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		<title>ANC should pay centenary costs by Farieda Khan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:31:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[. HISTORIC SLICE: Thandi Modise, Gwede Mantashe, President Jacob Zuma, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, Jeff Radebe and Mathews Phosa cutting the ANC centenary cake at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein during the ANC&#8217;s centenary celebrations, which will be marked by another 12 months of commemorative events Picture: Elmond Jiyane The ANC celebrated its 100th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Path to people’s power by Z Pallo Jordan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On trial for his life in 1964, Nelson Mandela explained his movement’s policies and the objectives that inspired the actions that placed him in the dock, saying: “The most important political document ever adopted by the ANC is the Freedom Charter. It is by no means a blueprint for a socialist state. “It calls for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whatever you do, don’t read my lips by Marianne Thamm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was George Bush senior who, while campaigning for the 1988 US presidential election asked voters to “read my lips; no new taxes”. There are those who claim the slogan helped Bush win the election. Afterwards, of course, he promptly raised taxes. The lesson? The last thing you should be reading, when you are trying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 years of the african national congress by Neville Alexander</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/100-years-african-national-congress-neville-alexander The lavish celebrations in Mangaung this past weekend, among other things, reminded me of the late Van Zyl Slabbert. Renowned for his ready wit and as a master of repartee, he once quipped in response to a question about the likelihood of a one-party state in the new SA, given the dominance of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why matric is important By Graeme Bloch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[this article was extracted  from graemebloch.com (click to view blog) (visiting adjunct Professor, School of Public and Development Management, Wits University). The simple reply on why matric is important, is to look at the debate the results have kicked off on where our education system is going and why education is important to the nation. Secondly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gandhi and the formation of the African National Congress of South Africa by E. S. Reddy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The birth of the African National Congress a century ago, on January 8, 1912, was a landmark in the history of Africa, marking the beginning of the end of centuries of exploitation and humiliation of the continent. It received hardly any attention at the time internationally or from the white establishment in South Africa. M.K. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BOOK LAUNCH: SAHO&#8217;s Lives of Courage series at The Book Lounge Cape Town, Thursday at 17:30, 06 October 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South African History Online (SAHO) invites you to the launch of The Final Prize: My Life in the Anti-apartheid Struggle by Norman Levy and Alex Hepple: South African Socialist by Bob Hepple, two new books in the SAHO’s Lives of Courage series. The launch will take place on Thursday 6 October at The Book Lounge, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Register now for the Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Programme Click here for PDF]]></description>
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		<title>Justice for Palestine: A Call to Action from Indigenous and Women of Color Feminists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Between June 14 and June 23, 2011, a delegation of 11 scholars, activists, and artists visited occupied Palestine. As indigenous and women of color feminists involved in multiple social justice struggles, we sought to affirm our association with the growing international movement for a free Palestine. We wanted to see for ourselves the conditions under [...]]]></description>
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