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ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… not something that was thought about only after National Party (NP) victory in 1948. In the 1830s when some Afrikaners … the SAP, and the alliance was…
BiographyKing Cetshwayo
… borders, and he continuously tried not to alienate either party, ceding some of the Zulu Kingdom’s land. Mpande was …
BiographyEs’kia Mphahlele
… by Dr. H.F. Verwoerd , the recently elected National Party’s Minister of Native Affairs, had recommended a …
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
… Morgan Tsvangirai, president of the main opposition party (Movement for Democratic Change - MDC) in Zimbabwe, who …
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… was to play a leading role in the affairs of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) , for 17 years, noted in his … had done regularly in the past with a…
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by the United Nations Organisation (UNO) in 1948. It is the basis … the UDHR was accepted at the UNO in 1948,…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… the two. The conflict that arose between Inkatha and the United Democratic Front (a movement strongly aligned with the … in Natal. An important aspect of…
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… and the Zulu nationalist movement called Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) . Inkatha resisted apartheid to some extent, but … for Kwazulu which was offered to them…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… 1948 26 May, DF Malan 's National Party government follows up its election victory with the … African People's Organisation, ANC Youth League, Communist…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… mining. This task first fell to the South African Party that prevailed in the Union’s first general election in … a lethal mix of coercion and legislation…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… degrees by disparate political groupings such as the old United Party, the subsequent Progressive Party and the African National Congress . The National…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… Cissie Gool becomes the president of the Non-European United Front (NEUF). The Transvaal African Teachers … salary campaign. Hilda Bernstein joins the…
ArticleLenin’s implementation of Leninism in Russia and the changes made
… same philosophy. During this reform period the Bolshevik Party changed its name to the Communist Party, and established measures to restrict political … the…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… learnt in Grade 9. Apartheid in South Africa The National Party come to power in 1948 and governed the country … a history of South Africa without using…
BiographyRajes Pillay
… in Swaziland where she was assisted by the head of the United Nations (UN) refugee programme, a Doctor Ambrose …
BiographyPremanathan “Prema” Naidoo
… played a key role in a number of formations linked to the United Democratic Front (UDF). Naidoo was detained again …
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… Africa", 1907 Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay, 12 August 1908 Document 3 - Letter … - Building political alliances: Workers'…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… apartheid throughout the country. With the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in August 1983, this … of allegiance to the UDF, and a breakaway was…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… 1948 May 26 , The National Party (NP) wins election and immediately introduces apartheid … of the African National Congress (ANC) in the United States and at…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… by the rivalry between the Soviet Union (Russia) and the United States of America. This rivalry was called the Cold … have from birth. In countries like…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… in 1983 and was prominent in the establishment of the United Democratic Front (UDF) . The formation of the TBIA The … He was also active in the formation of…
ArticleThe Natal Workers Theatre Movement Timeline
… Union of Textile Workers SACP , South African Communist Party SACTU , South African Communist Party SACTWU, Southern … TUACC, Trade Union Advisory…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… the violent civil strife between his followers and the United Democratic Front and African National Congress (ANC). … 20,000 lives during the last decade…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… topping the list with 54 percent, while the National Party (NP) followed with 33 percent and the Inkatha Freedom … measures against South Africa, thus…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… Front Plus, saw their support soar. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) made a comeback, and saw a moderate increase in … forward the idea of Employee Share…
ArchiveBanned
… Council of the University of Cape Town, asking the United Party to explain its stand on the banning of eight persons, … of the National Union of South…
Banned
… Council of the University of Cape Town, asking the United Party to explain its stand on the banning of eight persons, … of the National Union of South…
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… of the 1920s - including members of the ICU, the Communist Party and the African National Congress (ANC) - were … of Marcus Garvey, a West Indian who had…
BiographyAli Bacher
… By the end of 1990, the two bodies had agreed to form the United Cricket Board, which was launched officially in June … Medical Doctor and South African…
BiographyRobert Carl-Heinz Shell
… to 1620” and “Slavery and Freedom,” (volumes 1& 3 of United States History, Schlessinger Video Productions, 1997). …