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South African Defence Force (SADF)
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Mar 30, 2011

South African Defence Force (SADF)

Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to the 1660s. When Jan van Riebeeck la...

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Mar 30, 2011

Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA)

The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was founded in October 1954 by 61 unions mainly representing White worke...

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South African Congress of Democrats (COD)
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Mar 30, 2011

South African Congress of Democrats (COD)

In 1952, Whites who identified themselves with the aspirations of those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed...

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Mar 30, 2011

People Against Gangsterism and Drugs

People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) came into being in 1996 when communities on the Cape Flats, Cape Town decid...

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Dutch Reformed Church (DRC)
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Mar 30, 2011

Dutch Reformed Church (DRC)

When the Dutch settled in South Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries they transplanted their Dutch Reformed theology to...

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Industrial and Commercial Workers Union
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Mar 30, 2011

Industrial and Commercial Workers Union

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Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
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Mar 30, 2011

Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)

During the 1920s, the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) - which changed its name to the African National Co...

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Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)
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Mar 30, 2011

Pan Africanist Congress (PAC)

The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans jus...

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Mar 30, 2011

Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960

For many years there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those with different ideological and...

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Progressive Federal Party (PFP)
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Mar 30, 2011

Progressive Federal Party (PFP)

The Progressive Federal Party (PFP), successor to the Progressive Party (PP), was formed after a group of liberal member...

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South African Indian Congress (SAIC)
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Mar 30, 2011

South African Indian Congress (SAIC)

The period 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "...

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Mar 30, 2011

Articles, documents, thesis and books relating to the South African Indian Congress

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National Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
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Mar 30, 2011

National Union of South African Students (NUSAS)

In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interes...

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South African Communist Party (SACP)
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Mar 30, 2011

South African Communist Party (SACP)

On 30 July 2011, the South African Communist Party (SACP) celebrated its 90th anniversary. Initially known as the Commun...

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Mar 30, 2011

Key Members of South African Communist Party

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