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- 1988 - 2011 (Accumulation)
- 1943 - 2016 (Accumulation)
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ABET - Adult Basic Education and Training
APDUSA - African People's Democratic Union of Southern Africa
CAC - Coloured Advisory Council
CAPS - Curriculum Assessments Policy Statements
CASS - Continuous Assessment
CDE - Centre for Development and Enterprise
CODESA - Convention for a Democratic South Africa
CRC - Coloured Representative Council
CTMWA - Cape Town Municipal Workers' Association
CTPA - Cape Teachers' Professional Association
ELRC - Education Labour Relations Council
ESST - Educational Support Services Trust
FET - Further Education and Training
GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Gear - Growth, Employment and Redistribution
IMF - International Monetary Fund
Nedlac - National Economic Development and Labour Council
Nepad - New Partnership for Africa's Development
NEPI - National Education Policy Investigation
NEUM - Non-European Unity Movement
NQF - National Qualifications Framework
NUM - New Unity Movement
NUPSAW - National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers
OBE - Outcomes-Based Education
RDP - Reconstruction and Development Programme
TIMSS - Third International Maths and Science Study
TLSA - Teachers' League of South Africa
UDUSA - Union of Democratic University Staff Associations
USSASA - United Schools Sports Association of South Africa
UWC - University of the Western Cape
WB - World Bank
Formed in 1943, the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM) was a united front comprising of the All African Convention (AAC), ANTI Coloured Affairs Department (Anti-CAD) and the Anti-Segregation Council (ASC). Affiliated to the NEUM were The Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA), The Cape African Teachers Association (CATA), and the Society of Young Africans (SOYA).
Key policies and principles of NEUM constituted:
• The Ten Point Programme of minimum demands
• Policy of non-racialism
• Policy of non-collaboration and the boycott as a weapon of
struggle
• Policy of anti-imperialism
• Emphasis on importance of theory and principled approach to
struggle.
NEUM publications, such as the Ten Point Programme, Declaration to the People of South Africa and Declaration to the People of the World, The Torch Newspaper, as well as pamphlets, conference papers and Bulletins were used as a vehicle to propagate these policies and principles. A number of these publications are contained in this collection.
By 1958 the NEUM had split into two sections:
• The African Peoples Democratic Union of South Africa
(APDUSA)
was formed in 1961 under the leadership of IB Tabata who
went into exile and formed the Unity Movement of South Africa
(UMSA).
• Supporters of the leadership of the second section continued
operating in organisations like the TLSA, the Federation of
Cape Civic Associations (FCCA), a number of Educational
Fellowships and in the South African Council on Sport
(SACOS).
As the result of state repression NEUM ceased to exist by the 1960’s by which time nearly the entire leadership and its affiliates, including the editor of the Torch newspaper, were banned under the Suppression of Communism Act.
The New Unity Movement (NUM) was established in 1985 as the successor of NEUM, following a reconciliation between the two opposing sections in the 1980s. NUM continues to be dedicated and committed to the NEUM founding principles and policies.
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The collection of publications had been categorised (A-E) during a preliminary sorting by the donor. These categories have been retained as the main series in the arrangement of the collection.
A Historic Literature
B Presidential Addresses
C APDUSA
C1 Presidential Address by I.B. Tabata
C2 APDUSA Views
D NUM Bulletin
E The Education Journal
The Historical Literature series (A) is arranged in chronological order by the earlier publication date and not necessarily the date of publication of the re-issued titles and later editions found in this series. For example 'The Origin and Development Segregation in South Africa' a lecture by W.P. van Schoor was originally published in 1951. The publication in this collection is the lecture re-issued as part of the Unity Movement History Series, published by APDUSA in 1986.
The Presidential Addresses series (B) is arranged in chronological order.
The APDUSA series (C) is arranged in two subseries: Presidential Address by I.B. Tabata (C1) and APDUSA Views (C2). The APDUSA Views are arranged in chronological order by publication date for the first view issues and by the issue number for the remainder of the issues. This allows for current missing and further issues to be incorporated into the series without disrupting the order.
The NUM Bulletin series (D) is arranged in chronological order by volume and issue numbers to allow for current missing and further issues to be incorporated into the series. A subseries 'Special Bulletins' was added to accommodate a 'Special' issue and two anniversary issues. The Special Bulletins could not be included with the main series of NUM Bulletins due to an absence of volume and issue numbers for these issues.
The Educational Journal series (E) is arranged in two subseries due to their provenance and separate numbering systems. The Educational Journal was published by The Teachers' League of South Africa from 1967-1999 as their official organ (E1) and by NUPSAW Education Sector from 2000-2016 (E2). Both subseries are arranged in chronological order by volume and issue number (E1) and by publication date (E2) to allow for current missing and further issues to be incorporated.
After consultation within NUM the decision was made to include the name of Basil Brown in the collection name. Dr Basil Brown is the current President of NUM.
SAHA is expected to receive further material from the donor in the future. Additional material may include follow-up literature from NEUM/NUM/TLSA – Educational Journals as well as more recent publications from NUM.
While the collection at SAHA consists of a selection of NEUM and NUM publications, personal papers of individuals involved in these organisations are in the custody of the University of Fort Hare National Heritage and Cultural Studies (NAHECS) and the University of Cape Town Special Collections.
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