In September 1984, the Vaal Civic Association, with the support of other movements, mobilised against the rent increases.
The 1984 Vaal uprising: a turning point in the struggle
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Sharpeville
The #StopFunelaniNganeno Campaign: how the Human Rights Commission is protecting the girl child
On 21 March 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, 69 people died, and 180 were wounded when police fired on a peaceful crowd that had gathered in protest against the pass laws. This iconic date in the history of South Africa is the day we commemorate as Human Rights...
The Black Consciousness Movement and student demonstration: Kroonstad 1976
The student uprising, which erupted in Soweto on 16 June 1976 and quickly spread to other areas throughout the country, was a turning point in South Africa’s politics.
Is Israel really like apartheid South Africa? | by Jaamia Galant
To say that Israel is like apartheid South Africa is truly an understatement. The sustained violent dispossession, discrimination and repression of Palestinians by the state of Israel are far, far worse than what black South Africans had to endure under apartheid...