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… in South Africa. Dr Boesak, along with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Dr Christiaan Beyers Naud&eacute …

… Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Bishop Desmond Tutu in Oslo. The ceremony is delayed for twenty minutes …

… The Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid was established in Paris with the support of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid was established in 1963. Its main objective was to …

… Bheki Myeni, SA artist portraying his interest in insects in his sculpture, is born in Hlabisa, Natal. He is currently …

… Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi fires his vice president, George Saitoti, in an apparent effort to quash dissent in his ruling …

… In his first public meeting since his appointment as leader of the National Party, F.W. de …

… was later forced off the land. Mabhida could not pursue his studies because of the financial constraints experienced by his family. His formal education was perpetually interrupted … party urged Mabhida to undertake full-time union work. In the next decade, he organised scores of workers in …

… Yusuf Dadoo. Some facts of his life - Vladimir Shubin …

… Terre’Blanche and his associates to face terrorism charges …

… Nelson Mandela celebrates his sixtieth birthday on Robben Island. …

… A look at Steve Biko 36 years after his death …

… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 252. … Lele Mabele, PAC unionist, is shot outside his home. …

… Mduduzi Hlope - An Analysis of Theme in His Plays …

… Rob Haswell Says His Career is Far from Secure …

… Dunlop worker wins history workshop prize for his writing …

… Editorial: SA waits to judge FW - by his actions …

… Chief Buthelezi gives his views on KwaZulu and incorporation …

… was born on 7 January 1959 in Polokwane, where he did both his primary and high school education. During the  1976 … , Mokaba became a leader of school boycotts, which led to his expulsion from school. He nevertheless managed to … His sentence was suspended in 1984 and he went on to work for the  United Democratic Front (UDF) . He became the …

… Cape.He was one of eight children of a policeman. Five of his siblings died in childhood. Mhlaba attended school at … In 1942, he moved to Port Elizabeth where he found work in a dry-cleaning bussiness.  His experiences at the factory developed his political views …

… Non-racial unions agreed to continue their defiance of Apartheid laws, specifically labour laws. The summit passed … At a summit SA Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws …

… Bourke was born on 4 May 1777 in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to Major-General and proved … to the Cape Colony from 1826-28 as an acting Governor. His main task was to re - work the civil and judicial establishment of the Cape Colony. …

… the Festival of African Arts, University of Zululand, for his wood sculpture, Mama (Birth), which is represented on … people in ceramics. This enterprise is funded by DAC. His work is represented in the collection of the Durban Art …

… was born and educated at Peddie in the Cape, he went to work as a warehouse foreman in Johannesburg, where he joined … and Kraai later moved to Cape Town, where he resumed his political activities …

… in  District Six , Cape Town. At the age of nine in 1972 his family was forcibly moved out of District Six when the apartheid government declared it a “Whites – only” residential area. Despite his youth the event was significant in his life particularly …

… album with Ebrahim. In 1988, he collaborated on the anti-apartheid recording Sebenza . A committed anti-apartheid activist, Jansen was a performed at various … was admitted to hospital with chronic bronchitis with his lung capacity rapidly diminishing. Although on a …

… throughout Mitchells Plain , grew up during the height of apartheid in South Africa. While her exact birthdate and … in her final months, Samuels continued her community work, often stating in Afrikaans, "My mense het my nodig" (My … had on Mitchells Plain's safety and social cohesion. Her work with the Mitchells Plain Crisis Forum was particularly …

… Honours degree in Economics in 1970. After receiving his degree he became a lecturer in the Department of … Advisory and Co-ordinating Council (TUACC) and quitting his academic post in1978. In 1979 Erwin was elected as … an Officer until 1993. During the negotiations between the apartheid government and the anti-apartheid movement, Erwin …

… in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth; some give it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. … Moses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born …

… during the student uprising of 1976, and like many of his contemporaries he went into exile. In exile, he joined … June 16 Detachment of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) . Proud of his role as a fighter for freedom, Molokoane was scrupulously … called him, was effective in both underground and public work. He will forever be remembered for his exceptional …