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EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… to Nelson Mandela at the time, was unharmed. Although a political motive for the shooting was ruled out, the head of … Matthews Phosa, stated that plots to…
EventTruman Prince, the controversial ANC manager of the Central Karoo District Municipality, is suspended
… the Beaufort West Local Municipality. Since 2005, Prince's political career has been marked by controversy. On 16 … action against Prince came not only from…
EventSouth Africa signs SADC treaty
… the aims of SADC, which include the development of common political values, the relief of poverty through economic … Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999)…
EventTwo rival movements merge in Zimbabwe
… Two rival political organisations in Zimbabwe, the Ndebele-dominated … merged following consensus reached in 1987 to form a new political party called the…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela announces his intentions to promote national unity
… national unity he was willing to bring into government political parties that were not part of the Government of … was his part of nation building and…
ArchiveRemembering to think critically: Rick Turner 40 years on by Anthony Egan, 8 January 2018
… ago, in the early hours of January 8th 1978, a 36-year old political philosopher was shot dead in his Durban home by … year banning order imposed on him for…
Oration by Oliver Tambo at the funeral of Moses Kotane, 26 May 1978, Moscow
… was in 1946, which was the beginning of a period of great political upheavals in our struggle, a period that was to prove most decisive in the general…
Oration at the Funeral of Moses Kotane by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, 26 May 1978
… was in 1946, which was the beginning of a period of great political upheavals in our struggle, a period that was to prove most decisive in the general…
Chapter 5
… of the All African Convention was a turning point in the political history of the African people. The period 1935-37 … development in organisation affecting…
EventMohammed Valli Moosa is born in Johannesburg
… Moosa, born in Johannesburg on 9 February 1957, was a political activist and served as Minister of Environmental … on the wrong side of apartheid laws for…
EventMugabe announces the merging of ZANU and ZAPU
… (ZANU) leader, Robert Mugabe announced that Rhodesia's political organisations, ZANU and ZAPU (the Zimbabwe African … Union), are to be merged under one…
EventFour Indian leaders are sentenced under Terrorism Act
… References: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997, Greenwood: …
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 9 - Postscript - South Africa: The Present as History
… South Africa are not only poor and deprived of meaningful political rights; they are also subject to various forms of … century has white rule even been…
Umrabulo - Issue No.11, 2nd Quarter 2001
… this to be effected, it will require the rejuvenation of political and social activism among ANC and Alliance members, … as all others who work, to form…
Re-membering Krotoa and Autshumato by Deela Khan (poem)
… time. But when the Dutch had eventually grabbed all her political use-value declined. A sudden turn of the wheel of …
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… the Natal Indian Congress 1896 He becomes an established political leader in South Africa 1899 He organizes an Indian …
Glossary: Learning from Leaders
… plan of action or a set of principle used to do something. Political Of the state or government. Quality A thing that is …
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… for the multi-party talks takes place, attended by 20 political organizations and administrations. End of November …
Statement at the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 1 - 6 September 1986
… the Non-Aligned Movement and the United Nations to find a political solution to this question. We join others in … the rest of the progressive world, we…
ArchiveThe United Democratic Front (UDF): a case study of democratic organisation, 1983-1987
… the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Political Science, University of Natal, Durban, 1998. … of the United Democratic Front, and the…
EventFifth banning order for Albertina Sisulu
… Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: …
EventCOMSA calls on SA to move towards election
… team, which consisted of police, military, legal and political experts, further concluded that South Africa's best … elections and a durable resolution of…
EventMandela and Tambo meet in Sweden
… on a mission to foreign countries to ask them to break political ties and tighten sanctions against South Africa in order to speed political change, African…
EventFelix Mounie, the Cameroon opposition leader is assassinated in Geneva.
… Felix Mounie was the leader of the political movement Union du Peuple Camerounnais (UPC). The UPC was a major political force demanding the end of UN…
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… work undercover and created the Zimele Trust Fund to aid political prisoners and families. On 18 August 1977, he was arrested on his way home from a…
Known as Black Tuesday’, the New York Stock exchange collapsed sending economic shockwaves throughout the world and throwing the global economy into depression
… Africa, the Great Depression had socio-economic as well as political implications. The lives of millions were affected … the cities due to the closure of…
EventWiehahn Commission Report tabled in parliament
… the report recommended reforms that would increase the political rights and political participation of Black South Africans in the … Black trade unions…
EventThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament
… not an easy one. It began in 1990 with the unbanning of political parties and the release of political prisoners. The Convention for a Democratic South ……
EventFormation of the South African Native National Congress
… aspired to unite Africans in the advancement of their political and socio-economic status Contrary to its aim of … and application, the party was significant…
EventDraft laws are gazetted
… References: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to Mid-1997, Greenwood: …