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BiographyNtsikelelo Magwanya
Ntsikelelo Magwanya, aged 41, a resident of Peelton Location, Zwelitsha District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] was accused of hampering the Acting…
BiographyMangaliso Patrick Mkhatshwa
Mangaliso Patrick Mkhatshwa, a Catholic priest, was restricted to Pretoria under the Internal Security Act. Mkhatshwa was detained from August to December 1976…
BiographyVicky Sampson
Vicky Sampson was born in 1969, to Faye and Victor Sampson. Her father, Victor, was a member of the Golden City Dixies, a travelling vaudeville group. When…
BiographyAbdul ‘Apamai’ Rahman Dawood
Abdul Rahman Dawood or 'Apmai' as he was affectionately known was born in India to a family of progressive community activists in October 1935. He was brought…
BiographyArnold Selby
Arnold Selby was born on 14 November 1918 in South Africa. He joined the liberation struggle in the 1940s. His experience as a miner brought to light the…
PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
… at 890 Bellair Road, Cato Manor . This Temple was built in 1946, and declared by: The South African Heritage Council, a …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
Kasturba Kapadia was born on April 11 1869 in Porbandar, in present day Gujarat. She was the daughter of Gokuldas Makanji Kapadia, a wealthy merchant. Kasturba…
Mandela and his three wives - Evelyn, Winnie and Graca by Sapa-AFP, 6 December 2013
In sharp contrast to Graca Machel and his feisty second wife Winnie, Mandela's first wife was a demure country girl who kept well away from politics. Like him…
Archive40 years of struggle for a living wage and conditions
… Offset litho; black; 1946 -- 1986 : 40 years of struggle for a living wage and …
BiographyProfessor Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso (Kole Omotoso)
Professor Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso (better known as Kole Omotoso), novelist, playwright, journalist, scholar and actor, was born on 21 April 1943 in Akure, Ondo…
BiographyJohannes Matlala
In relating his story of banishment to Helen Joseph, Johannes Matlala said he was arrested with others and ‘driven to Pietersburg like a flock of sheep.’ Some…
BiographyPhindile Fethi
Phindile Fethi was a former Trade Unionist with the National Union of Textile Workers and Secretary of International Aid Society (IAS). He was detained from 10…
PlaceUniversity of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
… 57,000 casualties, the bloodiest day in its history! In 1946, the Government also approved a Faculty of Agriculture , … was killed during the Battle of Somme…
ArchiveFrom frying pan into fire for Rainbow 1996 - 1999
ArchiveMaize Board hailed for urea decision 1983 - 1986
ArchivePLO in Africa airport terror plot 1986 - 1988
ArchiveThe Struggle for the Tramway Union 1930-1945 by Chris Giffard
ArchiveAngola war the world's 'worst' in 1993, 1994 - 1996
ArchiveIR Workers Organisations Unaffiliated Unions 1985 - 1986
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - W Cape 1996
ArchiveSheila Wienberg 1945-2004 Hamba Kahle iQawe
ArchivePublic Sector Government Asian Affairs 1986 - 1988
BiographyChief Rabbi Israel Abrahams
Chief Rabbi Israel Abrahams was born on 12 March 1903 in Vilna, Lithuania. He was the son of Zecharya Alter Abramowich and Rachel Leah Sherman. As a young boy…
BiographyAmos Langdown
Amos Langdown was born on 7 May 1930, in Plettenberg Bay. He was involved for many years in art education. He trained as a teacher at the Zonnebloem College in…
BiographyGordon Mulholland
Gordon Mulholland was born in Cape Town on 30 April 1921. His mother, Nell, a Cockney from the east end of London, was the breadwinner at home. She worked as…
BiographyDr. Connie Mulder
Cornelius Petrus Mulder was born on the 5 June 1925. He studied a Bachelor of Arts degree and obtained the Transvaal Education Diploma in 1945. He started…
BiographyNyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi
Nyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi was born in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg on 18th of August in 1950. Cindi began his primary education at Entokozweni…
Jacob Zungwane Mashabane
On the 5th of October 1976 Mr Jacob Mashabane, aged 22, a University of Zululand student was reported to have died in detention at the Johannesburg Fort after…
BiographyGertrud Theiler
Gertrud Theiler was the youngest daughter of sir Arnold Theiler KCMG, founder and first director of the Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, and his wife, Emma…
BiographyEschel Mostert Rhoodie
Dr. Eschel Rhoodie was born in 1933 and was one of the key players in the 1978-79 ‘Information Scandal’. He served as the Secretary of the Department of…