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ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
The first slaves arrived at the Cape in 1658, despite Jan van Riebeeck's several prior attempts at requesting slaves for the settlement from the Heren XVII. On…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
Background and policy of apartheidBefore we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what apartheid was and how it…
ArchiveJock Strachan: Artist, guerilla, fighter pilot, bomb maker, fisherman, humourist, writer, hero
… “unusual among white activists in that he did not go into exile following his release but stayed on in South Africa”. …
ArchiveCHAPTER 5 - Armed Propaganda and Non-Colaborattion, Rationalising weakness, August 1979 - December 1980 by Howard Barell
… Transvaal underground leader who by June 1979 was in exile in Botswana, played an important role in the formation … much subtlety. Sactu, meanwhile,…
ArchiveChapter 4 Political activity 1950-1963 by Denis Goldberg
… of SWAPO and belonged to the political wing of SWAPO in exile. They left SWAPO in 1963 and joined SWANU and then … arrest and from there made his way…
New tactics in the revolt
… the country the day the strike began. His statement from exile that the ANC was 'extinct internally' and that 'as far … to meet Moses Mobhida, a leading…
Address by ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at Freedom Charter Forum, 29 September 2015, Pietermaritzburg City Hall
… resist torture in detention and gruelling lives in exile, ideals for which our martyred dead stood firm and …
Address by President, Nelson R. Mandela, at the funeral of Martin Chris Hani FNB Stadium, Soweto, 19 April 1993
… so true, that he never lost them. Through three decades of exile Chris Hani remained steadfast in his commitment to free …
Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August 1993
… organs of our movement, from our movement's machinery in exile, the African National Congress has invoked the …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of 1956 Women’s March: Union Buildings, Tshwane, 9 August 2006
… murder centres, or because of fear of being driven into exile from the country of their birth. When we say - …
PlaceTranskei
… and some were banned. Dalindyebo fled and went into exile in Zambia, where he forged links with the ANC. He died …
Chapter XIV - End of an era
… come back." Years later, when I heard that he had died in exile; my heart was heavy for he was truly a man of his land. …
PlaceManenberg, Cape Flats
… activists throughout the country. Some of them went into exile where they were influenced or trained by others and in …
The First Slaves at the Cape
On March 28 1658 the Dutch merchant ship the Amersfoort anchored at Table Bay with 174 Angolan slaves in her hold. These slaves constituted the first shipment…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… The emergency threw my family into disarray and temporary exile, as it did quite a number of others. The first wave of … of more bannings, arrests and sudden…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
Music Music was a central feature of the urban culture that developed in Johannesburg and in Sophiatown in particular. It was here that the most important…
Judaism
Judaism What do Jews believe? Many Jews wear a tallit, or prayer shawl, to remond them of God's law. Sources: www.ida.net Jews, like Christians and Muslims…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
In the late 1970s four young men publicly refused to obey their army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and were sentenced to up to 18 months…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… at about the same time, their first visit since going into exile in 1896.) Knitting, weaving and dyeing lessons started …
ArchiveNotes on Letters from a Kindred Spirit: Ismail Mohamed by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
… death: 6 July 2013. Introduction to the letters While in exile, of the many letters I received from Ismail Mohamed Iam … the others were lost in London after…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… a diplomatic welcome from South Africa, his new home in exile. 24 August, Mark Thatcher , the son of former British … South Africa in 1989. He pledged…
Excerpts from Priscilla Jana’s book 'Fighting for Mandela' that relate to Solomon Mahlangu
… Tambo himself, the greatly revered President of the ANC in exile, described Solomon as ‘…towering like a colossus, …
Address to Extraordinary Summit of the World Economic Forum 21 June 2003
… of political prisoners; The safe return of our people from exile; and An end to the state of emergency that was in force …
77. The South African Indian Council: an assessment from within, 1978
… had an abrupt ending. The leaders dispersed, some into exile and others under banning orders, who ceased to be …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.4 1991
Contents and Contributors Contents Volume 9 Number 4 1991, Comment ,A. W. Oliphant, B. Schreiner, P. Weinberg, M. Krouse. Stories: Crossing Borders Without…
The Durban Moment: Revisiting politics, labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s
The Durban Moment: Revisiting, politics, Labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s. 22-24 February, 2013 Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa The Â…
The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
… killed in January 1974 by a parcel bomb after he went into exile in Botswana, reflecting a new ruthlessness on the part … with securing a meeting with the…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 1). Convenor: Janet Cherry
… political education officer. After a brief spell in exile in Lusaka, he represented the SACP at the Codesa …
ArchiveDemocracy and the Left in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Ben Turok interviewed by Carilee Osborne
… 1950s and from which he was expelled in 1976, while in exile, after a dispute over dispersing funds to a trade … was convicted under the Explosives Act in…
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
About Legacy Alexander’s inspiration is spurred by his many years as a pastor to the exiled and destitute in the inner-city of Pretoria. It was during this…