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…   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 two men … what you think this picture means. Activity 2: Go back to the content pages and read about the changes that the …

… old when, one bitterly cold night, his mother told him to put more coal in the stove. Disobeying her was not an … life-threatening burns from just under his right ear down to his chest and his right arm. Jacob spent the next three … right cross caught him on the jaw. His head snapped back and his neck hit the lower rope as he fell. Morake was …

… south africans, the name Fitzsimons will always be linked to snakes - to their diversity and the treatment of their venomous bites. … where he attended the Boys' Model School. He later went back to Ireland to study medicine, but quickly realised that …

… the longest and most widespread period of black resistance to white rule. The Lekoa and Evaton Town Councils' idea to raise tariffs for municipal services caused the … Transvaal UDF did endorse the call in early November. The strike was very effective, with numbers of between 300 000 …

… Blacks – staged a march on the Union Buildings of Pretoria to protest against the abusive pass laws. Estimates of over … they arrest one we all walk in [to jail] and no turning back.” (SAHO-women’s interviews) The women realized that … Strijdom, wathint’ imbokodo, uza kufa”, translated, “you strike the women Strijdom you strike a rock, you will be …

… and their national aspirations. Yet it is impossible to grasp South African events, political conflicts and … of intolerance and tyranny and are leading the country back towards the Dark Ages. The late General Hertzog formed … at certain periods, it was even friendly. In the general strike on the Rand in 1922, Nationalist Afrikaner workers and …

… 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 verse. After the strike of 1922, the miners union executive passed are …

… mining district. They were protesting against proposals to open semi-skilled jobs to 'non white' workers. To this end they  sabotaged trains, … be 'white' and fired at the police.   The 1922 mineworkers strike was the biggest strike in the history of the sector …

… 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 objective is inextricably bound up with the overall struggle for national liberation - … strikes, in the squatters' movements, in the great miners' strike, in the creation of MK - Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed …

… 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 all go to church. By the age of fourteen or fifteen Solomon had … College Coloured Practising School, which was established to provide both teaching training for student-teachers at …

… that several thousand British children were coming to South Africa to escape the horrors of bombing. The Central … promised to behave better in future. All the workers went back to the machines, but late in the afternoon, when they … troublemakers switched off the motors, called a strike and harangued the workers, violently attacking the …

… Selborne, High Commissioner of the Transvaal. In letter to J. C. Gibson, Gandhi refuted the charge that South African … ground regarding their demands. January13, Gokhale wrote to Gandhi that disposal of the sums remitted was left to the … Smuts wrote to Gandhi to defer discussions till Railway strike was resolved. July 19, Gandhi returned from Rand in …

… friends, It is indeed a pleasure and a privilege for me to be with you today at this historic national congress of … at the time. The workers showed the way during the strike of the dockworkers in Cape Town, to the strike by … not leave our country in wholesale fashion to be brought back in as finished products which we must consume. It is in …

… over 100 kilometres, between the Baviaanskloof Mountains to the North and the Kouga Mountains , to the South. Recently … crossings difficult or the current too strong, rather turn back as conditions get much worse the further down the Kloof … are liable to flood during heavy rainfall, your journey is bound to be both exciting and beautiful - an area awaiting …

… took 20 kilograms of Jack's mixture" , recalls Kasrils, "to make four bombs ”¦We neatly wrapped each bomb in Christmas paper and delivered them to different combat units”¦" By 15 December the MK soldiers … come to South Africa. We will not submit but will fight back with all means at our disposal in defence of our rights, …

… Address by Oliver Tambo to the 21st session of the Assembly of Heads of State and …

… and the African National Congress from Moses Kotane to Professor Z. K. Matthews, May 8, 1949 …

… address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, …

… Dr D.F. Malan is the first cabinet minister in SA to travel by air. He leaves Cape Town in a Moth aeroplane at …

… The Bulls beat the Sharks 21 20 in Durban, to win the Super 14 final in the last minute of the game.   …

… of the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, to the President and members of the French National Assembly …

… ”I am Prepared to Die” Nelson Mandela’s statement from the dock at the …

… the 18th century, when slaves in the Cape were forced to carry "permission" documents. The issuing of passes was … was initiated in the Free State. In 1918 the workers' strike around the issue of passes took place, and … they were not in formal employment, risked being forced back to the rural areas. In the context of the 1950s, when …

… which takes place on 2 January, and is also referred to as Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year). During the festival … was established more than a century ago and may be dated back as early as 1907. However, it is maintained that its … between 1808 and 1856 These captives were loaded on ships bound for the Americas where they were to be sold, but the …

… a departure from Marxism. We are told that it is necessary to point always to the economic basis of colour prejudice in the economic … as a factor in the struggle against imperialism. In 1913 a strike of white miners on the Witwatersrand exhibited the …

… Hare. 1940 He is expelled for participating in a student strike 1942 He completes a BA degree through the University …  This is where he meet students of all races and isexposed to liberal, radical and Africanist thought. He also … under the Suppression of Communism Act and sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour, suspended for …

… are taken by two cars a Fiat and a Soviet-origin vehicle to Dar es Salaam Airport where they flew in a large plane to Moscow. February, Siphiwe Nyanda tells his parents about … his plan to leave the country. February, Jacob Zuma came back from Swaziland to visit Samson Lukhele in Mahlabatini in …

… Question: What has the ANC`s attitude been to violence? TAMBO: For decades we did not think violence had … decided to continue with nonviolence. In 1961 we called a strike to protest against the formation of a republic in … Some who escaped are mental wrecks. We have fought back when attacked, and there have been many clashes with the …

… was completed. The construction of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February 1989, just before the … first regular freight service began. After its completion to Umtali, the Beira Railway was leased for operation to … and Australian force, led by General Carrington, was bound for Marandellas to bring the war to the Transvaal …

… which was formed in 1947, intensified its repression to curb widespread civil unrest. It did this by passing … majority of the Liberation Movement’s leaders. In response to this, an intensified wave of tyranny, and a new set of … workers began to organise trade unions in defiance of anti-strike laws. In 1973, there were strikes throughout the …