Police fire on a funeral procession near Uitenhage

Voting for the House of Representatives took place amid an antiracist boycott campaign; the House of Delegates election followed on 28 August. The UDF and allied organizations rejected a system that...

Protests and a stayaway in the Vaal townships challenged rent increases and local authorities associated with apartheid. Confrontations and killings accompanied the uprising, which helped open a wider...

The announcement of Desmond Tutu's Nobel Peace Prize gave international recognition to the struggle against apartheid. The award supported his work and the wider movement seeking democratic change...

Randall Robinson, Mary Frances Berry and Walter Fauntroy were arrested after refusing to leave the South African embassy in Washington. Eleanor Holmes Norton addressed the press outside. Their...

At a Soweto rally, Zindzi Mandela read Nelson Mandela's refusal of the government's offer of conditional release. His message linked personal freedom to the freedom of the wider population and...

Student groups began daily rallies and an occupation at Berkeley's Sproul Plaza demanding university divestment from companies doing business in South Africa. Protesters challenged the institution's...

Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli were intercepted while returning from Port Elizabeth and murdered by security police. Their organizing had helped build community...

A consumer boycott of white-owned shops began in Port Elizabeth following organizing over police violence and township conditions. Mkhuseli Jack served as a prominent spokesperson. By withholding...

Dominant-caste attackers killed six Dalit men in Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, amid a conflict rooted in caste power and control of everyday resources. The violence and the struggle for accountability...

Title deeds to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park were returned to Aṉangu Traditional Owners after a long campaign. The handback recognized their relationship to Country and provided for joint...