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Jul 24, 2013

Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989

The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid...

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Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
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Jul 04, 2013

Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925

 

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Youth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
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May 28, 2013

Youth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s

The 1970s period was a watershed for youth politics in South Africa. The South African Student Organisation (SASO) was g...

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The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
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May 21, 2013

The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising

Introduction The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-polit...

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A History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
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Mar 27, 2013

A History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931

 

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Land: dispossession, resistance and restitution
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Mar 26, 2013

Land: dispossession, resistance and restitution

Introduction The history of white colonial land dispossession began at the Cape with the expansion of the Dutch colo...

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ANC January 8th Statements
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Jan 11, 2013

ANC January 8th Statements

The ANC in exile issued its first January 8th statement in 1972, the founding date of the ANC. This statement outlined t...

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African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
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Oct 30, 2012

African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)

 

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The banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
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Oct 15, 2012

The banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s

 

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Cuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
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Oct 12, 2012

Cuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa

The revolution in Cuba, culminating in Fidel Castro’s seizure of power on 1 January 1959, was from the beginning based o...

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The Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
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Sep 11, 2012

The Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s

 

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The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
Article
Jul 19, 2012

The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)

Enforced racial segregation in South Africa began with the arrival of the Dutch and English colonisers. Following its ...

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A History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
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Jun 04, 2012

A History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa

 

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Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
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May 29, 2012

Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa

 

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1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967
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May 25, 2012

1967 Terrorism Act, No. 83 of 1967

The 1967 Terrorism Act was one the most important pieces of legislation passed by the South African apartheid regime. Th...

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