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ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… (BCM), which dominated political resistance until Steve Biko , who was a leading figure, died in detention and the …
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… on the Native Representative Council from 1936 until his death, in 1946, when he was replaced by Chief Albert Luthuli …
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… MPLA finding itself unable to crush its opposition. The death of MPLA leader Agostinho Neto results in Jose Eduardo … resumes. February 2002 …
ArticleSS Mendi
… that is what you came to do. Brothers, we are drilling the death drill. I, a Xhosa, say you are my … since. The men of the SS Mendi, Black and White, faced…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… means one both of whose parents are aboriginal natives. IV The Native Affairs Commission Report 1903-1905 in … whatsoever simply on account of the colour…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… heard are mostly in jail or banned and thus silent. The death of Steve Biko was an event that rocked the black community like …
Statement by Denis Goldberg, ANC at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners
… racist regime and its collaborators. Right now on death row, as far as we can ascertain, there are 30 or 31 of … in 1963. We have since seen such famous…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… page < 6. The Moderates' Eclipse | Conclusion > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, … policeman, Krishen Samy Pillay, was killed…
Document 48 - “The Anti-C.A.D. and the Trade Unions”, The Torch, 1 April 1958
… i.e. as in the Native Labour Settlement of Disputes Act; (iv) Deplores and warns against the policy of adaptation, …
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… was re-appointed for Northern Natal. The high rate of death among Indians resulted in improved housing conditions …
Polokwane the Segregated city
… Naude retain his seat with a majoriy of 2804 votes. The death of Prime Minister JG Strijdom in September of the same … Movement, in the making from around…
ArchiveAppendix 7 South Africa, the transition to democracy and the banning of torture, by Denis Goldberg
… me that I would be charged with offences that carried the death penalty and they would ensure that I was hanged. Since … in the 1970s and 1980s, we know that…
Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902
… lb and 18/- or more per bag. By the end of 1901, when the death rate peaks, more than 6 000 accept employment in the … many civilians died outside of the…
ArticleTuberculosis
… disease [3] . In South Africa, TB is the leading cause of death, and has been for the past two decades [2] . From 1997, … causing a general state of illness,…
ArticleThe Western Front
… paranoia, anxiety, paralysis, tremors, insomnia. The death toll amongst the wounded was very high because antibiotics were not in use yet. A major cause of…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… aim of the German army was to “bleed” the French army to death by capturing Verdun. The Germans launched six … November 19. On the first day, the British…
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… and father of Black Consciousness Movement , Steve Bantu Biko . Jones was an unassuming freedom fighter who, at the …
The Battle of Square Hill
… guns with whatever additional power they could muster’. [iv] In order to be accepted the men who applied had to pass … World war, 1914 – 1918 (Stellenbosch,…
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… with high treason. They were initially sentenced to death, but their sentences were later commuted to life …
Apartheid-Crime in aftermath of democratic elections May 1994, December 1996
… manifested in a rapid and marked decline in the political death-toll in the months that followed. Also, as expected, no …
Introduction
… manifested in a rapid and marked decline in the political death-toll in the months that followed . Also, as expected, …
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
… Secretary and Assistant Secretary, (iii) Treasurer, and (iv) Four other Committee members. All the above-mentioned … • Secretary and Assistant Secretary, • …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… in the Transvaal. 12 September, On the anniversary of the death of Steve Biko , unrest breaks out in Soweto. When police open fire on … July, A funeral, held…
EventStompie Seipei’s murderer goes to jail
… The Rand Supreme Court sentences Jerry Richardson to death for the murder 14-year-old Stompie Seipei. Stompie … for being a police informer, a charge that…
Chapter III - The world outside
… on individuals, black and white, leading to injuries and death, sometimes in a kind of mindless violence. In 1963, the … bubbling with laughter before his…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 that resulted in the death of 69 people and injury of hundreds. [6] Activist Steven “Steve” Biko founded and established the…
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
… Haron, have died while in detention. The murder of Steve Biko, which was widely reported in the international press, … future exposures of killings as in the…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… Convention subject to review by the Executive Committee, (iv) If a member of the Executive Committee fails to attend …
Chapter 4 - ‘SASO on the Attack’ : Organisation, Mobilisation and Collective Action
… 1991: 27). One practical manifestation of this was Biko's use at UNMS of student groups of different ideological … members of SASO sought to ensure latitude…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… Health Crisis (GMHC) founder Larry Kramer. The “Silence = Death” project begins to appear on the streets of New York … Therapy (HAART) also becomes available…