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… goes back many years to when I was a junior social work student and had just met and fallen in love with Nelson … our first date on March 10 1956, Madiba spoke to me about his classmates from Wits University, Fatima and Ismail Meer. … which was short-lived because of the brutality of the apartheid regime. Her detention with me in 1976 was partly …

… Former Police Colonel Eugene de Kock began with his testimony in Pretoria Supreme Court by revealing his part in the apartheid regime's 'dirty tricks' campaign. Pleading in …

… one of the most controversial figures from South Africa's apartheid era, died in a Stellenbosch frail care centre at the age of 82, following a stroke. Early in his life, as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, Koornhof wrote a … , on August 2, 1925. In 2001, Koornhof surprised many of his comrades when he joined the ANC, serving as Member of …

… 1990, Nelson Mandela visited Ottawa, Canada escorted by his then wife Winnie Madikizela Mandela. He travelled to Canada a few months after his release from 27 years of imprisonment. The visit was part … the economic and political pressure on South Africa to end Apartheid.   …

… of Andrew Murray was erected at the front of the church in his honour. Ds Murray moved to various congregations over the … ended up in the Wellington church where he continued his work until his death in 1917. He was buried in the church …

… South African artist, was born on this date. He completed his schooling in the Transvaal. He began his career as a house painter and was inspired to paint by … him in leather painting techniques. A selection of his work was included in a calendar in 1972. He exhibited …

… Africa of today, as we emerge from the treacherous era of apartheid injustice. I think we will all agree that it is not … with the Interim Constitution is crucial. However, much work needs to be done by all of us to help change attitudes - be it in the work-place or any other area where people interact. We …

… embarrassing attempts to obtain clemency for himself after his arrest in the Defiance Campaign were frequently recalled … 3,1960, goaded the Nationalist Party by criticizing apartheid and proclaiming that "winds of change" were … Africans toward the creation of a New Africa, Sobukwe told his audience. The first targets in its unfolding program were …

… series have concentrated on the period after the fall of apartheid, the exhibition at KZNSA contains images dating … at the KZNSA by Goldblatt begins, historically, with his 1993 image of the deceptively picturesque remnants of a … the inherent contradiction of the apartheid ideology. Of his images taken after the fall of apartheid, Goldblatt has …

… vilification against us. But because of the determined work of our members, the work of your Congress has thus far … Credit must go to the National Organiser who fulfilled his task of organising even at personal expense. Branches and … is to be congratulated for the magnificent work of his department in organising and founding a country-wide …

… and especially as a result of the June 1976 uprising , the Apartheid government was forced to consider reforms to Apartheid policy, pressured by growing political resistance … more and more structurally constrained by the effects of Apartheid, among other things. Social movements that were not …

… of the premier freedom fighters in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. She would also become the face of women’s anti-apartheid activism despite and because she served the longest … in the struggle against Apartheid. Julie Frederikse, an American journalist who covered apartheid in South Africa, …

… village of Mvezo, Transkei, the Allies, strengthened by American reinforcements, launched a counterattack against …

… industry. Uys writes, directs, performs and produces his own work. A creative writer, he has written in many genres. One his books, Trekking to Teema, became the first internet book …

… Pieter Kotze, found that no one was to blame for his death. The verdict, which completely exonerates the … person to die in detention since 1963. At the time of his untimely death, he was 28 years old. Aggett was buried on … organisation called on all workers to stay away from work. About 7 000 FOSATU workers at the Uitenhage branch of …

… Music. He was also one of the first black journalists to work for Drum Magazine. Matshikiza wrote the music for the … a huge success both locally and abroad. In 1960, he and his family left South Africa and relocated to London. After a … Africa and was pained by the fact that he was banned in his own country. He died in 1968 and was survive by his wife …

… became famous as an Afrikaans writer, even though much of his early writings and early education were in English. He matriculated at the age of sixteen and went on to work as a clerk and later as a journalist. At the age of twenty he owned his own News paper Land en Volk meaning Land and (the …

… desire for teaching and instead pursued a career in social work. As a social worker she led a campaign to force the Apartheid government to introduce a form of land ownership … Ellen Kuzwayo,Tireless campaigner for women's rights in apartheid South Africa from The guardian Monday, 24 April …

… legend was born in Diepkloof, Soweto. At the age of 15 his parents sent him to live in Bophuthatswana so could be … the political violence of the 1980’s. Soccer was one of his favourite pastimes and his talent was soon spotted by … Social Science honoris causa from UCT for his humanitarian work with various educational, social and charitable …

… 1977, however, Mulder was involved in scandal that brought his political career to an end. It was revealed that Mulder, … had planned to use defence force funds to stage an apartheid propaganda campaign. This plan included offering … of this charge by the Supreme Court in Pretoria, but his political career could not recover from the Information …

… to the people’s struggles waged in the continent against apartheid and colonialism, which left scores of people dead, … with nostalgia of the day when Nelson Mandela made his official public speech at the same stadium after his release from prison on the 20th February 1990. This …

… a small town near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. His first book of poems, Bloed vloei in stilte (Blood flows … in the annual Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam. His second book of poetry, Die sagte vlees (The soft flesh), … in this book were more varied than those in his first work and included socio-political as well as personal …

… political storm. As you are aware Comrade Mbeki resigned his position in line with the wishes of the organisation. In … of action that will engage all our formations in mass work across the length and breadth of South Africa. Amongst … our people. Based on successes during the struggle against apartheid, we have decided to revive street committees to …

… Sir John Jackson and Co Ltd. were chosen to do the work and construction began in 1900. The new harbour would … residents were moved from the outskirts of the town. The apartheid government did not need a Group Areas Act to remove … houses’, which were side by side – the one belonging to his mother and the other to his grandmother. Despite the …

… treated and we told them. I then asked Bram about Molly, his wife. No sooner had I pronounced Molly's name than Bram … end of 1956 to the beginning of 1961. Bram's painstaking work on the law and above all his understanding of the vital … violence was to be confined to attacks on the symbols of apartheid and that great care should be taken that there …

… colony. Further, France had lost faith in her British and American allies to defend French interests, after the United …

… the late 1970s and early 1980s, is that by J. D. Brewer in his After Soweto: An Unfinished Journey (1986). Although, as … of re-kindling internal radical political opposition to apartheid, and, indeed, spear-headed such opposition. The … without mention of two Johannesburg based publications, Work in Progress , and Africa Perspective , and the …

… of hundreds of thousands of honest members of the ANC who work everyday to advance the cause of all the people of our … discharge their responsibilities at the places where they work, especially as public representatives and members of the … and rural areas who were disadvantaged by colonialism and apartheid. We will continue to work with the IFP in a common …

… new practice or idea, there were many initial problems to work through. In this case, it was discrimination and a lack … victimized women to fight for rights and respect in the work place. The leaders of the movement, including Johanna … to women in the labour force. Many women did the same work as men but were paid much less. The miniscule wages that …

… our people are denied equal opportunities in education and work, much positive development has occurred in South Africa. … is to make good the enormous lag caused by the ravages of apartheid. It is in this respect that I wish to appeal to the … It was an issue we discussed when I recently met the American Jewish Committee. As a movement we recognise the …