Category: March 2017
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Satyagraha in Pursuit of Truth
A decision has been taken to produce Satyagraha once a quarter. This is why we have not been on line for the past two months. This edition is for March 2017 and the next edition would be on line in June. We are keeping our stories short. We welcome feed back from you. Drop us…
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Human Rights and Women’s Rights
By some coincidence our Government declared 21st March as Human Rights Day while the month of march is celebrated as the international month when we reflect on women’s rights and status. Historically the gross violation of Human Rights in Sharpeville and Langa on March 21 1961, was the reason for our government’s decision to observe…
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Why Phoenix Settlement Should be Declared a World Heritage Site
Recently a group of African Americans from the National Association of African American Studies visited the Phoenix Settlement in Durban South Africa. They were impressed with the historic background of this “Ashram”. They asked if they could nominate this Ashram for declaration as a world heritage site as they felt…
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The Significance of the Three Doctors Pact
On the 9 March 1947 Dr A.B. Xuma , President of the African National Congress, Dr Yusuf Dadoo President of the Transvaal Indian Congress and Dr G.M. Naicker President of the Natal Indian Congress signed a Joint Declaration of Cooperation. Later the Coloured organization the African People’s Organisation joined the Pact. Mandela wrote in his…