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BiographyMarutle Flag Boshielo
Boshielo was born to a poor family in 1920 in Phokoane village, in the Sekhukhuneland district in Northern Transvaal, now Limpopo Province. Boshielo joined…
BiographyThabo Motene Marera
Thabo Marera was born in Soweto on 18 September 1972 and matriculated at Anchor Orlando North High School. After studying drama at the Natal Technikon he went…
BiographyEthel Edwards
On 2 January 1907 The Cape Argus Weekly Edition published a photograph of Ethel Edwards in its supplement on "Famous South African Artists". In it she stands…
BiographyGerrit Viljoen
Gerrit Viljoen was born in Cape Town on 11 September 1926 to Helena and Hendrik Geldenhuys Viljoen. At the time of his birth his father was the editor of…
BiographyNimrod Boyce Tantsi
Nimrod Boyce Tantsi was born in Johannesburg in 1895, the grandson of one of the founders of the AME in South Africa. His family moved a number of times during…
BiographyMaggie Mikula
Maggie Mikula was born in Durban on 19 August 1941. She attended St Mary’s School in Durban and matriculated in 1959. She then went on to study for a Diploma…
BiographyDerek Andre Hanekom
Derek Andre Hanekom was born on 13th January 1953 in Cape Town, the son of an Afrikaner clerk, he graduated from Hoerskool Jan van Riebeeck in 1970 before…
BiographyWilliam Stewart Ainslie
William Stewart (Bill) Ainslie was born on 10 April 1934 in Bedford (Eastern Cape). Studied at the university of Natal, Pietermartizburg (BA) 1952-1955 and (BA…
BiographyThinus Mathee
Mathee was born in Harrismith. After completed his schooling, he completed his national service in the SA Army. While at school, he developed a keen interest…
BiographyDr. Wilson Zamindlela "Zami" Conco
Wilson Zamindlela "Zami" Conco, the son of a semi-literate but wealthy cattle farmer in the Ixopo district of Natal in 1919, Conco rose to become Luthuli's…
BiographyMaqadaza Magushe
A member of the Pan African Congress and Poqo. he was executed at Pretoria Central Prison on 30 May 1967 for the murder of Maurice Berger in Paarl, Cape…
Ugandan military ruler Idi Amin, 78, who presided over an eight-year reign of terror from 1971-1979, where an estimated 300 000
WWII: The 1st SA Infantry Brigade is called up for continuous training, to be followed by other units, including the SA Artil
Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer
An extract of the speech delivered by Albertina Sisulu on the first anniversary of the UDF
Sons and daughters of AfricaTo me today I’m a great big mother For today our multiracial baby is bornFor today our baby that will rule this South Africa in …
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
… layered pasts. The film amplifies the voices of the San and Khoi peoples and confronts the harsh legacy of Dutch …
EventLouis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born
Louis Bosman Raymond was born in Pretoria on 1 January 1895.[i] Raymond won a gold medal in the men’s singles at the Olympic Games in 1920, hosted in Antwerp,…
Part 3: Ahmed Kathrada and Arun Gandhi - Gandhi Satyagraha Tour SA
Provenance and AttributionThis recording was produced and first published by Catalyst House. Video shoot and edit by Lynnea Bylund. Recorded on 9 June 2014 at…
ArchiveAn Economic History of Nigeria 1860-1960 by R. Olufeni Ekundare
Civilization or Barbarism an Authentic Anthropology by Cheikh Anta Diop
Counting the cost of S.A Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan summons
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject sociology at the University of South…
Statement by the ANC (SA) on the situation in Czechoslavakia
A press release by the African National Congress on unity with Czechoslavakia in their negotiations with the USSR.
ArchiveAmerican Policy Towards South Africa: An Agenda Beyond Constructive Engagement
ArchiveAn open letter to Nelson Mandela from ex-ANC detainees
ArchiveChapter 6 A story for Denis - an unusual friendship by Hillary Hamburger
From: Freedom Fighter and Humanist by Denis Goldberg
ArchiveAfrican theology or Black theology? Toward an integral African theology
ArchiveSA 1986: control at any cost: privilege at any price
NUSAS - action for democracy poster. Orange with red and black lettering. Black outline of solider's head with cap, with images of tanks and informal…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress (SA) International Conference, Arusha, Tanzania, 1 - 4 December 1987
Report back notes from an ANC conference with the theme, Peoples of the World Against Apartheid for a Democratic South Africa, in Arusha to ANC members in Dar…
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