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BiographySizakele Sigxashe
Sizakele Sigxashe was born on 21 June 1937. Sigxashe joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1959 and became involved in its anti…
The Natal Indian Congress, 1972, by F.M. Meer
The Last Mile: an intimate portrait of Nelson Mandela in 1992
BiographyJohn Alfons Pandeni
Namibian John Pandeni was one of hundreds of People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) SWAPO fighters who were captured and imprisoned on…
BiographyGodfrey Mokgonane Pitje
Godfrey Mokgonane Pitje was born in 1917, in the northern Transvaal, the son of semiliterate Bapedi parents. Studious and able, he made his…
BiographyCleopas Madoda Nsibande
Cleopas Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa…
Statement by President Mandela on receiving the report of the TRC Pretoria, 29 October 1998
Chairperson of the TRC, The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu Presiding Officers of our Houses of Parliament Ministers and Deputy Ministers …
Address by Nelson Mandela on behalf of the ANC delegation to the Conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa Addis Ababa, January 1962
The delegation of the African National Congress, and I particularly, feel specially honoured by the invitation addressed to our…
BiographyCornelius Petrus Mulder
Cornelius ("Connie") Petrus Mulder was born on the 5 June 1925. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and obtained the Transvaal Education…
The old man and the sky: In memory of David Goldblatt, by Charl Blignaut, City Press, 2018-07-01
BiographyEvelyn Ntoko Mase
Little is available in the public to construct a thorough biography of Evelyn Ntoko Mase before and after her relationship with Nelson…
Nelson Mandela Family Tree
The Mandela family tree drafted by Nelson Mandela and K.D. Matanzima. From the book Higher Than Hope - 'Rolihlahla we love you' by Fatima…
Through a Lens Darkly: David Goldblatt (1930-2018), Peter Wilhelm
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
The series of clashes historically known as, Frontier Wars date back to 1779 when Xhosa people, Boers, Khoikhoi, San and the British…