerk, at the first session of CODESA, World Trade Centre, Kempton Park
… Response by Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress, to the speech by the State President, F. …
ArticleParties involved in the history of elections in South Africa
… The South African Labour Party (SALP) The South African Party (SAP) The South African National Party (SANP) Hersigte Nasionale Party (HNP) The … Party The…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… unbanning of liberation movements, including the African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… Democratic Alliance (DA), previously named the Democratic Party (DP), was formed on 8 April 1989, when the former Progressive Federal Party, Independent…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… shaped the conduct and outcome of this election. The National Party of Hertzog, formed in 1914, won the most seats, forcing … in Smuts’s policies. The…
ArticleList of parties 2009 Elections
… African National Congress Democratic Alliance Congress of the People Inkatha Freedom Party Independent Democrats United Democratic Movement … Azanian People…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… main political parties. These were the NP, the Democratic Party and the Conservative Party. There was also a very weak … in the years leading to 1994. They…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… on the ballot sheet in May. African Christian Democratic Party Launched in 1993, one of the ACDP’s unique claims to … in the 2014 elections, giving it three…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… Boer and British leaders. 1908 12 October, The first National Convention representing the exclusive interests of … of the African majority. 1912 8 January,…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… first election of 1910, led by the South African Native National Convention (SANNC) renamed the African National Congress (A.N.C.) in 1923. Appeals by the…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… little knowledge of their collective mindset; of their national-socialist consciousness and of their influence on … the thinking of the Broederbond from the…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
… it is difficult to disagree with the contemporary National Party supporters who saw it as a "deurmekaarspul van allerlei … on the other hand, had presided…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… of South Africa, Nelson Mandela , announced to the National Assembly (Parliament) that the second non-racial … and it was contested by only 16 political…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… to the Sharpeville Massacre. Immediately the African National Congress (ANC) calls for March 28 to be observed as … of the Pan Africanist Congress and…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Democrats (COD)
… the South African People's Congress met with the African National Congress (ANC) , the South African Communist Party (SACP) , the South African Indian…
ArticleTimeline of the History of Rugby in South Africa
… Rugby Football Board. 1906-1907 South Africa fields first national rugby team on a tour of the British Isles. British … are born. The team is composed of…
ArticlePolokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
… of South Africa declared 1912 Founding of the African National Congress 1913 First Native Land Act passed 1914 Formation of National Party Railway connection…
Participants in CODESA (1,2, Working Groups and Administration)
… CODESA 1 and 2] Reverend H.J (Allan) Hendrickse [Labour Party of South Africa, CODESA 1 and 2] MR Peter Hendrickse … Janine Quince [Gender Advisory Committee…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… were formed to deal with specific issues. The first multi-party meeting was named The Convention for a Democratic South … that attended the historic meeting…
ArticleAfrikaner Broederbond
… became apparent in 1934 when JBM Hertzog merged the National Party (NP) with Jan Smuts ' South African Party (SAP), to … to form the Herenigde Nasionale…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… independence from Britain was becoming strong. In 1923 the National Party (NP) and Labour Party (LP) formed a pact to win the … to keep links with Britain…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… April, An Africanist group who broke away from the African National Congress holds its first national meeting in Johannesburg at the Orlando community ……
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… 1980 - 1989 1980 January 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - … 'The joint struggle of the working class…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… On 2 February 1990, the National Party government unbanned political parties, released many … In the final constitution, the Government of National Unity is…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… was required to manage the transition. Because the National Party government had a vested interest, it was not deemed … for talks towards democracy, this was…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… 1970 Early in 1970, the South African Communist Party (SACP) convenes a special meeting. Apart from members … as important for the Party as Morogoro was…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… Hardie before him, criticized the South African Labour Party (SALP) for its neglect of African workers, and urged … CPSA was forced by the regime to dissolve…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… politics. At that point, the country was led by the United Party, a coalition of the National Party (NP) of J B M Hertzog and the South African … Italy. At…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… 1948 26 May, DF Malan 's National Party government follows up its election victory with the … Unity 1949 December, New leadership elected to African…