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… On 27 October 1917, Oliver Tambo, who would become African National Congress (ANC) President, was born at Bizana, Transkei (now …

… New York City renames the square in front of the South African mission to the United Nations 'Nelson and Winnie … Gardens'. 1984 Mandela is given Honorary membership of National and Local Government Officers Association [NALGO] … 1 July, Awarded the Chris Hani Award at the 10th National Congress of the South African Communist Party, Johannesburg. …

… 1960 I defended a number of people from the Pan-Africanist Congress in Cape Town who’d marched on Parliament, and they … by, but there was intense discussion about the role of the African bourgeoisie, a discussion that hasn’t ended, it’s … class was established. And that in fact the national liberation of the African people presupposed an …

… was conferred in 1963, Matanzima's Transkeian National Independence Party (TNIP) was  defeated by the … Party, which called for multiracialism, common South African citizenship and opposition to the Bantustan system. … as Paramount Chief of Thembuland. With the support of the Congress of traditional Leaders (Contralesa), Buyelekhaya …

… those theoretical constructions into the South African society we know today, cannot, at the same time, be … of the white minority first.  They turn their own national experience of political change on their heads in … our masses, under the leadership of the African National Congress, to destroy racism in our country.  Already the …

… influenced the non-violent protest tactics that the African National Congress practised until the ferocity of state oppression …

… of South Africa during the period of expropriation of the African. The military defeat of the Ama-Xhosa tribes was … of the Native Representative Council and the African National Congress, dragged so-called organisations of the people, …

… and municipalities. That was the largest strike in South African history until then. Of the four martyrs of the … on his return to India was to transform the elite Indian National Congress into a mass movement for freedom in which simple …

… of Human Rights. To this end, he seeks to take the South African state backwards, to an agrarian utopia, where "the … punishment. In part, the 60% turnover rate in the EFF's national caucus speaks to this total intolerance for internal … targeting white privilege and the ruling African National Congress. Around 40,000 people turned Orlando stadium in …

… ruled the country with an iron grip. As president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1940 to 1949, Xuma recruited a new …

… “minerals-energy complex” lies at the heart of the South African economy. In their book, written in 1996, they argue … [11]   In the 1920s, electricity “shifted to the national arena” to support industrial growth, particularly in … by a worker who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Eventually, the reactors were opened in 1984 …

… Futures (Panel 2) Convenor: Janet Cherry   Has the South African development trajectory over the past 30 years germinated the seeds for gender equality in the National Democratic Revolution (NDR) and the struggle for … reflect on the policy and posture of the African National Congress (ANC) and the government’s development paths, and …

… and studies of particular political themes such as the ‘national question' (No Sizwe, 1979). Since some of this … organisation. Gerhart locates SASO within the "school of African nationalist thought in South Africa" which … the ANC during the 1940s and 1950s and the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). She recognises that an important difference …

… the sacrifice made by many of all races, particularly the African people, who have endured and suffered so much for so … of his beloved Movement he led so brilliantly, the African National Congress, to what Chief Luthuli thought about the …

… for Wesleyan missionaries to educate and liberate African girls. Of all Josiah’s fellow-pupils hailing from … Charlotte Makanya, who became President of the ANC Women Congress. Katie Makanya, her sister, recalled that Charlotte … breeding-ground for the Black youths. Many men who became national figures and leaders of Black public opinion spent …

… The role and influence of the South African Communist Party in the armed struggle by Patrick … 1980s.  Patrick Mangashe was a participant in the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) armed struggle from the late 1970s to the …

… arose from the fact that the headquarters of the South African Air Force was a prominent target of our attack; … between the trade union campaigns and the struggle for national liberation? TAMBO : That is no longer possible. All … appears to be an attempt to revive the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). What do you think about this? What relations …

… desperate remedies. Violence is evil, yes, but the South African way of life is an even greater evil. Faced with the … there. I do not intend to discuss the implications of that congress straight away; there will be another opportunity for … here in South Africa. Let none of us, whether we are National Party or United Party supporters or whether we are …

… and development of our society by returning the African National Congress to power, with a substantially increased majority. …

… as participating in a political conflict between the African National Congress (ANC) and IFP. Ndimene, a Mozambican who had served …

… bad: members of the RC and PMC were appointed by the National Executive Committee (NEC); and ordinary ANC members … land mines were laid only a few kilometres inside South African territory and were thus not long, if at all, at the … failure. From: Conscripts to their age: African National Congress operational strategy, 1976-1986 by Howard Barrell …

… many of them, you know, were manned by Indian Communists, African Communists, you know, and the Whites, you see, and … in 1946. I joined the leather industry, that is the National Union of Leather Workers, and whilst working in the … shoe industry we were campaigning for the people of the - Congress of the People.  You know the Freedom Charter? VR:   …

… muscle from the working people. Then in 1950s the South African Congress of Trade Unions (Sactu) organised militant workers. … unions like the Natal and Allied Workers Union (Nawu) and National Union of Textile Workers Union (NUTW) were …

… to the efforts that were being made to unify all South African’s under one banner. In 1993, South Africa experienced … The country faced violent clashes between the African National Congress (ANC ) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in … 2021]. Keller, B. (1993). White Separatists Storm South African Negotiations, (online), Available at   …

… workers, constituted a few exceptions to the rule in South African labour history, and there lies the historical … was not chosen arbitrarily, but because the Industrial National Congress (later to be known as the Employers-Employees …

… (MSC) and a general upsurge in political activity at national level characterised the months preceding the … elections and elections for the government-created South African Indian Council (SAIC) in November 1981 had seen a … gatherings. Solidarity and the NPP chose not to attend Congress meetings even when invited. However, in one instance …

… The great South African writer and activist, Ruth First, was assassinated by a letter bomb sent by the South African Security Police in Maputo, Mozambique on this day, 17 … After the government banned the CPSA in 1953, the “Congress Alliance” brought together the ANC, the South …

… to its original, 1910 state and has been declared a national monument. The town's Memorial Square is the site of … of soldiers who died during the Border War, including an African National Congress (ANC) operative, Victor Khayiyana . Whose remains …

… Services, serving from 2012 to 2014. He has been on the National Executive Committee (the NEC generally refers to the … a political party or organization, typically between national conferences or congresses. It serves as the primary … South Africa’s high prison population and notes: ‘South African apartheid laws turn innumerable innocent people into …