Education in Exile: SOMAFCO, the African National Congress School in Tanzania, 1978 to 1992Charting the debates and difficulties surrounding the formation of the unique and self-reliant Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (SOMAFCO), this study examines the curricula, philosophies, and experiences at this controversial institute. Describing student life, campus organizations, and political activities, the detailed research also follows the often-traumatized state of the exiled pupils. |
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Education in Exile: SOMAFCO, the ANC School in Tanzania, 1978-1992 Sean Morrow No preview available - 2004 |
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Page 2 - My blood will nourish the tree which will bear the fruits of freedom. Tell my people that I love them and that they must continue the struggle.
Page 179 - Anyone present will remember the scene in Freedom Square, Fort Hare, on 21 September 1992. A lorry from the port of Durban deposited a large container in the square. A knot of university dignitaries and others gathered around while a workman broke the seal with a crowbar.
Page 166 - Soweto uprisings, a march of school pupils against the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in schools.
Page 143 - ... among southern African states in taking such a step, it remained to some extent susceptible to countervailing pressures from the Frontline states and the OAU. Thus although a number of actions were taken against ANC members in the kingdom, by current standards these remained relatively mild. However, with the signing of the Nkomati Accord between Mozambique and South Africa, Swaziland has embraced its relationship with the apartheid regime with a renewed vigour and frankness. South African Defence...
Page 67 - Neduc meeting in 1986 says that corporal punishment had been sporadically used and that two teachers had been rebuked 'for physically punishing students'.
Page 107 - Sotho students might not have gone through initiation, and could be seen as amakhwenkwe, 'boys' - as males who have not yet undergone initiation are referred to in Xhosa society.
Page 14 - the doors of learning and culture shall be opened .... Education shall be free, compulsory, universal and equal.
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