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Jacob Monakgotla portrait
Biography
Jacob Monakgotla
5 December 2019
Mr Jacob Monnakgotla was detained under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act on 29 January 1969 with nine other Bakubung tr...
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Michael Shivute portrait
Biography
Michael Shivute
5 December 2019
Mr Michael Shivute was detained on 16th June 1969 under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act and was held at the Ondagwa po...
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Solwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle
Biography
Solwandle Looksmart Khulile Ngudle
5 December 2019
Member of the African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party (SACP), Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) Commander...
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Umkhonto we Sizwe - Structure, Training and Force Levels (1984 to 1994) by Tsepe Motumi , African Defence Review No 18, 1994
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Umkhonto we Sizwe - Structure, Training and Force Levels (1984 to 1994) by Tsepe Motumi , African Defence Review No 18, 1994
5 December 2019
INTRODUCTION In examining the history of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) since its establishment in 1961, a number of distinct...
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The romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
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The romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
5 December 2019
Yohannes Woldemariam trawls through the history books to expose the truths of Haile Selassie’s 44-year reign over Ethiop...
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A tribute to Sunny Singh by Ivan Pillay
4 December 2019
A tribute to Sunny Singh
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Caleb Mayekiso
Biography
Caleb Mayekiso
4 December 2019
Caleb Mayekiso was an African National Congress (ANC) supporter who was arrested on 16 January 1964 in Graaff-Reinet, C...
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uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
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uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
4 December 2019
Introduction Following British victory in the South African War, the Union of South Africa was forged in 1910 under t...
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Solomon Modipane portrait
Biography
Solomon Modipane
4 December 2019
Mr Solomon Modipane was another of the Bakwena tribesman .He was detained on 25 February 1969 and held under section 6(1...
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Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam Temple Complex, Cato Manor, Durban
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Shree Ambalavaanar Alayam Temple Complex, Cato Manor, Durban
4 December 2019
The original building is the first recorded public Hindu temple to have been erected on the African continent. Built in ...
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Vuyi Lesley Mbalo portrait
Biography
Vuyi Lesley Mbalo
4 December 2019
Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) member and documentary photographer
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Nicodemus Kgoathe portrait
Biography
Nicodemus Kgoathe
4 December 2019
Mr Nicodemus Kgoathe was one of eleven Bakwena-ba-Mokgopa tribesmen detained after an attempt was made to burn down the ...
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Rafique (Rafs) Mayet
Biography
Rafique (Rafs) Mayet
3 December 2019
Photographer
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Peter McKenzie
Biography
Peter McKenzie
3 December 2019
Documentary photographer, administrator of Afrapix photographic collective, President of the KwaZulu Natal Society of Ar...
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Presidential Address by Mr S Mapogo Makgatho, South African Native Congress, 1918
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Presidential Address by Mr S Mapogo Makgatho, South African Native Congress, 1918
3 December 2019
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