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… the coastal region stretching from the Keiskamma River to the Cape Point, northward along the Atlantic coast, past … of certain occupations to be more radical and prone to strike behaviour has been noted by historians. In Kimberley … capitalist development. At 18 years of age the quiet, home-bound, bookwormish Gomas was transformed into a rebellious, …

… “Debs” Matshoba and others. Ramusi was also aligned to other musical structures such as the Beaters— a musical … meeting was another session where he found himself having to face his father, who was at the time the Minister of the … policemen but giving time for the MK guerrillas to escape back to Swaziland. Ramusi drove Solomon Mahlangu’s MK unit …

… urging the people of Johannesburg and surrounding areas to demonstrate against government oppression … To town, to Eloff, to that exclusive White paradise …

… This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference … against apartheid but some of its lessons still need to be (re)learned. No doubt, the Durban Strikes demonstrated … and late 1972 served as an inspiration for the enormous strike wave that began in January 1973 and which spread way …

… over half a century - in persuading the Indian community to link its destiny with that of the African majority, in … Court to face charges of “conspiring to assist the legal strike.” The strike referred to here was the African … South Africa were all different and that the struggle was bound to take different forms. For instance, Dadoo explained …

… near Wellington. A few years later his family moved to Cape Town where he attended an English school. In 1874 the family moved to Pretoria, where his father had founded De Volksstem a year … with his family to Europe where he studied Literature. Back in South Africa in 1907 he was employed at the …

… by Allison Drew Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928 … else, though Kalk & Danchin no doubt gave you their story to date. When we got here we found the party split sideways … and endways with quarrels, intrigues, backbiting etc to incredible lengths. The difference over the slogan had led …

… population. (Aboriginal people from New South Wales refer to themselves as the Koori). The Aboriginal population of … technology, food and hunting practices varied according to the local environment. Most lived in the southern and … exaggerated for political reasons. British policy 1788 to 1900 The British began its colonisation of Australia in …

… 7-day workshop with 6 - 8 local and international artists to live on site and work with the community who live there. … January 14th Opening Ceremony and Welcome Brunch – open to all: Sunday February 12th 10am until 1pm Throughout the … forward in South Africa. A lot of people want their land back! And now the military wants Erf 81 back… ALMA MARTHA has …

… GRADE 12 Topic 3: Civil society protests 1950s to 1970s Online Resource: … before embarking on grade 12 History. Before we begin, and to clear any confusion, we must understand what the term … What forms of civil society protest emerged from the 1960s to 1990? Background and focus The Second World War had been …

… Douglas Chadwick Thompson was born on 8 August 1905 to David Chadwick Thompson and Kitty Brettle in Manchester, … England. In 1907 the family left Manchester and moved to Pretoria where Thompson did his primary school education … emergency regulations. Consequently, he went on a hunger strike for three days. Thompson was transferred to the Fort …

… and political activist, was the elder of two children born to an itinerant cobbler, Arnold, and his wife Jemima. While … long hours at a Parow bakery. When his guardian moved to Cape Town a year or two later, he could attend school. … formed a workers' committee in 1918 and organised a strike. This venture ended with striking workers being led …

… School in Johannesburg. In 1904 his father sent him to Bihar in India, where tutors were engaged to teach him privately. In 1910, when he was 18, he married … Germiston. Dayal was one of the organizers of the Indian strike led by  Mohandas Gandhi  at Newcastle in 1913. This …

… began his schooling in Kenya, and when his parents moved to South Africa in the 1963,he attended Kingswood College in … In 1971 he enrolled at the University of Cape Town to study medicine. He completed his medical degree in 1976. … union rather than the company’s own liaison committee. A strike and international boycott of the company ensued. In …

… is an offshoot of the Hlubi tribe. He traces his roots back to a small town near Alice , where his ancestors most likely … the time the villagers around him may have been referred to as “Amaqaba” or “red,” which is to say that they held …

… made specific mention of his part in the transition to democracy in South Africa. Despite sustained government … protest against the Bantu Education Act of 1953 designed to drastically reduce the education standards of Black South … 2007 – Headed a group of statesmen known as The Elders to Khartoum, seeking to help peace efforts in Darfur. …

… were balanced people in that they wanted their children to choose the right paths.  They were both interested in … about this”.  By the time he was four the family moved to a two bedroomed cottage in Wesley Street and it was from … many losing their lives in the process.  When I came back it could have been about May.  I was actually struck by …

… stations in urban SA run dry because of a country wide strike of workers in the chemical industry. …

… Day of Protest and Mourning. The first national political strike called by the ANC as an act of national mourning and …

… militant trade unionist who was arrested in the 1922 strike and who is regarded as the doyen of …

… In 1936, faced with economic hardship, his family returned to India which was engaged in its own struggle for … terms of imprisonment in that country, before returning to Durban in October 1949, settling in Beatrice Street, … cell, was charged with sabotage, Babenia went on hunger strike protesting banning orders prohibiting his defence …

… het hy jet die meisies doogemaak?' ('You're owning up to it? When you address us you must say 'master'. Why did you … were particularly brutal towards the in-mates. "Arlow used to have a handle-bar mouthstache - very fit looking guy, …

… completed most of his school before moving with his mother to the Malay Camp in Kimberly and becoming apprenticed to atailor at age 14.He joined the at the age 18 Industrial … by the Comintern.He and James La Guma had agreed to back the controversial Native Republic doctrine handed down …

… of our people. Our youth have raised this struggle to new heights. They have enriched our revolution. The struggle continues... There can be no going back. The offensive must be broadened, deepened and … The African National Congress hails the great three-day strike by the militant black workers resident in Soweto. It …

… the crushing of mass political dissent in the early 1960s to the re-emergence of mass popular action during the early … the Soweto uprising of 1976-77. Three issues in relation to black higher education are specifically covered. The first … operation of a medical school, forced the government to back down. Despite this setback, the Inter-Departmental …

… was one of the most important contributions to the discussion over the Third Worlds place in the World … Amin was born in Cairo in 1931. In 1947, he moved to Paris to study political science, statistics and … the Third World.   After finishing his degrees he moved back to Cairo where he worked as an economic advisor for the …

… Sadly,  it disbanded in 1959.  Gwangwa then went on to become a composer of note and became the first black South African to release an album.  Gwangwa gained popularity in the US … the Ivor Bovello and Black Emmy awards. Gwanga came back to South Africa in 1991 and continued to produce great …

… A list of archive items pertaining to Robert Sobukwe: Books : Time for Azania by Robert Sobukwe, … A list of Books and Speeches pertaining to Robert Sobukwe …

… Natal. After completing his national service he moved to England in 1990 and studied photojournalism from 1993-1994 … After freelancing for Rex Features in London, he moved back to South Africa and was based in Cape Town where he worked …

… Krill, a Yiddish poet and writer, emigrated from Lithuania to South Africa in 1913. In 1952, Forman married Lionel … During this trying time, Forman provided essential support to Lionel, whose failing health led to his untimely death in … could no longer afford to live in Camps Bay. After much back and forth with the Special Branch, she was finally …