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… He was also elected president of the Border Rugby Union. Metele went on to serve on various committees and …

… Introduction: Background to the Strike The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 was a development that had vastly different consequences … in the Union’s first general election in September 1910, with Louis Botha as Prime Minister, and Jan Smuts as …

… in Stockholm, followed by the Fourth Congress of the Union of Soviet Writers in Moscow. His visit to Russia was … la Guma maintained a relationship with the Soviet Writer’s Union, which must have contributed to his commitment to a … Guma wrote a travelogue of his impressions of the Soviet Union entitled A Soviet Journey.  His last novel Time of the …

… and numerous awards. These include the European Union Literary Award for Bitches’ Brew in 2006, a … Three achieved an honourable mention at the first European Union Literary Awards. His short story, Water No Get Enemy, …

… working hours at the offices of the Black Allied Workers Union (BAWU), where he chaired the workers’ committee that … of their three children, a little girl, grew up in the union offices. Her cot was two armchairs facing each other. …

… location of Port Elizabeth. He became an active trade union activist, and joined the African National Congress …

… playing ‘a leading role in a similar procession to the Union Buildings on the 9 August 1956 .’  He was banished from …

… Committee and the African Organisation for Trade Union Unity.  Ngila Muendane is one of the consulting editor …

… classes in Russian in order to learn more about the Soviet Union. Dadoo participated in a student demonstration in … from the Indian Government and a change of heart by the Union Government. Dadoo’s radicals, on the other hand, … he believed to be fruitful talks with Jan Smuts and the Union Government. Gandhi foresaw an opportunity for the …

… Council (SRC). The SRC affiliated to the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). Here they met … move to merge with the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). Kistnasamy was visited by the special branch …

… moved on to become a Chairperson of the National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA) from 1986 till the … and a Chairperson of South African Democratic Teachers Union from 1988 to 1991. Mabuza worked at KaNgwane Department …

… charter. Lipman left the CPSA in 1956 after the Soviet Union invaded Hungary. He considered the situation "mad" and realized that the Soviet Union's explanation that they were defending Hungary "was not …

… A paper entitled  The Southern Africa Policy of the Soviet Union - with Specific Reference to South Africa: Some Notes  … into a lengthy debate on the character of the Soviet Union with South African Communist Party chairman, Joe Slovo, …

… association with Gordon he became more familiar with trade union activities. He went on to become an expert on trade … People’s Congress and the African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA) after its formation in …

… Athletics Association and President of the Boland Cricket Union. Jannie had also mastered the art of wine making. Due …

… Secretary General of the Sweet, Food and Allied Workers' Union (SFAWU), which became one of FOSATU's strongest …

… officer at the Paper Printing Wood & Allied Workers Union where she worked from 1984 to 1987. Since 1987, …

… area. Mkhize joined the Industrial and Commercial Workers union (ICU) to fight against no notice pay, low wages and …

… screened for the public in Durban as part of the African Union Film Festival, July 2002. Her work has contributed in …

… member of the delegation to Britain to protest the Act of Union. As president of the Orange Free State Native Congress, …

… They were all separate, with their own governments. In 1910 four of the colonies were brought together as the Union of South Africa. The four old colonies became the … one of the four provinces of the Union of South Africa in 1910 Transvaal When the Dutch or Afrikaner Boers left the …

… On 1 June 1987, he began work at the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) as an education officer. He … because of his astuteness and ability to articulate the union’s proposal.  On 9 August 1987, NUM embarked on the … had to be adjusted to the harsh practical reality. The union tasked him with coordinating support through the long …

… was his founding role in the non-racial Kwazakhele Rugby Union (Kwaru), which began to attract white players like the …

… and was elected life president of the Natal Teachers Union. In 1973 she moved to the town of Vryheid in Northern …

… There was no South Africa (as we know it today) before 1910.  Britain had defeated Boer Republics in the South … met behind closed doors to negotiate independence for Union of South Africa. The views and opinions of 85% of … and elsewhere in the world. The Union Constitution of 1910 placed political power in hands of white citizens. …

… for the Railways, where he joined the railway workers’ union. Mkonto married his wife Sindiswa also from Cradock in … His involvement in the CRADORA and work in the railway union attracted the attention of the Security Police, who …

… in London. Eventually, he was employed at the National Union of Teachers in London.He once again became active in … he was elected to the Chair of the Anti-Apartheid Trade Union Committee. However, both Fred and Sarah Carneson were …

… while working as a secretary for the Friends of the Soviet Union in the 1940s. Their romance blossomed on the long train … information about the long-defunct Friends of the Soviet Union. For Mandela’s 90th birthday celebrations on 8 July …

… apartheid system. She became an active member of the trade union movement. In 1987, she was elected President of the …

… his position to advance the objectives of the non-racial Union of South Africa Artists and the Arts Federation. His …