Today in Kimberley's History
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ANC Women's League holds national conference in Kimberley - 1991
One of the first ANC activities after it was unbanned in 1991 was a national conference of the ANC Women's League in Kimberley from 25th to 28th April 1991. Women from all over South Africa, as well as a large international delegation, attended the conference. Mittah Seperepere was the regional convener of the conference and Ruth Mompati, chairperson of the ANC Northern Cape region, opened the event.
Several opening addresses were delivered on the first day of the conference. Albertina Sisulu, leading member of the ANCWL, in her address stressed that it was not sufficient to just pass resolutions on women's emancipation but the most important task was to put these resolutions into practice.
The conference culminated with a ANCWL National Conference Rally on 28th April in Galeshewe Stadium starting at 11am.
One of the first ANC activities after it was unbanned in 1991 was a national conference of the ANC Women's League in Kimberley from 25th to 28th April 1991. Women from all over South Africa, as well as a large international delegation, attended the conference. Mittah Seperepere was the regional convener of the conference and Ruth Mompati, chairperson of the ANC Northern Cape region, opened the event.
Several opening addresses were delivered on the first day of the conference. Albertina Sisulu, leading member of the ANCWL, in her address stressed that it was not sufficient to just pass resolutions on women's emancipation but the most important task was to put these resolutions into practice.
The conference culminated with a ANCWL National Conference Rally on 28th April in Galeshewe Stadium starting at 11am.
Journalists’ first visit to Robben Island - 1977
The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of international news agencies and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, were held. On the island, 12km north east of Cape Town, political prisoners of the anti-apartheid movement were kept together with hardened criminals. Though Robben Island has been used as prison and a place where people were isolated, banished and exiled to for more than 300 years, the new maximum-security prison was established in the early 1960s.
The living conditions were, particularly in the early years, extremely bad. Prisoners had to labour in the quarry, were not dressed sufficiently and had to sleep on thin straw mats on the stone floor. Through strikes and endless protests, more humane conditions were implemented in 1971, when the prisoners were also allowed to study. During this visit in 1977, material conditions were considered in general to be satisfactory, but the lack of contact with the outside world was very severe.
The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of international news agencies and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, were held. On the island, 12km north east of Cape Town, political prisoners of the anti-apartheid movement were kept together with hardened criminals. Though Robben Island has been used as prison and a place where people were isolated, banished and exiled to for more than 300 years, the new maximum-security prison was established in the early 1960s.
The living conditions were, particularly in the early years, extremely bad. Prisoners had to labour in the quarry, were not dressed sufficiently and had to sleep on thin straw mats on the stone floor. Through strikes and endless protests, more humane conditions were implemented in 1971, when the prisoners were also allowed to study. During this visit in 1977, material conditions were considered in general to be satisfactory, but the lack of contact with the outside world was very severe.