Chronology
January 1912. ANC founded
1914. Afrikaner National Party formed
July 1921. Communist Party of South Africa formed
1943. The word apartheid appears for the first time
1948. National Party elected to whites-only
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Apartheid is dead. In South Africa's first democratic elections, the people have voted overwhelmingly for a process of radical change.
The elections register and consolidate the political transformation already won through mass action by
Toxic Park Closed
By Jon Land
SYDNEY — A park adjacent to the Olympic 2000 site has been fenced off and closed because of toxic chemicals found in the soil and ground water. A study commissioned by Auburn Council, released on April 18,
By Jon Singer
CANBERRA — The PSU Activists Conference held here on April 23-24 was "very positive", according to Maree Roberts, PSU National Challenge candidate for PSU national secretary. "The conference drew together a very broad range of
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Rollins Band
BMG Records
Reviewed by Jon Land
The Rollins Band's latest album has been the biggest mover on the US university, alternative and metal radio play lists since release in mid-April. Formed in the mid-'80s out of seminal
SBS soccer feast
SBS television is to broadcast a "feast of soccer" during May in a warm-up for the network's exclusive broadcast of the 1994 World Cup finals in the US during June and July. There will be live international matches and soccer
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — Three words sum up the attitude of millions of hitherto disenfranchised South Africans as they cast their first votes ever in a democratic election: enthusiasm, elation and determination. On April 27, vast number
American Music and Popular Culture — Jazz, Part III — Bop, Cool, Third-stream, Eclectic. Since the second world war, jazz has had a rich and active history of stylistic change. Bebop redefined the art, reacting to the "excesses" of the previous
By Norm Dixon
Extreme racial oppression in South Africa was a product of its brutal colonisation beginning in the mid-1600s, and this became the basis of the growth of South African capitalism.
Apartheid is much more than a system of
By Tom Kelly
Australia is among the industrialised countries that are increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, in violation of international agreement to reduce them.
The Climate Change Convention, negotiated at the United Nations Earth
Newcastle SRC elections
By Shane Bentley
NEWCASTLE — The progressive "Activate" ticket breathed some life into elections for the Newcastle University Students Representative Council, held April 18-21.
Activate won four out of five
By Norm Dixon
JOHANNESBURG — Inexperience, lack of preparation and ineptitude on the part of the Independent Electoral Commission contributed to confusion during the first two days of the election. However, the overriding cause of problems was
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