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Chapter 1. The South African Trade Union Movement- Historical Background - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… GUNS AND GALLOWS In outward appearance South Africa is a calm, peaceful land, spacious and sunny; its … in the slums of Johannesburg. People who stayed in…
BiographyGerrit Viljoen
… In 1978 he was appointed administrator of South West Africa (Namibia), a position he held until appointed Minister … National Party delegates Convention for…
BiographyGerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen
… In 1978 he was appointed administrator of South West Africa (Namibia), a position he held until appointed Minister … National Party delegates Convention for…
BiographyThinus Mathee
… organiser of the Picture Essay Documentary Award in South Africa. He documented widely in South Africa. Whilst lecturing at the Vaal Triangle Technikon, he ……
BiographyPixie Benjamin
… political activist and prisoner banned from South Africa during Apartheid. She endured harsh punishment under … up political supporters. [1] Upon her return…
BiographyLeonard (Len) Lee-Warden
… was born in 1913. A linotype operator, he came to South Africa in 1936 from England after serving a five year apprenticeship in London. In South Africa, he…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 7
… between workers of various races. Trade unionism in South Africa has always been faced with the problem of organization … knowledge of trade unionism was…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
… internal resistance that led to the liberation of South Africa, and then co-founded and built up the black empowerment company New Africa Investments (Nail),…
EventSouth African swimmer, Penny Heyns, wins a gold Medal at Atlanta Olympics
… the United States. In 1996, Heyns was part of Team South Africa in Atlanta. She made history by winning both the 100m …
Archive'There's no socialist magic for Afric
BiographyJulius Louis Saks
… of Sidney and Deborah Saks. His family emigrated to South Africa from England in 1905. Sidney Saks became a farm and … as he came to be known later in life,…
BiographyJosepha Selhorst
… work and stained glass. In 1986 she returned to South Africa. She then settled in Europe where she died. She … in numerous group exhibitions from 1949 in…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the Parliament of Canada
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the business leadership meeting
Statement of the Deputy President of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, at the Prime Minister's dinner
BiographyLeo Linda Sihlali
… a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA). In the 1940s Sihlali contributed to the regeneration of the All Africa Convention …
BiographySiphiwe Tshabalala
… of the most well-loved and best soccer players in South Africa. After spells with Phiri Arsenal and Phiri Movers, he … Turkish side BB Erzurumspor,…
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… 1992, he served on the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) working group which dealt with constitutional … Science and Technology in the new…
Message to the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party by O. R. Tambo, April 1989
… another beacon on the relentless road to a future South Africa, but also in terms of its timing. Taking place this … months countdown to the end of seventy…
Thayanayagie (Thailema) Pillay
… to tell her stories of the struggle for freedom in South Africa. He took her to meetings to protest discriminatory …
Event13 year-old South African Native mineworker is published in a newspaper
… "This is the sort of thing that could happen only in South Africa." In reaction, the Transvaal mining quarters said … Anon, (1960), 'Picture of "boy miner"…
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda’s former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… rushed from Zambia to a hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he died of kidney failure on 10 October 2005. …
Hettie Du Preez
… struggle against political and economic injustice in South Africa. She was a prominent figure in the trade union … patriotism and dedication to the oppressed…
BiographyDullah Mohamed Omar
… the first Minister of Justice of the democratic South Africa. As Justice Minister he embarked upon a programme of … Minister to be appointed as acting…
BiographyDr. Leander Starr Jameson
… broke down from overwork in 1878 and he migrated to South Africa and settled down to practise in Kimberly. He became … agents, which led to the formation of…
ArchivePresidential address delivered at the Conference of the All African Convention meeting at Bloemfontein
… history of dispossession and military conquest in South Africa, political and economic enslavement, and presents …
BiographyVivian Fitzsimons
… rights and of various charitable organisations in South Africa. In 1903 FW Fitzsimons transferred the various … to establish a Snake Park in 1918, which was…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed during an Inaugural Conference held on 4 and 5 March 1955 in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg. SACTU…
BiographyColin Gardner
… born on 26 June 1933, in London, Britain. He came to South Africa with his parents in 1947. He matriculated at … scholar. He lectured briefly at the…
ArchiveA statement on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the African National Congress
… of the party, the current political crisis in South Africa, and suggests items to focus on in the future. …