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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, …
ArticleThe Natal Workers Theatre Movement Timeline
… of Textile Workers SACP , South African Communist Party SACTU , South African Communist Party SACTWU, Southern …
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…
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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…
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…
’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…
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. …
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…
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…
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 …
ArchiveWe demand peace and democracy now!
… and yellow letters. Issued by ANC-PWV, SACP-PWV, COSATU, SACTU, COSAS, etc., …
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…
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…
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 …
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 …