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BiographyEbrahim Ismail Asvat
Ebrahim Ismail Asvat (Aswat) was born in Surat, India. He was a committed passive resister from Vereeniging, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He…
BiographyRamnie Dinat
Ramnie Naidoo, the daughter of Ama and Narainsamy Thambi Naidoo, worked in the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC) since her childhood…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
Reggie Vandeyar was born into a poor family on 15 July 1931 in Newclare. His father was originally from India, who had come to South Africa…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner, the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape and now…
BiographyAhmed Mahomed Cachalia
Ahmed Mohamed Cachalia joined the Satyagraha struggle in the Transvaal. He was an extremely wealthy man and was used to a life of luxury…
ArchiveApartheid's Sporting Afterlife by Clark Easley
Apartheid’s Sporting Afterlifeby Clark Easley · Eleven Named PeopleThe challenge facing South African sport is no longer formal segregation…
Luthuli: Speeches of Chief Albert John Luthuli - 1898 - 1967 - Compiled by E.S.Reddy
BiographyGuy Spike de Keller
PlaceHotazel
Located around 60 kilometres north of Kathu and just as far from Kuruman, Hotazel is a tiny Northern Cape town, that plays a crucial role…
ArchiveMK Special Operations Unit Project Interviews, George Tate Sibanyoni, 11 February 2026 (telephonically), Delmas
ArchiveMK Special Operations Unit Project Interviews, Guido Van Hecken and Nora Bogaert, 6 and 7 December 2018, Cape Town
ArchiveMK Special Operations Unit Project Interviews, Guy Malamba, 20 December 2025, eThekwini
ArchiveMK Special Operations Unit Project Interviews, Teddy Sikakana, 20 November 2025, London (telephonically)
ArchiveRemembering Shanthie Naidoo: A Tribute by David Kenvyn
BiographySatyandranath “Mac” Maharaj
Mac Maharaj was born on the 22 April 1935, the fourth of the eight children of Mr and Mrs NR Maharaj of Newcastle, Natal. He matriculated…