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EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… On 4 January 1948, the National Flag of the Union of South Africa was … of South Africa." Under the Prince Edward Islands Act of 1948, the Islands were…
In memory of Archbishop Dennis Hurley by Phyllis Naidoo, 16 September 2009, Durban
… was long before The Nationalist Party came into power in 1948! I recall teasing Hurley about white seats at St … humility? He acknowledged that it was a…
ArchiveNora
… short CV of Nora Astorga, member of the FSLN, Nicaragua. 1948 - 1988. …
ArchiveNora: guerrillera ... embajadora de la paz y la vida
… black and white poster. Two photographs of Nora Astorga, 1948-1988. Heroina de la Patria. Obituary poster. FSLN poster. …
Palestine : a homeland denied
… black and white head and shoulders. Years in red numbers 1948 - 1967. …
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Thembinkosi Khumalo
… the authorities who wanted to harm your precious black bodies. I do admit however that the ANC government that we … have made me unable to sit quietly and…
ArchiveStorm Klockan: Chile: no. 13
… of a man ringing a church bell. No.13 - Stormklockan Dec 1948 in bottom left hand corner. Albin Amelin in bottom right …
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… with planning an armed uprising against the state. The death penalty seemed a certainty for all the Rivonia Treason … of high treason. They were expected to…
ArchiveNUSAS Press Digest, Number 1, 1969
… and an historical background of the College from 1916 to 1948. …
EventBeatles unbanned
On this day, the South African Broadcasting Corporation lifted its ban on The Beatles. [1] Endnotes [1] The Beatles, http://www.southafrica.to/history…
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
… Africa; 3. AND WHEREAS the good work of the aforementioned bodies was being rendered futile by the apparent … the Protectorates and Territories in South…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at funeral in Maseru, 05 December 1982
… the living and the departed. We are united by the brutal death of the nationals of this Kingdom and the children of … They have sent them to jail, they have…
PlacePhilip Irrigation Tunnel and Missionary Station, Hankey
… though no protective measures were taken not one injury or death is recorded on this project. Fortunately, the … never reached the other end of the river…
A new total strategy emerges July 1990 -June 1991
… the HRC has become aware of 2 major effects. Firstly, death and injury caused to the community primarily in the … struggle to retain power. It is a war,…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… after-life . This included the embalming( preserving) of bodies to be put into a special room or tomb inside huge … huge pyramids that would eventually…
French and Belgian paratroopers who were flown into Kolwezi, Zaire’s main copper producing town, to rescue the 3,000 White resi
… rescue the 3,000 White residents, have discovered over 150 bodies lying in the town's main streets. Most have been badly …
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… women as members at the Congress's 1943 conference and in 1948, the ANC Women's League was formed. The first official …
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
… employment on farms due the shortage of labour there. 1948 The Nationalist Party is elected to power. 1950 Hendrik …
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… biologically. Beginning with Australopithecines, hominid bodies underwent a series of changes in the feet and hands, …
Statement by Albert Luthuli on the "Sabotage Act", 6 June 1962
… it. Some have said that the Sabotage Bill spells "civil death." But I am satisfied that it will never achieve its purpose. Though it may imprison our bodies…
EventFive developed countries recall their Ambassadors from South Africa
… which was introduced by the National Party government in 1948. The policy instituted racial segregation in the country. …
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… Soekmekaar verdict prompted a wave of protests against the death penalty and particularly the death sentences of Johnson Lubisi, Petrus Mashigo, and … 1982,…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… of black people in white Afrikaans novels (through 1948) undermined the humanity and dignity of oppressed … and was chancellor at Rhodes University at the…
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… worked, but these revolts were crushed without mercy. The death penalty was used for major crimes such as murder, … should be as harsh as possible. Activity…
EventMuhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to regain his world heavyweight title
… Ali spent a few months in Zaire training and getting their bodies accustomed to the weather. There was never a rematch …
EventHundreds die in a train fire in Egypt
… 373 passengers died and 60 were severely injured. Charred bodies were found under seats and others along the sides of …
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
… Since the beginning of the struggle of apartheid in 1948, women were at the forefront of resisting the government … the door for SPEAK readers to better…
EventPrime Minister, D.F. Malan retires
… minister of the NP government that came into power in May 1948, retired from his position and withdrew from politics at …
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 9: Law, justice and society
… in the apartheid society; Apartheid and the administrative bodies; Change and methods of change. The following pages are …
EventGhanaian President Kwame Nkrumah calls on world leaders to impose “total economic and political sanctions” on South Africa
… the United Nations (UN) to expel South Africa from bodies like the World Health Organisation (WHO). …