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BiographyCedric Radcliffe Mayson
… and working briefly as an architect,he emigrated to South Africa as a Methodist minister in 1953 and became a South …
BiographyThabani Derrick Zulu
… and continued Fine Art studies at the University of South Africa receiving a BA(FA). He has taught at a number of …
Mxolisi Moyo
… Vol.4 No.4 Mar , 1982 Staffrider Presents: South Africa Through the Lens - Social Documentary Photography , …
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… That was how I managed to get away. People were running in all directions”¦some couldn't believe that people had been … see what their contacts had heard…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… AND NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN HIS COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA. I was born on the 1st June, 1913 in the district of … the white girls in my department to get…
Liberation
… "We the marginalised people of South Africa, who are landless and land hungry, declare our need for all the world to know. We are the people who have borne…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… Introduction Pretoria is located in the north east of South Africa, to the north of Gauteng , and 60 Kilometres away from … Johannesburg [i] . As the…
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… the way they were portrayed within the media. Within South Africa, there is a thriving cartoonist community who take it … worked hard to establish a free and…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… H. and R. Simons, commenting on these factions, say: "All the factions refused to fight in Britain 's war, set … members of the party. Although H. and R…
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
… The clippings collection built up by the Southern Africa Labour & Development Research Unit (Saldru) in the … scholars helped to mark and clip a number …
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the term sometime in 1884, and it … were slow to realise the benefits of…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… policies of apartheid; resistance by the people of South Africa, resistance by South Africa's neighbours and … to follow. This document sets out to list and…
BiographyAbdool Kader Hassim
… was a member of African Peoples Democratic Union of South Africa (APDUSA) . His first child was born in March 1964 a …
BiographyPeter McKenzie
… to do so. He worked at the Sunday Tribune , The Star (Africa edition) and at Drum magazine, where he soon became …
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… for the ideals of a free, just and democratic South Africa. * Some sources give Masemola’s date of birth as …
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. … trade union organisations. The Denver strike, original in all its…
ArticleThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 1995
… from repressive rule to democracy in 1994, South Africa witnessed the establishment of the Truth and … as its chairperson and vice chairperson respectively. …
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… largest scale non-violent re sistance ever seen in South Africa and the first campaign pursued jointly by all racial groups under the leadership of the ANC…
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
… By 1985 the struggle for democracy in South Africa had intensified, and the country found itself on the … the government listen to calls for negotiation?…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… fortunate to have known albeit briefly. We met in South Africa at an international conference on Palestine in 2006, … have been moved by his passion for…
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… or talk! As an awaiting trial prisoner I could “enjoy” all these facilities but the effects of solitary detention … court during his application for bail. …
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… One of the godfathers of the fight for equality in South Africa, he has fought long and hard against racism and … of the Anglican Church, had strong links…
Chapter 8 - The politics of Congress in the late 1950s
… up the economic and political set-up of present South Africa." "To win these demands," he continued, "calls for the … establishing some permanent democratic…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… Poqo, the armed wing of the PAC, was established in South Africa to form cells and commence work towards the armed … the Central Committee, his role…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… Province, and Botswana. The first pottery in South Africa associated with the Sotho is called Icon and dates to … (later the Pedi). It is important to note…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… a catastrophic war on earth which was going to destroy all sinners. Only those who were faithful to God’s Word would … and permission is granted. After…
Archive2006 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 3 February 2006
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament 3 February … friends and comrades; People of South…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… would have profound implications for the future of South Africa. CP leader Andries P Treurnicht, also known as “Dr … for whites”. This would result in the…
ArticlePan-Africanism
… Pan-Africanists envision a unified African nation where all people of the African Diaspora can live. In more general … and Blyden, both contemporaries of…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… far as Mossel Bay for the protection of the coast. South Africa also has a long history with mercenaries. From 1781, … both World Wars. In 1914, under…