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… Levetan was born in Cape Town in 1955, the third child of Lionel and Marie Levetan. Their household was steeped in … Sans Souci Girls High in 1973. She was a founding member of the schools organisation National Youth Action (NYA) and was active in the Municipal Action Committee …

… in Grey Street, Durban on 12 August 1928, the daughter of Moosa Meer and Rachel Farrel and the second born of their … was the most dramatic show of militant anti-government action in South African history. Fatima established the … Meer founded the Khanyisa School Project as a bridging programme for African children from informal settlements, …

… . Miriam wanted to study literature at the University of the Witwatersrand but was not admitted due to the reservation of positions for White students. She later went to study at … In 1978 she was invited to an international writing programme at Iowa State University in the United States of …

… 24 November 1948 in Mapumulo, KwaZulu-Natal. From the age of thirteen Zulu attended school in Kranskop for six years … He created a monumental woodcarving entitled 'The Battle of Isandlwana' in 1982 for which he was awarded a sculpture … Diakonia House, Johannesburg (Black Art, sponsored by the Programme for Social Change and Devcraft). 1976: Brooklyn …

… THE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF THE NATIONALISTS. OUR POLITICAL LINE OF ACTION. Our mass political line of action is inspired by our … is the cream of the fighting force. Any organisation whose programme does not appeal to the youth has very little chance … 'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National …

… to resolve the Suez Crisis means they must take military action. …

… when unknown killers in balaclavas and armed with pump action shotguns fire at reside …

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … when unknown killers in balaclavas and armed with pump action shotguns fire at reside …

… Cosatu and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) are to table a national HIV/AIDS …

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee. … and ANC Civic worker, Mr Nene, are killed in hit squad action in Ntuzuma, Natal.  …

… Holomisa announces that he is abandoning a Supreme Court action aimed at forcing the ANC to reinstate him as a member a …

… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10, p. 459 … at the Paarl riot inquiry, urges swift government action to br …

… With many hardships, violence and struggles that majority of the population had to endure, when change came about South … state. The activities of the PAC went from mass action campaigns to protest against the pass laws that … represented their views. The public participation programme that needed to be implemented was a difficult …

… Dowling was born in Pretoria and was ordained as a priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer on 9 July 1967. He was appointed … unbanned ANC had been arrested, Bishop Dowling took action to determine where they were being held, and his …

… hence it begins at Article 7.   7. RIGHTS 1.    This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all … financial burden on the state.   33. Just administrative action 1.    Everyone has the right to administrative action …

… Nelson Mandela. On 20 and 21 December the first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) was … ANC and COSATU decided to have a campaign of 'rolling mass action'. The first stayaway was on 16 June. On 17 June people … many South Africans in the largest public participation programme ever carried out in South Africa. After nearly two …

… on 20 December 1954 in Durban. He was the eighth child of Bakkium and Valatham Nadioo, a court interpreter. Naidoo … Biko  and Barney Pityana and their fearless challenge of White authority impressed him. He later enrolled at the  … the implementation of the  Reconstruction and Development Programme  (RDP). Two years later he was appointed Minister …

… Chaskalson, senior counsel and the national director of the Legal Resources Centre, was appointed as President of the Constitutional Court by President Nelson Mandela, in … remedies against domestic violence Rail Commuters Action Group and others v Transnet Ltd t/a Metrorail (2004) - …

… The campaign for the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter was the climax to a decade or so of multifaceted and creative resistance to white minority … into a principled alliance based on a coherent political programme. It enabled the Congress leadership to construct a …

… Jacob Koti Dikobo was born on 22 April 1962 in the village of Bataung (Makgophong) in Zebediela, Limpopo, where he also … he represented the Lutheran church in the Exchange Programme with the Church of Swedish Mission, a programme at the Swedish Theological Institute in Jerusalem, …

… born in Steinsrust, a municipal location, in the district of Kroonstad, (then Orange Free State) on July 18, 1929. His … to come to terms. The PAC believed that this course of action would culminate in forced negotiations. In the course … also urged influential people to finance Sobukwe’s study programme which enabled him to complete an economics degree.  …

… family was forced to move to Chatsworth, a township, south of Durban, designated for the Indian community, While in her … a range of community issues called the Chatsworth Housing Action Committee (CHAC) and they got involved in that. It was … Research Unit, coordinating their research training programme which trained civic activists from Durban townships …

… David Wilcox Hlahane Bopape was the son of Pedi-speaking farm workers, Levi and Jerita Bopape. He was … School, where almost upon arrival he became a member of the Transvaal African Teachers Association that enlisted … than him as an individual. His expulsion sparked protest action by teachers, school children and parents. On August …

… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 … supported the 1958 strike, called for an end to strike action after the first day, causing tensions between the two … Wage Campaign was identified as Cosatu’s most important programme, with huge potential, but the campaign had not been …

… inspirational speaker and the founder and Executive Member of SOULTALK, as well as the African Institute for Personal … to South Africa after liberation and served as a member of parliament from 1997 till 2000.  During his time in exile, … in 1997 produced and he presented the SABC TV youth programme "Switched On". As part of his consulting work he …

… had was taken away. As a result Kompe had to drop out of school and leave her family and move to Johannesburg to … in 1974. In 1977 she was fired from her job as a result of her involvement in union strike action. After she was dismissed Kompe became a full time …

… < Menu page < 3. Formation of the NIA | 5. Convulsions in Natal > CHAPTER IV The … 1940, when the conference rejected Hertzog's draft programme, which guaranteed full equality to the English … radicals to pursue their policies in spite of any reprisal action from the authorities. In January 1943 Dadoo was once …

… celebrates Human Rights Day. This day is a commemoration of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and how far the nation has … between 1950-1952, the ANC resorted to disruptive mass action, inciting boycotts, strikes and civil disobedience in … the Freedom Charter. The Freedom Charter became the common programme enshrining the hopes and aspirations of all the …

… Anglo-Boer War 2: Boer General C.J. Spruyt is killed in action while attempting to cross the railway line between Val …

… A young Pretoria couple starts legal action against 1 Military Hospital for at least R800 000 for …