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… 1971 Statement by OR Tambo to the People of South Africa on the 10th Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe . 16 December 1971 1972 " Speech by Oliver Tambo on the Sixtieth Anniversary of the African National Congress … ". Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee on its Tenth Anniversary, New York, 2 April 1973 " Speech by …

… repatriation and India’s refusal to permit a mass dumping on its territory forced the Nationalist Party government … Council to work with the department. Held in Laudium on 10 December 1963, the conference resulted in the council’s … the interests of traders who wanted restrictions on trading in non-Indian areas lifted. In this they accepted …

… African country south of the Sahara to gain independence on 6 March 1957. Its independence served an inspiration to … the first Conference of Independent African States on 15 April 1958. Amongst those countries that attended were … It became the first Pan African conference to be held on the continent bringing together various African countries. …

… from the arming of large numbers of ‘blacks’ to fight on both sides of the war. This became a source of tension … denied the vote because of an inferior educational status. On 31 May 1902, Representatives of the Boer Republics and the … it was decided to exclude from the terms an insistence on universal franchise for both Black and White. This would …

… of the coloured community in Cape Town, the war was fought on premise of freedom, democracy. This was highlighted when … Commission (a body that would advise the government on coloured issues) in January 1943; the coloured community was divided as suspicion on the government’s intention abounded. Members of NEUF and …

… Today' and Drum published it. In 1954, the farmer Snyman, on whose farm he had worked, was found guilty of killing a … Robert Sobukwe in detention indefinitely. Two years later, on 23 January 1965, Bram Fischer went into hiding, and lived on a farm in Rustenburg. The "Red Pimpernel", as he was …

… Day in South Africa. This is the day the country reflects on the massacre of school children during the Soweto Uprising … be understood in the context of the events that took place on the day. The students had organised a peaceful march … quoted as saying: “I have not consulted the African people on the language issue and I’m not going to. An African might …

… especially around the Tricameral Parliament. Details on opposition were discussed at the fist meeting of the NEC … that the first stage of such the campaign needed to focus on public education. Although the education programme was … drawn into campaigns being run and organised by affiliates on a regional level, and provided speakers and manpower. In …

… where commandos were mobilizing. Boer commandos were soon on their way to fight for the government ... An aeroplane dropped a bomb on the Benoni Workers' Hall, and blew the whole building full … suburbs of Fordsburg and Jeppe ... They also entrenched on the neighbouring low hills overlooking the military …

… issue was raised at the Fourth International Conference on Health in South Africa. A document was released following … infected. This document was entitled ‘The Maputo Statement on HIV/AIDS.’ In early 1991, a national conference was held … that HIV/AIDS was a ‘gay disease.’ From that point on, heterosexual sex became the dominant mode of HIV …

… On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united … the transfer of power. Clear guidelines were put forward on the responsibilities of the interim government. That is, … global affairs and to elect a constituent assembly based on a one-person-one-vote basis in a united South Africa, …

… the government responded by stepping up its attacks on neighboring states targeting mainly ANC safe houses, … political parties such as the PFP began to engage the ANC on the prospect of a peaceful transfer of power. As part of … the Freedom Charter in 1955. 25 January, Three MK cadres, on their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take refuge in …

… 1998, the newly-instituted President's Advisory Council on National Orders was given the task and responsibility to … task, a technical committee was constituted which embarked on an extensive and inclusive research process that involved … public consultations, interviews with stakeholders on a national scale, group discussions focusing on …

… Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came out on strike. Immediately thereafter, workers from small … transport and ship repairs companies also came out on strike. By the end of March 1973, close on 100,000 mainly …

… some incidents within a week of the first Soweto massacre: on 24 June the principal's office at Hiargisi Primary School in Nyanga was burnt out and on the following day the riot squad was on standby at Langa when a crowd threatened officials of the …

… 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought a battle for … political marker. (Consideration of these key events focus on their significance for the development of Afrikanerdom. For more detail on these key events see the articles dedicated to them on the …

… the first in the world to prohibit unfair discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation. It thereby guarantees … notorious anti-gay laws was introduced after a police raid on a gay party in a suburb of Johannesburg in 1966. … discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, …

… role during in spearheading defiance against the Act. On 13 June 1946 Indians across the country went on a one day strike. The Natal Indian Congress led by Dr … campaign. Thousands of protestors later went and camped on municipal land designated for whites only to court …

… of South Africa (1969) gave 1902 as SASA's founding date on the basis of an item in The Cape Times dated 26 September … Society of Artists is making good progress", and it went on to list some of its members. Berman acknowledged Gutsche's … present exhibition, however, new information came to light on the "first" SASA in the indeterminate period between 1897 …

… 1652, In place of dealings with the indigenous residents on the mainland, most visiting ships to Table Bay preferred to land on Robben Island to replenish their supplies of fresh water … from Europe to the East Indies, he did not want to stop on the mainland, could get fresh food and water. There were …

… Christmas Day, celebrated on December 25 in Catholic, Protestant, and most Orthodox churches, is a public holiday in South Africa. On this day Christians commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ … birth has been handed down for centuries, based primarily on the Christian Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Historians …

… in 1974, black students began mobilizing themselves. On 16 June 1976 between 3000 and 10 000 students mobilized by … was meant to culminate at a rally in Orlando Stadium. On their pathway they were met by heavily armed police who fired teargas and later live ammunition on demonstrating students. This resulted in a widespread …

… the death in detention of Clayton Sizwe Sithole on 30 January 1990. Date of Report: 20 February 1990 Chair: … Alleged Murders Mandate: To inquire into and to report on certain alleged murders and other unlawful acts of … was extended to include an investigation into and report on the allegation that one Anton Lubowski was a paid agent of …

… of the 1950s culminated in the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March 1960 . Soon thereafter the apartheid government … military wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK).  The PAC’s Poqo on the other hand did not hesitate to attack, often brutally, … that accused no 1, Motsoagae, admitted to have been acting on instructions from men he believed to have been linked to …

… 22, Dr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo attends a conference in Berlin on 'The joint struggle of the working class movement and the … Communist Party Congresses. 1982 Dadoo presents a message on behalf of the South African Communist Party on the occasion of the century of the birth of Georgi …

… of National Unity with effect from 30 June 1996. On 3 June 1996, the NP under the leadership of F W de Klerk, … from the final constitution, the NP’s lack of influence on government policy, his retirement from politics in August … with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on the ground of political bias. From his speech during the …

… of the Natal regional executive committee and served on the national executive as well. He was detained in August … after presenting a memorandum to foreign embassies calling on them to take action against the South African government. He was released on 9 October 1985 and went underground. 1987 5 January, Natoo …

… On 2 November 1983, the government held a referendum to gauge White opinion on the new constitution and tricameral parliament – it … and the economy. The 1983 constitution was enacted on 28 September 1983, and came into force on 3 September 1984. …

… or the threat of such. Areas of African (Xhosa) occupation on the eastern frontier however, although annexed by the … more enterprising and resourced Africans living on the eastern frontier could continue to maintain an independent livelihood, either on their own land or as sharecroppers on White farms. In good …

… Church. 1981 Quote: "History, like beauty, depends largely on the beholder, so when you read that, for example, David … was nobody around the Falls until Livingstone arrived on the scene." From Desmond Tutu's speech "Fortieth … part, can go to hell." - Desmond Tutu, after Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1986, called proposed sanctions against South …