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… made many powerful speeches. Here are extracts from some of them FROM HIS ADDRESS to the conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa, Addis Ababa, January 1962. "South …

… Brian Willan and Bhekizizwe Peterson are the editors of a new scholarly work on Plaatje’s book, Sol Plaatje’s … (Wits University Press), from which this edited extract of the editors’ introduction is taken Sol Plaatje’s Native … and foremost a response to the landmark Natives Land Act of 1913. It arose out of the protest campaign of the South …

… THE EXTREMITY OF CONFLICT in a revolutionary struggle can create a number of difficulties for someone attempting a serious study of such a struggle. Firstly, the antagonists, for reasons of …

… Cape Town, 1st April, 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people, especially political leaders, should endeavour to divest themselves of that party-political prejudice which warps the intellect, … agree that the time has arrived when stock should be taken of the great social facts. If they did this they would be …

… a good idea. One such is South Africa, which after decades of cultural isolation launched the first Johannesburg … Biennale opened last fall, under the artistic direction of Okwui Enwezor, a Nigerian who recently was appointed curator at the Art Institute of Chicago. Entitled "Trade Routes: History and Geography," …

… have been in the United Kingdom to savour the hospitality of the British people, particularly its highest representatives in Buckingham Palace. The warmth of the welcome, the gracious attention to guests and the keen … me to turn around a famous phrase in circumstances of war, into a gesture of appreciation: I came, I saw and I …

… Guests; Ladies and Gentlemen, The regional summit of the World Economic Forum has become one of the most significant events in Southern Africa's calendar. … and challenges against the judgements and the plans of decision-makers in government and business. It has …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Indian Congress was formed in 1923 to fight the 'principle of segregation' embodied in the Class Areas Bill. The first … body, however, had occurred in February 1919. Parts of the first annual report of the S.A.I.C., dated 21 April …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … 'an end in itself, completely unrelated to other facets of [our] existence'. Apartheid, it argues, must go before … a thing as normal sport. Here we have included portions of the 22-page document. Source: Copy supplied by Mr. C. …

… Letter addressed to the Minister of Justice from Robben Island Prison Dated 22 April 1969; … pleading for mercy but are exercising the inherent right of all people incarcerated for their political beliefs. The … A attached to this letter live in the single cell section of Robben Island Prison and are completely isolated from the …

… This is the obituary of Hermanus Loots, better known by his nom de guerre, James … atrocities in the ANC’s Quatro prison camp. Martin Soldier of Truth: Herman Loots, aka James Stuart Chris Barron … HERMANUS Loots, who has died in Johannesburg at the age of  79, was a senior member of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) who was …

… Mr. Chairman,  Members of the National Executive Committee of the ANC,  Comrades and friends,  Compatriots, I came on … I ought to let you know that hidden somewhere in the chest of that man lies a great lover of humanity. He also sent a …

… By Sara We salute one of our best known heroines of South Africa, Albertina Nontsikelelo (Blessings) Sisulu, … continues to be an inspiration to the younger generation of today in South Africa, 40 years after her first …

… 40 color plates. ISBN no.: 3-7913-3247-3; Library of Congress control no.: 2005900732. Prestel Publishing, 900 … more than three decades chronicling the soul and soil of his troubled native land, resulting not only in an internationally collected body of work but also a unique perspective on a unique corner of …

… as a nation, we re-commit ourselves to the advancement of women at all levels of our society. In doing this, we are alive to the harsh … women in our country today. For many years, the majority of women in our country, particularly in the rural areas and …

… Ladysmith is one of the most important industrial and commercial centres of the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal. Furthermore, it is also a town with a …

… "Prepare for congress of the people" On June 25 and 26, only five weeks from now, … in Kliptown, near Johannesburg, people from all corners of South Africa to attend the great Congress of the People – an event we have long awaited. This assembly …

… After the death of Jonas Savimbi, leader of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), the Angolan government announced a …

… deals with political resistance amongst South Africans of Indian descent in the city of Durban. The variables of race, class, gender, religion and ethnic cleavages …

… Pamphlet published by World Assembly of Youth Racial problems in South Africa There is unquestionably much which could be said on the subject of racial problems. I think I could speak to you on the … that what I might do today is to scrutinise the question of racial problems, in order to ascertain, as far as …

… our dreams and abandon our old beliefs and friendships of the time before life began. Let us waste no time in … Leave this Europe where they are never done talking of Man, yet murder men everywhere they find them, at the corner of every one of their own streets, in all the corners of the …

… From the book:  A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … constitutional dispensation, which envisaged the creation of three separate parliaments, one each for Indians, … and whites. We have reproduced here the transcript of a speech by Advocate Hassen Mall, in which he reflected …

… to write a full and concise statement on the subject of the South African Native Congress, so called. I feel, … the pretentious title and write on the simple subject of Native Union, for after all, this is what the Congress … progress. This spirit is due no doubt to the great triumph of Christianity which teaches men everywhere that in this …

… is unquestionably much which could be said on the subject of racial problems.  I think I could speak to you on the … that what I might do today is to scrutinise the question of racial problems, in order to ascertain, as far as … be commenced by discussing very briefly the nature of race in the context of sociological terminology.      …

… Two-thirds of the Country of Lesotho consists of Mountains. The highest Peak, Mount Ntlenyana , is 3,482 … it-extension-a-lifeline-for-basotho-workers-facing-collapse-of-textile-industry/     …

… But then there are few nations with our history of enforced division, oppression and sustained conflict. And … transition to reclaim their humanity. We, the people of South Africa, have made a decisive and irreversible break … our yearning for a peaceful and harmonious nation of equals. The rainbow has come to be the symbol of our …

… The Education Bill, 1906 The School Board Act, No. 35 of 1905 1 Throughout his public career, Dr Abdurahman … it contained in that it embodied acceptance by the State of school education for white children, but no corresponding commitment to the education of Coloured children. The following address was delivered in …

… Xuxuwa the Railroad Siding, Eastern Cape, is 9 km West of Fort Beaufort and 7 km East-Northeast of Brakfontein. It takes its name from a Tributary of the Kat River. Its estimate terrain elevation, above seal … The Borders of Race in Colonial South Africa by Robert Ross New …

… Dr Stals; Ministers of the Cabinet; Governors and other representatives of the central banks of the member countries of the SADC; Distinguished guests; …

… Introduction We are not dealing with sets of statistics. We are talking about people of flesh and blood, who laugh and cry, who love and hate, who … South Africa can be viewed from various perspectives, one of which is behind the veiwfinder. Violent phrases such as …