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Jun 30, 2011

Albertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu

Albertina Sisulu 'the mother of the nation', activist and nurse, who has struggled for her whole life human rights and d...

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Jun 30, 2011

Cape Town Mayors and other city officials

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Jun 30, 2011

Cape Town Democratic Movement biographies

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Jun 30, 2011

Cape Town Arts & culture biographies

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Jun 30, 2011

Cape Town Historical & community biographies

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Jun 30, 2011

Afrikaans Community 1652-1795

Jan van Riebeeck was sent to the Cape to establish a station at which ships of the United Dutch Chartered East Indian Co...

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The Cape Malay
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Jun 30, 2011

The Cape Malay

The ‘Cape Malay’ community is rich in culture and religious traditions that have played a major role in shaping the hist...

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Jun 30, 2011

Conclusion

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Negotiations and the transition
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Jun 30, 2011

Negotiations and the transition

The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical ...

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Jun 30, 2011

Formation and launch of the UDF

UDF launch at Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town. Source: http://www.nelsonmandela.org In the late 1970s moves to form u...

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Jun 30, 2011

Conflict among civic organisations

Civic organisations in the Western Cape, particularly in Cape Town did not share the same ideological stance, interests ...

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Jun 30, 2011

Grassroots Community Newspaper

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Hostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
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Jun 30, 2011

Hostel Dwellers Association (HDA)

The idea of forming an association was discussed in the Nyanga hostel. The discussion were given impetus by the 1981 dec...

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Jun 30, 2011

Western Cape United Squatters Association (WECUSA)

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United Women’s Organisation (UWO)
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Jun 30, 2011

United Women’s Organisation (UWO)

The United Women’s Organisation (UWO) was launched in April 1981 with 400 delegates from the Western Cape attending. Som...

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