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EventRamaphosa and Motlatsi are arrested
… First general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), …
EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… action against apartheid in the week before the country's general elections on 6 September and also launched the …
EventBus drivers strike because of lack of protection
… Bus drivers, who were members of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), a COSATU affiliate, went on …
EventRebel commando leader Fourie is executed
… Active Citizen Force of the Defence Force before joining General Beyers in protest against the government's attack on …
EventDurban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreement
… in Durban unanimously endorsed the agreement between General J.C. Smuts and Mahatma Gandhi regarding voluntary …
EventAnnexation of the Orange Free State is announced
… attack on the Orange Free State. President M T Steyn and General C R de Wet of the Orange Free State (Boer Republic) …
EventPieter Willem Botha resigns as state President of SA
… sworn in as Acting President pending the results of the general elections. In 1990 Botha resigned from the National …
EventThe DG for Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen, outlines plans for a marine line along the SA coast
… On 24 September 1980 the Director General of Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen outlined plans for a …
ArchiveRestoration of the Old Cape Archives by Michael Scurr (The Heritage Portal), 03 October 2016
… minor damage were reinstated in blended sands and resin. General areas of the sandstone were cleaned by bristle brush … (Rennie and Goddard) Offices and…
ArchiveOpening Address at the Omar Badsha Photographic exhibition by Jakes Gerwel, September 2001
… clarity about the underlying concepts behind the general idea of celebrating our heritage as a collection of … of books on social identities in South Africa,…
From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 1
… was resolved to contest one or more constituencies in the general election. Trade unionism Comrade ES Sachs, reporting … lines of the CPGB rules. Party…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
… to effectively execute his responsibilities as the general secretary between at least 1970 and 1978. Similarly, Mabhida, in taking over the general…
Bibliographical note and further reading
… South Africans should not be viewed in isolation from general developments. The student is referred to the better known general works, among which are the…
Early Beginnings
… RECEPTION ROOM UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW 5 September 1928 General Secretary C.P.S.A. [Communist Party of South Africa] … regard to the slogan and with regard to…
Extraordinary ministerial meeting of The Co-ordinating Bereau Of The Non-aligned Countries on the question of Namibia -1985
… Non-Aligned Countries to the session of the United Nations General Assembly of October 1984 . an Extraordinary … United Nations Development Programme, United…
ArchiveSouth Africa in World War One, 31 October 2018
… For the government of Louis Botha, a former Boer general, this was no easy choice. These Afrikaner leaders … ominous. ‘I can feel that there is danger in the…
Event1300 Volkswagen workers dismissed for unprocedural strike against NUMSA leadership
… of South African Trade Unions) press release read: COSATU General Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi will address a NUMSA General Meeting at Barks Madlakane Hall,…
ArchiveAppendix 5.1 The First Anniversary of the Declaration of the State of Palestine by Denis Goldberg
… declared a Crime Against Humanity by the United Nations General Assembly. Equally, the General Assembly has declared the Israeli oppression of the …
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… South African White community within the last century. In general Afrikaners strongly opposed the war, yet, primarily … division had to surrender to the…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
… this purpose, we think, the subject races of the Union in general, for equal rights with the other races, right to … substantial but because the working…
Statement congratulating Amanda Coetzer and Wayne Ferreira on winning the Hopman Cup, 8 January 2000
… to South African tennis in particular and sport in general. They also continue to serve as role models for …
EventJosiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF
… At the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Assembly held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Josiah …
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
… Hill) during the South African War. The battle came after General Lord Roberts, Commander of the British forces met …
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… Nations headquarters in New York requested Secretary-General U Thant to help obtain the release of Nelson Mandela, …
EventBlacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg
… to non-Whites to follow his example. Duma Nokwe, Secretary General of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, Arthur Letele, Treasurer, … Campus), [Accessed: 24 February…
EventThe S. A government seizes the passport of Bishop Desmond Tutu
… Bishop of the Anglican Church in Lesotho and as Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches. On 16 April …
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… respected within the ANC, securing 5th place in the 2009 general election. She is one of the most recognised faces of …
EventSouth Africa is invited to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
… country was moving towards holding its first all-inclusive general election in April 1994. …
EventMandela suspends talks in the wake of Boipatong Massacre
… Mandela requested the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, to call a special meeting of …
EventDulcie September is assassinated in Paris
… in the incident. In the aftermath, former Secretary General of the ANC, Alfred Nzo commented: "if ever there was …