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… Bridglal Pachai Moothen had the following letter written to the Protector of Indian Immigrants on 8 February 1875. … with a knife. Subsequently the case was tried and I was bound over to keep the peace towards her for 6 months, which … it for your judgment and trust that my wife may be sent back to me. …

… nationalism, although they began simply as bodies to represent the economic interests of farmers. The … and in the west a set of organisations that united to form the Zuid Afrikaansche Boeren Beschermings Vereeniging … with the Afrikaner Bond in 1883. The movement began to become active on cultural issues soon after it emerged, …

… Johannesburg. After passing Matric, Mr Bikitsha went to study at Pius X11 University College, then known as Roma … for allegedly assaulting a fellow student, and came back to South Africa where he continued his studies at the Normal …

… age of 16, he sat in on discussions with people who came to discuss their problems with the King. When his father was approached by the Pretoria government to discuss the establishment of the KwaNdebele homeland, … (UDM) only legislator in Mpumalanga and later defected back to the ANC.  On 26 April 2000, Annelize van Wyk, Acting …

… during World War II. He grew up in the township, but due to his mother’s bad health was brought up by Anna Khomo. He … was still in contact with his family, and they made trips back to the Free State to visit the graves of his relatives almost …

… from them, her meals were leftovers and she was expected to read books on her own, because she was the only black nun. She wrote to the Bishop to get a dispensation and left the convent. She … poor food being given to prisoners by embarking on hunger strike with others. As a result she was transferred to …

… schooling at the age of 10, financial problems drove him to seek work at the age of 12 to assist his mother in maintaining the family, as his father … for Putco (a bus company) where he was active in the strike for better working conditions and a living wage. In …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood … A strike by Black municipal workers in Johannesburg ends when …

… and General Workers’ Union (TGWU) a COSATO affiliate, strike because of lack of protectio …

… African National Defence Force (SANDF) for their illegal strike about poor living standard …

… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood … A nationwide strike is launched by Black journalists for increased pay and …

… A five-day strike called by militant students in the Soweto Students’ …

… All 343 political prisoners on Robben Island begin a hunger strike, signalling the start of a nationwide campaign for the …

… at scene 1 after being shot twice by the police in his back and his buttock. He was the sole breadwinner in his … his young daughter, parents and five siblings. According to Andile Yawa, Cebisile’s father, “I was forced to stop working due to my ill health. My son took over my job …

… Isaiah Stein was born to a Coloured family in Durban in 1931, the son of a pastor … After both his parents died, during his teens, he moved to District Six, Cape Town, in 1948. There he became an … authorities. Lillian was detained and only a 14-day hunger strike by Stein secured Lillian's release. Stein  carried the …

… Later he was again victimised after taking part in a strike at a power station. He became a full-time trade union …

… which called for the imminent renaming of the College to University of Durban-Westville (UDW). He saw this as … year the South African government denied him a passport to study overseas, where he had received a scholarship. … activities. Cooper later took part in the  Durban Strike of 1973 , where he was arrested, charged and convicted …

… where she was raised. Janet comes from a family committed to social justice. Her father, Robin, the Dean of Science at … of the  United Democratic Front (UDF). Her commitment to the establishment of a living wage led to her joining and … role on the support committees of the 1980 Meat Workers strike and the 1981 Wilson Rowntree strike. In 1980, she …

… except that he spoke Xhosa. When  Clements Kadalie  began to build the  Industrial Commercial Workers Union  (ICU) in … State. When the ICU split in 1929, Maduna remained loyal to Kadalie and acted as his chief lieutenant during the East London general strike of 1930. …

… Other organisations related to the ANC …

… Nelson Mandela's address to the Youth …

… Briefing to Organisation of African Unity …

… Let us March Together to Freedom …

… Address to the International Labour Conference …