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… From the book:  Side by Side by Helen Joseph Right up to the morning of 1 July, I did not know what to expect. Even before the bans were due to expire I was invited to open a women's conference at Wits …

… Conner, a Scottish Architect born in Glasgow who moved to Johannesburg in 1903. He served with the Transvaal … killed in the conflict. Tait Connor won the competition to design the War Memorial in Boksburg, but gave his services … known Taylor when he had grown up in Aberdeen. He wrote to his old friend and suggested he sculpt a SA Scottish …

… "I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, … face of our native land. I am an African! I owe my being to the Khoi and the San whose desolate souls haunt the great expanses of the beautiful Cape, they who fell victim to the most merciless genocide our native land has ever seen, …

… great leaders and sons of warrior kings - deeply honoured to grace this culmination of the three days of the … political movements were banned in this country, sentenced to complete annihilation. Little did it occur to our detractors that with the banning of political …

… This week, former president Thabo Mbeki admitted to having co-authored the HIV-Aids denialist Castro Hlongwane booklet in his “Monday missives” – letters to South Africa which apparently seek to “set the record straight”. Mbeki also defended his …

… [A joint appeal to all "suppressed" people in South Africa, whether European or Non-European, to form a United Front to fight for full democratic rights, was made by Dr. Yusuf …

… In this pamphlet the "Anti-C.A.D. Committee" is going to tell you the TRUTH about Government's latest moves against … any political, social, benefit or sporting organisations to which you belong. We know for a fact that you, like all … TOWARDS FULL CITIZENSHIP. WHAT IS THE C.A.D.? According to a statement made by the Minister of the Interior on …

… World War. He had the buff honest manner of a worker used to hard work and large toughened hands which could wrap … founding member of the Coloured People's Congress, allied to the ANC, and soon became its national President. He was a delegate to the Congress of the People in 1955 where the Freedom …

… DOMINATE THE CONGRESS MOVEMENT. Here, however, I wish less to add my voice to their criticisms than to deal with some of the oppositionists themselves. BLIND TO …

… It has come to our notice that the issue of the Johannesburg Sunday … The said article also raises other points which are likely to give the impression that the African National Congress has … some of its most fundamental positions. We hereby wish to affirm with all the authority at our command that such an …

… [This statement was to have been made to the court before the passing of sentence, after which I … decision. I place it on record here and leave the reader to decide. Whether he applauds or derides, he will know what …

… though the South African Indian Congress was committed to a racially defined political strategy, it sent a delegation to the Non-European Conference, held in Kimberley on 23 June … your general secretary and myself were appointed to attend the Non-European Conference, which was opened 23rd …

… occasion is Thabo Mbeki, the President of the movement to which Oliver Tambo dedicated his life. But as one of the remaining friends of O.R.`s I wanted to make a contribution. I wanted to do so notwithstanding the fact that I had the honour three …

… occasion is Thabo Mbeki, the President of the movement to which Oliver Tambo dedicated his life. But as one of the remaining friends of O.R.'s I wanted to make a contribution. I wanted to do so notwithstanding the fact that I had the honour three …

… and bells. The municipality-owned building was leased to the South African Post Office for a term of 99 years, but once the lease ended in 1996, the building fell prey to vandalism and was gutted by fires twice. Despite this, … structure was sound, but that damage from rainwater due to the broken roof and damaged walls were adding to its …

… when adopted by us. We have, however, adapted them to our own conditions as they give us, the most dynamic way … of South Africa, the European population of our country to the African position and status in this land of our … Minister of the Union of South Africa and his delegation to the Peace Conference will represent the interests of the …

… was born in England on 27 November 1820. Apprenticed to a coach painter at a young age, he left for South Africa in 1842 to work as a portrait artist. Baines was first employed as a … then as a marine and portrait painter. In 1848, he moved to the Eastern Cape , from where he took three journeys into …

… under his influence found him irresistible. This seems to have been one of those cases where that much-abused word … once having made up his mind, it was virtually impossible to make him change it.” In order to give some indication of how Verwoerd sought to rationalise …

… Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to extend the same warm welcome to you, Your Excellency, Premier Zhu Rongji, and your … of our government. I certainly hope that your stay up to now has bee!!!that it is always a pleasure to have an …

… be the African National Congress hereinafter referred to as the "Congress". 2. AIMS AND OBJECTS : The aims and objects of the Congress shall be: To unite the African people in a powerful and effective instrument to secure their own complete liberation from all forms of …

… Dennis Goldberg and Elias Motsoaledi were today sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rivonia trial which since last … attention.     The judge in the trial has done his duty to the white government which appointed him. The Rivonia leaders have done their duty to South Africa and all its people. They have done their duty …

… 's term as State President of South Africa. In an attempt to deflect attention from his role in the scandal, Voster had … in the maladministration of state resources were going to be punished. The Erasmus Commission was appointed to investigate Minister Connie Mulder's Department of …

… a Goring-haiqua (Khoikhoi group) named Doman, who was sent to Batavia to learn to become an interpreter in about 1657. Since he had … Bulpin, T.V. (1985). Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa , Cape Town: Reader's Digest Association …

… in Durban?  Mtolo:  Yes, I did. Yutar: Who ordered you to commit these acts of sabotage?  Mtolo:  The Regional … we were told that this country with all its wealth belongs to us, the Bantu people. We had been robbed of out … by the White man’s cunning, so that we were forced to suffer poverty and wretchedness.   Yutar: What else were …

… when adopted by us. We have, however, adapted them to our own conditions as they give us, the most dynamic way … of South Africa, the European population of our country to the African position and status in this land of our … Minister of the Union of South Africa and his delegation to the Peace Conference will represent the interests of the …

… The Natives Land Act (No. 27 of 1913) was passed to allocate only about 7% of arable land to Africans and leave the more fertile land for whites. This … Blacks and prohibited the sale of territory in white areas to Blacks and vice versa. An annexure designated the …

… Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland. The meeting was convened to discuss the conditions caused by the Native Land Act of 1913 and to chart a way forward. Also in the agenda of the meeting was a report from a delegation, which was earlier sent to Cape Town to present African objections against the act. …

… 2. OBJECTS: The aims of the Congress shall be: (a) To protect and advance the interest of all Africans in all matters affecting them. (b) To attain the freedom of the African People from all discriminatory laws whatsoever. (c) To strive and work for the unity and co-operation of the …

… Madadeni in Newcastle. Dear Students of 1976 I would like to fully, with no restraint and with no fear state the fact … felt as you squared off with the authorities who wanted to harm your precious black bodies. I do admit however that … most recent protest movements by students has allowed me to say the following words with all honesty and clarity …

… The Campanile was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers and is situated at the entrance to the railway station and docks in Strand Street, the spot … Campanile Memorial has a climb of 204 steps that takes one to the Observation Room, offering a magnificent view of the …