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… and trials that occurred from the 1940s to the 1990s, history was being made and re-made; drama and farce … of the CPSA, and continued into the fifties with the Treason Trial in 1956, the Rivonia Trial in 1963 and … was probably one of the bloodiest strikes in South African history.23 The Guardian reported 30 miners killed over the …

… an important turning point in South African liberation history. On this fateful day, Black people congregated in … Photograph by Drum Photographer © Baileys African History Archives. In July 1963, the liberation struggle … in Howick, Natal. The leaders were subsequently tried for treason in the infamous Rivonia Trial (October 1963) after …

… in Johannesburg. 1948 ANC Women's League is formed, with treason trialist defendant, Ida Mtwana as President. Annie … Congress, she raises funds for detainees arrested for Treason. Sarah Carneson is banned and can no longer hold … thus becoming the first woman deputy president in the history of South Africa. She assumes the position after Mbeki …

… Transition to Armed Struggle The brief respite from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the Rivonia … the strategy and tactics of the armed struggle. Biography, history, politics, military strategy, revolution and … of Luthuli.” The details of his tour are now history, but not much was known until the Rivonia Trial …

… Act , the Sabotage Act and the Terrorism Act . The history of the Pretoria Central Premises There are six … Mint was erected on the edge and presently the Cultural History Museum is situated in that building.) The west side … and ruthless offenders and those who were charged with treason. It was a single building consisting of only 52 cells …

… the ideological construction of apartheid through the history of photography in South Africa, the South African … Racism and segregation have been a part of South African history since the fabled bitter-almond hedge, which separated … to censorship. The most famous case of this was the Treason Trial, where Nelson Mandela and other leaders of the …

… He was charged with murder and later also with high treason and the possession of loot. (to read about the attack … more about this important event in South African labour history, see the writing of social historian Luli Callinicos …

… an important turning point in South African liberation history. On this fateful day, Black people congregated in … in Howick, Natal. The leaders were subsequently tried for treason in the infamous Rivonia Trial (October 1963) after …

… peaceful transfer of power. As part of the process Rivonia Treason trialists and other leading figures of the movement … Albert Luthuli) as patron. 13 March, Lilian Ngoyi , 1956 Treason Trialist and president of the ANC Women’s League … the call which sees the largest strike in South African history. June, Two car bomb attacks in Johannesburg by the MK …

… Awards In 1960, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee made history by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Albert Luthuli … Luthuli's Nobel Prize came at a critical juncture in the history of South Africa . The events at Sharpeville, Nyanga … Jr., 1962 Excerpts from Chief Lutuli's evidence at the treason trial dealing with his understanding of a non-violent …

… 1940 - 1965 The name Fietas refers to this period in history. 1941 Recommendations of the Feetham Commission are … and a member of the TICYO is the no. 1 accused in the Treason Trial. The area south of 22nd Street in Pageview is …

… a theologian, is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason, and his fiancée is sentenced to four years. Most … becomes the scene of the most sustained uprising in the history of the country. 11 September, In response, on 11 … 1 May, May Day sees the largest stay-away in South African history, with 1, 5-million people observing the call. 24 May, …

… as ‘ the school syllabuses taught a distorted version of history, emphasising the defeat in war of Africans and stripping them of dignity ’. (Sithole 1994) The history that was taught under apartheid focused on the … African National Congress (ANC), Fester was charged for treason in 1988 and went to prison for two years. In prison, …

… as a prolonged period of political quiescence in the history of the struggle against apartheid until the outbreak … Act it created the offense of sabotage by equating it to treason and imposing a maximum penalty of death those found …

… Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider … of the Freedom Charter by the Congress Alliance, the Treason Trial of 1956, the bus boycotts, and the rise of the … reporting style of the magazine and his family's history of financing the mines in South Africa kept Drum from …

… as ‘ the school syllabuses taught a distorted version of history, emphasising the defeat in war of Africans and stripping them of dignity ’. (Sithole 1994) The history that was taught under apartheid focused on the … African National Congress (ANC), Fester was charged for treason in 1988 and went to prison for two years. In prison, …

… arrest of African National Congress (ANC) leaders in the Treason Trial of 1956 as his main motivation for joining the … Hani matriculatess at Lovedale with English, Xhosa, Latin, History, Mathematics and Hygiene as his final subjects. 28 …

… and receive the same punishment as someone accused of treason. Conviction meant a minimum of five years in prison … bill, and he equated the crime of terrorism with that of treason. (3774) However, he raised two objections to the Act. … by Jonathan Cohen and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship …

… Pretoria, three young black men are found guilty of high treason, as well as of attempted murder and robbery with … Eloff, to investigate the inception, development, objects, history and activities of the South African Council of … of a Cabinet which, for the first time in South Africa's history, includes non-whites. The two non-white Cabinet …

… of Johannesburg.   December, Kathrada is arrested for treason in a nationwide swoop along with 155 other activists … 1965 – 1982 Kathrada undertakes and completes a BA in History and Criminology (1965-68), a Bachelor of Bibliography degree and a BA Honours in History and African Politics. 1966 August, Kathrada leaves …

… according to these categories, it is impossible to write a history of South Africa without using racial labels. The … members of the Alliance were arrested and charged with treason. The policies set out in the Charter included a … well-known today but also played an important role in SA history. Robert Sobukwe was the founding president of the Pan …

… the last three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. Previously the history of women's political organization, their struggle for … crowd outside the courts “standing by their leaders”. The Treason Trial. 1955. © Bailey's African History Archives. In …

… During its long history of struggle, the ANC has always been in the vanguard … struggle against apartheid, as one of the landmarks of our history. Rebuffed in its frontal assault, but true to its … while Mrs Mkhize was one of the 156 charged during the Treason Trial. Dr Margaret Chuene studied medicine at the …

… decade in which the apartheid state responded with massive treason trials for those who defied it. The 1950s also saw a … concern. Of mixed blood, and with a traumatic family history, Head left South Africa to avoid its racial policies. … (1993), a playful reworking of South Africa's colonial history, was published. Ivan Vladislavic's novel The Folly …

… 1. Introduction ↵ The value of history is derived from its obligation to view all factors … by recreating images and narratives of the past, history may be claimed as a source of power. The significance … years on transportation. Chief Mhala was put on trial for treason. Based on the war plot thesis fabricated by Grey for …

… some of the missionaries at Marico were guilty of High Treason. He further accused some English hunters of supplying … in the war, which has often been overlooked in the history of the war. Blacks in the Rustenburg area, like … Colonial history of Rustenburg …

… Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) are founded. Treason trial against opponents of apartheid begins in South … published The three books in Duro Ladipo's trilogy on the history of the Kingdom of Oyo, Oba Koso (The King did not … Odundo (Kenya) are included in Marilyn Stokstad's Art History, marking the first occasion on which the work of …

… Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) are founded Treason trial against opponents of apartheid begins in South … published The three books in Duro Ladipo's trilogy on the history of the Kingdom of Oyo, Oba Koso (The King did not … Odundo (Kenya) are included in Marilyn Stokstad's Art History, marking the first occasion on which the work of …

… film could be confiscated and used as evidence, as in the treason trials of the United Democratic Front leaders in the … It searches for peace and hope. It is beckoned by history to take sides. The photographers in this book have. … films and oral histories in an effort to preserve the history of oppression and resistance in South Africa. The …

… constitutes an especially noteworthy moment in women’s history. On 9 August 1956, thousands of South Africa women – … make a change is what brought these women together to make history and show the important role of women engaging in … the liberation movement, Ngoyi was arrested and tried for treason; despite that, she remained outspoken on issues …