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… Representative Council began shutting down the university by blockading entrances, on Wednesday the 14th of October. … challenge to access and sustain their tertiary education. By Monday the 19th of October, the #NationalShutDown had … outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria to be addressed by President Jacob Zuma. After meeting with student …

… subjugation and oppression that is rooted in South Africa. By taking human excrement from Khayelitsha, his action sought … and an appraisal of the lack of transformation on campus.  By midday Maxwele was joined by other students, resulting in the birth of #RhodesMustFall. …

… was presented. Discussion of the Bill was deferred by two days.  Subsequently, Gandhi submitted a petition signed by 500 Indians to the Legislative Assembly, opposing the Bill … petition.  On 17 July 1894 a lengthy mass petition signed by 10 000 Indians was submitted to the Natal Government – the …

… For example, a very early Daguerre camera - bought by his English rival, WH Fox Talbot, in 1839, the year that … - is on display. The collector's gallery shows how, one-by-one, seemingly impossible obstacles to photography's evolution were solved by ingenious engineering solutions. The museum also collects …

… The cottage formerly used by Cecil John Rhodes, stands on the main road to Simonstown, … St James. Formerly known as Barkly Cottage , it was bought by Rhodes on 27 February 1899 from the deceased estate of JR … This building was originally erected in February 1673 by the Dutch East India Company as a military observation …

… A stay-away by Black workers in the industrial areas of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle is called by Black unions and civic groups in protest over increases in … percent heeded the call for a stay-away. Police respond by setting up roadblocks at the entrance of Sebokeng, …

… bomb. After he escaped this bomb trap he was arrested by police at his home in the presence of his wife Gertrude. … Pietersburg, gave a different version from the one given by the police. Maurice testified "he was told by a security branch policeman that his father had been …

… was an attempt to prevent mass protest demonstration by pupils. However, Black pupils were boycotting schools in … Attempts to re-open schools in Western Cape were hampered by the arrest of 100 people by the South African Police (SAP) at a meeting of parents, …

… Political violence by the youth began after the funeral of assassinated Victoria … Mxenge, a civil rights lawyer, who was respected and liked by the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) and other … village to village burning government cars and buildings. By Wednesday they shifted their rage towards council leaders …

… Court's ruling against the use of decree powers by President Nelson Mandela, threw the preparations for the … the decree powers to overrule electoral boundaries drawn by its officials. The court ruled that an amendment to the … elections were to take place as planned. Mandela responded by declaring that the elections and preparations would …

… A 38 year old South African man, Lance Dyer, was arrested by French police on 09 October 2005 after he walked through … Eurotunnel believed that Dyer might have achieved this by taking advantage of a malfunction in the surveillance … He was charged with public nuisance and endangering life by being on the tunnel. The French blamed the British for the …

… of this, no further armed actions and related activities by the ANC and its military wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe will take … questions arising out of this decision to report by 15 September 1990. Both sides once more committed … it would not have been possible to submit a final report by the 15th September 1990, an interim report was brought out …

… a general council of journalists should be established by law to regulate entry into the profession and sit in … were widely criticised. In a Press statement by the Department of Interior, the Minister, Mr. A.L. … about the way in which information was being handled by the Press and that the government also had cause to …

… a national flag for the Union of South Africa in 1925 by D.F. Malan. The introduction of the bill came 15 years … was still recovering fresh wounds from the defeat by British settlers in the South African War 1899-1902. … taking place intermittently due to interruptions caused by such pressing issues as World War I and achieving Dominion …

… followed the announcement made during meetings held by Chris Hani and Stanley Mabizela at Mazimbu and Dakawa on … (NEC) decision on the three groups of people detained by the organisation. These three groups were: (a) … and (c) a group of 1984 mutineers who had been imprisoned by the ANC and forbidden from taking office in the …

… Dr Moroko reminded South Africans of injustices inflicted by the government and advocated a civil disobedience campaign … passive resistance campaigns since that mounted by Mahatma Gandhi in 1913. Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, chairperson of … of large-scale contraventions of apartheid regulations by handpicked “volunteers”. …

… been imposed on the region and the Zulu people were armed by the British. There is controversy about the date of 28 … states that a Zulu force of 6,000 men was assembled by Dinuzulu and Bottomley at oSuthu and advanced against … of cattle, guns and ammunition left on the wagons by the fleeing Boers were captured. Click here to read more …

… Communist Party in order to strengthen the struggle by using armed forces (guerilla warfare). Dawn, published as a monthly journal by the Umkhonto we Sizwe, documented the guerilla attacks on … political and military impact. These were accompanied by discussions on the complementary nature of non-violent …

… work was published posthumously, prepared for the press by G. McCall Theal, and sponsored by the Cape Government from 1893 to 1895. The system of … system, after it was refined in a new edition in 1966 by Dr. Cornelius Pama, one of the founding members of the …

… his father’s authority and assumed control of the kingdom. By the time Mpande died, he was only King by name as Cetshwayo had long taken over the decision making. … assassinate him, it is possible that his death was caused by a heart attack, rather than the poisoning rumored at the …

… the fishing industry in the early 1950s. Drawn to politics by a strong social conscience and a dislike for both the … who had the vote in the Cape Province. Banned and harassed by the security police, Hjul and his family left South Africa … in Britain, and died there in 1999. He was interviewed by Professor Gwendolen Carter of Smith College. …

… The South African parliament, which was dominated by the Afrikaner nationalist majority, embarked on a series … voting rights. However, the move was not well received by the Coloured people, as they embark on their own offensive … Bill in the Supreme Court until it was declared invalid by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.   …

… to be referred to as the Ceded Territory and was settled by European farmers and their Khoikhoi allies. In 1829 the … it to its position in 1836. This was extended in 1848 by the annexation of additional territory between the White … to the Cape Colony. In September 1879 this was followed by Idutywa Reserve and Mfenguland, and Gcalekaland in 1885. …

… the fourth Black homeland to be granted 'independence' by the South African Government. Chief Lennox Sebe is elected President by the National Assembly, consisting of both elected members …

… calling for peace as the past years was characterised by the most brutal violence unleashed agaisnt people as all peace-loving South Africans are still deeply touched by the carnage that gripped the country. …

… on white background coming through prison window. Quote by Gabriel Peri, foreign editor of the French communist newspaper l'humanite, before he was shot by the nazis. …

… Press release issued by Defence Headquarters in Pretoria regarding South Africa's … involvement in Angola. Included is a statement issued by the Chairman of the Apartheid Committee on 24 February …

… The Black People's Convention press release, signed by Nkwenkwe Nkomo, National Organiser, states that the convention has been mandated by Black people to utilise all available resources to achieve …

… Collection of press articles compiled by the African National Congress, Department of Information and Publicity to reflect reporting by the official press of the ANC in combat. Note that the …

… Consciousness is beginning to be understood and accepted by the youth in this area but not by the elderly …