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Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… role in sport administration boosted the development of black football in South Africa. In some ways, Luthuli's … contribution exemplifies the heritage of…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… attention to the plight of political detainees. When the Black Consciousness leaders were arrested and banned in 1974, … British firms be called upon to…
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… process has been brought to a halt by the carnage in the black townships. Over the last five to six years, at least … the ANC and the democratic movement of…
Address to Extraordinary Summit of the World Economic Forum 21 June 2003
… we settled on two South African judges, one white and one black to ensure that they would be acceptable to all. The … Emotional scenes where communities and…
77. The South African Indian Council: an assessment from within, 1978
… and in doing so is nullifying the aspirations of the black people. The general mass of the Indians however appears … in the Inter-Cabinet Council which…
PlacePort Alfred
One of the many difficulties faced by the 1820 Settlers, was accessibility to the outside World. In 1821, the first ship entered the Kowie River and the…
PlaceGreyville Racecourse and Convention Centre, Durban
… is perfectly placed for a venue that will change the face of the City, boasting over 25 years of hospitality … is perfectly placed for a venue that will…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… She is elected to the executive of the Federation of Black Women . December, An ANC National Executive Committee … Madikizela-Mandela is elected to the…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… White South Africans were willing to share power, but many black South Africans wanted a complete transfer of power. The … work towards abolishing apartheid…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… apartheid laws were extended to Namibia and prevented black Namibians from having any political rights, as well as … Organisation (SWAPO) was formed. SWAPO…
PlaceMeadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
… the early 1950's during the Apartheid era to accommodate Black residents who were forcibly removed from Areas like: … the Natives Resettlement Board had…
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
… 1 month ahead of the election, a popular uprising in the face of extensive but crumbling security force action, …
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… to appear. 1930 In August 1930 the first sound film of Black traditional life, In the Land of the Zulus was … of his father. The first South African film…
ArticleThe missionaries
… progress, growth, development and enlightenment of many Black women and men of South Africa in the early 1950s and … the first and the only agency that…
PlaceBonteheuwel
… 55 707, of whom 95% were classified as coloured and 4% as Black African, indicating the results of the Group Areas Act. … 55 707, of whom 95% were classified…
Archive2009 - President Motlanthe, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2009 (Before National Elections)
… However, we should not underestimate the challenges we face. The global economic meltdown does pose serious dangers … of affirmative action, including Broad…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… human rights justice. In order to understand this volte-face (about-face) it is necessary to contextualise Africa’s concerns over …
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… of which the middle one was unstable. He was given only black bitter coffee to drink and collapsed on the fifth day. … In August this year Magubane was again…
Statement by Oliver Tambo, on behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the closing session of the seventh summit meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African states, 02 December 1988, Arusha
… the soil of the People`s Republic of Angola, changing the face of southern Africa. The trouncing of the SADF in … occur up to two weeks before the actual…
Statement, on Behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the Closing Session of the Seventh Summit Meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, Arusha by O. R. Tambo, 1 - 2 December 1988
… the soil of the People's Republic of Angola, changing the face of southern Africa. The trouncing of the SADF in … occur up to two weeks before the actual…
Closing address by President Nelson Mandela in the president’s budget debate Cape Town, 22 April 1998
… is indigent and insecure. Thus, the challenge that we face is whether we ride the tide of history or, by commission … white, and the overwhelming majority of…
Closing speech by ANC President Jacob Zuma by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… do the same. We also remain fully committed to broad based black economic empowerment, to increase participation in our … Polokwane stronger and ready to…
Address on Freedom Day, 27 April 2003
… many of our people to discuss the common c!hallenges that face all of us, to review the progress that we have and … build laboratories and libraries, supply…
1. The Way to Fox Street
… Mofutsanyana's primary job was that of checker, monitoring black miners as they went down the mineshafts and keeping an … I'm arrested. So you must go…
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa's longest wage strike
… trade union in South Africa. NUM represented mainly Black mineworkers in the gold and coal mines belonging to the Chamber of Mines. Approximately 360 000…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… to its political advantage, bringing together all the black sections of the South African population to oppose the … population group. Previous governments…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… to protest and cope with every day life within the black community in South Africa. Musical resistance gained … and culture rose simultaneously with the…
ArticleWomen and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union
… canning industry during World War II and the post-war era. Black men and women from the Eastern Cape and Western Cape … of the FCWU towards race, gender and…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on ANC`s seventieth anniversary: Appeal to the world, 02 December 1981
… people. Through the years we have remained resolute in the face of ruthless and brutal repression. We have refused to …
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
… political masters, he’s the one sent out to be the public face of reason and sanity when confronting those pesky …