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EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… involved could not agree on an interim government and a constitution. The first sitting, CODESA I in March 1992 laid … role as political leader. Less than a…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… of South Africa. The Act, which served as the Union's constitution until 1961, created a parliamentary government … of South Africa, an independent body…
EventAfrican National Congress Youth League is founded
… National Congress. It was formed in 1944 by members of the ANC who believed in African Nationalism, and wanted to follow … on the mobilisation of the masses…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress On The Occasion Of the 105th Anniversary of the African National Congress Presented By President Jacob Zuma
… asungulwa, silugubha ekhaya lomzabalazo nekhaya le-ANC, e-Soweto. Compatriots, this is a special year for the ANC and our country. One of the key architects…
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… first democratic president in 1994. The South African constitution has a stipulation that states that the president … and some old guards of the African…
ArchiveAn Interview With F.W. De Klerk, the Last Apartheid President of South Africa by Nicolas Rossier
… of all major apartheid laws including the lifting of the ANC ban. While Nelson Mandela is probably today’s most known … liked it to turn out. On the positive…
EventCar bomb explodes outside Air Force headquarters
… afternoon of 20 May 1983, two African National Congress (ANC) cadres, Freddie Shangwe and Ezekial Maseko, drove to … of the Black population in parliament…
Coetzee as Contractarian: Disgrace as Political Theory by Joshua Richman
… intellectual framework that shaped South Africa’s 1996 constitution. In portraying rural South Africa as a Hobbesian … between John Locke’s social contract…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… basis for land restitution is provided by the 1993 Interim Constitution, section 25(7) of the 1996 Constitution and the Restitution of Land Rights Act. The…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… in 1966) the Kiambu Mafia became worried: according to the constitution when the president died the vice-president would …
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
… the way towards a new democratic dispensation and a new constitution for the country. For the first time all races in … of political violence. The African…
Briefing to organisation of African Unity Kampala, September 8, 1990
… process that is going on in the country today. We, the ANC, initiated this process as far back as 1986. Eventually, … negotiations The next stage in the…
BiographyReggie Williams
… At the same conference, the African National Congress (ANC) also called for the nationwide boycott of all businesses …
BiographyPremanathan “Prema” Naidoo
… Plaatje Award for Best Branch received on behalf of the ANC Lenasia Branch at the national conference in Cape Town …
Remarks by the President of the African National Congress Comrade JG Zuma to Worker`s Day Durban, 1 May 2015
… The Leadership of Cosatu, the ANC, and SANCO, Comrades and friends This Workers Day takes … our struggle for liberation. The relationship between the ANC and…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the … up its attacks on neighboring…
EventMandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks
… would go back to constitutional negotiations, after the ANC had suspended talks after accusing the government of … was at the time beginning to chart a way…
Chapter 4 - Removing the obstacles
… formal agreements signed between the government and the ANC, and set in place measures designed to establish an … 'the De Klerk regime has succeeded in tying…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at a press conference in London, 21 March 1984
… armed actions and the struggle generally by SWAPO and the ANC must be intensified. It went on to commit the Frontline … support for the liberation movements,…
Press Conference In London by O. R. Tambo, 21 March 1984
… armed actions and the struggle generally by SWAPO and the ANC must be intensified. It went on to commit the Frontline … support for the liberation movements,…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… which is currently led by the African National Congress (ANC) towards a more unified and strong South Africa. … the beginning, Inkatha became quite close…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… the delegates selected by the country’s voters to write a constitution for an independent Namibia. The following year a new constitution was adopted and…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1950-1959
… Party of South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC) and the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) jointly … (1 May) to protest the banning of communist…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… to the leadership of the African National Congress (ANC) in the liberation struggle. This article looks at the … and closely aligned itself with the politics…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… 1935 Govan Mbeki joins the African National Congress (ANC) 1938 Govan Mbeki receives a telegram about a job offer … disruption. Mandela and other high…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… held its first annual congress in 1956. Sactu joined the ANC-led Congress Alliance, and took part in many of the … but in 1958 the campaign drew limited…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… from the CPNU to the African National Congress (ANC) , as reactionaries. Further misunderstanding manifested … Teachers' Educational and Professional…
EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… Leaders part of the organisation had become one of the ANC's most important rural partners. After the demise of … As a result, Chapter 12 was drafted onto…
De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’
… Machel, the Mandela family and their friends, to the ANC and indeed to the entire South African nation," said De … that the release would have to be delayed…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… for the start of negotiations on South Africa's future constitution. Delegates agreed that the proposed multiparty … accused the government and the African…