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ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… of the most significant of these was the power to curtail freedom of speech and the publication of material it deemed …
ArticleSilverton Siege
… carrying notes outlining the Trio’s demands. The Trio sing freedom songs to keep up their moral and remain focussed. …
Formation and launch of the UDF
… and confidently expressed his view that the struggle for freedom could not be stopped. The success of the Cape Town …
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… had taken on a new role for the persecuted South Africans. Freedom songs were composed and dances that had their … between the black populations and…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… the Azanian Students Organistion (AZASO) adopted the Freedom Charter, shedding its allegiance to Black … home where the youth discussed Congress politics and…
Why protect worker’s rights?
… to picket and to present petitions); and section 22 - freedom of trade, occupation and profession (every citizen … in acts of public protest violated the…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… on him by the Apartheid government. Volunteers for the Freedom Charter Campaign Source: SADTU Political Education … a series of campaigns that resulted in…
Women’s Food Committees in Cape Town during the 1940s
… we fight for food, tomorrow for the vote and then for freedom for all’. The origins of these committees lay in the … Cape Town. Schreiner, J. 1986. “Women…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Glossary
NSDAP- Stands for Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei and was a national Socialist German Workers’ Party.[1] Communist Party- The Communist party…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… of democratic capitalism – that wealth would bring more freedom and justice to everyone. However, in practice, there … to increasingly exhibit social…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… Party (NP) followed with 33 percent and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with 4.5 percent. 3 May, South Africa … Klerk came in second with 82 seats, ahead of…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… generally, the Atlantic Charter amounted to promise for freedom in Africa once war was over. Britain recruited … Africans to sign up and Britain called it ‘a…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… love and tranquillity. A veteran of the struggle, a freedom fighter for many decades, Sheila never flaunted her …
Historical Background of the Constitutional Court
… be traced back to an ANC document in the early 1920s. The Freedom Charter of 1956 carried the idea forward. In the …
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… the ANC and the government still tried to persuade the Freedom Alliance to participate in the elections in terms of … the fundamental rights were right to…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 2000-2014
… George W. Bush awards Mandela the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian award. 10 July, … Nelson Mandela: the Authorised Comic…
South African and World leaders
… who led a small group of people to make a difference. Freedom Struggle leaders The people listed below were not the only people who sacrificed their own…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… factor within a community of outsiders. Much of the freedom and rights of LGBTQI+ people in South Africa today is …
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… their valiant leaders” and pledged itself to continue the freedom fight, the Liberal Party called upon the white people … adding bravely that no country…
The French Revolution
… Stage (1789-1791) The French Revolution was a fight for freedom from oppression and for equality of all people in France. The motto of the revolutionaries…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… who could also be free, and that we ought to fight for our freedom.’ [i] Louis and the Irishmen were also joined by … the Castle and attempt a peaceful…
ArticleThe Women’s Charter
… any society has reached can be measured by the degree of freedom that its members enjoy. The status of women is a test … men and women of all national groups…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… those around her in her multiple capacities as nurse, freedom fighter, mother, or wife. These qualities are said to … those around her in her multiple…
ArticleQuotations by Oliver Tambo
… are part and parcel of the same thing." "The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free …
South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999
… as well as members of the National Party and Inkatha Freedom Party . The notion of Government of National Unity, …
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… in organising the 1955 Congress of the People , where the Freedom Charter was to be adopted. This gave the women an …
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… remain on the outskirts of the historic meeting. Here the Freedom Charter is read to the 2884 delegates. August, An … 30 April, Sisulu is in Lobatse. 26 June…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… of women's political organization, their struggle for freedom from oppression, for community rights and, … and thus indicated anger and frustration at having…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… in our power in defense of our people, our future, and our freedom.” [i] Barry Gilder was one South African of many that … songs, he believed himself to be a…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… Township. The armed men were affiliated to the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP ) and observers suspected that the attack … what Mr de Klerk, the National Party…