COSATU launches as a united labour force against apartheid

Student groups began daily rallies and an occupation at Berkeley's Sproul Plaza demanding university divestment from companies doing business in South Africa. Protesters challenged the institution's...

Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkonto and Sicelo Mhlauli were intercepted while returning from Port Elizabeth and murdered by security police. Their organizing had helped build community...

A consumer boycott of white-owned shops began in Port Elizabeth following organizing over police violence and township conditions. Mkhuseli Jack served as a prominent spokesperson. By withholding...

Dominant-caste attackers killed six Dalit men in Karamchedu, Andhra Pradesh, amid a conflict rooted in caste power and control of everyday resources. The violence and the struggle for accountability...

Title deeds to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park were returned to Aṉangu Traditional Owners after a long campaign. The handback recognized their relationship to Country and provided for joint...

The first federal observance followed years of organizing by Coretta Scott King, civil-rights groups, trade unionists and supporters. Making King's memory part of the national calendar challenged...

COSATU called a stay-away demanding recognition of May Day as a paid public holiday. Workers and community allies made the centenary of international May Day a major demonstration of collective power....

The apartheid government declared a nationwide state of emergency and detained opponents. Restrictions on political activity, funerals and reporting sought to disrupt community and labour...

Congress completed its override of President Ronald Reagan's veto, bringing sanctions against South Africa into law. The measure restricted important economic relationships sustaining apartheid. It...

Malik Oussekine died after police beat him in the early hours of 6 December, during repression surrounding student protests. His death became a focus of public opposition to police violence. A...