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… Richard Bourke was born on 4 May 1777 in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to … the civil and judicial establishment of the Cape Colony. In 1828 he issued  Ordinance 50 , which now allowed … Hottentots to move freely without carrying passes and in law had equal status with the Whites and could also …

… A perfomance on struggle in South Africa and the need for action A2 silkscreened … text: Time to act, United Bond Permanent; UDF unites, Apartheid divides: A play about South Africa …

… Tommy Motswai was born on 27 May 1963 in Johannesburg. Although he was born deaf he ultimately … portraying the world around him on paper with pastels. In his own words, “I like to draw happy people doing ordinary … things like travelling on buses, talking and singing, in places I know well, like Soweto.”  …

… I have noted with great interest the observations you make in the rest of your letter, to which I shall be replying more … evade and indefinitely postpone decisive action to end the apartheid system. In this regard, the statements repeatedly … decisive international action to bring a speedy end to the apartheid system. We have over the years benefited from …

… I have noted with great interest the observations you make in the rest of your letter, to which I shall be replying more … evade and indefinitely postpone decisive action to end the apartheid system.  In this regard, the statements repeatedly … decisive international action to bring a speedy end to the apartheid system.     We have over the years benefited from …

… of their land access via the 1913 Land Act. Later, under apartheid (after 1948) the division and control were more … for their own governments, led by chiefs controlled by the apartheid state. As the White minority state expanded its … there was a homeland for every major Black language in South Africa. These groups were called nations, and all …

… Party (SACP) and other liberation movements engaged in these talks. President Thabo Mbeki.  The 1994 election … new constitution for the country. The elections took place in a peaceful and festive atmosphere, though there were … people, deaths in detentions, hangings of those opposed to apartheid, imprisonment, exile, massacres, assassinations, …

… was sent over from Britain during the  Anglo Boer War  in order to inspect the conditions in the concentration camps and then to give advice to the … British government.  Emily Hobhouse  was very important in getting this group put together, but was not part of the …

… Russel Botman was born on 18 October 1953 in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). … “coloured” Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sending-Kerk (Church) in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) while his father completed his studies in theology at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). …

… and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa was launched in Oslo, Norway. The initiative enjoyed the support of the United Nations (UN) Special Committee against Apartheid. Several Heads of State and government were its …

… A bill to amend the comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 to prohibit United States depository … it be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States of America. …

… Conference of the Non-European Unity Movement, held in the Woodstock Town Hall, Cape Town from 2nd-3rd April … address by Rev. Z R Mahabane, titled, "The policy of apartheid: a negation of the principles of democracy and of …

… At the Mandela Day 2 concert at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, Nelson Mandela delivers a speech in which he thanks the world for their wide support for the anti-apartheid struggle. The concert comes a few months after …

… and of the Broederbond, an Afrikaner secret society. In 1961, Vorster was appointed as Minister of Justice, … enforced the Security Legislation that curtailed anti-apartheid activities in the country. In the late 1960s, … In recognition to his strong commitment to the policy of apartheid, on 23 August 1968 John Vorster Square, a police …

… writer and actor William (Bloke) Modisane was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Modisane left South Africa in 1959 and while in exile he published his only and much … 1950s). Blame Me on History was an examination of what apartheid did to the character and self-esteem of the …

… In a low key event in Crystal Palace, England, South African born athlete Zola … place without any publicity that might have attracted anti-apartheid demonstrators as South Africa was banned from competing in any sporting code with other countries. Budd was granted …

… African National Congress (ANC), led the Defiance Campaign in 1952, a non- violent protest against the pass laws. Yet all these were menacing to the apartheid government hence they gave Luthuli many banning orders. In consequence Luthuli was first banned in 1952 for two …

… Became acquainted with Gandhi during the plague outbreak in Johannesburg. He was the Minister of the Johannesburg … He and his wife nursed Gandhi after an assault on him in 1908. Reverend Doke Edited  Indian Opinion  in 191,1 during the imprisonment of Gandhi and Polak. …

… on exhibitions arranged by the ELC Art and Craft Centre in major South African art museums. She is represented in public and private art collections in South Africa and abroad. …

… the Defence and Aid Fund for assistance to the victims of apartheid. The move was seen as interference in the domestic affairs of South Africa. …

… 50 years after it happened. The South African government in the early 1960s attacked the Rovonia farm, then occupied … which Nelson Mandela and Joe Slovo came, were against the apartheid government. …

… (or place of the Ndebele) was granted self-government in 1984 and was intended to be the new home for the Transvaal Ndebele people. It was established in 1979 when many Ndebele people were evicted from … , which has a section covering the Ndebele and the Apartheid state . …

… Russian president Vladimir Putin arrived in Cape Town, leading a delegation of government officials … of state to SA. He was welcomed by President Thabo Mbeki in a special ceremony. The two rulers held bilateral talks … support from Moscow during its many years of fighting apartheid. …

… was to be issued to all races. This Act was first passed in 1950.   It defined racial groups relatively loosely. The … Act determined people’s race classification, which in turn determined the implementation of many other racially based laws. One of the apartheid laws passed in the 1950s was the Group Areas Act, …

… two years after Transkei became an independent homeland. In 1960, before Sigcau became the President of Transkei, … erupted where eleven people were killed, many of them shot in the back, and more than 48 casualties were hospitalized … for the massacre because he was seen as supporting the apartheid government.   This led to the uprising in Pondoland …

… of Nontisi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) was published in Umteteli under her clan name, Cizama. She is the sole … Her poetry also recognised the role of rural people in the struggle against apartheid. Click here to read more about the arts in South …

… Johannes Thelejane (55) was from Pabellong, Matatiele in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in October 2011. On 16 August 2012 Mr Thelejane was killed at scene 2. He was shot 3 times by the police – twice in the back of his head and in his buttock. He left behind …

… leaders of the Natal Native Congress from its founding in 1900 -1901. He became its president in 1927 after a split in which he was allied with  J. T. Gumede  and  A. W. G. … to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 - …

… around Bantu Affairs (BA) and various other issues in the Bergville area, [Natal, now KwaZulu-Natal]. As a … One of them was Chief Vuna Miya, who was first deposed in 1949 after being Chief for seven years, and then banished in September 1954 to “Chloe Native Trust Farm No. 943, …

… Born in 1928 Jasson worked as a clerk. She was active in the Port Elizabeth trade union movement, organising food … of the Eastern Cape Action Committee from 1954 to 1955. In 1956 she was a committee member of the South African …