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Human Rights Day, Sharpeville, South Africa 2013

johannesburgkiwi wrote 2 months ago: A woman dressed in ANC colours celebrates with a big crowd at the George Thabe Stadium in Sharpevill … more →

Tags: Cornell Tukiri, South Africa, human rights day, 19.60, ANC, PAC, New Black Panther Party

Human Rights Day in South Africa.

alonglongwalktofreedom wrote 2 months ago: Human Rights Day in South Africa.  What does it really mean if we are still abusing people’s rights? … more →

Tags: human rights day, South Africa, apartheid, media, poverty, Protest, National Party

Sharpeville, South Africa - Human Rights Day

johannesburgkiwi wrote 2 months ago: Mampinga Ndamane (96) is a survivor of the Sharpeville Massacre. She was a witness on the 21st of Ma … more →

Tags: Person, Cornell Tukiri, South Africa, Massacre, police, gauteng, Mampinga Ndamane, human rights day, 19.60

Just an aimless post

lennymaysay wrote 2 months ago: Human Rights Day! Thursday. I hate public holidays in the middle of the week. I’ll bet the pol … more →

Tags: South Africa, Social commentary, politicians, apartheid, YouTube, human rights day, police station, Massacre, Evil Dead

Human Rights Day – Just another day off?1 comment

Asanda Ntshiqa wrote 2 months ago: South Africans in the Sharpeville Massacre- 21 March 1960 Public holidays are those days that we mar … more →

Tags: South Africa, black, police, President, Soweto, human rights day, Africa, History, Struggle

THE LEGACY OF ROBERT MANGALISO SOBUKWE3 comments

Mayihlome wrote 2 months ago: Robert Sobukwe and fellow PAC NEC leaders in Orlando, leading the Anti Pass Positive Action Campaign … more →

Tags: Feature Articles, kwame nkrumah, Lembede, PAC, Soweto, World Bank, Apla, Zephaniah Mothopeng, Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe

Editorial: Mental Slavery

Liberation Cooperative Organization wrote 4 months ago: What does it mean to have self-confidence? What is its value? Sometimes when we think of self-confid … more →

Tags: Unions, Editorial, mutual aid, Editorial, Solidarity, Mental Slavery, South Africa, Marikana, Massacre

Apartheid: Racial Discrimination

Read Stuff With Me! wrote 4 months ago: I was reading about the Marikana mine massacre which took place in August 2012 in South Africa in wh … more →

Tags: Around The World News, Think About this:, Society, society, apartheid, postaday, Racial Discrimination, Racial Segregation, south africa blacks

The late, great Alfred Kumalo

VTTH wrote 6 months ago: By Frisco Rosso Alfred Kumalo, one of South Africa’s longest serving photojournalists died at the ag … more →

Tags: Art, Alfred Kumalo, apartheid, Bantu World, Desmond Tutu, drum, Golden City Post, Helen Joseph, Nelson Mandela

The late, great Alfred Kumalo

VTTH wrote 6 months ago: By Frisco Rosso Alfred Kumalo, one of South Africa’s longest serving photojournalists died at the ag … more →

Tags: Art, Frisco Rosso, South Africa, Alfred Kumalo, Nelson Mandela, apartheid, drum, Bantu World, Golden City Post

Morning Song - Grazing In The Grass

masscommons wrote 8 months ago: By the time “Grazing In The Grass” crossed over and became a #1 pop hit in the summer of … more →

Tags: Music, History, hugh masekela, grazing in the grass

A South African Massacre: 1960 and 2012

jhookwritings wrote 9 months ago: A South African Massacre: 1960 and 2012 It was August 17, 2012, I flipped through the BBC Africa new … more →

Tags: Justice, South Africa, Miners, police, apartheid, 19.60, Marikhana, Africa, black

South Africa: Solidarity with Mine Workers at Marikana Platinum

reed wrote 9 months ago: 17 August 2012 Abahlali baseMjondolo Press statement Solidarity with Mine Workers at Marikana Platin … more →

Tags: Africa, South Africa, ANC Government, Workers struggles, police, marikana platinum, massacre on Nkaneng Hill

June 2012

stuart wrote 11 months ago: In the last month, we got out as a team quite a bit. Two days after my last post – which featu … more →

Tags: GSLA, 8-80 cities, Landscape architects, Roof Garden, bench

Classic African Films N°3: 'Come Back, Africa' by Lionel Rogosin4 comments

Basia Lewandowska Cummings wrote 1 year ago: ‘Come Back, Africa’ (1959) is an explosive film; a strongly political piece, its show the hardship, … more →

Tags: Featured, film, miriam makeba, lionel rogosin, Lewis Nkosi, Bloke Modisane, Sophiatown, Classic African Films, Come Back Africa

INTRODUCTION TO THE PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS (PAC) OF AZANIA - PART 27 comments

Mayihlome wrote 1 year ago: PAC of Azania How did PAC Pursue its Goals? In pursuit of its immediate objective to overthrow white … more →

Tags: Feature Articles, PAC, South Africa, Molefe Ike Mafole, cape town, African people, Maseru, task force, Status Campaign

The Right To Take Social Responsibility

anruliebenberg wrote 1 year ago: The 21st of March is a public holiday in South Africa called Human Rights Day. South Africans celebr … more →

Tags: Jesus, human rights day, Social Responsibility, Social Justice

Who's celebrating today? March 21, 2012

JetSetB wrote 1 year ago: Born on this day: Mexican Statesman, Reformer and former President Benito Juarez (1806) and German s … more →

Tags: Holidays, Canada, South Africa, Birthday, National Tree Planting Day, Egypt, Germany, Independence Day, youth day

Human Rights Day

thebutterflyheart wrote 1 year ago: Aftermath of Sharpeville 21st March 1960 21st March is now a public holiday in South Africa in memor … more →

Tags: human rights day, Gill Scott Heron, johannesburg


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