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… of the struggle from the early 1940s, until her retirement in 1996 as secretary to the late Walter Sisulu . She married Jack Hodgson in 1945. The two shared a life of struggle. In 1943, she … the musical production King Kong that sought to promote black jazz musicians and non-racial performances. She was …

… An article about whether or not to participate in a tri-cameralism, a writer starts off by saying that, … to the realisation of the people's demands as stipulated in the Freedom Charter. … Should we participate in tri-cameralism? A position promoting the idea …

… Gandhiji led a seven-year long struggle in South Africa from 1907 to 1914 for the security and dignity of the Indian settlers in that country who were subjected to humiliations by the … South Africa. She knew no distinctions between white and black races. She loved the Indian, the Zulu and the Bantu as …

… was born on 27 November 1798 near  Graaff-Reinet  in the Cape Colony. He was educated by travelling teachers and became an eloquent speaker and writer in his later life. By 1837 he still lived in Graaff Reinet … was highly regarded by both the British and local Black leaders and when he died in Magaliesberg on 23 July …

… de Bruin was born on 25 December 1933, and she grew up in the small town of Postmasburg, Northern Cape . In the early days of her life, her parents moved to Upington … she became distressed. For instance, from November 1989, Black Sash and other women’s organisations piled pressure on …

… (married surname Steytler) was born on 19 October 1922 in Paarl where she grew up, and studied at the universities … of Stellenbosch (BA and SOD) and Cape Town (MA in Afrikaans-Nederlands). Within two years of starting a … tale of the endless adversity and struggle of a humble black woman under Apartheid laws - had a major impact, both …

… of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, … Council of Churches, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first Black Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa in Cape Town (thereby leader of the Anglican Church in South …

… freedom with respect to individual freedom, been expressed in legal constitutional language, in a plural society meaning a society with deep racial and … Freedom and state security in the South African plural society …

… From the book:  Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker By at … took her inspiration, allegedly modelled their red, black and white uniform on British redcoats (just as the ABM … of Methodist garb gained a currency it still retains: black skirts signifying sin, red blouses the saving blood of …

… Arthur Goldreich was born in Johannesburg on 25 December 1929. He grew up in Pietersberg in the Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo). One … Young Painter Award the following year for his figures in black and white. In the  late 1950s he created the sets for  … Arthur Goldreich S. African anti-apartheid veteran dies in Tel Aviv from Tributes.com [online] Available at …

… freedom with respect to individual freedom, been expressed in legal constitutional language, in a plural society meaning a society with deep racial and … Freedom and state security in the South African plural society …

… of the Afrikaner nation'. This is because his firm belief in the destiny of the Afrikaner, his strong faith, and his … negotiate complete independence for the ZAR from Britain in 1884, at the London Convention. … Paul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid …

… by Acting President Phumzile Mlambo-Ncuka, was held in King William's Town.  He was awarded this honour because … building a free and democratic South Africa. His cremation in East London on 2 August was attended by Pres.Thabo Mbeki. … Funeral service of Wilton Mkwayi takes place in Eastern Cape …

… Offset litho; Black and white; double-sided; Dis ons land maar nie ons land … A photographic and Documentary Exhibition on Dispossession in Namaqualand … A photographic and Documentary Exhibition on Dispossession in Namaqualand …

… than a dozen injured at the Salisbury Island Naval base in Durban. Three of the six people involved were South … leak. The men had reportedly been underground and working in a partially flooded shaft inside a neglected building at … Jeff Wicks. Sowetan live. Three soldiers die in ‘freak’ gas leak at Durban naval base. [Online]. …

… Feziwe Bookholane was born in Port Elizabeth , Eastern Cape in October 1942. She was the first born of seven children. … to read books on her own, because she was the only black nun. She wrote to the Bishop to get a dispensation and …

… Looksmart Khulile Ngudle was born on 22 May 1922 in KwaZali village, near Alice in the Eastern Cape. His mother, Notyhume, named him … the 1940s or 1950s Ngudle witnessed bulldozers demolish black-owned homes in Kensington to make way for a White … [Accessed 4 August 2010]. Published in The Star on Friday 9 October 2009.|Behind Closed Doors. By …

… Idi Amin Dada releases the Americans held hostage in Uganda since 25 February and suggests they leave the … after being wounded following an assassination attempt. In 1972, two American journalists were grabbed and taken out … Boddy-Evans, A. ‘This Day in African History: 01 March’ , from About African History …

… Cream poster with purple lettering. Black images of soldiers across page. End Conscription … fasting? : to protest conscription and SADF presence in the townships …

… are struggling to come to terms with the new conditions in their country, in a world increasingly finding its way forward through the … After Apartheid - Social Identities in the New South Africa Vol. 1 …

… Ingrid Jonker was born on 19 September 1933 on a farm in the rural area of Douglas, near Kimberley in the Northern Cape . After her parents’ divorce, Jonker … engaged with the cause of the poor and the lot of black South Africans from the position of a common humanity. …

… by a young boy and his little sister as they played in their family farm along the Vaal River. The children often … The discovery of the Eureka diamond sparked mild interest in the mining industry, but it was only the discovery of … [Accessed: 05 April 2013]|DS,  A History of Diamonds in South Africa , from Diamond Source , [online], Available …

… was born to a Scottish father and a South African mother, in Pretoria, in 1956. His father emigrated to South Africa at the end of … attending protest meetings. The violence and anger in both Black people and the South African Defence Force (SADF) …

… named a team of four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa. They were: Sir Edward Asafu-Adjaye (Ghana), … experts to examine methods of resolving the situation in South Africa through peaceful means, and possible ways for … ' Chronology of some Pointers to the History of the Media in South Africa' , from O'Malley, The Heart of Hope, …

… 30th Foot. His father was killed at the sack of Badajoz in the Peninsula War, eight days before he was born in … role, introduced white immigrants, and allowed loyal black allies like the Mfengu into the area, and German … diplomatic influence over cooperative Boer republics and black chiefdoms. Grey concluded that, so long as the white …

… the soles of his feet.  He was recalled from South Africa in 1852 and replaced by George Cathcart. After leaving South … to England and died eight years later on 12 October 1860 in London. He is buried at St Mary's, Whittlesey and has a … Sir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London …

… Katie Viljoen "Work Like Hell and be Merry" I was born in 1912 on a farm near Bloemfontein, in the Orange Free State. My parents were at first well-to-do … 1 a week. The firm's motto, inscribed in white letters on black cloth, affixed to the entrance, was "Work Life Hell and …

… Press statement about South African Government intervention in Angola. … Front condemns South African Government intervention in Angola. …

… United Democratic Front statement on foreign investment in South Africa … United Democratic Front statement on foreign investment in South Africa …

… 1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland. … 1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland …