SAHO global search

… from across the world are gathering in Wembley Stadium to greet Nelson Mandela and to celebrate his release. But it will also be an occasion for the African National Congress to pay its tribute to the millions of people who have made it … Message by Oliver Tambo to Nelson Mandela an International Tribute for a Free South …

… Distinguished Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen. I am honoured to stand here before you, the representatives of a nation … encircling your land. For that, for the succour you gave to our sons and daughters, for your solidarity and selfless commitment to our freedom, you paid a fearful price. The wrath of our …

… around the report has focused on its main recommendation – to make history compulsory in the final three years of high … the availability of enough well-trained history teachers to meet the demand. The report acknowledges this. But it underestimates what will be needed to train new teachers. Can universities and specifically …

… Africa (LIASA) was formed. LIASA has worked diligently to centralise libraries and information related activities.  This was done to promote libraries and to instil a culture of reading in South Africa. In 2001, … South African Library Week is held from 22 - 27 March 2010 to make people aware of the value of libraries …

… 57 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936 … of unity as expressed in your letter. We agree to your suggestion that a special bulletin be attached to our respective organs, in which the problems affecting the …

… David Goldblatt was the first South African to be granted one of the art world’s major benchmarks for … scars of violence and oppression he’s devoted a lifetime to chronicling, that offer the most riveting testimony,” the … and 1980s, some of his most haunting photographs came to provide complex evidence, for a world outside, of the …

… will focus on MK's more recent past - the years from 1984 to 1994. Other areas which are examined are those of … in 1961, MK has been a political army. MK was established to fight against apartheid, at a time when all other forms of … explosive devices. At the same time, recruits were sent to receive training abroad. Shortly after the launch of the …

… representative in Swaziland wrote a handwritten letter to the ANC to thank them for a visit by Thabo Mbeki and Max Sisulu in … “Dear Comrade, first, may I say we are very thankful to you for making it possible for us to be visited by comrade … Innovation South Africa, ‘Letter from Stanley Mabizela to Dear Comrade’ ,From: Digital Innovation South Africa, …

… and racist South Africa constitutes a serious threat to independent Africa and indeed to world peace. We shall be extremely grateful if Your Excellency will use his good offices to inform Member States at the United Nations of the contents … Letter to the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid by …

… of homework was even worse. The worker who is compelled to turn his home into a workshop usually belongs to the … had been in force for about two years, it was necessary to back check the wages for a hundred and two weeks. We found … unless the back-pay due was paid, the union would take strike action. Eventually, after much discussion, the union …

… This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference … Abstract This paper reflects on the 40 years (1970s to 2010s) of research on shop floor orders, resistance, and … workplace and society. Webster and Von Hold (2005) refers to it as the triple transition with economic, political, and …

… cut down in the prime of his life. Chris Hani is known to all of us, loved by millions, hated only by those who fear the truth. We say to all South Africans, black and white, that day of truth … passion for liberty that persuaded him, at an early age, to commit himself fully to the African National Congress and …

… New York, he led a parish in Belville South. Boesak rose to prominence when he became the head of the World Alliance … of Reformed Churches in 1982. He used this platform to speak out against the policies of the apartheid … This first incident was in 1990, when he was forced to resign from the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) after having …

… of the Party Letter from Moses M Kotane in Cradock to Johannesburg District Party Committee dated February 23, … the chairman ‘Professor’ Thaele. Tonjeni had been banished to the Eastern Cape by Justice Minister Pirow, and the … has further strengthened my old conclusions (known only to a few leading elements in our Party) that our Party has …

… We take the opportunity to extend to the Committee the most cordial fraternal greetings on … of the Special Committee. The Special Committee belongs to the most ardent campaigners internationally in educating … Message from Oliver Tambo to the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid on …

… On 6 October 2005 angry commuters set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germiston Station.  The commuters were travelling from Katlehong to Germiston in a train when they set it alight. The train had earlier been delayed due to a technical problem. It is not known how the commuters …

… of Inquiry was established by President Thabo Mbeki to probe alleged illicit activities of certain South African companies or individuals relating to the United Nations' Iraq oil-for-food programme. The … was chaired by Advocate Michael Donen. According to reports, Mbeki turned down a request by the commission to …

… 23 December 1927. She was a woman who dedicated her life to the fight for racial and gender equality for all South … Nobadula was one of the 20 000 women who made their way to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Transvaal Province (now … A stable job meant that she could put her focus back into her activities within the ANC’s structures in …

… Province). Upon completing her schooling, she moved to Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) where she trained as a nurse. The city exposed her to racial and gender discrimination first-hand, which left … a repressive system, she is also acknowledged for giving back to her community. Her belief that education is a …

… forward. In action, the African working class had begun to show its emerging power, and so too its potential to lead … conditions did not allow the workers to take power; then back again to the right. In Europe, the policy swung from … its position within the unions to oppose and actually halt strike action. Strategically powerful sections of African …

… 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936 … extremely disappointed that we have so far had no reply to our letter of 17th January, 1936, relating to our proposals for Unity and a united from against the …

… she broke her husband’s record when she flew from England to Cape Town in 3 days, 6 hours and 36 minutes. Mollison’s … bring her critical acclaim. She was the first woman ever to fly solo. She died in 1941 when her plane got caught in bad weather and was forced to abandon it by launching her parachute. She was spotted …

… Times Media Collection, Museum Africa. The period 1967 to 1976 marked the beginning of a new chapter in resistance … According to Norman Duka, a member of the South African-bound detachment, it seems that despite the sophistication of … of workers won wage increases, others would walk out on strike. Stoppages soon spread to factories on the Rand and …

… in the North West, was accused of having paid R2 Million to Chief George Matanzima in order to ensure exclusive casino rights in the Transkei Province. … years of investigations, Kerzner admitted in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that the allegations were in fact …

… the thesis investigates how social forces attempt to impose moral economies on a " community" within the … political economy. Leaders are analyzed in relation to their ability to represent a moral economy, and in doing so, intervene … Leadership and conflict in Bushbuckridge: struggles to define moral economics with the context of rapidly …

… colony into the interior. When slaves did however attempt to organise and execute resistance on a group level, it was … by surprise. Only one farmer is reported to have fought back, a certain Hendrik Prehn. Even then however, it was only after he had been bound by the resistors that he was able to break loose and …

… Hammanskraal South Africa. The aim of this gathering was to strategize ways in which global trade could be made more … Clark. Among the goals of the Policy Network initiative is to promote a modern progressive agenda based on their … collective experiences of societal development in order to bring about social renewal as well as explore issues …

… A dissertation submitted to the Graduate School, New Brunswick, Rutgers, The State … relationship between the capacity of the movement to influence policy and a window of opportunity created from … The result of this process was that the movement was able to push adoption of economic sanctions against South Africa …

… This period was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National Congress in 1912 as … Abdullah Abdurahman  and Dr. Walter Rubusana are elected to Cape Provincial Council 9 July, Govan Mbeki is born. He is … Max Sisulu , is born in Engcobo District, Transkei 1913 A strike of 9000 African miners takes place at Jagersfontein …