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Chapter 7. An Afrikaner Working Mother
… State. My father was a small farmer. My mother brought up to be a farmer's wife, but my father was not a farmer by … it into a hospital, allowing the family…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU)
… Tyre and Rubber Company. However, the company refused to recognise the union. After two years of fighting for … workers at Sarmcol from Mpophomeni Township…
IV - The Death of Steve Biko
… and the father of two small children, is the 20th person to die in Security Police custody in 18 months. The Mail … Biko refused his meals and threatened to…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… Newclare, Johannesburg attack a Black policeman attempting to arrest an African civilian allegedly in position of … from speaking in eight major centres. 1…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… was of mixed Scottish and Khoi descent and belonged to the Protestant Congregational Church. Much of his … Grahamstown. She had eleven children and made them…
EventNelson Mandela’s son, Thembekile is killed in a car accident
… with anguish at not being allowed by the authorities to attend Thembi’s funeral or to have access to details about the fatal crash. Thembi died when three…
‘United Nations must take action to Destroy Apartheid’, Statement at the meeting of the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, New York, 29 October 1963
… ‘United Nations must take action to Destroy Apartheid’, Statement at the meeting of the …
President Nelson Mandela’s message to the 1994 Nobel Peace Laureates Broadcast by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, NRK, from the National Theatre in Oslo, 11 December 1994
… President Nelson Mandela’s message to the 1994 Nobel Peace Laureates Broadcast by the Norwegian …
”The Road to Freedom Is Via the Cross.” Statement by Chief A. J. Lutuli, issued after the announcement on November 12, 1952, of his dismissal as chief [n.d.]
… ”The Road to Freedom Is Via the Cross.” Statement by Chief A. J. …
Response of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address - National Assembly, Cape Town, 15 February 2007
… Response of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address - National …
Announcement by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Saleem Badat, on his decision to step down as Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University and depart Rhodes later this year.
… by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Saleem Badat, on his decision to step down as Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University and …
Document 66 - Hosea Jaffe , “The First Ten Years of the Non-European Unity Movement”, Excerpts from a lecture delivered to the Cape Flats Educational Fellowship, December 1953
… Unity Movement”, Excerpts from a lecture delivered to the Cape Flats Educational Fellowship, December 1953 …
Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate of the State of the Nation Address: National Assembly, Cape Town: February 17, 2005.
… Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate of the State of the Nation Address: National …
Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast by Prime Minister Jean Chretien, at the Museum of Civilisation, Gatineau, Ottawa. November 4, 2003
… Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast by Prime Minister Jean Chretien, at the Museum …
Abraham, son of Jan van Riebeeck, is born. He is the second White baby to be born in the fort De Goede Hoop at the Cape.
… of Jan van Riebeeck, is born. He is the second White baby to be born in the fort De Goede Hoop at the Cape. …
Owing to a national oil shortage, speed limits of 50 km per hour in built-up areas and 80 km per hour on other roads are declar
… Owing to a national oil shortage, speed limits of 50 km per hour in …
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… of the Portuguese Royal House and merchants eager to find a sea-route to India around the south coast of … two months earlier has intercepted a Portuguese…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… workers Union is formed. 1946 August, African Mine Workers strike. 1948 Rise of the Nationalist Party to state power. 1950 Introduction of the Suppression of…
Interview with Swami Gounden by Vino Reddy, 29 May 2002
… Durban-Westville. This morning we are talking to Swaminathan Gounden at his home in Pastoral Road. … achieve what they want to; they brought the…
Appeal for Action to stop Repression and Trial in South Africa: Statement at the Meeting of the Special Political Committee of the United Nations General Assembly by O. R. Tambo, New York, 8 October, 1963
… I wish to express my deep gratitude for the privilege accorded to me to address this important body. It was with considerable … Appeal for Action to stop…
EventThe Rand Revolt breaks out
… and 1919, Black workers across economic sectors went on strike. In 1921 White workers, mainly in the coal and gold … and the preference for cheaper Black…
EventSA athlete Ernst van Dyk is hard done by at Paralympic games
… Wheelchair-bound South African athlete, Ernst van Dyk, was cut off from … Van Dyk controlled the pace from the gun, but with 200m to go the Mexican came…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… that fills these walls. I have given 19 years of my life to set up a museum that tells the story of the Forgotten … Simon’s Town. While there is a…
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
… 30th July 1981. On this historic occasion our message goes to all in our country, who stand for the complete destruction … a socialist South Africa. This…
Document 93 S. B., “Unite Against Reaction and Oppression: United Front Against National Oppression and Fascism”, Umsebenzi, 23 May 1936
… so much oppressed racially that this racial oppression is bound to obscure to them the class issue. We must go out from the … apace. Let us quote chapter and…
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… The aim of the GFWBF was, through worker organisations, to make workers aware of their rights through its in house paper, Isisebenzi (in English and isiZulu)…
52. Gandhi: my experiences, 1914
… writing the following article on board the ship that was to take him to England. It was completed in two or more … whites had not been able to start and…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… War II broke out. In South Africa, people were divided as to whether or not they should join the war, and if so, on … was still a British territory many…
ArticleBiko’s imprisonment, death and the aftermath
… was detained in Port Elizabeth and on 11 September moved to Pretoria Central Prison, Transvaal (now Gauteng). On 12 September, he died in detention - the…
The diary of Maria Tholo - October 18 - November 1 by Carol Hermer
… Our lives are no longer controlled by shebeens. They used to be all around us. My neighbour, directly in front of me, … one about a girl who's a friend of…