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… as prime minister and then as president from independence in December 1961 until his retirement in 1985, except for a brief period shortly after independence …

… Benjamin Mzimkulu (Ben) Macala was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State). As a young boy he tended cattle on a farm in the Free State and drew on rocks with stones. He was … for a short time. He held thirteen exhibitions from 1967-1985 in South Africa, Europe and the US. Macala’s chosen …

… part of a loan farm granted to Johannes Henricus Brand in 1911 and, over the years, has been closely associated with … National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. …

… of the Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) in 1979, which brought another dimension to the union … Trade Unions (COSATU) which was launched on 1 December 1985, when popular unrest had spread across South Africa. …

… made history as a political activist and trade unionist in KwaZulu-Natal, especially from the 1970s Durban Moment … and he has been unable to clarify with the department of sports, arts and culture what has happened to the second of … Saho unearths — alternatives to white hegemony or post-apartheid reductivism — would have ground to a halt.  With …

… poet of our time.” [i] Due to the racial oppression he saw in South Africa, Nortje fled the country in 1961 to the U.K. … in South Africa was marked by incredible racial tension as apartheid divided the nation. Caught in the middle of this … opposing forces of White and Black during the height of apartheid, both in South Africa and in exile. While Nortje …

… The Bantustans or homelands, established by the Apartheid Government, were areas to which the majority of the … Blacks population was moved to prevent them from living in the urban areas of South Africa. The Bantustans were a … system under the many laws and policies created by Apartheid. The idea was to separate Blacks from the Whites, …

… calmer and less frightening and stressful for her husband in his almost 30 years on Robben Island and in other prisons … she provided inspiration across those decades under the apartheid regime. All praise to Winnie Mandela for her … took a heavy toll on her. When she returned to Soweto in 1985, drinking heavily, she sought and acquired personal …

… Missionary Society founded the school of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824. 1877 The first biography ever … all over the country. And it was the decade in which the apartheid state responded with massive treason trials for … a devastating picture of what it was like to live under apartheid. 1953 Peter Abrahams: Return to Goli (1953), was …

… Looking at the series of large color photographs called “In the Time of AIDS” by the South African David Goldblatt, … might expect of witness-bearing photography in the land of apartheid and its violent aftermath. If you didn’t read his … old and new images. In a black-and-white photograph from 1985, a boy of 5 or 6 holding his fist aloft in a …

… “Lions and Jackals“ Peace Parks in Southern Africa and their Effects on the local Population …

… Impact of the People’s Mineral Assets: State Intervention in the Minerals Sector (Sims), Policy Discussion Document, …

… The South African Communist Party: 65 years in the frontline of struggle: A booklet commemorating 65 …

… Collaboration and Debate in the ‘Durban Moment’: Steve Biko, Richard Turner and the …

… Broadcasting Corporation, NRK, from the National Theatre in Oslo, 11 December 1994 …

… Riebeeck, is born.  He is the second White baby to be born in the fort De Goede Hoop at the Cape. …

… is flown to New York by  special cargo aeroplane to run in the Dubai World Cup with R30 mil …

… to a national oil shortage, speed limits of 50 km per hour in built-up areas and 80 km per hour on other roads are declar …

… SA athlete, wins the men’s title at the New York Marathon in an unofficial time of 2hr 9min 24sec, becoming th …

… On 18 August 1932, Luc Montagnier was born in Chabris, France. He studied natural sciences at the … his license of sciences from the University of Paris in 1955. In 1960 he qualified for his doctorate in medicine … de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in 1974 and in 1985 professor at the Pasteur Institute. Dr. Montagnier is …

… often known as "comrades" or "young lions." Mainly active in urban areas, especially in the eastern Cape, most were unemployed school-leavers who … at mass gatherings, marches and funerals. Between 1985 and 1987 they were responsible for rendering many …

… University Press, 1994. -- 237p. ; 23cm. -- Text in Zulu and English. (KEYWORDS: Praise poetry, Zulu) . … ; South Africa - Politics and government - 20th century - Apartheid ; Bantu Education Act, 1955 ; Immediacy of … off the ride' [Poem]] The English Academy Review 3 1985: p.145-162. (DOCNO: 14669) (CAT: 6) 21. Chapman, …

… Tutu, world renowned preacher and strident voice against apartheid, first Black Secretary General of the South African … Churches , first Black Archbishop of the Anglican Church in South Africa , Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, and chair … award recognised his unifying role in the fight against apartheid. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee made specific …

… tactics of moderation such as petitions and deputations. In December 1949, with the support of the ANC Youth League, a … Nelson Mandela , Yusuf Dadoo and Walter Sisulu defied apartheid laws in Johannesburg and other major city centres. … sitting on benches marked for whites, or violating other apartheid regulations. Slowly the campaign spread, from Port …

… Goldblatt, are values. Values, like waves of light, are in some ways absorbed as the social information of a … approach to the documenting of declining mining towns, Apartheid-era Afrikaner communities, suburban Johannesburg … their work overseas), Goldblatt had a show in London in 1985, which was criticized by liberation groups. Goldblatt …

… Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). BCM had its origins in university campuses, mainly white, liberal universities. … the influence of BPC in this phase of the struggle against apartheid. In the decade between the formation of the South … was enshrined in the Freedom Charter. Opposition to apartheid following the Sharpeville massacre and the initial …

… more. Zarina Maharaj has served her country during the apartheid era through her involvement in the ANC. She continued to serve South Africa during the post-apartheid era, as well as in present day through various …

… the youngest ever tennis champion. Becker beat Curren in the finals 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. After his defeat, Kevin … Curren said he thought the game would see an increase in the number of successful young players, and predicted they … oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. On this day. 1985, Boris Becker wins Wimbledon at 17. Website: bbc.co.uk. …

… South African-Jamaican writer Peter Abrahams died at 97 in Jamaica, where he has been living for more than 60 years. … South Africa with new eyes. He saw firsthand how damaging Apartheid was, but he also grew disenchanted with black South … Own (1965), This Island Now (1966), The View from Coyaba (1985), and The Coyaba Chronicles (2000).  Only one, A Night …

… of Artists Under The Sun, was born at Dinokana village in Lehurutshe, Western Transvaal (now North West Province). A break in Mohl’s career came when he was attending school in … in Johannesburg.Mohl died in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1985.   … Artists of South Africa: John Koenakeefe Mogl (1903-1985)’ from Vgallery [online] Available at www.vgallery.co.za …