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… Letters from black South Africans to the President of Inkatha …

… South African freedom songs: a tribute to the patriot Vuyisile Mini …

… Why are the workers of Port Elizabeth called to organize? …

… in February 1955 denouncing the government`s use of force to remove African people from the Western Areas. Chief Lutuli sent this message to the people from his sick-bed.] There are no guns or … people are courageous and united in their just struggle to save their homes, victory must be theirs. Non-Europeans …

… Sizwe (MK) who was appointed by ANC president Oliver Tambo to investigate the causes of a mutiny by ANC troops in Angola in 1984 that rocked the leadership to its core. The mutiny, at Viana camp, outside Luanda, was a … instead of being allowed to fight the apartheid regime back home in South Africa. The Stuart report unflinchingly …

… Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 47 - "Answer to Government's Apartheid Unions", The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April … MUST FIGHT ALL ATTEMPTS ON THE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL THE FREE ASSOCIATION OF WORKERS INTRADE UNION … ORGANISATIONS. IT IS THE UNCHALLENGEABLE RIGHT OF WORKERS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD AND THEIR ORGANISED STRENGTH FELT …

… Zealand troops on Tobruk, Barce, and Benghazi was planned to destroy installations, shipping and also to stop Italian forces from reaching Tobruk and Benghazi. The … Stuka dive bombers destroyed the detonating wires leading to a bridge that the Poles were planning to blow up to …

… Supply Commission (ESKOM) announced its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France. These … led by General Electric, that won the contract, had to withdraw due to political pressure due to the Apartheid policies of the … ESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France …

…  as their  fears  as  a minority during the period of 1971 to  1985, are captured in this study.  It begins  by  briefly …  1860s,  against  the racist laws that targeted them,  to  how by  the  1950s closer inter-ethnic ties  were forged … by the author from  South Africa, the thesis seeks to capture  the dynamics of Indian resistance during these …

… when the steamship sank in the English Channel on the way to France. The incident happened in the early hours of 21 … SS Mendi sailed from Cape Town on 16 January 1917 en route to La Havre in France, carrying the Fifth Battalion of the … 22 white officers and a crew of 33. In his attempt to calm the panicked men, Rev. Isaac Wauchope Dyobha said: …

… 16 September 1950 (pdf) Dr James Moroka Address to ANC meeting in Kimberley (pdf) Dr James Moroka … 1951 (pdf) Letter from Dr James Moroka and Walter Sisulu to Prime Minister 11 February 1952 (pdf) Letter from Dr James Moroka to Prime Minister 21 January 1952 (pdf) Letter from SW …

… South Africa Advisory Committee Report, 10 February report to Secretary of State, President Reagan as he had signed … of the Executive order directed the Secretary of State to establish an advisory committee on South Africa, this commitee was charged to examine and recommend to the Secretary of State. …

… Cape town of Grahamstown on 18 August 1977 and taken to apartheid security police headquarters in Port Elizabeth . … Elizabeth, Biko was badly beaten then driven 700 miles to Pretoria, where he was thrown into a cell. On September … denied by the country's white minority government, led to international demonstrations. After his death, local and …

… Kaiser Matanzima of Transkei announced his intention to retire from the Presidency in February 1982, to devote more time to traditional and family affairs. However, in 1986 Matanzima … Kaiser Matanzima of Transkei announces his intention to retire from the Presidency …

… Zambia and Zimbabwe called on the South African government to release Nelson Mandela and all political prisoners. They urged the South African government to lift its ban on political parties such as the African … also urged the United States and other European countries to increase their pressure on South Africa and push it …

… In an attempt to prevent further unrest, the apartheid government arrested … several leading members of trade unions affiliated to the United Democratic Front (UDF). The move followed … boycott and protest marches over rent increases. This led to clashes between police and residents that left thirty …

… Operation Vula. The main objectives of this operation were to smuggle freedom fighters into South Africa and maintain … in good faith with the liberation movement. According to Lyndall Beddy, President F.W. de Klerk wrote in his … in the Groote Schuur Minute and its professed commitment to a peaceful and negotiated constitutional settlement. In …

… Letter from M. Morobe (SASM) to the Secretary of SASM, King Williams Town to advise that a SASM National Seminar is to be held in Pietermaritzburg on the 11-15 December 1974 … Letter from M. Morobe (SASM) to the Secretary of SASM, King Williams Town …

… a report condemning apartheid as a false faith hostile to Christian beliefs. This came a few months after the SACC … years and the harsh realities of apartheid were beginning to make themselves felt amongst the vast majority of the … or collectively, had made some representations to the government, and had embarked on programmes to assist …

… On 28 February 1995, Mogadishu seaport was handed over to the combined  United Nations Organisation (UNO) and the … Organisation of African Unity (OAU) task force and closed to commercial traffic. This followed numerous attempts by UNO and OAU, to curb a prolonged civil war that broke out in 1991. The …

… hanging at Pretoria Central Prison. She was the last woman to be executed in South Africa. Smith had been convicted … unrelated robbery but during her interrogation confessed to the murder of Abrahams. Smith was tried and sentenced for … others. Group hangings were common, with the gallows able to hang up to 7 people at a time. Out of nearly 3 000 …

… Prior to 1870, the Damara people occupied most of central Namibia, … government gave limited powers of internal self-government to this homeland, Damaraland. At this time Namibia was still … Heavily outnumbered, the German forces were forced to retreat. Subsequently, the colony surrendered on 9 July …

… The Swaziland government welcomed South Africa's offer to hand over parts of KaNgwane and KwaZulu to Swaziland, since, it claims the territory is historically … The areas demarcated for the hand over were adjacent to Swaziland. The Kwazulu homeland government under the …

… schools in 1976. In 1977, Mokabe skipped the country to go into exile to the USA, where he lived until he met his death in 2007. … the time. When I asked him when he was planning to come back home he would just say ‘jy weet die ding van die dladla’ …

… into conflict with Chief Lencoe around his ascension to chieftainship, which was rejected by Mokgathle and his … then fined a number of cattle and apparently used force to recover the cattle from the Chief. It was claimed by the … If the Government admits, it is wrong it must take me back to my home, even as it brought me here. If the …

… the Rhodesian nationalist leader Robert Mugabe returned to Rhodesia  after being in exile for five years. Mugabe had been trying to gather support for his party the Zimbabwe African National … Front (ZANU-PF) in Mozambique and had managed to spearhead a guerrilla war against the Salisbury (now …

… United Nations (UN) troops arrived to help deal with the political crisis following … secession of Katanga fuelled the province of South Kasai to declare independence on 8 August 1960, calling itself the … Joseph Ngalula as head of parliament. The events leading to the secession of the two Congo provinces happened shortly …

… Judges of the Supreme Court, Vice-Chancellors, Delegates to this Workshop on Human Rights Education in Africa, Ladies and Gentlemen It is a special privilege for me to address this workshop on Human Rights Education in Africa. … own party proposed the adoption of a Bill of Rights as far back as 1924, again in 1944, and again in 1955 in the Freedom …

… Congress, South Africans and the world at large continues to mourn the passing the Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe Comrade … Nelson Mandela. The ANC expresses its sincere gratitude to every person who observed the National Day of Prayer and … Civic Organisation (SANCO)-for members of the public to leave their tributes for Madiba, his family and our …

… Clayton Sithole was the last political activist to die in detention. He died in John Vorster Square police … a suicide. Sithole was just one of the many detainees to have died in John Vorster Square police station, in … station gained a reputation as many detainees seemed to perish inside the building. In none of the inquests held …