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ArchiveA voice from the farms: Zwelakhes story
… The story of Zwelakhe Bongwana, about his life as a farm worker …
ArchiveStatement made by the Workers Central Executive Committee
… Statement made by the Worker's Central Executive Committee in East London …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.3 1986
… Contents and Contributors Stories: The Masquerade Ball by Temba … Karen Press, Wonga Fundile Tabata; Keith Gottschalk; Worker Poets; Mike Nicol. Features:…
Chapter 4. From The Poverty of the Platteland to the Slums of the City: Farm Girls Turned Into Factory Hands
… The Poor White problem spread to the factories and the slums of Johannesburg and was soon felt in the … veld seem cheerful and friendly. Johannesburg, the…
EventJakes Gerwel is born
… Prof. Gert Johannes Gerwel, distinguished academic and politician, was born in the district of Somerset East, … has occupied various prestigious positions at…
EventKwame Nkrumah orders release of political prisoners
… President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast), a leading exponent of Pan-Africanism , ordered … had rejected multiparty rule in favour of one party…
EventThe first plots are sold in Mayfair on the West Rand
… was laid out the farm Langlaagte No.258, the farm on which gold was discovered in the late 1800s. The mineral rights of Langlaagte were bought by J.B…
EventThe Transvaal National Union is established
… from abroad who flocked to the ZAR after the discovery of gold) and to campaign for equal franchise rights for all White men … an instrument of subversion, a…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions
… Idara Akpan Idara Akpan is a sophomore studying advertising and broadcast journalism. She has thoroughly enjoyed deeply … major at Southern Methodist…
EventGeneral Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria
… War II), General Lord Roberts left Bloemfontein and began the 'March to Pretoria' with nearly 44,000 men, 18,000 horses, and 1200 field-guns. The War had…
The Indian People In South Africa: Facts: About The Ghetto Act
… to help them settle as permanent residents of the country, and guaranteed them citizenship rights after their period of … Indians are small traders or…
ArchiveDoes dust in the factory make you sick
… Cream poster with brown image of worker in factory. Title in two African languages. Health …
ArchiveFOSATU boosts national organisation
… good unionist knows that national unions are essential if worker organisation is going to be truly effective. …
Statement, on Behalf of the Southern African Liberation Movements, at the Closing Session of the Seventh Summit Meeting of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, Arusha by O. R. Tambo, 1 - 2 December 1988
… Republic of Tanzania, Vice-Chairman of Chama Cha Mapinduzi and Current Chairman of PTA Authority, Your Excellencies, Heads of State and Government,…
ArchiveThe migrant labour system
… employment seekers travelling outside of the homelands and those who had already secured employment within the Union … Southern Africa, from the Transkei …
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… reported that the Boers had been welcomed by the Bechuana and Mzilikazi , who had settled in the region after being … line reached the town on 22 March 1888…
ArticleThe Johanna
… a crew of 110, 36 guns, European-made trading goods and 70 chests of silver ‘pieces of eight’. A ‘piece of eight’ is silver or gold ‘coins’ that were worth…
PlaceKnysna Forest
… of Years, from indigenous use to colonial exploitation and modern conservation. Indigenous people who lived here in … industry peaked in the late 19th and…
COSATU
… Recruitment poster for COSATU. Calendar for 1987. Photo of worker with clenched fists, wearing Strike Committee T-Shirt …
EventJohannesburg municipal workers strike
… municipal workers took place in Johannesburg, the largest and most industrialised city in South Africa. The strike … to restricting the freedom of mobility…
Chapter 9. The Struggle against Sweating - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… features which cause bitter resentment among the workers, and nearly all of them are punitive in character. Before … own laws. One of the earliest labour…
ArchiveUvotela Ukuthini?
… A2 poster, photo of crowd, insert pictures of bird, worker, teacher, nurse, home; text: Uvotela Ukuthini? …
ArchiveNatal Midlands Black Sash Advice Office Report
… Report to National Conference on 15 March 1977 discussing worker's rights, dismissals, unemployment, pensions, case …
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… Eastern civilisation that existed between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers. The source of these rivers lies in modern … things into their civilisation. This…
ArchiveNatal Midlands Region Black Sash Advice Office Annual Report 1977
… statistics, unemployment, unemployment insurance fund, worker's rights. …
ArchiveLP shows its true colours
… Party has once again shown its true colours by accusing worker leaders of inciting the student boycott in the … Fosatu Worker News …
BiographyTim Bruwer
… that I grew up with or knew, as a young man in the 1960s and early 1970s, came to an alternative view about racism and Apartheid and took an active role in…
EventOlympic games end in Athens
… The evening was started off with Greek music, dance and fireworks before the flame was extinguished and the flag lowered. The overall winner of the 2004…
EventN.P. van Wyk Louw is born
… Petrus (N.P.) van Wyk Louw, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and essayist, was born in Sutherland, Karoo. He was second … beast to save his people's heritage of…
ArchiveMeeting between a South African delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable R F Botha and a United States delegation led by Dr C Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs: Pretoria, 16 November 1984
… Minutes of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United States delegation to discuss the situation in Mozambique and Angola … the Minister of…