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ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… One of the key instruments used by the apartheid government to neutralise political dissent was the … rate. The revolt threatened to derail plans to…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… that was founded to unify the hundreds of Anti-Apartheid movements occurring in the 1980s. Female leaders … Ncube, along with working class women,…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… African jazz musician who was frequently oppressed by the apartheid regime in South Africa. As a Coloured man in South … voice for oppressed people to help…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… Assembly: United Nations must take Action to Destroy Apartheid Delivers a speech: Comments and Observations on … for a United Nations Security Council…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… used her success to shine a light on the ugly truths of apartheid government. She utilised her voice to sing … in exile she became very outspoken about her…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… of South Africa. The church supported the system of apartheid, which institutionalized separation and … the World Alliance of Reformed Churches for its…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… employed in Durban, had come out on strike. South Africa’s Apartheid Government and its White capitalist allies were … of basic human rights and racism that…
ArticleFrontline States
… The collapse of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa was … were formed in 1970 to co-ordinate their responses to apartheid and formulate a…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… He is appointed Secretary of the Special Committee against Apartheid. 1966 E.S. Reddy is Appointed Secretary, Committee … 1976 Reddy becomes the Director of…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… South Africa's racial policy and the UNO South Africa and apartheid was placed on the agenda of the United Nations for … of people of Indian origin living in…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… women faced harsh oppressions in the workplace during the apartheid era of South African government. Together, the … the creation of trade unions and…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… was to work towards a peaceful solution to the problem of apartheid through raising and distributing funding to victims of apartheid laws, especially…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… white population of the country. A manifesto outlined how Apartheid would be implemented in practice which was enforced … points in South African history,…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
ArticleQuotations by Oliver Tambo
… Africans, free and united in diversity." "It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… experienced numerous human rights challenges during the apartheid era. The White-dominated government committed … the Truth and Reconciliation Commission or…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… of affiliated women’s organisations that opposed the apartheid government. The African National Council (ANC) … Act The role that women played in the fight…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
… importance on controlling imagery. As we have seen, the apartheid regime extensively legislated against inflammatory … of South Africa, not only because of…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… to the South African schooling and FET College community. Apartheid museum, understanding Apartheid The website hosts a supplement for educators and learners…
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… organisations. Embedded in its flag and T-shirts were anti apartheid statements such as ‘Away with Apartheid’ or ‘Unite Families, Away with Apartheid’. Other…
ArticleAfrapix
… – Comrades with Cameras A history of a South African anti apartheid Documentary Photography Collective Afrapix, a … a socially informed school of documentary…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Key Words : Can Themba, Apartheid, Writer in Exile, Drum Magazine Born : 1924 … people by. He also wrote about the brutalities of the apartheid regime in…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… both Somuth Africa and America Key Words: Miriam Makeba, Apartheid, Civil Rights, United Nations, Manhattan Brothers, … in South Africa sixteen years before…
The State of Art in South Africa Conference
… ethical responsibilities of the artist with regard to the Apartheid State , calling for recognition of state control … that of cultural worker, as someone…
ArticleThe caring nature of Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu
… school made her well-suited for work as a nurse and a anti-Apartheid activist. Nontsikelelo Albertina’s role as a … brought about through defining moments in…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… become central aspects of South African policy long before Apartheid started. The notorious 1913 Land Act , passed three … Party won the 1948 general…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… political activist. Ngakane served South Africa during the apartheid era outside the country, by contributing to the advancement of Black filmmaking, and…
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… because of the continual hardships and injustices of the apartheid state. Hallett grew up in a fishing village outside … George Hallett, Photography,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… galvanized the party. As a result of the establishment of apartheid, its aversion to dissent by Black people and brutal … pressure and the collapse of the…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… born on 4 July 1952, in the fourth year of South Africa’s apartheid state. By this time, policies, such as the Group … Cape Town . After growing up in…