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5. Muslims of Durban complain about the vexatious curfew law
… residing in the borough of Durban, beg respectfully to bring to your kind notice the annoyance we suffer at the borough … seated in the veranda and some were in the act of leaving to their residence when several native constables came up to …
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Robert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid
… South African Students(NUSAS). In his speech he referred to a 'Day of Affirmation' or a 'celebration of liberty', and … United States and South Africa. In his speech he appealed to the youth to take charge of their country's future, and stated that: …
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Bantu Investment Corporation Act, Act No 34 of 1959
… The Act was to constitute a Corporation the object of which is to promote and encourage industrial and other undertakings and to act as a development, financial and investment institution …
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Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
… South Africa, revolves around the essential question: how to weaken the domination of British imperialism in South Africa? The slogan, "Land to the Natives," for example, entirely correct in itself, … interpretation of October: that the workers listen to the grievances of the peasants, and the peasants, those of …
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WhatsYourHeritage
… a space for entrepreneurs and youth from the community to learn from and be inspired by leading experts from a … Phakeng, who celebrates diversity and transformation – to achieve excellence. She is also committed to making the university an inclusive African university, …
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The South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu. The government also promised to improve facilities in those areas. The statement was made … Viljoen. Viljoen stressed that this would only apply to those who were legally allowed to live in the Cape Peninsula. The Minister also announced …
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Mandela suspends talks in the wake of Boipatong Massacre
… ANC blamed President F.W. de Klerk for not doing enough to stop the violence and decided to withdraw from the Convention for a Democratic South Africa … recently in Japan, Tokyo, that his government had a plan to counter mass action. That plan included mobilisation of …
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Local elections receive go
… session was convened by parliament on October 12, 1995, to approve legislation to permit local elections to be held on November 1. This step was taken in compliance …
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Nelson Mandela delivers a speech marking his first 100 days in office
… of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, delivered a speech to the joint sitting of parliament in Cape Town. The speech … the Reconstruction and Development Programme was going to be at the centre of his government's initiatives to alleviate, poverty, disease, ignorance, and try to end …
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Dr. Neville Alexander and four others are found guilty of sabotage
… four others were found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The judge found that the accused … offshoot of the Yu Chi Chan Club (YCCC), whose aims was to advance the revolution through violence. Along with … Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), he created the YCCC to promote guerrilla warfare, and subsequently founded …
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The Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa
… and violence that made it hard for most foreign companies to remain operational. Esso South Africa was an affiliate of … of petroleum products. Esso was one of the many companies to withdraw their business from South Africa during the eighties. However, many other companies chose to stay in the hope that they could contribute in the …
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South African Foreign Minister, ‘Pik’ Botha denies South African support for RENAMO
… support for RENAMO, claiming that the country is committed to the Nkomati Accord of 1984. The Nkomati Accord was signed … (FRELIMO). In this agreement both countries resolved not to harbour hostile forces or allow their countries to be used as launching pads for attacks on one another. …
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Gandhi leaves South Africa
… Cape Town by ship for England, from where he would return to India in January 1915. Deliberations between Gandhi and Gen J.C. Smuts led to the passing of the Indian Relief Act, by which the £3 tax … children of Indians living in South Africa were enabled to join their parents in South Africa. This Act, which Gandhi …
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The rehabilitation scheme: a new fraud
… Native Policy in which the Black man is kept as a slave to the White man and to invariably create wealth or him. A plan directed for those … government felt that soil erosion was rampant and needed to be saved; and this, they claim, was due to overstocking …
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Clarion Call
… and as a mouthpiece of the Inkatha Institute developed to foster the aims of Inkatha - "a liberation movement committed to non-violence, peaceful change and a negotiated future for … The youth of KwaZulu, in particular, were called upon to resist violence as a means of protest. Participation in …
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Blacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg
… pass laws was announced. Many Natives turned a deaf ear to the warning made by the Minister of Justice Mr. Erusmas. He cautioned that reference books will have to be carried once more when the situation returned to normal. Chief Albert Luthuli burned his reference book on …
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Rixaka
… journal of the African National Congress, was launched to establish a platform allowing full expression of the … power of the resistance movement and inspire the masses to fight for a liberated country. President of the African … "our cultural workers with the task of using their craft to give voice, not only to the grievances, but also to the …
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ANC National Working Committee statement following its meeting held on the 20th January 2014, 21 January 2014
… as a consequence ensuring access by millions of our people to an efficient and accessible health care system. The … stated goal of ensuring that the public purse is also able to provide these crucial drugs for people living with HIV and … The NWC of the ANC therefore calls upon all South Africans to equally reject these American-inspired lobby …
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FEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape II)
… FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand in hand and fight side by side to make a better future in South Africa for themselves and …
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FEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape I)
… FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand in hand and fight side by side to make a better future in South Africa for themselves and …
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Search warrant
… Search warrant to search the United Democratic Front premises and to seize articles such as documents, minutes, correspondence, video-cassettes, related to the activities of the UDF, TIC, NIC,RMC, AYCO, SOYCO and …
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Aloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth
… and Coega, 16 km North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes its name from the genus of plants with … Cape Colony commenced work on connecting Port Elizabeth to the developing National Railway network, resulting in the … The prosperity which followed the construction of railways to the interior earned for the port the designation of "the …
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Grey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
… of the hill opposite the Donkin Reserve, where it proposed to erect a grammar school. In September 1856 a Mr Archibald was commissioned to prepare plans and specifications for the building, and by … honour of the Governor, in recognition of his contribution to education in the colony. In January 1859 elementary …
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Pieter Willem Frederik Wenning, SA painter, is born in The Hague, Netherlands
… Born in the Netherland, Pieter Wenning came to live in South Africa in 1905. Though he had settled in the … all over South Africa and developed a special liking to the Cape; which became the subject of most of his paintings. In1916, Wenning moved to the Cape, became a full time painter and started working …
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Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… when the VoC brought vegetables from its adjoining garden to this place for sale to Cape Town residents. Farmers and freed slaves soon followed this example and began to bring their produce here in a variety of wagons and carts …
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National Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… 1946. After the University of Pretoria granted approval to the Department of Agriculture for the development of a … land from the University was that the land had been found to be unsuitable for agricultural experimental purposes, owing partly to its isolation and also to the presence of an abundance of …
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Last remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
… and the South African Government were negotiating as to how Namibia would be governed after its independence, war in Ovamboland and Angola continued to rage during the 1980s. After the battle at Cuito Cuanavale … southern Africa, the stalemate condition led all parties to rethink their positions. South Africa and Cuba agreed to …
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Mangosutho Buthelezi reveals his daughter died from HIV/Aids
… April 29. Buthelezi's openness about circumstances leading to the death of his two children was welcomed by AIDS activists hoping that it would lead to open discussions about AIDS and contribute towards the … death should have been averted, for she has also succumbed to the disease that is unmercifully mowing down many of our …
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The Nigerian state of Kano resumes polio vaccination after an eleven
… states like Kano banned the use of a polio vaccine, due to conspiracy theories that it would make the population … However, after suspending the use of the vaccine in order to conduct safety tests, Kano Gov. Ibrahim Shekarau advocated … In 2004, the number of polio cases in Nigeria increased to 430 cases from January- July, almost 90% of all worldwide …
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American troops withdraw from Somalia
… A major problem was that the humanitarian food aid sent to Somalia was hijacked by warring clans and then traded with … seriousness of the situation prompted the United Nations to order a peacekeeping force to stabilise the region. The United States contributed …
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