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BiographyStephanie Kemp
Stephanie Kemp was born in the Karoo in 1941 and grew up with her two sisters in Malmesbury in the Swartland. The town was dominated by the Dutch Reformed…
ANC National Working Committee statement following its meeting held on the 20th January 2014, 21 January 2014
… would have been averted. The ANC will be taking stern action against the relevant authorities in view of this … Team Report that amongst others calls for…
No Arms for South Africa: Albert Luthuli, 8 May 1963
… and that we would encourage the most vigorous forms of action in protest against the apartheid policies which blight … that these resolutions are honoured in…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… radicals to pursue their policies in spite of any reprisal action from the authorities. In January 1943 Dadoo was once … characterised the conviction of…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, August 1976
… It is time for intensified mass action against the racist structure in our country. The … of a non-racial democratic South Africa. New fronts of action…
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
… Union of South Africa, on the authority of the National Action Council set up by the All-in African Conference held … Its challenging resolution has become a…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… movement enjoys the capacity to mobilise large-scale mass action: · it is able to influence and mobilise the … or adequately defend the people. 2.4 As a…
BiographyDirk Johannes Coetzee
Dirk Johannes Coetzee was born in 1945. The son of a postmaster, he grew up in the Northern Cape. Coetzee and Generals Jan Viktor and Jac Buchner started…
BiographyGraham Goddard
Graham Goddard was born in 1956 in Woodstock, Cape Town. His parents were factory workers in the Woodstock/Salt River area. Goddard lived most of his life on…
A call to the people of South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 02 May 1987
… form and engage in self-defence units and combat groups in action against the fascist army, police and death squads - … during the height of the current…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… including the Movement for Colonial Freedom, Christian Action, and the Universities and New Left Review. Patrick van … Asmal: ‘If any event galvanised the…
Chapter 10 - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… to forestall an ANC "Anti-pass Day" (involving no definite action programme) set for 31 March. [56] Nevertheless the desperate thirst of black working…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… and military forces. Campaign for 'National United Action' is jointly taken up by the UDF, Cosatu, NECC, South … to take the political initiative. To…
ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… system. They adopted a programme called the “ programme of action ”, which encompassed other internal resistance … system. They adopted a programme called…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… COSAS speaker Tlhabane Mogashoa said; “We will prove in action that Bantu education is evil. We will revolt against … you are showing that when you…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… things, the carrying of passes. In 1913 the first mass action by African and Coloured women was initiated in the … level, and there were areas where the…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… conditions predisposed workers to take industrial action, but the absence of union structures means there was no specific agency that sparked the workers to…
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
… parts. Each branch was mandated to work on programme of action that was tailored to meet the needs and interests of …
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… is chosen, among others, to help draw up The Programme of Action which would be the basis of all ANC actions until its …
Everyone must take responsibility, 21 August, 2012 - Sahra Ryklief
… field while police continued to fire. In no way can this action be excused as a police warning to violent strikers to … we have here in SA, violence will…
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
… In this international concert against racism, the action of the people of the major Western Powers was of … of Dr. King, Jr., on April 6, as "two weeks of…
Briefing to organisation of African Unity Kampala, September 8, 1990
… As a result of the failure of the government to take firm action against these elements, there was a widespread demand, … the OAU has said, we have declared…
Richard Victor Selope Thema
Richard Victor Selope Thema was born in Ga-Mamabolo, Pietersburg district, in 1886. Both his parents were Pedi speaking but not originally belonging to the…
BiographyJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
John Taolo Gaetsewe was born in 1916 at Maruping village in Ga-Segonyana, Northern Cape.His father was a migrant mineworker. He left a mission-run secondary…
The CASA Conference
… art and culture, as well as being a form of affirmative action within the physical landscape, allowing for equal …
Glossary: Local History
… skeletons of small sea creatures. Custom An activity or action that has been established for a long time. Democracy A …
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… Party have always for many years stated that the Unity of Action of the whole Native population and its organisations … to the country the Communist Party…
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… sees the AAC as a parliament for Africans, and wants action, unity and leadership. 3 June, The "Programme of Action" which the All African Convention (AAC)…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… manufacturing and agriculture”, but also to take tough action against any unrest that could come from Black … and a march into the city centre led by the…
Chapter 1 - Interpreting the Character, Role and Significance of SASO AND SANSCO
… have to suffice as a working definition: The sum total of action and intentions of students individually, collectively … and wider social change (Jacks, 1975…