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EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… This Act served to weaken organisations opposed to the apartheid regime by preventing them from accessing funding from overseas. Institute members regarded…
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… in Afrikaans, although she translated some of her own work - and those of other Afrikaans poets - into English. Her work was also translated into German,…
ArchiveHighlights on successes and experienced challenges during the 25 years of freedom and democracy.
… resources compared to those which were built during the Apartheid period. Corporal punishment was banned there foreit … Africa was absent from international…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… Shaka, others suggest Mzilikazi simply wanted to expand his zone of power westwards. By the time Mzilikazi left … a militaristic system of regimental towns…
The French Revolution Activity
… Questions: Who is the man in chains? Who are the men on his back? Does it look as if it is easy for him to carry them on his back? Does it look as if the…
Chapter XI - Witness for freedom
… Emergency. I added that I had no confidence whatsoever in his bona fides. It seemed to be a pretty bold statement but I … a communist state for the present…
Document 29 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 5 December 1928
… but there is meanwhile a smaller staff than ever to do the work. To replace Wolton La Guma is spoken of, but he has just … complication is that Hamson is…
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… an approximation of how community mitigation will work to flatten the curve of the spread of COVID-19. Image … Ramaphosa once again addressed the nation. …
IV - The Death of Steve Biko
… On 14 September, the Rand Daily Mail carried the report of his death: Mr. Steve Biko, the 30-year-old black leader, … the previous day: Since 5 September Mr…
EventSouth African black activist and poet Benjamin Moloise is hanged for allegedly killing a police officer
… upholsterer and poet, Benjamin Moloise was executed by apartheid government on 18 October 1985. Moloise was accused … was involved. The US and the Soviet…
EventJudgement is handed down in a landmark case
… These cases contributed to the gradual dismantling of apartheid laws regulating movement and torture, and became part of the process of chipping away of…
Black Student Politics
… the 1970s and 1980s played a pivotal role in eroding apartheid and creating the conditions for the transition to … Africa. However, few works on political…
ArchiveCelebrating 25 years of Democracy and Freedom
… hero who fought for our freedom I can hear the echo of his voice from that cold courtroom when he said, “Freedom is … He was sentenced to isolation in a…
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… and opposition to multinational sport as advocated by the apartheid government at the time. The organisation faced severe repression from the apartheid…
EventThree Zimbabwean intelligence officers stand trial for a bomb attack on an ANC house
… and Conjwayo were granted South African citizenship by the apartheid government just before the fall of apartheid. After the fall of apartheid their release…
Archive2001 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 9 February 2001
… of the objective that the people shall govern. More work remains to be done to ensure the effective functioning … about by pressures of work has deprived all…
PlaceHamburg Village
… and doors. In the 1980's hotel magnate- Sol Kerzner, paved his way by using the Governments and their ‘approving’ laws … a Casino development in Hamburg,…
Archive2009 - President Motlanthe, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2009 (Before National Elections)
… years, I wish to acknowledge the commitment and hard work of Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki and the … Kalushi Mahlangu who went to the gallows 30…
ArchiveWomen and the Satyagraha Campaign
… Mohammed Cachalia and Thambi Naidoo gave up family life to work alongside Gandhi. Though wives and children suffered … them economic relief as well as to…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors 6 September 1994
… I readily obliged. I did so because no public figure in his or her right mind would not jump at a rare opportunity to … share views";yet in reality to seek…
PlaceCameroon
… the country was ruled by Ahmadou Ahidjo [vi] . During his rule the country experienced a large degree of stability … required the recruitment of a large…
EventUnions protest against the circumstances of Aggett's death
… A call for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest against the death of Dr. Neil … of thousands of workers. Outrage at the circumstances of his death cut…
PlaceVictor Verster Prison
… of these grounds was Victor Verster, who, after selling his farm to the government, became a commissioner within the … Prison on Robben Island in 1988, in…
ArchiveThe National Committee for Liberation (ARM), 1960-1964: sabotage and the question of the ideological subject
… National Committee of the for Liberation (NCL), an anti-apartheid sabotage organisation that existed between 1960 and … reason for its isolation from the…
EventThe 25th Summer Olympics opens in Barcelona, Spain
… in international sports events because of its apartheid policies. With apartheid abolished, South Africa was able to send a team to …
EventFrance supplies two new combat submarines to South Africa
… Ocean. At the time, the Soviet Union was supporting Anti-Apartheid movements like the African National Congress (ANC). … also reiterated Soviet support for…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… none can challenge us when we say - we are a nation at work to build a better life! When the millions of our people … winning nation. The Government…
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… none can challenge us when we say - we are a nation at work to build a better life! When the millions of our people … winning nation. The Government…
Open Talk with Grada Kilomba
… with origins in São Tomé e Príncipe and Angola. Her work draws on memory, trauma, race, and gender, and has been … to take time to reflect and share some…