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BiographyMosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale
… He had spent thirteen years in prison. Sexwale was elected to the ANC’s executive committee in the PWV area (now … alia, Umkhonto we Sizwe . In September…
BiographyAlfred Baphetuxolo Nzo
… which the Freedom Charter was adopted. In 1956 Nzo was elected the chairperson of ANC branch in Alexandra. In 1957 … Prison, where his father once worked…
BiographyDennis Brutus
… an alternative to the White sports bodies of the time. As Secretary of the South African Sports Association, he was … in exile and later to the South…
BiographyPitness (Stalwart) H. Simelane
… in a pharmacy. In 1952, while serving as assistant secretary of the Natal ANC, he led the first batch of Durban volunteers in the Defiance Campaign . He…
Peter Papela Nthite
… became chairman of the Sophiatown Youth League and later secretary for the Transvaal League. In 1959, during the … the Treason Trial , in which he was a…
BiographyRaymond Francis (Ray) Budd
… he took over the position of honorary part-time district secretary of the Cape Town branch of the AEU from his … of the Cape Town branch of the AEU. That…
BiographyJacob Mpemba
… Kaizer Matanzima requested that Mpemba and Gilbert Hani, from Langa location in Cape Town, [Western Province, … could keep an eye on them. The New Age…
BiographyAdams Farid Ahmed
… Congress (SAIC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the forties during the anti- Ghetto Act campaign . … five years,working some of that time as…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
… On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human … Dr Chris Barnard performs the world’s…
BiographyStephanie Kemp
… recruited into the South African Communist Party (SACP). Through her interaction with SACP members and its ideology she became radicalised. Most … in ANC…
BiographyPauline Podbrey
… Africa (CPSA) (now the South African Communist Party - SACP) and stalwarts such as Eddie Roux . He used to hold … led her to become a trade unionist, and she…
ArchiveAddress by ANC Deputy President to SACP 8th National Congress
… Address by ANC Deputy President, Walter Sisulu, to SACP 8th National Congress held in Johannesburg, 5 December … Address by ANC Deputy President to SACP 8th…
ArchiveThe SACP demands increased and continuous subsidisation of the bus industry
… Black and white poster. Wording - The SACP demands increased and continuous subsidisation of the … The SACP demands increased and continuous subsidisation of…
ArchiveBeyond the stereotype: the SACP in the past, present and future
… Cape Conference to mark the 70th anniversary of the SACP. (incomplete) … Beyond the stereotype: the SACP in the past, present and future …
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… leadership caused headaches for the likes of Joe Slovo and Chris Hani as they were unsure whether to retain him in exile as a …
EventBarney Pityana is elected Chairman of Human Rights Commission
… Constitution, on its inaugural meeting on 2 October 1995 elected Nyameko Barney Pityana as its chairman. He maintained … Barney Pityana is elected Chairman…
ArchiveThe SACP says : no to the selling of the peoples assets
… The SACP says : No to the selling of the Peoples Assets! White … The SACP says : no to the selling of the peoples assets …
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… declared a national monument. From 1915 to 1918 Swart was secretary of the examination board of the Orange Free State … Party (GNP) under Dr D.F. Malan . In…
BiographyKalushi Drake Koka
… Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). He was appointed as secretary of the organization, and thus worked closely with … formed that would serve until an…
BiographyAllison Wessels George Champion
… He also had a brief stint at diamond digging in Kimberley. Elected president of the newly formed Native Mine Clerks' … and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) …
Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a hero's welcome
… Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, the first Black … Sensei Chris Seabelo of Tlhabane, Rustenburg, returns home to a …
E.F. Bourke is Pretoria’s first elected mayor.
… E.F. Bourke is Pretoria’s first elected mayor. …
ArchiveEastern Province chairman elected new vice-president
… Eastern Province chairman elected new vice-president …
BiographySheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)
… actively involved in the South African Communist Party (SACP) and as a result, her parents did not allow her to get … of the local committee and later as the…
BiographyNancy Graham Dick
… that she began to join the trade unions. She became the secretary of the Textile Workers Union, a position that … she never joined the South African…
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… of the South African Communist Party (CPSA, now known as SACP). In 1946, the Indian Passive Resistance Campaign, led … At the end of 1946, on 20 October,…
Life as general secretary
… Life as general secretary …
BiographyJacob Koti Dikobo
… and served in its leadership structures. He served as secretary and later chairman of the Turfloop Branch of the … Union (CONSAWU) after its launch in 2003…
Chris Blignaut (77), SA folk singer, dies.
… Chris Blignaut (77), SA folk singer, dies. …
My Mother’s Laughter by Chris van Wyk
… My Mother’s Laughter by Chris van Wyk …