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… South Africa and Namibia: mass lobby for sanctions against apartheid …

… Demand the release of all political prisoners - stop apartheid executions …

… International pressure is a challenge to apartheid, says union vice-president …

… Black Student Politics, Higher Education and Apartheid by M. Saleem Badat …

… in the 1946 Passive Resistance Campaign , and on his 20th birthday was sent to Ixopo Prison where he was … freedom in South Africa. As a trade unionist during the apartheid era, he was among the leading people who actively fought against the apartheid system. Kesval “Kay” Moonsamy passed away in Durban …

… Commander Simon van der Stel departs on his long journey to Namaqualand. … Commander Simon van der Stel departs on his long journey to Namaqualand. …

… of the New Republic Party (NRP), Vause Raw announced that his party was ready to give the President's Council a chance … by the National Party (NP) in 1948, which then introduced Apartheid policy. He became the founding member and the … splintering after 1959 when MPs, including veteran anti-apartheid fighter Helen Suzman. …

… (SACTU) offices in Johannesburg. She is well known for her work on the formation of the South African working class, … in Africa, and A Place in the City: the Rand on the Eve of Apartheid (1993). In 1992, she was commissioned to write … [Accessed 24 August 2009]|Oliver Tambo: His Life and Legacy by Luli Callinicos. Press Release issued …

… is a journalist who was active in the South African anti-apartheid and the trade union movements. She obtained a … was political editor from August 1996 to April 1997. Her work includes: For the Freedom of Our Daughters, in 1997; How …

… Acting South African Revenue Services Commissioner) and his brother Dhaya ‘Joe” Pillay, had been drawn by Sunny Singh … to the purchases. In June 1977, Nyawose, Joe Pillay and his brother Ivan Pillay met in a secluded area in Chatsworth, … a township south of Durban, designated under the apartheid Group Areas Act for Indians only, to discuss what …

… in Alexandra, near Johannesburg, on 10 December 1948. His father was a minister of religion and his mother a domestic worker. In the sixties, his father and … most South African artwork as protest and complaint: “Our work hasn't yet developed above the mere stage of protest: …

… at M. L. Sultan Technical College in Durban. Nkosi began his writing career at the publication Ilanga lase Natal in … the staff of Drum magazine , which was founded in 1951. In his book Home and Exile and Other Selections (1965), Nkosi … Astrid Starck. Novels: Mating Birds (1986) [banned by the apartheid government] Underground People (2002) Mandela’s Ego …

… Executive Committee. The CPSA helped Boshielo to pursue his studies through evening classes. He was one of the … Bakery Workers’ Union and broader liberation movements. His leadership qualities saw him elected to the national … struggle, Boshielo became a prime target of the oppressive Apartheid machinery. He was prohibited from attending …

… went into exile where she continued her fight against the Apartheid regime by working for the British Anti-Apartheid Movement for three years. This work involved campaigning and mobilising people in Britain … physiotherapist when most of the ANC’s underground work was moved to frontline states. In 1990 the South African …

… spoke for many on the eve of the general election: The Apartheid policy of the Nationalist Party is nothing new and … Africans. The white liberals and Xuma were both right. The apartheid era did give rise to a more systematically … and exploitation. The 1940s were a prelude to the official apartheid state the National Party set up when it came to …

… president of the TIC. Her father encouraged all seven of his children to educate themselves and become active … throughout South Africa and the rest of the world for his principled stand against the unjust and repressive laws. … Indian Affairs, Sita resigned as a form of protest against apartheid education . When the congresses decided on the  …

… detention in the 1956 Treason Trial , Khumalo moved to work in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and continued as an … from detention after a 180 days spell of detention. His children were hounded by the security police. He passed … on 31 December 1976 after a kidney failure, whilst one of his sons was in detention connected to the 1976 Soweto …

… from the countryside in search of industrial and domestic work in the cities. Many of the militant industrial …

… of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government is … Mail&Guardian , (2007), ‘Apartheid-era minister Piet Koornhof dead at 82’ , 13 … Minister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in …

… as an accountant, he later changed to law and served his articles in Durban with J.N. Singh. In 1945 he joined the … a year and a half later, the government deported him to his home district for a period of two years. No sooner had … ka Mabelemade , published in the 1940s, and a chapter in Apartheid (1971), edited by Alex La Guma . …

… (MK) veterans and became an MK guerrilla. At the time of his recruitment, Pietersen was 15-years-old and the youngest member of his MK unit  led by former MK commander Patrick Ricketts, … On 11 March 1987, Pietersen was shot in his bedroom by the apartheid Riot Squad; 12 shotgun pellets to his chest killed …

… South African Artists, where she became exposed to folk, American Jazz and Brazilian music, and has worked with the …

… 5, 1947. Molobi was imprisoned on Robben Island during the apartheid era. While in prison he obtained a bachelor's … from the University of South Africa (UNISA). Following his release from Robben Island, he worked for the Munich Re … 2006 aged 58 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife Martha, daughters Tiisetso and Seipati and two …

… Brutus . He had to leave school early to look for a job as his brother, Indres Naidoo, was imprisoned on Robben Island … over the telephone. We weren’t involved in underground work as such. But a guy would come and say: “Listen, I came … Council (SAIC) elections, a puppet body set up by the Apartheid regime.    Prema was detained on 21 November 1981, …

… numerous Awards and has undertaken public commissions. His work is represented in public and private collections in SA …

… He then started work in order to support his family. Plummer was never a full …

… of post-boxes held at the Market Gallery in 1986. His work has also been exhibited at the Goodman Gallery. Molefe …

… He has participated in group exhibitions in SA and abroad. His own work is represented in public and private collections in this …

… to an Arab father and a Turkish mother on 7 December 1920. His parents relocated to South Africa in 1923 where they died … renamed him John Carlton.  After leaving school in 1938, his adoptive parents informed him that he was their adopted … Al-Jihaad was not only opposed to but fought against apartheid. It was also a welfare organisation. Ismail Joubert …

… in two Cape townships, Gugulethu and Nyanga. He completed his matric at Fort Beaufort college in Cape Town.  Yengeni … of government’s determined effort to crack down on anti-apartheid movements, Yengeni voluntarily went into exile as … he was appointed to lead MK in Cape Town. A year after his return, while still trying to find his feet, Yengeni was …