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… for courses not offered at their own universities. In spite of the move being hailed as a progressive one, … University of Stellenbosch in a historic move …

… Hundreds of Blacks assembled in the Langa township outside Cape Town to protest against … South African History Online ,  'Women's Resistance in the 1960s Sharpeville and its Aftermath ', from SAHO, … Protest against pass laws in Langa …

… Hassim Seedat, was born in Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in 1930. His family … in London. Whilst in London he was active in the anti-apartheid campaigns mounted in the United Kingdom by the Anti-Apartheid Committee. He was an articled clerk to attorney NT …

… Dangor, an award winning novelist and poet,  was born in Newclare, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now known as Gauteng), … 1978 for his political activities.   Since the end of the apartheid, Dangor has worked for several development agencies and authorities assisting victims of apartheid such as the Kagiso Trust and the Nelson Mandela’s …

… church to refuse to collaborate with the unjust system of apartheid. Delegates attending the Convocation were given … Emergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material …

… “Oh, then just say it,” she said, her hands deep in soapy washing-up water. “But, Mum, you’ve got to hold the … more Coloured people than in other parts of the country. Apartheid is usually portrayed simply as a white-black … and emotionally – so I could handle it. Besides, I played sports and was one of the guys. With my school friends – …

… South Africa to perform to a racially exclusive audience In an exclusive interview with Peter Feldman on 27 February 1985, David Essex, a British pop star claimed that he was … to a racially exclusive audience. The singer was speaking in relation with the issue of the United Nations (UN) …

… this day at the age of 69. Founder and leader of the anti-apartheid African People's Organisation (APO) , he was the … as from General J.B.M. Hertzog and General J.C. Smuts . In June 1999, President Nelson Mandela posthumously honoured … Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, dies in Cape Town …

… Brutus expounds on Special Branch interference in sports in line with apartheid ideology of white dominance. Instances of …

… Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana) was born on 12 December 1928 in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, Transvaal Province (now … in 1951. As a consequence of the injustices brought on by apartheid, Masilela and her husband decided to leave South … flame continued to burn regardless of everything that the apartheid government threw at it. Masilela and her husband …

… Wolfie Kodesh was born in Benoni on 18 October 1918. His paternal grandparents … newspaper to earn a living. In 1950, two years after the Apartheid government came to power, the CPSA was banned under … defied his ban by continuing to publish atrocities of the apartheid government. For instance, he worked with Ruth First …

… marks the anniversary of the longest cricket test match in history. The game was played between South Africa and England in Durban. The game continued until the 14 March - 9 days in total. England needed 41 runs to win at the close of the … The longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in …

… united at the encouragement of Prince Maurice of Orange in the Netherlands and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. This number … XVII (Lords 17). The Chartered Company was established in 1602 and was granted a 21 year monopoly by the … of the Netherlands to carry out colonial activities in Asia. With its headquarters in Batavia, the company …

… physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, was born in Zurich, Switzerland. Her parents emigrated from Russia via … and came to SA shortly after her birth. She was a pioneer in the fight against blindness. In 1971 she was adjudged … physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zurich …

… Human rights abuses were common in South Africa during the apartheid era and the liberation … aimed at bringing these abuses to an end. When apartheid crumbled in the late 1980s the task of … Justice in Perspective, 'the Motsuenyane Commission' [online], …

… Born in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, he was aged 37 at the time of the trial. He had a magnificent bass voice, and \'in the Fort his voice rolled above the combined effort of all … Campaign, who served three months for breaking railway apartheid regulations, and lost his job as a packer in a …

… Tribute to the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid - Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee …

… New Movie 'Catch A Fire' Tells True Story of Anti-Apartheid Activist Patrick Chamusso, by Alan Silverman, …

… South African television producer Adele Lorenzo is killed in an air crash in Nigeria in which 117 people die.  News was receiv …

… A photo exhibition is opened in the studio of Samuel Barnard in Adderley Street, Cape Town, in which the work of several local …

… Samuel Samson Tema, minister of religion and pioneer in the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), is born in Molepo, east of …

… The SA cricket team beats England in the second test in Nottingham, thereby scoring the first victory over the English in ten y …

… Prof. Dirk Postma, founder of the Reformed Church in South Africa in 1858, is born in the Netherlands.   Together with the Re …

… The SA athlete Marcello Fiasconaro sets a new world record in the 800 m race in an athletic contest in Milan.  He achieves the …

… The South African cricket team arrive in Calcutta, to play in three one-day matches against the Indian team in South Africa’s f …

… Nkete (36), member of the SA marathon team that competed in the IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada in 2001, is …

… The suspected killer of two young women in Knysna is arrested in Hornlee. Nineteen year old Jessica Wheeler’s body was found in …

… Edoardo Villa, SA artist, is born in Bergamot. Italy. He studied sculpture in Italy and was sent to Sonderwater in the Transvaa …

… In the wake of strikes in Natal in February, The Guardian publishes a documented report on …

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. … In response to a car bomb attack in Pretoria which killed nineteen people, the South African …