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Mines, Masters and Migrants - Life in a Namibian Compound by R. J. Gordon, (Ravan Press), Johannesburg 1977, reviewed by Philip Schemer
… labour force on the mine: in the words of the author, his motivation was " t o make Black mineworkers more … personal experiences of the author during the…
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… , fleeing religious persecution in their own country. On his arrival he acquired a piece of land for farming by the … Mountains . He was the first to cross…
ArchiveMandla Mandela wants inquest into deaths of Stompie Seipie, Dr Asvat, 19 January 2018, South Africa
… Mandela, has called for an inquest into the deaths of anti-apartheid activists Stompie Seipei and Abu-Baker Asvat in … was 14 when he was killed. Doctor…
Dave Robertson
… self-taught, fine art photographer based in Cape Town. My work is primarily a form of social commentary. I am best … the ‘Photo LA 2004’ in Los Angeles, USA…
Funeral of Sean MacBride: Oliver Tambo, 05 May 1988
… man, Sean MacBride, an Irishman, spent time in prison for his part in the struggle for independence of his own people. From 1973 to 1976, as United Nations…
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… men were shipped to France in battalions, for their work was needed there. On 10 July 1917, the British Royal … The King addressed soldiers through an…
The Durban Strikes of 1973 and the End of a Cycle of Struggle by Mondli Hlatshwayo
… structures and trade unions that sought to challenge apartheid and the cheap labour system. Shop stewards, … and the inability of COSATU to organise workers…
EventKing George VI is born
… 1895. George ascended the English throne following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who was the Duke of York and his wife…
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
… jobs. Management then expected that they would return to work and submit to the company's conditions. The strikers … the African worker not to appreciate the…
Chapter 5 - The Freedom Charter
… workers would bring their demands to the offices after work. We worked till late and they would come in with their … with the larger family of the democratic…
Address to the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique, 2 May 2002
… on the 11th January 1498 when Vasco da Gama anchored his ships up the coast off a small river identified as … while their brothers and sisters live under the…
Address of the Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela, at the European parliament Strasbourg, 13 June 1990
… in Nazi Germany, Franco's Spain, Greece of the Colonies or apartheid South Africa. We are indeed truly glad and obliged … agreements they enter into. We are…
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… in the area. Later in the day he heard over the radio that his friend Ken Oosterbroek had been killed in the conflict … and Greg Marinovich was seriously…
EventAWB leader, Eugene TerreBlanche, is convicted of attempted murder and assault
… sentence was handed down for the brutal assault of one of his workers, a Mr Paul Motshabi, whom he beat over the head … before the assault on Mr Motshabi,…
Chapter 4 - THE PARTY AND THE “SOLDIERS OF LUTHULI”
… with the ANC, the armed struggle and organisational work. With regard to the latter, an important decision aimed … meeting itself he paid tribute to the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 94th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2006
… of the assassination of Joe Gqabi by agents of the apartheid regime in Zimbabwe in 1981, as this regime tried to … at the provincial and local levels for the…
Address by Oliver Tambo at the 75th anniversary meeting of the African National Congress, 08 January 1987, Lusaka
… who has never abandoned the battle front from the day, in his youth, when he first joined the struggle, to this very hour, Today, as the struggle against the…
Address by Oliver Tambo at the 75th anniversary meeting of the African National Congress, Lusaka, 8 January 1987
… who has never abandoned the battle front from the day, in his youth, when he first joined the struggle, to this very hour, Today, as the struggle against the…
EventGerman torpedoes sink the SS Mendoza close to Durban
… headed for dry land. The survivors were picked up by an American ship the SS Alava. A total number of 150 people died …
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… in the Cape Province in 1865. Boonzaaier became famous for his caricatures and political cartoons. He came to Cape Town … the 1940s. Boonzaaier died in Cape…
EventJoe Slovo is born
… the Congress of the People held in Kliptown because of his restriction order. In 1963 Slovo skipped the country to work on African National Congress external…
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… so by May 7. On Sunday, 10 May 1998, Luyt resigned from his position and cited three reasons for his resignation. He could not work with an executive that…
EventGhana’s Black Stars, the only African team standing in the Quarter Finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in SA, are defeated by Uruguay
On 2 July 2010, the Ghanaian soccer team’s dreams of becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup came to an end after they…
Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
… studies. In prison Nelson read everything he could lay his hands on. Political prisoners were initially denied all … College. In the following letters he…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
… intelligence mastermind, will be in conversation about his riveting book—a true-story account of how a secret team … to gain insights into the complexities…
Letter to Farzanah
… images, along with the preface letter written by Badsha to his infant daughter, Farzanah, in which he sincerely speaks … daily challenge of living with…
Document 7 - ‘White South Africa.’ Two Voices.” The International, 27 January 1922
… involving equal rights for kaffirs, or the black taking his place alongside the white: first on the industrial field, … the native, in receipt of higher pay…
A common purpose: the Commonwealth’s support for the AAM
… synopsis of the Commonwealth's relations with the Anti-Apartheid Movement. If ever there was an organisation which … Foreign Minister Mr Louw about the…
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… On the 2 March 1996, President Nelson Mandela paid his first state visit to Mali. While there, he addressed the National Assembly at Bamako where he…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… torture, any form of sexual violence, and the crime of apartheid. ‘War crimes’ include breaches of the Geneva … an offshore prison for criminals considered…