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Edgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… (MK), the armed wing of the ANC. In 1963, he was arrested and sentenced to 17 years on Robben Island. Ngoyi and Henry Fazzie joined Port Elizabeth Black Civic … their release from Robben Island. Through PEBCO Ngoyi and his comrades took up campaigns on community issues of …
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Trevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Western Cape, and was appointed regional secretary. In 1985, Manuel was arrested for a month for his activities in the UDF and was banned from attending meetings until 31 August 1990. … appointed as its deputy co-ordinator in the Western Cape and later went on to become head of Economic Planning. In …
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Clayton Sithole, the last political activist to die in Apartheid police detention
… a relationship with Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela , and had fathered her son, who was less than a year old at the time of his death. He was found hanging by a belt and shoelaces from a water pipe in the shower. His death was …
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The United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… Libya turned over the Lockerbie suspects for trial, and sanctions were suspended. The story of the Pan Am flight … the aircraft over the Scottish town of Lockerbie and killing 270 people, mostly Americans. In August 2009 the … in Libya, the UN Security Council imposed travel and asset sanctions on Muammar Gaddafi and his closest aides. …
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Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt is born
… he served as a commander at many Egyptian air force bases and installations. He rose to the position of President of … having held the office for 28 years. Mubarak is married and has two sons. Hosni Mubarak is also considered the most powerful Arab leader in the Middle East and is a close ally of the United States. Among his most …
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Mining Magnate Oppenheimer dies
… Financier, and mining and industrial magnate, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, who founded … was flooded by diamonds, which led to a price plummet and resulted in the shutdown of the Kimberley mines. During …
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Claremont Histories Photographic Exhibition
… will host a photo exhibit showcasing some of the stories and photographs of people forcibly removed from Claremont and Harfield under the Group Areas Act. The event is co-sponsored by South African History Online and books published by South African History Online will be …
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Before Dawn Culture in Another South Africa (CASA)
… CASA TOOK PLACE IN AMSTERDAM IN DECEMEBR 1987 AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS, OF WHOM 120 CAME DIRECTLY FROM SOUTH AFRICAN AND 180 AS EXILES FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD 'BEFORE DAWN' IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF ANC IN LUSAKA AND THE ANTI-APARTHEID MOVEMENT NETHERLANDS IN AMSTERDAM. …
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Race relations survey: 1987/88
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1987/88 and includes chapters on: African removals; Population and race classification; Political developments; Transport; Government and constitution; Education; Housing; Religious …
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CC Resolution on Elections
… the South African Communist Party on elections, on Angola, and on negotiations. Supports a single ANC electoral list and commits to ensure an ANC elections victory. Condemns … to recognise the democratic right of the Angolan people and expresses support of President Jose dos Santos. …
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A bill
… services to South African depository institutions and government of South Africa, and other purposes as it be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in the United States of America. …
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Extension of University Education Act, Act No 45 of 1959
… to provide for the establishment, maintenance, management and control of unoiversity colleges for non-white persons; for the admission of students to and their instruction at university colleges; for the … of non-white students to certain university institutions; and for other incidental matters …
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Report on the 2nd National Conference of the ASSECA, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, March 31 to April 2, 1972.
… A private and confidential report by Barney Pityana on the 2nd National Conference of the Association for the Education and Cultural Advancement of the African People of South … invited as part of a policy of maintaining cordial links and promoting solidarity among Black organistions …
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Drostdy Museum, Uitenhage
… tenure of office as Landdrost of Uitenhage in 1809 and follows the historical development of Uitenhage and surrounding districts. It houses exhibitions on toys, porcelain, clothing and an archive library. It was declared a National Monument …
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Neil Aggett dies in detention
… Neil Aggett , Transvaal organiser for the Food and Canning Workers Union and African Food and Canning Workers Union, allegedly commits suicide while in …
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The Alexandra bus boycott
… against Bantu education; Bantu authorities; Urban areas and Pass Laws; and the entire Herrenvolkist policies and for full democratic rights for all South Africans. …
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Regional mini-conference report, Lusaka
… recruitment, open membership, the Constitution, strategy and tactics, the Bantustans, contradictions in the enemy … infiltration, negotiations, structures, accountability and discipline, and projects. …
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Beeld is published for the first time
… This Afrikaans daily newspaper is printed six days a week and distributed in the five provinces, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, North West, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. Peet Kruger is the current editor of Beeld and the paper is owned by Media24. …
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Taliep Petersen was born on this day.
… was born on this day in District Six. He produced and directed some of the most well-known musicals in South Africa including District Six, Kat and the Kings and Ghoema. [1] Endnotes [i] SA Celebrity murdered in …
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A Celebration of Queerness: Zanele Muholi receives a French knighthood
… des Arts et de Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) to acclaimed photographer and gender activist Zanele Muholi at a ceremony in Pretoria … honour is awarded to outstanding individuals in art and writing. …
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Chris Heunis meets Enos Mabuza of KaNgwane
… Chris Heunis, minister of constitutional development and planning and Chief Minister Enos Mabuza of KaNgwane discussed the … the assurance that the region would not be incorporated and further confirmed the government's commitment to …
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Mkhumbane our home African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960 by Iain Edwards
… with all the material structures of everyday life and the nature of power in the African shacklands of Cato Manor Farm. Click to read: Contents and introduction Part One Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Part … 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Conclusion and bibliography …
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Paper on National Civic Movement delivered at UDF National General Conference held in 1 to 3 March 1991
… Movement, role of Civic Movement in transition period and in a post-apartheid period, organisational structure and composition of civics, challenges facing Civic Movement and the way forward. …
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Political Report
… of a political report by Jacob Zuma on the socio-economic and political situation in South Africa. Covers the crisis of … response, the political crisis of the ruling party and the ruling class, the realignment of forces and the year ahead. …
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The role of business in South Africas future
… of Group B, Commission 5 of a meeting between the ANC and big business on the role of business in South Africa's future. Includes summary of presentations and of the open discussion. Includes discussion of issues such as the relationship between business and the apartheid state, inequalities in business, socialism, …
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Message sent to Canon Collins by ALbert Luthuli, 1 March 1956
… Ministers` Federation. It was a most inspiring meeting, and really I was happy that it took place. Let me just say a … However, let me go on. This Conference of African leaders and people must be a landmark in their struggle for freedom … to associate themselves with political movements. (You and others are exceptions to the rule.) But there is no doubt …
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The world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… church. Just a few hundred meters from the KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State border, perched on top of the plateau, is … Church. Built in 1989, it seats two people and measures approximately 2.6m2. The Travellers Chapel, the … Italian prisoners of war in 1942. It measures about 11m² and has the capacity to accommodate 12 people during mass. …
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Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, Friday, 24 July 1936 at 8 p.m.
… agreed. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter from Com Goodlatte dated 14/7/36 … Goodlatte dated 18/7/36 with enclosed cutting was read; and further a letter from Arne Swabeck to Com Kahn with reference to the New Militant and New International. Com Kahn reported on the Spartacus …
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Document 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
… of 17th January, 1936, relating to our proposals for Unity and a united from against the Native Bills and the Italo-Abyssinian War. As you are aware, we have … a conflict of opinion is essential if a correct policy and programme is to be achieved. But, to-day, unity and …
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A fishing trawler off the South African Coast catches a coelacanth
… she had no idea what it was, but knew it was important and needed to be identified. Raking through her small … museum, she noted the similarities between her specimen and pictures of prehistoric fish. She then made a crude … telegram from Rhodes: "MOST IMPORTANT PRESERVE SKELETON AND GILLS = FISH DESCRIBED." Unfortunately, the internal …
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