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BiographyDr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy
Guru Kistnasamy was born on 28 December 1947 in Felixton, Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father, Thaniachallam Kistnasamy Naicker, worked as a…
BiographyPaul Grendon
“I am interested in making large-scale paintings that can be used in public places with imagery that is totally accessible to everyone.” Paul Grendon…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… emergence of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in 1955, Bob Hepple devoted himself to building up … multi-racial organisation. He was joint…
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
… From 1955 onwards, South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and its affiliated unions continued to encourage … of labour power. An analysis of strike…
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… Democrats and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) into a non-racial united front known as the Congress …
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… secretary of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). … Railways and Harbour Union which was…
ArticleList of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
… First 1984 28June Lubango (Angola); letter bomb kills SACTU member Jeanette Schoon and daughter 1985 13 February …
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
… notably the South African Council of Trade Unions (SACTU). The accused were charged with treason against the … Fani said that 'Tshume', one of the accused, …
EventThe Federation of South African trade unions
… being after the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and Federation of Free African Trade Unions (FFATU) … FOSATU resisted affiliation with…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… ANC were formed during the period, for instance FEDSAW and SACTU. During the 1950s a series of boycotts, demonstrations … periods. 24 March, The executives…
ArchiveLetter from Moses Mabhida to Ray Simons
… Letter from Moses Mabhida to Ray Simons regarding SACTU strategy and tactics. …
ArchiveJack Simons on How to organise underground work: coordination and accountability
… Speech by Jack Simons given at a SACTU Internal Committee Workshop held 7-8 August, 1987. …
’Asinamali’
… and Barbie Schreiner In 1957 a message came through from SACTU that we must organize this campaign for one pound a day … must understand what it is for, and…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… state of emergency when many trade Union Comrades and all SACTU leaders were detained in 1960, the unions were faced … factory and some at our flat. BANJWA…
ArticleThe Natal Workers Theatre Movement Timeline
… of Textile Workers SACP , South African Communist Party SACTU , South African Communist Party SACTWU, Southern …
ArchiveWe demand peace and democracy now!
… and yellow letters. Issued by ANC-PWV, SACP-PWV, COSATU, SACTU, COSAS, etc., …
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BiographyMatsie Angelina Motshekga [Angie Motshekga]
Early Life and Teaching Career Matsie Angelina Motshekga (popularly known as Angie Motshekga) was born on 19 June 1955 in Soweto, Transvaal (now known as…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… of Communists in South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU). By this time Dadoo is in hospital. He sends a …
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… went on to form the South African Council of Trade Unions (SACTU) -- a non-racialist formation that committed itself to both economic and broader political…
BiographyJeremy Vearey
Jeremy Vearey was born in 1963 in Elsies River. He describes the area as a ‘different Elsies River’ than today as it was only around 50% built houses. It was a…
Oration by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the funeral service of the late Cleopas Mododa Nsibande, 3 January 2009, Benoni
… formation of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), of which he was a founder member and one of its Vice … its founding conference on the 05 and…
ArchiveFor freedom without hunger: aspects of the South African Congress of Trade Unions with reference to the Western Cape
… struggle of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) with a particular focus on the Western Cape. …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Abbreviations by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… African Women PAC ”” Pan-African Congress (South Africa) SACTU ”” South African Congress of Trade Unions UDF ”” United …
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… call made by the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in 1957, and followed up as an ongoing campaign in 1959 dubbed the anti-poverty campaign…
Chapter 9 - Division weakens the movement
… 1958 stay-at-home, Peter Raboroko complained that the SACTU National Workers' Committee was an "ad hoc body”¦openly … to stampede the majority of trade…
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… (WAP) is established. NUSAS members together with former SACTU members form the Industrial Aid Society (IAS) in …
BiographyPregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender
Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born on 15 February 1960 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Her father – a writer and, mother, a teacher – valued critical…
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
… week's notice in the midst of the boycott, on February 10, SACTU convened a National Workers' Conference. It was … into the unions - probably in far greater…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
… the Industrial Conciliation Bill outside parliament. SACTU led the protests. This was followed by a meeting at … (COD) and South African Congress of Trade…
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… As a member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), he was responsible for the organisation of metal …