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EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
On 1 February 1994 President F.W. de Klerk announced the withdrawal of the Internal Stability Units (ISU) from the East Rand townships of Kathlehong and…
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
In Athlone, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), the area bordered by Klipfontein Road, Belgravia Road, Thornton Road and Alexander Sinton High…
10 YEARS PROJECT
close Document 18 The Pretoria Minute 6 August 1990 The government and the ANC have held discussions at the Presidency, Pretoria, today 6 August…
ArchiveInterview with Shaeera Kalla, former SRC president at Wits University, interviewed by Kyla Mc Nulty
… To your knowledge, what has been the awareness and action amongst the SRC and other student leaders at Wits … and outsourced companies could take no…
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
Presumed to be named after the Harbour City, on the West side of the Bay of Algiers, Capital City of Algeria. Algiers is the urban area of Ganyesa, which is a…
The United Nations adopts resolution 1375 (XIV) on Apartheid
On this day in 1959, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 1375 (XIV) condemning South Africa's Apartheid policies at its 838th plenary…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
Ian Smith became prime minister of the self-governing British colony of Rhodesia in 1964. In keeping with the postwar trend toward de-colonisation, British…
EventYoweri Kaguta Moseveni becomes president of Uganda
Uganda experienced a number of changes of government since it attained its independence from British rule in 1962. In December 1980 Apollo Milton Obote, from…
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
On 24 September 2005, Heritage Day, the Trojan Horse Memorial was unveiled in Athlone as a remembrance of the three victims who were killed by the security…
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
Introduction The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is South Africa's second largest trade union federation with more than 400 000 members. Its largest…
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
On 31 March 2017, President Jacob Zuma exercised his constitutional rights as the head of the executive branch by appointing, reshuffling and dismissing…
ArchiveThe exilic geographies of the South by Benjamin N. Lawrance and Vusumuzi R. Kumalo
In August 1960, Dugmore Boetie fled South Africa and entered Bechuanaland (present day Botswana) on foot. He was part of a flow of “discontented young men”…
ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
Anton Fransch could best be described as a mystery. He was a sweet, kind and gentle boy who loved life and was deeply loved by everyone who knew him. He was…
Thanks, Jimi, this is good for you and the broader SA (The Times Editorial), 28 June 2016
Matthews joins a long list of staffers who are not prepared to stomach nonsense and take the public broadcaster on a wrong path. The broadcaster's chief…
Political Overview by the Gauteng ANC Chairperson, Paul Mashatile, at the Provincial General Council, 8 June 2012, St George`s Hotel, Tshwane
… through democratic processes, including through protest action, marches and strikes. As the ANC we welcome the … and the destruction of property during…
Africans’Claims in South Africa,
… from different parts of the country was proof that his action was timely and in line with the thinking of Africans … and politically binding on them. They…
Chapter VI - HEAR US!
… We prepared masses of roneod material, including action arithmetic games and counting songs, geography … Yet, since I had chosen the road of public political…
Chapter 6
… were not isolated events. It is not a question of the action of this or that magistrate or the insolence of petty … of the Indian merchant class, followed a…
First Raymond Mhlaba Annual Memorial Lecture delivered by the President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki, 22 August 2008, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
… It must therefore project a national programme of action which puts on a high pedestal the perspective of optimism about the future and united national…
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2004 (Before National Elections)
… the mobilisation of the whole nation into united people's action, into a partnership with government for progressive … must continue to build the sense of…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
In 1999, Sergio Motsoeneng ran the first 45 minutes of the 89km* Comrades Marathon before he exchanged vests and shoes with his twin brother in a mobile toilet…
Event90-Days Act comences
The General Laws Amendment Act of 1964 (passed in 1963) or the 90-Day Act, commences on this day. It is dubbed the 90-Day Act as it provides for any person to…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
Two years after taking office, Verwoerd realised his republican dream, when a White-only referendum supported his plea for a republic. This was also the first…
educating African youth and provision of large scale scholarships tenable in various
On negotiations and suspension of armed actions Preamble Noting that:1. Negotiation is only one form of struggle towards the transfer of power to the people…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… David “Des” van Rooyen. The immediate aftermath of this action has the South African Rand dropping to less than R15 …
South African and World leaders
… as people try to cope and deal with it. From protest action demanding the Government provides treatment, to those …
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… how they wished to act and to support them in their chosen action’( Spink,75). The advice offices sought to aid victims …
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… in place and in May 1918 Black workers embarked on strike action against low wages, poor housing and Passes. The Bantu …
A celebration of 70 years of ‘African Claims’ - ANC by Zizi Kodwa, 11 May 2015, South Africa
… from different parts of the country was proof that his action was timely and in line with the thinking of Africans … and politically binding on them. They…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
Introduction In the previous section, we have learnt about the origins of capitalism, however, we paid cursory attention to the racial character of that…