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ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… anthem and a flag, and significantly adopting the Bill of Rights. Another significant development was the formation of … General Hertzog addresses the Native…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… to the fight against the apartheid movement and the rights for all people in South Africa. During her childhood, Mbete became highly aware of the issues that…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… also entitled to a gift of crown land and full citizenship rights. The first batch of 342 indentured labourers arrived … was the first time that Indians were…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… through the creation of trade unions and increased legal rights as apartheid came to an end. Key words: Women, … benefits, education, pregnancy, trade unions…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… and defending the social, political and economic rights of Coloureds. However, after the Anglo-Boer War/South … as a means to qualifying for the vote. Social…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… increasingly became aware of injustices, racism and human rights violations; a counter culture started to emerge. The … [ Accessed 25 February 2015] Civil…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… Charter did not include one of the most basic worker rights: the right to strike. More importantly, its critics … association and movement. By going beyond…
Intersex South Africa (ISSA)
… of their mission include raising awareness of intersex issues in South Africa while advocating and supporting all … They aim to fundamentally shift…
Student Politics in the Era of Democracy
… appear to have much interest in important higher education issues at institutional and national levels, or in crucial political and social issues. Some…
Chapter 8
… the minimum demands of a people seeking democratic rights-the 10-Point Programme. The 10-Point Programme was to … end of all political tutelage, of all…
Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
… but was more practical in approach and dealt with issues such as industrial relations, the rights of workers, and the economy and IIE workbooks included …
ArchiveThe All-African Convention: The Awakening of The People by I.B. Tabata
… in 1950, it was intended for the clarification of the real issues facing the Black masses of South Africa and serve as a … to deprive them of the very last…
Liberation
… organisations. Thus even though land and agrarian issues were not key mobilising issues in the liberation struggle, land dispossession has … struggled…
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… worker organisations, to make workers aware of their rights through its in house paper, Isisebenzi (in English and … medical and funeral benefits and worker…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… licenses endangers the comfort and health of neighbours. Representation of Blacks Act No 12 of 1936 Removed Black … senators. Commenced: 10 July 1936…
Nelson Mandela Letter to F.W. de Klerk, 9 July 1992
… It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my memorandum of the 26th June, 1992. … the basic electoral system shall be that…
BiographyJomo Kenyatta
… the settlers would be given self-government, and that the rights of the Kikuyu would be ignored. In February 1929 … for Black Africans The repeal of hut and…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… friend of Winnie and Nelson’s, and a well respected human rights lawyer. After many complications, Winnie’s release was … prevent Black South Africans from…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… Act with respect to its impact on gender equality and the rights of women. Origins and Evolution of the Recognition of … that even though the RCMA was aimed…
Liberation organisations
… Organisation (SANCO). Civics tackled 'bread and butter issues' such as rent, municipal services, public transport … young 'comrades'. State orchestrated…
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… to further segregation and control mobility and limit the rights of Black, Coloured and Indian South Africans. Most … Situation in South Africa.’ Its in…
Chapter 5 - Preparing to negotiate
… a unitary, non-racial, and democratic state with a bill of rights. There would be an elected president as head of state … assembly and a senate elected by…
81. The People’s Candidates Party and the Lenasia Management Committee
… the harsh attitude towards the legitimate educational rights of subject groups; the firm indication that the … Limited objectives had to give way for the…
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… and are employed via labour brokers. According to Human Rights Watch report, as of 2012 only 3% of farm workers in the Western Cape belonged to a trade…
Chapter 13
… resignation from the N.R.C. and an end of the farce of "representation. "All those organisations affiliated to the … under the Act and to struggle for full…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… population had with the bill was that it had no guaranteed rights for Blacks. Even people outside the country, like New … education. 2. By asserting women’s…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… opportunity in employment; equal pay for equal work; equal rights in relation to property, marriage and children; and … tutelage of their male guardians…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… as a straight line starting from a commitment to human rights, and leading, without deviation, to the bench of the … was a member of the Technical Committee…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… also began protesting in support of wider community issues. Students at the University of the North organised a … Parliament (with three houses) to include…
Chapter 11 - Negotiating the final constitution
… invitation to make submissions elicited a 'wish list' of issues. This sparked off an important debate: what issues … major issues requiring resolution…