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… On this day in history, 4 of Winnie Mandela's (now Madikizela-Mandela) … Club) were arrested at her home. The 4 were arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Mokhetsi Seipei, … his role in organising resistance among school students in 1985. As result of this, he had spent a year in detention at …

… The two-day All-in African Conference - with 1,400 delegates from 145 … peasant, intellectual and political bodies was hosted in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. The conference called for a … where 69 people were killed and scores left injured in what has come to be known as the Sharpeville Massacre. …

… From the book:  Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 11. A. M. … National Congress is a fundamental feature of a stage in the evolutionary process of the African people ”” a stage … financial response given by the Africans to the national sports day organised by Mr. R. G. Baloyi ”Š 24 ”‰on the 6th …

… them through a referendum to accept this strategy in their own interests, in the interests of continued white … firmly united as an opposition to the oppressive system of apartheid. We called on the youth, the women, the workers, … in a united struggle, which touches every aspect of the apartheid system. We need to go for it in a massive general …

… Afrikaans is one of the eleven official languages spoken in South Africa. It is a derivative of the Dutch, language … Mozambique in Pretoria. The language’s close link with the apartheid government has meant that it has inherited the legacy of being the oppressor’s language. The apartheid government constantly asserted the language as the …

… Louise Mollet-Prinsloo (50) dies in a hospital in Nelspruit, two weeks after she shot herself in her guesthouse in Witrivier, M …

… Donato Francisco Mattera was born in Western Native Township, now called Westbury, Johannesburg in 1935. His grandfather was an Italian immigrant who married … mixed area of Johannesburg called Sophiatown before the apartheid government moved his family to Westbury; an area …

… Phyllis Naidoo was born in Estcourt, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal ) on the 5 January … for people who were banished to remote areas by the Apartheid government. Phyllis's flat in Durban was a meeting … involved in campaigning against the abuse of power by the apartheid government. She was particularly concerned with the …

… from E.S. Reddy collection of articles. Nana Sita was born in Matwadi, a village in Gujarat, India, in 1898, in a family … revered President-General of the ANC, he continued to defy apartheid - especially the "Group Areas Act", described as a pillar of apartheid, which enforced racial segregation at enormous cost …

… Mnumzana (née Mhinga) was born on 21 February 1919 in Mhinga Village, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo ), into … profession. She obtained her Surgical Nursing Certificate in 1943 and a Midwifery Certificate in 1944. She went on to … and health problems in the country on the one hand, and apartheid on the other. She joined the African National …

… On this day in 1990, the African National Congress (ANC) veteran leader, … into South Africa, as part of the dismantling of Apartheid legislations. In Bophuthatswana, 14 people were killed, after police shot … 1990, p 37306 |  O'Malley Chapter 7: Political Violence in the Era of Negotiations and Transition, 1990-1994 from …

… a feature article dealing with the appalling conditions in one of the government’s Bantu Homelands. In addition to … Daily Mail became South Africa’s most influential anti-Apartheid newspaper, known for its courageous and liberal … audiences in the United Kingdom, explaining to them what Apartheid was doing to the African people and the cruelty …

… The roots of the student uprising of 1976 can be traced in part to the cutbacks by the Apartheid government on education for Black students. The … resources to accomplish this task. This coupled with the Apartheid State's insistence on making an inferior curriculum …

… Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Bibliography Primary … Members of the United Nations on the Treatment of Indians in South Africa. 10 October 1947 Natal Indian Organisation. … Politics in South Africa to 1945. Johannesburg: Ravan, 1985 Marks, S., and Trapido, S., "Introduction" in Marks. S, …

… Goldstone, into the shooting by the police of anti-Apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng on 26 March, 1990, was made public. On 26 March police had opened fire on anti-apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng, … Goldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released …

… Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. He attended … strike was conducted, it was deemed illegal because the Apartheid regime did not recognize black unions. The … Last accessed 8 January 2009| Fighting Back Against Apartheid . sacp.org.za. Last accessed 9 January …

… Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. He attended … strike was conducted, it was deemed illegal because the Apartheid regime did not recognize black unions. The …

… school, Tito Mboweni attended the University of the North in Transvaal between 1979 and 1980, where he was registered … political activism, and left the country to go into exile in Lesotho in 1980, where he completed his degree at the … of Labour Mboweni was the architect of South Africa’s post-Apartheid labour legislation. He became one of the World …

… remember that when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister in 1979 the country that we call South Africa was only 69 … world. As Prime Minister Michael Manley of Jamaica put it “Apartheid in South Africa and the relationship between the … the demand was no longer for reform - but for power. In 1985 the situation seemed to be hopeless - but then things …

… Attacks on Sasol 1 and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol 2 in Secunda take place in the night of 31 May/1 June in order to coincide with … Attacks on Sasol 1 and NATREF in Sasolburg and Sasol 2 in Secunda take place in the night of 31 May/1 June in order …

… the Azanian Student Organisation (AZASO) was established in 1979 by students from five black universities and one … committees, faculty councils, class committees, as well as sports and cultural committees. These structures that had … at tertiary institutions presented a challenge to the apartheid system. This was embodied in their commitment to …

… forced removal was part of the government's countrywide apartheid plan to turn the residential and business areas of … TNA, Today in History , from THE NEW AGE, [online], Available at … The Star Condemns Forced Removals In Sophiatown …

… Sindiwe Magona was born on 23 August 1943, in the village of Gungululu in rural Eastern Cape (formerly Transkei). The first born of … issues, the plight of children and the fight against apartheid and racism. Ms Magona is the founder and Executive …

… Myeza was born on 3 December 1950 to Jacob and Julia Myeza in Natal where he also did his early education. Myeza … to Natal where he completed his matric at Ohlange High in Inanda.  His hobbies were boxing and soccer. Myeza … came in the aftermath of the banning orders issued by the apartheid government to eight SASO leaders. Myeza was elected …

… Magnus Malan was born in Pretoria on 30 January 1930. His father, Avril Ire de … a young age, he had aspirations to join the military and in 1973 he was appointed as chief of the South African … murders, including the assassination of two prominent anti-apartheid activists, David Webster and Anton Lubowski. …

… growing across the country as trade unions were formed in different sectors of the economy. Trade unions formed earlier particularly in the Cape struggled to cross the racial divide as … cooperation and sympathy strikes carried by black workers in support of grievances raised their white colleagues. …

… Eve Hall was born on 20 March 1937 in Paris, France, to a Jewish father and a German mother. … other women for promoting the ANC (which was banned by the apartheid government at the time) by distributing leaflets … the first White women activists to be jailed for opposing apartheid. Hall was also fined for ‘insulting’ apartheid …

… Pixie Benjamin was a strong anti-apartheid political activist and prisoner banned from South Africa during Apartheid. She endured harsh punishment under censorship and … racist laws. Her political involvement already occurred in England, where she and her husband allowed African …

… The depression was caused by a number of serious weaknesses in the economy. Although the 1920s appeared on the surface to … of World War I (1914-1918) caused economic problems in many countries, as Europe struggled to pay war debts and … quickly sold by panicking investors who had lost faith in the American economy. At the height of the Depression in …

… Kush Ngubane was born 15 November 1917 near Ladysmith in Natal, the son of a policeman. After receiving his early education in Ladysmith, he entered Adams College in 1933, where he … he now lives. He is the author of  An African Explains Apartheid  (1963),  Ushaba: The Hurtle to Blood River  …