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… resolved to oppose the proposed Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act (No. 28 of 1946) or "Ghetto … the Asian South Africans of communal representation and took away their fundamental and elementary right of land ownership and occupation. It was …

… newspapers designed to give a voice to the 'voiceless' and oppressed peoples of South Africa. Only 5000 copies of … in subsequent years circulation grew to between fifteen and twenty thousand. Grassroots was made up of over 60 … the civics under Western Cape Civic Association (WCCA) and Cape Housing Action Committee (CHAC), women's and youth …

… in southern Africa, felt it should receive a similar title and used its contacts within the British Labour Party to push … coincide with my appointment as the Labour Party’s Africa and Middle East Secretary, in November 1979. My role was to advise the party on these areas and to service two committees composed of MPs and academics …

… Jan van Riebeeck brought the Reformed religion to the Cape and the practice of this religion played an important part in … was converted into a church by giving it a stone floor and a front gable. Since 1666 burials had taken place inside … up by the graveyard was now required for other purposes and the removal of the graveyard to some other place had …

… The name Volksrust in Afrikaans means; 'the nation rests' and is attributed to Dorie de Jager, Dirkie Uys' sister. The … products are maize, wool, sorghum, sunflower seed, beef and dairy. 'Majuba' is one of 'Eskoms' new -generation Power …

… important development in the struggle against apartheid and white domination in South Africa. But it had a great … place in South Africa soon. As believers in non-violence and as staunch and active opponents of racism, we felt we should do …

… mark a happy occasion. It was day on which the political and social forces striving to give birth to a democratic … by the tin-pot military strongman, Brigadier Oupa Gqozo and the die-hards of the apartheid regime. Twenty-eight … a person linked to a home, to a community of relatives and friends who had loved, cherished and nurtured her or him …

… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai University students on black campuses … two documents that illustrate the overall objectives and changing tactics of students. The spokesman in both cases … mainly through attempts to force students to form clubs and societies. Then in 1971 an interim SRC was elected and …

… Steve Biko was born in King Williams Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the … was to address the psychological impact of apartheid, and to unite all non-white South Africans under a Black … in their fight against apartheid. Steve Biko's popularity and following began to grow in the 1970s, and he was …

… Five people were killed and many others injured at the University of Zululand … between an estimated 500 Inkatha Freedom Party supporters and a group of UDF aligned students highlighted the rising … unions in Natal (now kwaZulu Natal) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and the increasing activities of the UDF …

… up studying medicine to devote himself to the "struggle", and founded the Black Consciousness Movement in 1969. Steve … with alarm by the South African apartheid government and in 1973 he became a "banned" person and was restricted to his hometown of King William's Town.  …

… consist of 219 items covering the period 1868 - 1940 and include diaries, correspondence, manuscripts, … personal documents, press clippings, maps, printed items and photographs. They were deposited in the library in 1974 … Wilhelm August Schoch, a Swiss immigrant to South Africa. and the author of a book entitled 34 Jahre Im Lande der …

… of the Coast of the Eastern Cape, with its deep Gorges and impenetrable Forests, mangrove Swamps and the primitive force of freak waves that have caused many … of cultural richness. The Xhosa culture, both traditional and modern, is always apparent. You will see a sangoma …

… was established at about the same time as East London, and was located immediately south of the town. By the early … it had been overtaken by suburban residential development, and in about 1909 a portion of the Farm was developed into … of Rosemount. This Suburb is very near two Nature Reserves and the East London Airport: 1) Eastern Cape Game and Nature …

… Germany, England, America, the Netherlands, Poland and South Africa, where they could enjoy religious freedom. … for Huguenot settlement in Franschhoek ('French corner') and Drakenstein (present day Paarl), and gave orders for the French to be inter­spersed with the …

… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Gopinath Pandey, a headmaster of the … on 26 March 1905 saying that his son had been ‘decoyed’ and was bound for Natal, and that he wanted him returned. Source: I.I./2/7, 207/1905, …

… Sanford Methuen (b. 1845 d.1932) was the 3rd Baron Methuen and a soldier all his life. Before arriving in South Africa … campaigns in present day Ghana as well as Egypt, and Bechuanaland (Botswana). At the outbreak of war in South … in England as Black Week (the others were at Stormberg and Colenson). Methuen was effectively sidelined for the …

… the Art Fair? Goldblatt: I've chosen 30 pictures, both old and new. It's a rather disparate collection of work that I've … favourites. The older ones were made between the 1960s and the early 1990s, and belong in the series I call The Structure of Things Then. …

… bed in a bare-bones room. Her hands are folded in her lap, and her large, deep-set eyes gaze directly into the camera. A … 2007, Ellen Pakkies strangled her son Abie.” To make this and the other pictures in his series, Goldblatt, who was born in 1930 and has photographed his native country through the rise, …

… Mayors of Greater Johannesburg; Members of the National and Provincial legislatures; Dear Friends and Comrades; Ladies and Gentlemen. Whenever I have to speak about the veterans of …

… PARTY , No doubt you have heard of the recent expulsions, and perhaps you have wondered what is the reason for them. … case only, I believe the great majority of the comrades and the African comrades in particular, will say they know of … the same as before. Some of you may remember how bitterly, and as I think, falsely Com. Wolton attacked me at our 1928/9 …

… of KwaMashu Township, in the KwaZulu-Natal province and located some 19km north of  Durban , resulted from the … to Sir Marshall Campbell (1848-1917) the sugar cane farmer and magnate who owned the land on which KwaMashu stands and who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Natal …

… Jupiter cleans the shoes, Hercules rubs down the horses, and Juno lights the fire. Yet [this] is it not done through … as those in Scripture are applied with as little ceremony, and in as unappropriate a manner, Sampson being daily sent for water and Solomon up to Table Mountain for firewood. One might …

… "The tree of our bitterness has come full leaf: and the fall of our century will carry the foliage away: we watered the root with our white blood and yellow and black; now our centennial epoch.... wants medals to pin …

… by Side by Helen Joseph ... Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost, "The Road … marching along that road despite all the hardships and suffering that they must encounter. Today it is the …

… Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 41. WALTER NHLAPO,"He Sang and Soared Away," Barlow's Weekly, 16 August 1947 Walter … (d. 1967) was a Journalist employed by Umteteli wa Bantu and a frequent contributor and letter writer to newspapers and magazines. He was also a …

… Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure to find myself tonight in the … assume that your affairs are beginning to prosper, and I am delighted that this should be so. We have all worked hard - in government and outside - to ensure a smooth transition so that the …

… FRIDAY 17 February 2017 Screenings and a light shared meal from 6:30PM - 9:30PM Performance by Francois Knoetze and Daniel Gray 7PM Erf 81, Corner of Military and Leeuwenvoet Roads, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town About Addis …

… Schanskop is one of the four Forts constructed during 1897 and completed in 1897. It was Built in such a way to Protect against attacks from the Johannesburg and Lourenco Marques Railway Line, and the Johannesburg Road. Shaped like a Pentagon, Fort …

… Oriental Plaza.   Today, the Oriental Plaza is a colourful and busy shopping centre which draws huge numbers of bargain … a wide variety of goods from traditional Indian saris and colourful south-Asian fabrics to curtains, linen, accessories and home-ware.   The Oriental Plaza is unique among South …