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ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… National Congress Although it was not the first African political organization in South Africa, its formation marked … belief that the most effective way of…
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
… elite was incorporated into the struggle for increased political rights. Newspapers such as Imvo Zabantsundu, … (CPSA) in the SANNC. Saul Msane and Isaiah…
Document 30 - W. M. Tsotsi, “Presidential Address to the All-African Convention Conference”, Edendale, 14 to 16 December 1958
… the Government of the country. Because of their lack of political rights because of their non-citizen status, the … they are as inevitable to the growth of a…
PlaceBurundi
… post-colonial period was then marked by ethnic violence, political assassinations and civil war [iii] . Particularly political assassinations has tended to…
‘Just say yes, Mr President’: Mbeki and AIDS by Anthony Brink A PROSPECTUS
… even dishonest; Part Three : All contend that Mbeki’s political ‘legacy’ has been seriously damaged by his … Part Four : None of Mbeki’s biographers or…
4. The ANC underground between Rivonia and 1976
… the notions of dormancy, quiescence, silence and political vacuum, some general observations need to be made … popular association with the ANC was more than…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The years between 1930 … in the affairs of a trade union,…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Introduction
… white states, as well as heightened levels of military, political and social conflicts that resulted in massive … in South Africa. The use of violence as a…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious. During this time of colonisation, an … be described as both good and bad…
76. The Indian people are an integral and permanent part of South Africa
… in the province is about thirty years longer, but political propaganda has endeavoured to make the white … repatriation of the Indians; and various forms of…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… a planted spy.Robben Island was used as a prison to house political prisoners and common law prisoners in the 1960s. Over the course of time, several hundred…
EventResumption of talks
… for urgent talks with State President F.W. de Klerk on political violence. Cyril Ramaphosa said he was prepared to … of dangerous traditional weapons and the…
EventRecord of Understanding is agreed to by the SA government and the ANC
… assembly, an interim government and dealing with political prisoners, amoungst others. The government and the ANC agreed that all political prisoners, whose…
EventIFP agrees to participate in 1994 elections
… was characterised by demands and counter demands from political parties on a wide variety of issues. The African … At this time the IFP, numerically the…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… The uprising of 1976-77 marked a watershed in political relations between the apartheid state and the … of the black population, economic recession, the…
ArticleThe Market Photo Workshop
… practice as when it was founded, social and political angles were at the core of documenting the South …
The turn to armed struggle
… state repression, the detention and banning of leading political activists, forced the ANC to discuss whether to …
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… consisted of activists from different trade union and political backgrounds, SACTU unionists, student radicals and …
Polokwane an Overview
… as a centre for the surrounding region, and for Boer political organisation. Having started as a village, it …
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… of Dingane, the Kingdom of the AmaZulu was hurled into political strife. Mpande was open to the demands for land by …
PlaceBonnievale, Langeberg Municipality-Cape Town
Bonnievale is a quiet Town in the Breede Valley of the Western Cape. Bonnievale is surrounded by the Langeberg Mountains. What makes Bonnievale so unique is…
The Story of PR Panther, the gold man of Indian politics in South Africa: Introduction - By Riashnee Pather
… life became intrinsically linked to both the public and political stage in Indian politics in South Africa and I believed that looking at the broader…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… any country or person on grounds of race, religion or political affiliation". The objection to tolerating apartheid … support for their position. The South…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… masses of the people would bring about any change in the political situation in South Africa. As a countermeasure to … in this organisation a serious threat…
Letter from Ian Phillips to Chris Hani
… from Ian Phillips to Chris Hani regarding issues around political prisoners, political trials and acts committed before and after the …
ArticleTimeline of State Action Against the Press in the 1960s
… to the Rationalist. (Merrett p52) Anthony Delius, a political reporter for the Sunday Times, was suspended from … subsequently closes. (IRR 1963 p66) Mar-…
EventF.W. de Klerk, former state president of South Africa, is born in Johannesburg.
… in Johannesburg on 18 March 1936. de Klerk grew up in a political family. He later studied law and practiced as a … of the National Party in 1989. The same…
ArchiveThree presidents for coalition of the people
… The United Democratic Front a political coalition of 400 labour, political, civic, church, women's and students' organisations …
Document 42 - “Boycott the Dummy Elections: 2 000 Demonstrate AT Mass Rally”, The Torch , National Edition, 1 April 1958
… 30th, and overflowed on to the pavements at the greatest political rally on the franchise in the history of the … that the Herrenvolk, while declaring an…
ArchiveHow June 16 demo was planned
… with Lebello Matapanyane, describing the events and political developments leading to the new upsurge, and … explaining how the militant youth see the future…