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… by Allison Drew Document 21 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 27 October 1930 … Worker's Unions who gave short addresses of greeting to the Conference". In your letter of the 17th instant you … he seems indignant that you did not publish it. I offered to telegraph to you for the article so that we could discuss …

… the last article, Nehru wrote: “There is no easy walk-over to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow again and again … the bright and shining instrument that will cleave its way to India’s freedom.” (The Unity of India, page 132; Selected …

… On 23 January 1962, Dr Hendrik Verwoerd announced his plan to grant independence to the Transkei , a homeland proposed for Xhosa people under … apartheid policy of separate development. The Transkei was to have its own Parliament and Cabinet, separate citizenship …

… with its gold mines being the deepest man-made excavations to date. However the cost of mining activities, in South Africa, with regard to human life and environment is tremendous.  On10 May 1995, … than 100 miners lost their lives when a elevator plunged to the bottom of a mineshaft in Orkney, in the Northwest …

… and how the Unity Movement sees the solution to the national oppression; the destruction of human dignity; … the unity of all the Non-Europeans'. Suggestions are made to illustrate to the people the Herrenvolk's device to split the … To the people of Natal: race riots and the nation …

… Letter addressed to Mr Moocroft from the Glenmore Residents Committee requesting support regarding their opposition to the Government's proposed plan of relocating Glenmore residents to Peddie … Letter addressed to Mr Moorcroft from the Glenmore Residents Committee …

… of fifty-two mainly Afrikaans-speaking intellectuals, to meet with the then-banned African National Congress (ANC) … in South Africa (IDASA) and the ANC. In an effort to reduce potential state interference, the non-ANC … The purpose of the meeting, while exploratory, was to confer on mutual strategies for fundamental political, …

… elected president, Nelson Mandela announced that in order to promote national unity he was willing to bring into government political parties that were not part … amongst political organisations.   Click here to view the speech by Nelson Mandela announcing ANC Election …

… by Allison Drew Document 44 - Letter from Leon Trotsky to T. W. Thibedi, 4 September 1932 … Thank you for your communication which I am transmitting to Comrade Witte. It would be a very great step forward if we … in the estimation of its own power: it is the only way to win the confidence of the workers. Have you among your …

… of Justice Van Wyk de Vries, appointed in 1968 to investigate the activities of South Africa's White … and the University of South Africa (UNISA), was submitted to Parliament. The report, completed in 1972, recommended … that the Minister of Education should be empowered to declare any inter-university or student organisation …

… by South African security agents during the arduous fight to end apartheid. Sachs, 78, went on to help negotiate South Africa’s peaceful transition from the … of his 1990 homecoming. He recalled his first few days back in South Africa after 24 years in exile, contrasting the …

… Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was continuing to ravage the areas with heavy rains.  The heavy rains, which … once again ravaged by heavy floods in early 2011, leading to fears of a repeat of the disaster 11 years earlier. The floods, however, turned out to be less severe and caused less devastation. …

… the supposed Mau Mau leader, was convicted and sentenced to seven years (through the use of false testimony) in Kenya. … Lari massacre that happened on 26 March 1953 where close to 100 people were killed and scores of others injured. This … treating his own people as an indication of his loyalty to the British government. …

… which is now part of the Kwazulu-Natal province, refused to follow British instructions to take up arms against the Boer Republics during the South … Initially, the Zulu Kingdom's involvement was restricted to protecting her borders against Boer invasions since the …

… known as the Proteas, played their debut on their return to international cricket against India at Calcutta, India. … the South African government's apartheid policy. This led to South Africa playing only against rebel teams from … the re-admittance by the ICC, the Proteas have gone on to establish themselves as one of the best teams in the …

… No. 4 of 1883. Following the granting of religious freedom to Muslims in 1804, the Batavian government granted the first piece of land for a Muslim cemetery - Tana Baru - to Frans van Bengalen on October 02, 1805. Despite its … on the Tana Baru grounds and shrines have been erected to honour them.  …

… send our sincere and brotherly greetings and best wishes to you all, and to your individual families. Through you, we greet all our … Mission of our movement, let us go out to the world, and back to the rural and urban areas of our common homeland, as … New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971 …

… letter of support and motivation from Saths Cooper to members of the Black People's Convention (BPC) prior to a court proceeding. … Letter from Saths Cooper to My dear brothers and sisters …

… Cable from the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs to Oliver Tambo detailing financial support being given to the African National Congress for the oppressed peoples of … Letter from Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs to Oliver Tambo …

… Sidney Knott owner of Lyndhurst farm addressed to A.W. Goodyear protesting against the squatter camp on Mr Goodyear's farm which was adjacent to Knott's farm … Letter from Hutton and Cook Attorneys addressed to A.W. Goodyear …

… Letter from Moses Mabhida to Jack Simons asking him to study the South African Communist Party Programme and … Letter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary (SACP) to Jack Simons …

… feel specially honoured by the invitation addressed to our organisation by the PAFMECA to attend this historic … a land of turmoil and conflict. In May last year a general strike was called. In the history of our country no strike … by the government and sufficiently militant to fight back with a determination that comes from the knowledge and …

… Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Modern History, University of Oxford, for … in particular on the emergence of a white opposition to apartheid. … The politics of nonracialism: White opposition to apartheid, 1945-1960 …

… Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence. The National Assembly, consisting … day. The date of Sebe's election as president seems to be 5 December, though some sources give it as 4 December. … Ciskei becomes the fourth Black homeland to be granted independence …

… Press|South African Democracy Education Trust. The Road To Democracy in South Africa Volume 2 [1970 - 1980], … UWC students convene a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark on a boycott of classes …

… The International Cricket Council agrees to grant full membership to the United Cricket Board of South Africa, which will allow …

… Republiek, established in northern Natal on land awarded to burghers by Dinizulu, after helping him to conquer Zinhe …

… The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen …

… Zealand Softball Association decides by seventeen votes to seven to invite a South African men’s softbal …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … Dr. Verwoerd announces that the government has decided to withdraw from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) owing to the h …