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… Lillian Diedericks was born in 1925 in the oldest part of New Brighton township , Red Location (near the railway … formal education up to standard three (grade five), one of her biggest strengths was her ability to speak fluent … elites and middle class of the African National Congress (ANC), in Port Elizabeth it was the working-class …

… Hospital, Umbilo, Durban , in June 1967. The second child of Zizile Cothoza, Nontsikelelo Cothoza, or Nstiki, as her … refers to her, was raised in Lamontville, a township south of Durban, Natal (now Kwa Zulu-Natal ). Cothoza attended … from exile in Swaziland. A member of the African National Congress’s (ANC) armed wing uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), Cothoza …

… The remarks of the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in passing sentence in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South … In the Supreme Court of South Africa before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in passing sentence in the matter of the State vs Mandela and others, held in Pretoria, South …

… in South Africa: A letter from the Executive Committee of the Communist International, "Umsebenzi, 12 December 1930 … While Native reformist organisations like the National Congress advance radical slogans in order to catch the masses (for instance, the Cape National Congress put forward the slogan "Africa for the Africans" and …

… Minutes of a meeting between a South African delegation and a United … 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 …

… Testimony of the Rev. Samuel Jacobus Brander, the Rev. Joshua Mphothleng Mphela, and Stephen Nguato of the Ethiopian Catholic Church in Zion, before the South …

… apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being incarcerated due to petty and severe … 1989. Boesman, a member of the banned African National Congress (ANC) , was convicted of the 1985 killing of Mellina … for discussion. The government and the African National Congress (ANC) agreed to enact a moratorium on the death …

… May Day celebrated on 1 May annually, is a celebration of workers and their work. It has a long history , being a … (also named May Day) in 1950. The CPSA, African National Congress (ANC) and South African Indian Congress (SAIC) passed a resolution to hold a strike on 1 May …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … 10 and 11 October 1981. Among them were the Natal Indian Congress, the Anti-S.A.I.C. committees of the Cape, Natal and … in the Sunday Tribune , 18 October 1981. We South African democrats, gathered in Durban on this day, recognising the …

… have taught us through their orations the undesirability of a social system based on capitalism, that is inqubo … that is stuffing one’s own ‘stomach’ careless of other people’s hardships, and umadlandawonye, a system of socialism, or a system in which food is shared with a …

… but two, and not from one prestigious institution of learning but two! I will always cherish this association with the great intellectuals of a renowned tradition of scientific endeavour. I will do so knowing that it is no … Accepting an Honarary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, 30 April 1999 …

… geography has kept us apart despite the many similarities of our histories. For too long those histories have denied us the possibility of building on the affinities between the peoples of this continent and Africa. We are conscious of how, … Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Mercosur Heads of State Summit Ushuaia, 24 July 1998 …

… From:  Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis … Bloemfontein and Bloemhof still remembered fragments of the old language of the Korana people, which was referred to by its speakers … Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis - …

… Arcade, 58, Market Street, Johannesburg. 1.At a conference of the African Mine Workers' Union held on the Newtown … following resolution was unanimously carried:- "Because of the intransigent attitude of the Transvaal Chamber of Mines towards the legitimate …

… In Angola in the spring of 1988 the armed forces of apartheid South Africa and the US-backed mercenaries of Jonas Savimbi were defeated by the combined force of the … The Military Defeat of the South Africans in Angola by Horace Campbell (Monthly …

… Document 42 - Leon Trotsky, "Closer to the Proletarians of the Colored' Races!", The Militant, 2 July 1932 … International Secretariat: Copy to the National Committee of the American League: I have received a copy of the letter of an organization of Negro comrades from …

… The death of Sam Nzima, the man who took the photograph that came to … we carry in our minds and memories.    The passing away of South African photographer Sam Nzima on 12th May triggers thoughts of the circumstances and impact of that image, the iconic … A story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks …

… At Thursday evening's session of the Industrial Commercial Workers (Amalgamated) Union of South Africa, Mr. Selby Msimang (president) delivered his … delegates upon their labours at this the second meeting of the Assembly of the I.C.W.U. When they had first assembled …

… marching in the procession to bid farewell to the veterans of our movement, paying our last respects to the fallen spears of the nation from a generation now reaching the end of a long and heroic struggle. Those of us from that … Tribute at the funeral service of Walter Sisulu by Nelson Mandela (News 24), 25 January 2011 …

… to share what they believe are the most influential works of art in their field. Here, artist/academic Sharlene Khan … My relationship with the work Standing in front of South African visual artist Dumile Feni’s “African … Guernica” when I was 19 years old at the University of Fort Hare Gallery in 1996 felt like something between …

… Your Majesty King Zwelithini; Ministers of Public Works, Comrade Jeff Radebe; Members of the Provincial Parliament; Distinguished Guests; Ladies … for me to be in this town. During the early days of our underground struggle, Groutville became our Mecca … Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the launch of the Siyakha Project, Groutville, 17 June 1995 …

… Steve Biko included in his definition of Blackness Afrikans, Indians and Coloureds. But is it time … Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) set out to be the voice of the voiceless and hope of the hopeless by opposing injustices and prejudices in all … A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 …

… Apartheid Israel The Politics of an Analogy Edited by Jon Soske and  Sean Jacobs   Foreword … by Achille Mbembe   In Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy , twenty scholars of Africa and its diaspora reflect on the similarities and … New Book | Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy edited by Jon Soske and Sean Jacobs …

… the country, to resort to violent protests, disruption of ANC meetings, forceful occupation and burning down of ANC offices and symbols to challenge organisational … Last week`s violence outside Luthuli House is part of this dangerous trend. It is against this background that …

… At this hour of grief for both our peoples, who are further united by the … condolences to Your Excellency, the Government and people of Lesotho and request that Your Excellency convey these condolences to the relatives of the deceased Lesotho nationals. We hereby wish to express …

… 'States of Emergence' is Johannesburg gallerist Warren Siebrits' coming of age. A former curator at the influential Everard Read Contemporary, circa State of the Art in the early 90s, Siebrits is best remembered for … 'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art …

… 27 years in prison. His freedom followed the repeal of all major apartheid laws including the lifting of the ANC ban. While Nelson Mandela is probably today’s most … his release. Frederik Willem de Klerk served as president of South Africa from September 1989 to May 1994. He is widely …

… From the book: Kora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis This … for the tolerance that has come my way from members of the Koranna and Griqua community in Bloemfontein in whose … daughters, Camilla and Aurora. Apart from the members of my own small family, my staunchest supporters were my …

… E. R. Roux to the Central Executive, Communist Party of South Africa, 25 September 1928 … the Native Administration Act for inciting to a"feeling of hostility"one'side as about Party tactics and policy on … Comrade Bunting has hinted at some such explanation of my own partial conversion to the new slogan (to the extent …

… In fact the ANC so patterned itself along the lines of the ZCC that it described itself with religious … The ANC called itself “glorious”  (the glorious movement of our people). It called itself a church (an allusion to the … and around the world. Like the ZCC it had certain kind of strictness and codes of behavior that cannot be broken. …