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… On 11 June 1988, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (BAAM) held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay tribute to … and Dire Straits also performed. 72,000  people went to the concert and it was broadcast live on BBC-2 to sixty … The British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for …

… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. … a dispute about living conditions and the salary by the rock drill operators, they demanded a wage increase to R12 … There were also a number of recommendations regarding future policing of protests. …

… In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. … a dispute about living conditions and the salary by the rock drill operators, they demanded a wage increase to R12 … There were also a number of recommendations regarding future policing of protests. …

… In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. … a dispute about living conditions and salary by the rock drill operators, they demanded a wage increase of R12 … There were also a number of recommendations regarding future policing of protests. …

… Comrade President Kenneth Kaunda, President of UNIP and of the Republic of Zambia,  Honourable members of the Central Committee of UNIP,  Your Excellencies, … in the international arena. To conclude, we salute this Rock, this Rock of Authority, the Rock which in 1960 sounded …

… experienced a surge of building activity, and by 1898 the present fabric of the city centre had already been defined. Most office and … and east of the town centre, heralded the direction of future light industrial, warehouse and motor workshop … Johannesburg the Segregated city …

… .This Beacon marks, the Northern Boundary of the Farm “Randjeslaagte" on which Johannesburg was laid out … is a simple concrete Structure standing on a Natural Rock Outcrop. When the farms; 'Turifontein, Doornfontein, … The Randjeslaagte Beacon, Parktown Johannesburg …

… This section looks at the rise of the Basotho kingdom in the 19th Century. The people involved in this were the … The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out …

… The need for a controlled labour force: Indentured Labourers There is an indentured labour gallery on the SAHO site, webteam please select an image from there to … by different origins, languages, and religious beliefs. The first Indians arrived during the Dutch colonial era, as …

… On 28 October 1917 more than 400 market gardeners from the Springfield Flats (Tintown) area in Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal) drowned when the banks of the Umgeni (uMngeni) River burst after heavy rains. The death … Govender, N. & Chetty, V. 2014. Legends of the tide. Durban: Rebel Rabble Publishing. …

… Abrahams, L., (2005). Married to the Struggle. Worchester: Diana Ferrus Publishers.|African National Congress, (1980). The Role of Women in the Struggle against apartheid, 15 July. Available at … Women in the Cities and the Resistance Movement …

… According to the EFF’s publication ‘The Coming Revolution’, Julius Malema  had earned the title of Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom … The Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) …

… and active expression of solidarity and support. The Order constitutes an essential pillar of international … (Silver) Class 3 = Companion of O.R. Tambo (Bronze) All the awards include four elements: a walking stick, a neck badge, a miniature and a lapel rosette. The last Order consists of three elements: a neck badge, a …

… The impact of the collapse of the USSR on re-imagining African nations in the 1990s …

… security Neck badge This medal is awarded to citizens for the contribution to peace and security and for defending the physical integrity and sovereignty of South Africa. It … The Order of the Star of South Africa …

… Paarl in Cape Town in early 1930s. Mafekeng left school at the age of 15 to support the family.  Her first job was at a “canning factory where …   Rather than being banished to Southey and to ”a future of nothingness,” Mafekeng fled to Lesotho with her … S. Badat on Banishment, Rhodes University, 2012.  From the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under …

… opposed to apartheid. Her father, a lawyer, worked in the Coloured township of Athlone on the Cape Flats , Cape Town. Although the apartheid system … join the movement abroad, and return some time in the future to a post-apartheid South Africa. Thus, she left the …

… Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane was born on 22 October 1941 at the Inchanga Roman Catholic Mission in Camperdown, Natal (now … 1960 and went on to graduate with an MB ChB in 1971 from the Medical School of the University of Natal (now the … to the Royal Society in London, England, on the subject: Future Directions for South African Science and Technology. …

… 22, 1953 in Wynberg, Cape Town, Sally Gross is one of the most challenging and important figures in our country’s … “correct” Gross’s sex at birth, a choice that highlighted the struggles and discrimination faced by Gross as an … as female, she faced a number of problems regarding her future as an ordained Catholic priest. This role is not …

… Vavi has four brothers and seven sisters. He is the 10th child in a family of 12. Until he was baptised, he did not know the date of his birthday. He was a child labourer, looking … own narrow financial interests and painted a nightmarish future of a South Africa sold to the highest bidder. He urged …

… University (now University of kwaZulu-Natal) in Durban and the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). … leaders. The government agreed, and had him in mind as a future ambassador when he died of a suspected heart attack. … Barron C. (1999). Standing between the PAC and extinction from the Sunday Times , 5 December. …

… grandmother Bisho Jarsa as a boy, he never suspected the extraordinary story of how she had come from Ethiopia to the South African city of Port Elizabeth . Bisho was one of a … learned to read and write, to prepare them for their future lives." Ethiopia Returnees If you know these people - …

… Susanna Johanna Fischer (nee Krige) was born on the 23rd of February, 1908 on the family’s smallholding in Silverton , near Pretoria . Her … degree, she decided to become a teacher. Fischer met her future husband,  Bram Fischer , in 1927 in Bloemfontein while …

… itself when she was fifteen years old. After joining the Liberal Party (LP) , Neame, supporting the aims of the Freedom Charter , then joined the Congress of … recognise any continuity with my past, my present and my future. When I was released after forty-five days into a …

… Division of labour: gender-based activity: men Work within the African societies was divided according to gender. The men were herders, hunters and warriors. Even though … farmers  were familiar with smelting iron. They removed rock containing  iron containing iron-ore from by digging …

… From the book:  The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: … of the problems which they propounded to be vital to the future of white civilization.49 The miniscule presence of … start of the Defiance Campaign, it augured well for the future of the action. The NECs of the SAIC and ANC met soon …

… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, … Buildings on 9 August 1956, to present a petition against the carrying of passes by women to the prime minister, JG … wathint' imbokodo' (You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock) has come to represent the courage and strength of South …

… Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the welcome ceremony by the President of the Republic …

… Speech delivered by the ANC President, Nelson Mandela, Chancellor of the University of the North, at the occasion of the Investec presentation …

… The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution …