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Stephen Gregory Naidoo, prelate, canon lawyer and critic of apartheid, is born in Durban. He was appointed archbishop of Cape T
… Stephen Gregory Naidoo, prelate, canon lawyer and critic of apartheid, is born in Durban. He was appointed archbishop of …
The Minister of Sport, Dr Piet Koornhof, announces a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declares the government is wor
… of Sport, Dr Piet Koornhof, announces a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declares the government is wor …
Up to 85 000 people march against the Labour Relations Amendment Act in Uitenhage and demand an end to apartheid.
… Relations Amendment Act in Uitenhage and demand an end to apartheid. …
The United Nations Special Committee on the Policy of Apartheid at the special meeting urgently demands that South Africa refra
… The United Nations Special Committee on the Policy of Apartheid at the special meeting urgently demands that South …
Business Day reports that an executive director of the Rembrandt Group, Johann Rupert, spoke out against apartheid at the South
… of the Rembrandt Group, Johann Rupert, spoke out against apartheid at the South …
UN-sponsored conference on Lagos condemns apartheid but falls short of calling for complete economic en military boycott of SA.
… UN-sponsored conference on Lagos condemns apartheid but falls short of calling for complete economic en …
Israeli government informs the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid that it has taken all necessary steps to ensure th
… government informs the United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid that it has taken all necessary steps to ensure th …
Anti-apartheid Afrikaners led by Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, IDASA director, meet with the ANC in Frankfurt, to discuss a post-a
… Anti-apartheid Afrikaners led by Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, IDASA …
Anti-apartheid demonstrations continue in front of the South African Embassy in Washington and spread to other US cities where
… Anti-apartheid demonstrations continue in front of the South …
Five anti-apartheid leaders, imprisoned in 1988 for political activities, are freed from Robben Island. Among them are the gen
… Five anti-apartheid leaders, imprisoned in 1988 for political …
Three anti-apartheid activists still in the British Consulate in Durban leave the building. A. Gumede and one other are immedia
… Three anti-apartheid activists still in the British Consulate in Durban …
SA’s new constitution is enacted by parliament, signalling the end of apartheid and the birth of the new South Africa.
… is enacted by parliament, signalling the end of apartheid and the birth of the new South Africa. …
The General Assembly of the United Nations calls on South Africa to reconsider its apartheid policy and adopts resolution 1016
… the United Nations calls on South Africa to reconsider its apartheid policy and adopts resolution 1016 …
Increase Assistance to Liberation Movements - Statement at the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa by O. R. Tambo, Oslo, 11 April 1973
… that the needs of the struggle against colonialism and apartheid are the same. There is need for specialisation, but … is so much hostility to the doctrines…
BiographyPatrice Émery Lumumba
… Congolese could attain in the Belgian colony [3] . His first employment was at the Postal Office as a postal … Political Party. When he relocated to…
BiographyCythna Lindenberg Letty
… Letty began her first work in the art field in 1925 when she began work at the Onderstepoort Veterinary laboratory. Here she had … where she painted flowers…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… many after the bloodletting of The Great War, Selassie put his faith in the League to stop future wars. What was not … condemned the Italian invasion and…
BiographyShirish Nanabhai
… get involved in politics because Jasmath was active during his youth in the Indian National Congress, which had fought … a “duster boy” by a silk merchant on…
BiographyDeseni Soobben
… She then began contributing to Afrapix Photo Agency. Her work with Afrapix included documenting the emerging UDF , … Conscription Campaign meetings and…
BiographyNosipho Dastile
… activism in South Africa after the institutionalisation of apartheid in 1948 , Dastile started to become politically … on 11 May 2020) Wabai, Y. (2019)…
EventRoger Joyce Bushell, Auxiliary Air Force pilot famous for his escape from the German prisoner of war camp, is born in Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng)
… parents. He lived in South Africa until he was 14, when his father sent him to study in England. He graduated with a … to ski and was made captain of the…
BiographyMduduzi Richard Shabalala
… Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 24 July 1965. His father was a prominent civic rights leader in Lamontville Township. Shabalala completed his primary…
BiographyRaymond Arthur Dart
… discovery that would make him famous. While working with his students in the Taung limestone works in the Harts Valley … Then, Dart noticed how amazingly…
BiographyEssop Goolam Pahad
… Province). He grew up in a family of political activists. His father Goolam Hoosain Ismael Pahad was a leading member … four brothers, one of whom is Aziz…
BiographyJacobus Wilhelmus Sauer
… was born in 1850 at Burgersdorp in the Cape Colony. He did his education at the South African College in Cape Town. After completing his studies he became a…
BiographyCassim Mahomed Lakhi
… Mahomed Lakhi was the youngest son of Mahomed Lakhi and his wife, Hawa Bibi, who were both born in India. They … but had to return to South Africa around…
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… government from 1 March 1997 until February 1999. During his tenure as Premier, Dr Ngubane is recognised for his role in bringing about peace and helping to…
Appiah Saravanan (AS) Chetty
… was elected as shop steward. He was dismissed because of his trade union work. He subsequently joined a cigarette wholesaler where he … the Northdale Branch…
BiographyJeanette Eleanor Kasrils
… Kasrils , later, her husband, visited Durban, to visit his relative Jacqueline Arenstein , a member of the Communist … dynamite. Eleanor drove the getaway…
BiographyPenelope Jane Dunlop
… Makeba and Harry Belafonte. The move disgruntled the apartheid government and as a result, Powers was banned from … she wrote a song for him which she also…