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… Biography of Tseko Simon Nkoli. Simon was born in Soweto on Boxing day in 1959 but grew up on a farm in Heilbron in Orange Free State. He began high school in …

… secretary. The second report of the Congress, written in October 1899, gives a rather detailed account of the … Gandhi, vol. 3, pp. 96-110. The first report was published in August of 1895, one year after the establishment of the … make the annual subscriptions payable for the whole year in advance and the cumbrous method of collecting the …

… sector of society was faced with the call to participate in and promote the total transformation of our country in order to address our legacy of poverty and inequity. The … this challenge. It has become one of the key institutions in support of the vision of a new South Africa and the region …

… INTRODUCTION: 1. The year 1950 was a turning point in the political history of the African people in this country. It was marked by a number of events which … Action which was to serve as a guide to the African people in the struggle for liberation. The Programme of Action …

… who are amonst the leaders of a community deeply rooted in the history of our nation. I would therefore like to thank … an occasion the rich diversity of the Chinese community in South Africa, small though it may be in numbers. It is a community which has shared the …

… FLAGSTAFF,C.P. Dear Comrade, Please excuse our long delay in replying to the questions you raised in your letter. You will remember that there has been a great deal of talk in Government circles about the delimitation of livestock in …

… League of America Opposition. Quite a lot has happened in the communist party of South Africa, private meetings are … continuing, expelled Stalinist and those who are still in the Party are forming a common front in killing the Communist League of Africa (Left Opposition) …

… welcome the announcement of your decision contained in your letter of April 26th. This is the very first … therefore desirous of obtaining some information from you in order to be able to learn about your group and to … name or under any other name? If you can, will you give us in brief outline information about the history, and …

… The following is an interview with Mr. Champion conducted in 1964 by Mr. Stanley Trapido, Lecturer at the Institute of … : Mr. Champion, why do you think the ICU was so strong in Natal? A. Champion : The reason was that the native … the rural farms under European farmers, as well as those in the native reserves were suffering under many harsh …

… Speech at mass welcome meeting in Johannesburg organised in his honour by the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council on … to the number of women who played such a splendid part in the struggle during the last two years. I must add that …

… All that time both were components of the British Empire in differing stages of colonial rule. We need not dwell on … such decisions. I have discovered that the then government in South Africa expressed itself as party to a collective recognition, in the introduction to the 1947 agreement, that, "relations …

… Bridglal Pachai The People's Candidates Party participated in the Lenasia Management Committee between 1974 and 1978. … local authorities, and it later withdrew from the L.M.C. In the next document the committee's chairman, Dr. R. A. M. … resigned. The P.C.P., he declared, was not interested in the 'glittering chains of office', and its opposition to …

… Law Amendment Bill of 1894 sought to deprive Indians in Natal of the parliamentary franchise. Below, a petition, … it would be 'the proverbial thin edge if the wedge'. In the event, the Bill was disallowed. However, after Responsible Government was introduced in the Colony, the Natal Legislature was able to have its …

… following is the report on Dr. Dadoo's speech at a meeting in Johannesburg on February 29, 1948 on the eve of his … rose to speak on Sunday at the great solidarity meeting in his honour held in Johannesburg, the huge crowd rose with him shouting "We …

… agreements to bring an end to conflict and usher in a new process of negotiation towards the final constitution. When the people of South Africa voted in this election, they voted to provide their newly elected … produced 490 political leaders at national level: 400 in the National Assembly and 90 in the senate. In terms of …

… to be part of the process and will be responding, because in the end the drafting of the constitution must not be the … of South Africa must be involved. They must be consulted in an organised fashion, on specific issues in order for the new law to be sensitive to and shaped by …

… as it grapples with various matters such as the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the situation in Darfur, the transition programme in CÁ´te d'Ivoire, progress towards African political …

… When I returned to South Africa in March 1933, I found the stillness of the grave in the union office. The mass of workers in the factory section had lost interest in the union and …

… On 12 September 2008, Justice Chris Nicholson, Judge in the then Natal Provincial Division of the High Court of … Blade Nzimande, General Secretary of the SACP, wrote in the 17 September, 2008 edition of Umsebenzi Online that: … once more, struck off the roll…The judgement vindicates us in our long held view that the charging of Cde Zuma is not a …

… stubbornness can also suggest steadfastness. Obstinacy, in this sense, was also why his commitment to freedom never … once change became necessary or he became convinced in his own mind or through persuasion that it was necessary … of the ANC, with which he had to abide This change is seen in Mandela’s evolution from aggressively advancing a narrow …

… that we hold dear and which bind us together as enshrined in our Constitution. We also acknowledge and appreciate our … way since 1994. We were a country divided and a nation in turmoil, facing a bleak future. From April 27, 1994, we … bitterness and pain and began to rebuild our country in a spirit of togetherness and co-operation. It is therefore …

… what we might do together to help one another realise them in a changing world. There is much that makes it moving to stand before you in this the highest institution of your democracy. Neither of … appreciate it all the more that while Argentina was still in the early stages of a fragile transition to democracy, you …

… is oppressive and fascistic to the core. The Act of Union in 1910 wrote the colour bar into the statute books of South … for restricted voting rights allowed for Non-Europeans in the Cape Province. The Native Land and Trust Act of 1913 … rights as well as the political rights still allowed in the Cape, for which they were "compensated" by the right …

… that I stand before you today during this important phase in the democratisation of South Africa. This week, The ANC … vision for local government. 1.2 The majority of people in the Free State chose the ANC to lead the country and this … heeded this call. 24 mobile clinics are operating in rural areas where communities have little or no access to …

… faced by our two regions of West and Southern Africa. In today's world, no country can conduct its affairs in isolation. What happens in any country in a region impacts on its neighbours, and …

… The Origins Centre at Wits University in Johannesburg is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in learning about the rich and diverse history of Southern … the origins of humanity and the evolution of culture in the African Continent. Origins Centre is dedicated to …

… family, with the surname of Brits. Settled on the site in the 1820s and built a thatched A-frame dwelling for … of the Orange River) purchased it from the Brits family in 1846. The thatched-house built by the Brits family was … farm building which was made out of sun-dried bricks. In 1854, The British Government abandoned the Orange River …

… commemorate here today were so centrally formative to and in my life. To finally retire without paying them the tribute … my presence here would have made my retirement undeserved. In this more intimate gathering of friends and comrades there … only say a very few words. What Yusuf and Bram have meant in my life, in our struggle for liberation and in laying the …

… the Molopo and West of the Kei River, but Dutch settlement in the Western and Southern Cape slowly drove them ever … tired of the constant friction with their Dutch neighbours in the Orange Free State, sold them their lands and, after an epic migration, settled in the territory of Griqualand East. In 1867 the discovery of …

… one, giving every indication that it will continue in the direction of the common good. Born in Johannesburg in 1931, Arthur Chaskalson studied law at the University of …