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… Africa: notes on current events …

… Pio Pinto: son of Africa …

… New books on South Africa …

… South Africa is at war …

… Deutsch-Südwestafrika (German South West Africa), established its capitol at Otjimbingwe in 1885, then … next hundred years, African peoples living in Southwest Africa, inland from the arid coastal strip of the Namibian … - first at the hands of the Germany then from South Africa. This German colonial occupation in 1884 was one of …

… From:  South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … extension of social services and rights to the members of all races, equally and without distinction. Only by granting … such as the African National Congress, All-African Convention, National Liberation League, Indian Na¬tional …

… 1930-1931, and from 1933 - 1934 he was the Chairman of the All-India Muslim Conference. Pursuing his scholarly interests, he presided over the All-India Modem History Congress, held in Poona in June 1935. Before going to South Africa as High Commissioner in 1941, he was, in 1940, a …

…  Dr. Hedrick Frensch Verwoerd, Prime Minister of South Africa, Stanley Uys with illustrations by David Marais. … are Not Abnormal, Michael Harmel. Revolution in South Africa, Edward Roux. Satyagrapha in South Africa, Fatima Meer. The Abduction of a Community by Rabbi …

… Paper by Jack Simons on the history of capitalism in South Africa. Covers the advent of capitalism globally, early societies in South Africa, primitive Communalism, Dutch settlers in South Africa and the British and the advent of capitalism in South … The advent of capitalism in South Africa …

… Following the ban on South Africa by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prior to … practices, the same body decided to re-admit South Africa. The government had made five relevant concessions and … states which threatened to stay away from Mexico if South Africa took part. The IOC was therefore obliged to withdraw …

… The Pondoland Massacre, Dennis Kiley. Cartoon, Gask. South Africa’s Emergency, Alan Rake. Pretoria Central Goal, 1960, Hannah Stanton. A Foreign Correspondent in South Africa, Norman Phillips. Diary From a Refuge, Anon. … Republic, L.J. Blom-Cooper. The Sacred Trust of South-West Africa, Rev. Michael Scott. The Horror of Mozambique, …

… was captured. Masuka moved to live with her aunt in South Africa in 1947, aged 12 and was enrolled at St Thomas Convent … exile, notably Miriam Makeba . No complete discography of all her credits exists, but it is likely the total of her compositions in all African languages exceeds 100. In Zambia Masuka’s musical …

… had the sense that great things were about to happen in Africa and that a responsible and independent press would … South African press of that time, and was eventually read all over Africa. It provided a racy and irreverent blend of … to become household names in South Africa, but they would all agree that the magazine's most brilliant star was Nxumalo …

… the Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers that South Africa was changing from a monarchy to a republic and to … would normally have been granted, but because of South Africa's apartheid policy, it was vehemently opposed. … of the Commonwealth. On 31 May 1961, the Republic of South Africa was established, it ushered in a period in which the …

… important engagements that should strengthen ties between Africa and Asia. This has special significance because of the … the middle and later years of the twentieth century, above all on the years lying between about 1950 and 1980, and think … were still engaged in bitter struggles for freedom. Today, all these countries are independent and able to take their …

… 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa. Today, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the liberation of our … (apartheid). Apartheid 'officially' began in South Africa in 1948, but colonialism and oppression of the African …

… OTHER RECORDS: (from Nigel Worden, Slavery in Dutch South Africa In 1681, Cupido van Bengal was hung for having sexual … he would kill himself since slavery had deprived him of all desire to live. He particularly resented not only the … to wear his own clothes and to have female company; all benefits which he had enjoyed in his own land. Since his …

… Mphikwa Mthembu was a Minister in the Presidency of South Africa and parliamentarian for the African National Congress … Frank Chikane , that Mthembu joined the South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) solidarity campaign. The … Between 1990 and 1994, Mthembu participated in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) …

… Organisation (ILO) voted in favour of suspending South Africa from participation in its Annual General Conferences … fourteen with two abstentions. The ILO objected to South Africa's policy of racial discrimination and further labelled … national economy appears to exist in the Republic of South Africa.   …

… The roots of White women's suffrage in South Africa began with the founding of the Women's Christian … first to campaign for White women's right to vote in South Africa.  They set a Franchise Department six years after the … The first Women's Enfranchisement League (WEL) in South Africa was established in 1902 in Durban. It was established …

… Lesotho refused to sign a non aggression pact with South Africa. In turn, South Africa responded by threatening to impose an arms embargo and … had been in talks with the apartheid government in South Africa seized power. The National Assembly was dissolved, and …

… by the Chinese to not only import raw materials from Africa, but to also develop infrastructure in the countries … However due to decades of underdevelopment most of Africa does not possess the industries to capitalize on the … in Pretoria in which he promised to increase imports from Africa to decrease a rapidly growing trade deficit with the …

… on her wits to reach Tanganyika some months later, bearing all the challenges of travelling with her children. In … aftermath of Kwame Nkrumah’s overthrow. Ghana had expelled all freedom fighters and liberation movements in that … her home to political activists and students from all over Africa. The regular gatherings at her home rekindled the …

… Mbeki’s government legalized gay marriage. This made South Africa the first country on the continent and the fifth … Meldrum, A., “Couple celebrates first gay wedding in South Africa,” … Meldrum, A., “Couple celebrates first gay wedding in South Africa,” ( … The first Gay Marriage in South Africa …

… the relevant poverty line. New British Ambassador to South Africa, Sir John Nicholls, made three main recommendations. … new code of practice for British firms operating in South Africa; British companies should pay African workers no less … British labour conditions in South Africa condemned …

… The ‘Committee of 81’, representing all Coloured schools and colleges in the Western Cape, …

… Foreign Minister ‘Pik’ Botha announces that all senior members of the South African diplomatic mission in …

… announces that it was lifting, with immediate effect, all consular and visa restrictions, cultural, spo …

… African Agricultural Union decides to allow membership of all races, despite strong resistance from the Transvaal Agr …

… African Agricultural Union decides to allow membership of all races, despite strong resistance from the Transvaal Agr …