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South Africa: The New Threat to Freedom, 24 May 2012 by Nadine Gordimer
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Italy’s former colonies in North Africa are to be placed under UN control.
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Black PEBCO activist Thozamile Botha breaks his banning order and escapes to Lesotho.
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King Farouk of Egypt claims to be a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed.
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President P.W. Botha announces that a general election is to be held on 6 September.
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Mussolini announces that 400,000 Italians will be going to Ethiopia as settlers.
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Bambata Rebellion: The Dundee-based troops leave the town and proceed to Nkandla.
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Edward, Prince of Wales, arrives in Cape Town on a visit to South Africa.
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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela fails to win the presidency of the ANC’s Women’s League.
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Two ANC activists are killed as they try to put up election posters.
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Angolan Government agrees to begin peace talks with rebel group Unita in Portugal.
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A commission to monitor human rights abuses in Algeria is set up by France.
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Voortrekkerpers Bpk and Afrikaanse Pers merge to form Perskor (Perskorporasie van Suid-Afrika).
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Web-published response by Thabo Mbeki to Archbishop Tutu ‘s 2004 Nelson Mandela Lecture
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Eric H. Louw, SA foreign minister since January 1955, announces his intention to retire.
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Mt. Sinai and the surrounding territory is restored to Egyptian control by Israel.
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American forces land in Somalia to begin humanitarian operation in famine-stricken country.
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Bishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with President Ronald Reagan.
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Robert Sobukwe, former PAC leader, is finally refused permission to leave the country.
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Walter Sisulu is sentenced to nine months imprisonment, conditionally suspended for three years.
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The government extends the Erasmus Commission’s terms of reference to 30 May 1979.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II refuses to meet with Boer leader Paul Kruger in Berlin.
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Closing address to the COSATU Special Congress by Willie Madisha, incoming COSATU President
ArchiveThey`re back! B & S workers return to work after an out-of-court settlement
ArchiveLenatex worker told to go down on her knees and beg factory manager
ArchiveProfile: Les Kettledas, NUMSA`s National Secretary for Collective Bargaining, talk to Snuki Zikalala
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The class structure in South Africa and its relation to the colour bar
ArchiveComment: Bleak winter if Freedom Alliance fails to come in from the cold
ArchiveReport on the National Congress, Cape Town, January 11th to 13th
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