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… 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference South African trade unions have a long and rich history of … the many histories and contemporary studies of the South African labour movement, there have been relatively few that …

… jailed or banned). The School was nominated to the South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) for National … founded, in 1912. This occurred after the President of the African People’s Organisation , Dr Abdurahman , (who was a …

… now consider it necessary in the national interest for the African National Congress  and government to meet urgently to … or not they are nationalists and to renounce the South African Communist Party before there can be negotiations: no … to that extent, it talked patiently to successive South African governments, a policy we tried to follow in dealing …

… land mines were laid only a few kilometres inside South African territory and were thus not long, if at all, at the … they originate from one of the antagonists, the South African Police - are offered mainly for illustrative … movement. It was, however, doubly desireable in the South African instance because the ANC had no prospect of secure …

… the ANC celebrates the life of this outstanding South African and selfless fighter for justice, freedom, human … Another key inheritance from President Tambo to the South African nation was his internationalism which enabled us to … led to the recognition of the ANC by the Organisation for African Unity and the United Nations. The declaration of …

… that a special responsibility fell on the masses of the African people and the working class in particular, the worst … tasks that will result in the creation of this new South African society. Accordingly, from our ranks must emerge a … hero of the people! Now, he has joined the rich galaxy of African freedom fighters which includes Chief Albert Luthuli, …

… his actions. The failure to popularise the platform of the African May Day Committee by holding back the letters and … of the Garment Workers' Union not to associate with the African May Day Committee, nor the United May Day Committee, … meeting of the national executive committee of the South African Trades and Labour Council to attend the usual weekly …

… Ethnological theories as to the probable past history of African tribes will afford no help whatever. But social … civilisation has altered the conditions of primitive African life irrevocably, and we must acknowledge that in our … are fast developing the acuity of criticism. Both the African and the European Christians are challenged in this …

… York) and Clive L. Glaser (Professor of 20th century South African History at the University of the Witwatersrand, … From Protest to Challenge. A documentary History of South African Politics, 1882-1990. Volume 6, Challenge and Victory, … Slovo. The notes gives a quotation from Slovo’s article in African Communist  (1983) ‘in which Slovo, eulogizing …

… quietly thinking about what it means to _me to be South African, a visitor to South Africa, or even African. So it seems easier to rather explain the effect that this unique land has on me... The perfume of rain on African soil. The scent of woodfires drifting across the …

… to say thank you very much to COSATU (Congress of South African Trade Unions) for making it possible for me to be … in the hands of COSATU, it's in the hands of the South African Communist Party (SACP), it's in the hands of the African National Congress (ANC), of the government, of all …

… Arts Centre, Nyanga 1970s Mofolo Art Centre, Soweto 1983 African Institute of Art (AIA), Funda Centre, Soweto 1983 … developments are able to influence the direction of South African art, or enhance the quality of black education, … their work, much in the way that a mask in traditional African culture belonged to the clan. (4) On the other hand …

… by participation in the President's Council and the South African Indian Council, are indeed serious today. The source … while 58 per cent of Indians were prepared to live under African rule given certain guarantees, the overwhelming … vestments of power in local affairs committees, the South African Indian Council and the President’s Council. They mask …

… who have ever been influentially involved in South African Indian politics, what I am attempting to do is to … eventful and important periods in the history of South African Indian politics yet the period leading up to it and … Onselen. The Seed is Mine. The Life of Kas Maine, A South African Sharecropper, 1894 - 1985. [New York: Hill and Wang, …

… and when they use violence. So far, the response from the African and international community has been concerned but toothless. A handful of African Union observers have been deployed, but remain stuck …

… their benefit. The irony of it all is that often he [the African] is forced to finance apartheid projects that he … that you are paid starvation wages and that 80% of the African people live below the bread-line. Both workers and …

… photographs called “In the Time of AIDS” by the South African David Goldblatt, you may wonder why they are so … in front proclaims the memorial as the work of the South African Resources Agency. Together the photographs exude a …

… even here too there are some slight decreases. The South African Police Service, the Army and Provincial and Local … Camp and others. That means that each and every South African has a role to play in making it work. By working with …

… were visible in the dominant faction. Members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) staged a … executive committee member Ebrahim Patel. ANC and South African Communist Party leaders attending the congress looked …

… place great significance on the development of the South African group. The approaching war will shake the English … the opinion that your work within the "stabilised" South African capitalism is futile; this capitalism is PRESENTLY in …

… in South Africa reflects the backwardness of the South African worker. All the Unions are under the control of … policy of the two existing Workers' Parties, the South African Labour Party and the Communist Party, we see the same …

… paper to be written in the languages spoken by the South African negroes, by this I mean a paper for spreading the … years been hiding such a literature to be known by the African Negro workers, I must thank Comrade Victor Danchin …

… Steadville is an African township situated in Ladysmith/Emnambithi, … organise rural areas failed The lack of support from the African National Congress (ANC) towards this endeavour  also …

… of it. Our power lay in the fact that we carried the South African society on our shoulders, literally in so far as our … clear-cut ideas on Africans. He was very critical of the African people. He said they were not conscious of who they …

… death of execution is usually a slap-up affair. The South African variety includes deboned chicken. In some parts of … especially since gatherings of exile were taboo. The South African securities were in Maseru from time to time and …

… Benjamin Sello Ramotse's plea was rejected. © Bailey's African History Archives TO WINNIE: I have been fairly … have as much as ten since on request from the SAP [South African Police] you did not turn up in February and March and …

… of that day? The recent annual Conference of the African Political Organisation decided that it could not … of what the day signified to us. A brief survey of South African history will convince any reasonable man that the day …

… what was the relationship between the ICU and the African National Congress (ANC) - if there was, in fact any … Mr. Madeley the Minister of Labour. Taken from: South African Labour Bulletin : September-October, 1974, Vol.1, …

… artists to the City. Her donations also included South African works by artists such as Pieter Wenning, Frans …

… network into the visual arts sector for young Black South African artists. Charles Nkosi (image by Oupa Nkosi) Image …