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… Jeremiah Baden Leeuw was born in 1932. Originally a member of the African National Congress … (see  Sharpeville Massacre ) and sentenced to 3 years in prison, which was immediately followed by a period of detention. In 1964 he was again imprisoned, serving 8 years on Robben …

… Placard for Beeld newspaper with headline Apartheid by openbare geriewe gaan waai. Blue lettering in poster. Beeld in white letters on red block. Date Saterdag 2 Junie 1990. …

… Declaration of the ANC National Executive Committee in Morogoro, 17-20 March 1975. Calls for the mobilisation of all forces in Africa and world-wide against apartheid. …

… poster for Projects. Black and white poster. Words - apartheid is dead - in balloon coming from image of man leaning against coffin. Hand in coffin holding statistics of deaths in detention. 2nd …

… farm so the family trekked to the Lichtenburg district in the western Transvaal. Like many others, as a young man he … the farm Elandsfontein. They had ten children. He fought in the  Basotho War  of 1865 and the war against  Sekhukhune  in 1876. He did not take a very active part in the first  …

… In about 1657 Doman, a Goring-haiqua Khoisan, was sent to … Van Riebeeck seized several Khoisan leaders as hostages in 1658, Doman was the lone protester (the Khoisan chiefs … to enjoy Dutch hospitality). He was particularly scathing in his criticism of Eva ( Herry's  niece, a Khoisan girl …

… what it is to fight for independence and to face hardship in pursuit of democratic ideals. And we are grateful to have … with struggles in Africa against colonialism and apartheid makes your country a true partner in the rebirth of … That relationship has flourished since the defeat of apartheid in South Africa. The recent establishment of a …

… After living for some time in Orlando Township,  Johannesburg , Barney William Ngakane … where he served as chairman of a Liberal Party branch in the early 1960s. In December 1960 he acted as chairman at the consultative …

… Born in 1926 Mavuso worked at different times as a messenger and a … executive committee from 1955 to 1956 and was active in the Alexandra branch in Johannesburg. Banned a number of times under the …

… Daniel William Alexander was born on 23 December 1883 in Port Elizabeth, the son of a West Indian father and an … separatist African Orthodox Church(AOC) that was founded in 1921,in the United States by George Mcguire and which had its …

… Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) became invovled in politics at the young age of 13 and by the time he was 15 … massacre of 1960. When he finished school at Orlando High in Soweto, Johannesburgm he attended the medical school in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), where he qualified as a …

… Jan Gerritze Bantjes was born in Graaff-Reinet district. He was a member of Voortrekker … leader Jacob de Clercq's group who arrived at Blesberg, in the present-day  Orange Free State , during the  Great Trek  in 1837. He was appointed secretary to the provisional …

… Parliament is today taking part in celebrating the first decade of freedom and democracy in … The real issue is that the forces that benefited from apartheid remain opposed to the process of cementing … by De Klerk of white interests. We do not expect these apartheid forces to forgive former President De Klerk. They …

… Jonas Mosa  Gwangwa  was born in 1941 in Orlando East, Soweto. The young Gwanga was one of many … helped him gain some recognition. Sadly,  it disbanded in 1959.  Gwangwa then went on to become a composer of note …

… Jonathan Neil Rhodes, better known as Jonty, was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on 27 July 1969. He grew up in the picturesque Pietermaritzburg town and excelled in cricket from an early age. In 1992, Rhodes shot to cricket …

… Vuyani Bungu was born on 26 February 1967 in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He attended the … professional. However, Bungu managed to avenge his defeat in May 1990 to capture the South African title and went on to … the Carousel, Hammanskraal. Bungu also defeated Mckinney in a title fight re-match in April 1997. Bungu went on to …

… This Conference, organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, is of tremendous importance to the … and social emancipation of the oppressed black majority in South Africa, and indeed southern Africa as a whole. This … date the African National Congress, together with the anti-apartheid movements and solidarity organisations in the EEC …

… Born about 1800, in Zomba, Central Africa. From his youth the boy showed the … frequently suffered from raids and pretty wars. It was in 1821 that the community of Adjai”²s village had a rude … reigned only a few short hours before, now everything was in confusion and the terror-stricken people were running this …

… Van den Berg Clive was born in Zambia. He studied at UN(P) and obtained a BA(FA). He lectured in Art History at UN(P) in 1982. From 1983 he was a lecturer at the Technikon Natal. …

… each shall, like a meteor, a mere brief passing moment in time and space, flit across the human stage and pass out … of all black persons in our country under the system of apartheid. The extent of the deprivation of millions of … hopelessness and despair. We believe that the fact of the apartheid structure of the South African economy and the …

… conference with the theme, Peoples of the World Against Apartheid for a Democratic South Africa, in Arusha to ANC members in Dar es Salaam. …

… Jomo Sono as he is affectionately known was born in Orlando East in Soweto, Johannesburg on 17 July 1955. At the age of 8, his … “Scara” Bamuza Sono, a midfielder for  Orlando Pirates  in the 1960s, died from a car crash. At the time his mother … www.safrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/sono.htm | www.jomocosmos.co.za/default.asp?cid=5282 …

… social spending and failure to create jobs, the deadlock in negotiations over the Basic Condition of Employment Bill … of the South African Labour Market as a direct result of apartheid, oppression and exploitation of the working class. … of affordable and accessible health care. • The apartheid legacy on housing and the current housing policies …

… Thobile Mpumza (26) was from Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009.He was dismissed in May 2011 after taking part in an unprotected strike and …

… National Congress  (ANC) national executive committee in the 1940s, he was born in the Transkei and educated at Fort Hare. He taught in the Cape and the Orange Free State, becoming principal of …

… Diaz. He was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a … II of Portugal financed Dias’s expedition. Dias took part in Cabral's expedition that discovered Brazil, but Dias’s … sank during a storm. It is very unlikely that Dias was, in fact, the first mariner to round the Cape. The great …

… Four former cabinet ministers from the apartheid era appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation … former ministers were subpoenaed for their alleged role in authorising the killing of anti-apartheid activists. They apologised for failing to prevent …

… has worked, together with the masses, first to defeat the apartheid system, and then to vanquish the legacy of racial … 52nd ANC National Conference, held just a few weeks ago in Polokwane. This historic gathering of the highest … support that is required to make this the most spectacular sports event our country has ever hosted! In that vein, we …

… liberation movements. It now remains for me to intervene in the name of the African National Congress and on behalf of the objects of colonialism, apartheid, racism, fascism and brutal exploitation in South … entire continents, the overwhelming majority of mankind. Apartheid South Africa, the only country in the world which …