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… Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as …

… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 104. … Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer and settler  who was a member of an expedition to the Zulu chief Shaka in the 1820s, is …

… All twenty-three mineworkers in a lift of the Vaal Reefs gold mine are killed when they plunge more …

… The Boeing 707 Pretoria of SAA crashes just after take off from the Windhoek airport …

… in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb …

… At a summit meeting in Lusaka (14-16 April) the leaders of East and Central African States on 16 April 1969 agree to …

… Programme Director, Esteemed Members of the Luthuli Museum Council, Comrades, ladies and … African National Congress on the basis of its Programme of Action will strive to attain the ideals enshrined in the … Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021 …

… then Nationalist Party Government.. This was done as part of the Government's plan to further its programme of Apartheid by excluding the majority of Black South … Peires J.B   Ciskei in An Illustrated Dictionary of South African History  (1994),  Saunders.C.C,(ed), (Ibis …

… There vision is for the positive transformation of Individuals and Communities through the creation of a School environment that fosters Academic excellence, … curiosity through a focused academic and extramural programme. The school aims to provide the means through which …

… late 1970s witnessed increased labour unrest in the region of the Western Cape. For instance, the Fattis and Monis … and the red meat boycott amongst others. Perhaps one of the important developments in the late 1970s was the … the community to reverse recent bus fare increases. A Bus Action Committee whose task was to coordinate the boycott was …

… Onkgopotse Abram Tiro, a leader of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO), was … form to continue his studies through the University of South Africa (Unisa) when a student known only as Lawrence … forwarded by the international University Exchange Programme. As he was opening it, the bomb exploded, killing …

… The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was different that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had banished … people, who were angry and impatient for meaningful action. This restructured consciousness emerged among …

… Arise! Vukani! was published by Action Youth in Johannesburg representing the principles of Action Youth which are cited as anti-racism, … in the the Transvaal Province. Coverage and analysis was of liberation struggles taking place, mainly in South Africa, …

… A vast popular movement of resistance arose amongst the people in March 1960, and … they were held just the same and attended by thousands of peasants, who came on foot and on horseback to chosen … being undermined from within by government agents. Drastic action was taken against these informers; their huts were …

… is announced that Security Police have arrested the leader of the Soweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC), Dan S. … Organisation (SASO) helps launch the Black Community Programme. Strini Moodley and Saths Cooper, members of the … English-language universities leading to forceful police action against demonstrators in Cape Town, Johannesburg and …

… 1928 Fatima Meer was born in Durban, daughter of Moosa and Amina Meer. 1940s Established literacy classes … after attending the founding meeting of the Black Studies Programme at which she delivered a scathing attack on the … 1993 Founded the Khanyisa School Project as a bridging programme for African children from informal settlements in …

… at the Cape, and suggests a deep awareness around issues of abolition and freedom held by slaves and servants throughout the Cape Colony.  The timing of the Cape uprising was surely influenced by stories … Ireland and the Caribbean, as well as the recent abolition of the slave trade on the high seas.  News of these events …

… particularly in the late 1970s after the Soweto uprising of 1976, there was increasing pressure, both internal and … The riots also played an important role in the revival of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist … Transvaal, she set up the Isutheng Community Health Programme. 1970'S - Steve Bantu Biko with his son, Samora. …

… are replaced by the Ntuli clan - it is unclear what became of the Ntuli clan 1843 George Cato, the first Durban mayor, … sell plots to Indian market gardeners. Isolated clusters of shacks occupied by Africans appear along the banks of the … Lead Project of the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) and receives R130 million in funding Late …

… Red, black and white poster. Treatment Action Campaign poster. Information on treatment action. …

… On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) … Chaired by Cas Saloojee , and decide on the general form of the front as a loosely constituted broad front, that will … and military forces.   Campaign for 'National United Action' is jointly taken up by the UDF, Cosatu, NECC, South …

… A translation of the personal notes of President Dos Santos answering questions presented by President P W Botha regarding the withdrawal of Cuban and South African troops from Angola and instituting … Personal notes of the conversations with his Excellency President Jose …

… May Day celebrated on 1 May annually, is a celebration of workers and their work. It has a long history , being a … to the Apartheid state. The SACP called for “nationwide action” between all workers “African, Indian, coloured and … the implementation of the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). Cronin also spoke about the threats of …

… Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, announced at a meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva that South Africa was … time, lagging behind other African countries and the rest of the world with regards to the free availability of HIV/Aids drugs. South Africa only began the programme to give out free HIV/AIDS drugs in 2004, after …

… was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina … held from 1949 to1954. At the same congress, the military Programme of Action was adopted. This would become a major impetus to …

… Minutes of the 4th National Council Meeting of the Black Peoples Convention held at the St. Anscars LP … Black Peoples Convention: Minutes of the 4th National Council Meeting held at the St. Anscars …

… Following is a list of abstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes - … push heavy skips”: Examining NUDW and CCAWUSA organising of occupational categories in the retail and distributive … Group (MERG) and the Reconstruction and Development Programme by Robert Van Niekerk  The Fruits of the 1973 …

… Students Reprsentative Council, calling on residents of Black townships to boycott Christmas shopping and shebeens as a show of solidarity with those killed by police violence during the … workers, in all cities, towns and villages in the Republic of South Africa. …

… Richard Turner  inspired students who used the integration of Christian ethics and Marxist theory to demonstrate how the vision of the historical Jesus centred on a notion of the intrinsic … it was acknowledged that Ideas needed to be connected to action. This was inspired by utopian thinking. It created …

… On 23 February 1962, a member of Progressive Party Helen Suzman condemned the Immorality … "peeping toms". Suzman made these statements in the House of Assembley, introducing an amendment to the Immorality Act. … the Progressive Party, with an openly liberal plan of action. The plan included a demand to extend the franchise to …