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… 6-8, The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) holds its last legal conference in Johannesburg prior to its dissolution. February, At an African National Congress … African Indian Congress passes onto Naicker until he, too, is banned. January, The 58th plenary session of the …

… ‘innocent until proven guilty’ (never ‘proved’ – that’s too informal and trivialises matters) and you’re home and … – ‘no-one is above the law’, and ‘the law must take its course’. Like all clichés, their banality skulks behind … in order to remain a member and serve it he had to imbibe its culture and identify himself with its work. Its victims …

… impoverished and overpopulated reserves where the soil was too infertile for proper agricultural production. [2] …

… the night in the Victor Verster maximum prison in Paarl. Early the following morning we were taken to Cape Town … and they had made representations over the years for its closure. At the time of my release, the section was used … sleep. One “brick” straw pillow – so called because of its size and hardness was also supplied. By the time my cell …

… (NP) government, which was formed in 1947, intensified its repression to curb widespread civil unrest. It did this by passing harsher laws, extending its use of torture, imprisonment and detentions without … Consciousness Movement in South Africa is synonymous with its founder, Biko. From the beginning of Biko’s political …

… that the apartheid regime would not be able to maintain its oppressive rule without massive resistance. The Soweto … the US Congress at Biko’s death became evident when 128 of its members from both the Republican and Democratic parties … took steps to clamp down on resistance, and bolstered its means of keeping the Black population in check. One of …

… was in Bible stories, Walter was not religious and from an early age he questioned the contradictions in the Bible. … to Johannesburg to work on the mines. Because at 16 he was too young to work underground, the Chief Clerk who was also … the newspaper Bantu World. He was a great admirer of its editor, Selope Thema, a leader in the early African …

… of European Settlers , it was a watering ground for early Khoi Herders . The first encounter between these … was abducted by Portuguese Sailors while bathing in its waters. During the years of Apartheid , it became one of … was built through it, with little regard for Conserving its Ecology ! The Khoi and the San were Cape Town ’s earliest …

… Cape . It is 240 kilometres south of Kimberley and its famous Big Hole . Although having been occupied by … Prieska is set at the foot of the Doringberg , its streets littered with older, historic homes with wooden … Prieska Museum on Victoria Street includes a display of early farm implements • Die Bos Nature Reserve is filled with …

… the miracle belongs to the African National Congress and its leaders. It also belongs to all those around the world … and its campaigns. Student action began in Britain as early as the late 1940s, because of the close relations … calling for divestment. There was some activity at UCONN too. The African Affairs Association, formed at the …

… political stability. The rights and liberties enshrined in its Constitution have justifiably earned envy and admiration … of exclusion, segregation and oppression of the majority. Its institutions and leaders were not representative of all … had ranked as one of the best in the world, but in the early 1970s this growth started to decline, falling into a …

… your own programmes and those of the African Union and its development programme, the New Partnership for Africa's … to sink deeper into poverty and underdevelopment, despite its rich natural resources. We have continued to export both … elected representatives of the people of our Continent, we too understand our responsibility seriously to study the …

… of masters in the arts of eloquence, this tongue flies too fast for the listener. It flies faster than the … modern humans. Endowed with a remarkable diversity in its landscape and having seen many important changes to its environment, Africa has also hosted almost every major …

… this as a serious form of repression by the government. In early 1984, the UDF claimed a membership of more than 600 …

… to CODESA.  They agreed to resume multi-party negotiations early in April. As result of this, what became known as the …

… at the first Annual Conference of the YCL, held early 1924, a heated debate on the subject saw the …

… . His involvement in political activities started at an early age. In 1942, while he was still a student at St John’s …

… The body of Piet Potgieter, who lost his life in the early stages of the siege, was retrieved by Paul Kruger, …

… fourteen years' hard labour for sedition, but was released early in 1903. Le Fleur is also known as 'die Hervormer', the …

… of the birth of the African National Congress. Since its birth, this organisation of the people of South Africa … the youth of our Continent as they demonstrate that we too are Olympians, as well as support our national rugby and … young was heavenly! Accordingly, this we must say, that on its 87th anniversary: it is truly glorious that the ANC …

… the Passive Resistance Council, reproduced here almost in its entirety, relates the events which occurred between 13 … so far of the passive resistance campaign is a triumph for its full belief in the willingness of the Indian people to … Nehru, Jinnah and Joshi support this stand. The Africans too have learnt from the passive resistance struggle that the …

… Question : At the end of August, the regime conducted its "elections" to the "Coloured" and Indian parliaments. As … of all this has been a very great victory. But to see its proper dimensions, it is necessary to go back to the … The response to this call was the emergence of the UDF. Early this year, facing the prospect of "elections" in …

… Question: At the end of August, the regime conducted its "elections" to the "Coloured" and Indian parliaments. As … of all this has been a very great victory. But to see its proper dimensions, it is necessary to go back to the … The response to this call was the emergence of the UDF. Early this year, facing the prospect of "elections" in …

… It was early in the October 1977 morning that they came. Ironically, … The reason for such an alliance was clear. The ANC from its position in exile, was not capable of launching mass … both the people of Denmark and to the people of S Africa.  Too many lives were  compromised, destroyed and or altered …

… remarks in opposition to the text of the theses. I am too insufficiently acquainted with the conditions in South … The struggle for the expulsion of British Imperialism, its tools and agents, thus enters as an indispensable part of … unthinkable without the awakening of the Native masses; in its turn it will give them what they are so lacking today, …

… funerals, initiation rites and daily work. Even in the early stages of the colonization the oppressors realized … 'Little Jazz Town'. The great significant of marabi was its multi-ethnic character, diametrically opposed to the … became one of the symbols of black South African music. Its origins date back to the pre-colonial period of South …

… arrest and persecution by the security forces, the ANC and its allies in struggle, together with other patriotic and … strategy of racial and ethnic segmentation, the ANC, and its allies continue to uphold and fight for the ideal of a … nonracial trade union movement. There is no obstacle too formidable to stop us from achieving this goal. The …

… OAU Heads of State and Government on behalf of the ANC, its leaders and members and in the name of the millions of … of the outstanding leaders of Africa who have served in its ranks, - but unfortunately, as yet no daughters - without … States for their contribution so that they adopt the plan too as a regional plan to be brought to the OAU. Africa must …

… turn to examine select aspects of SASO's organisation and its activities related to student and popular mobilisation … a strategic approach with respect to both NUSAS and its own objects. Finally, and crucially, the scope for SASO … number at teacher-training institutions. Between 1969 and early 1972, SASO adopted a low-key approach and concentrated …

… or acquiring property in predominantly White areas, holds its inaugural meeting in Durban. 15 May, The Indian … formed. It is later renamed the Native Military Corps.  At its peak the Corp had ten battalions equipped with assegais … the Indian Agent-General, Sir Benegal Rama Rau, declares its support for the Union Government war effort, but demands …