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… The Suppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 rears its ugly head. The predominantly White Congress of Democrats …

… a fierce attack on South Africa’s apartheid policies and its control of South-West Africa has b …

… the SA Defence Force had a budget of R 4.38 billion for its secret …

… visible from earth in the last thirty years, is seen at its brightest in d …

… years and is replaced by the United Nations, with its first meeting in London. …

… to aid South Korea. In October 1950 South Africa sent its …

… The Status of the Transkei Bill passes its second reading in the Senate, despite opposition from the …

… Angola’s government and its rebel foes agree to a cease-fire in their eighteen-year …

… laid down as the official policy of the National Party in its e …

… Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid resumes its meetings and decides to draft an appeal to the Se …

… return fleet from Batavia to receive fresh produce on its way to the Netherlands arrives in Table Bay. Van Riebeeck …

… Mozambique stresses its continued support for the ANC in a statement made at the …

… foreign banks operating in SA by selling a 25% stake in its …

… News reports the South African Air Force celebrated its 84th anniversary at Bay’s Hill the previous day with the …

… in Pietermaritzburg, at the end of the longest trial of its kind in South Africa, thirteen defendant …

… Hours after declaring its independence and the end of Britain’s 28-year-old …

… Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), at its meeting in Cape Town, decides to instruct the Natal and …

… South Africa is to expand its military call-up to include all White men aged between …

… The HNP’s policies are defined by its leader, Jaap Marais: no concessions to the Black man; …

… What is officially described as the first meeting of its kind, the Prime Minister holds a one-day conference with …

… political discussion club. Horvitch dedicated his early years to fighting apartheid in South Africa and was … brought world condemnation of apartheid and consolidated its opposition. The ANC called for a one-day national strike …

… Unions (SACTU)  until these structures were suppressed too.  During the 1970s Mkhize led the Release Mandela …

… if she learned to adjust from childhood. Despite their early betrothal, Kasturba and Mohandas were married only in … in Durban wanted the ships to go back to India with its passengers, fearing a high Indian population. … Indian rights. The newspaper was named Indian Opinion and its aim was to give South African Indians a voice of their …

… The early records that were kept by the Black Sash and South …

… (BCM) came to prominence and although Biko was not its only leader, he was its most recognisable figure. It was … relevant to his political involvement. Throughout this early period, Steve had been based in Natal, and the BCM had … not afraid to say openly what other Blacks think but are too frightened to say.’ The accused were all sentenced to …

… people in the country had reached nearly five million. Early in his presidency, however, Mbeki did not accept that … the transmission of HIV from mother to child. There is too much conflicting data to make concrete policy.’ ( … had been disallowed since 1997 due to concerns regarding its safety. Tshabalala-Msimang continued to spearhead the …

… Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union  (ICU) in the early 1920s and, together with  Thomas Mbeki , was …

… originally belonging to the Mamabolo tribe who, through early contact with missionaries, were already Christians. … SACP and the increasing militancy. During the 1920s and early 1930s Thema was superintendent of the Bantu Men's … Council. Thema was a strong and prominent leader in the early years of the ANC. He is sometimes described as an …

… the previously mentioned book, that Maxeke spent her early life in the Eastern Cape, in the Port Elizabeth area. … at Edwards Memorial School in the Eastern Cape in the early 1880s. In 1885, after the discovery of diamonds, Maxeke … wa Bantu , she addressed the ‘woman question'. As an early opponent of passes for Black women, Maxeke was …

… experience working for Bantu Federation of South Africa,an early civic association.In 1970,when working as a truck … African Transport Worker's Union (ATWU),and in 1975 became its president. The ATWU was a parallel union for blacks …