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BiographyJan Smiesing
… disappeared both socially and physically, in a building from which those inside could not see out and those outside … 250 children off the ship. As a result…
BiographyWycliffe MIungisi Tsotsi
… President of the All African Convention (AAC) from 1948 to 1959. Born in the Transkei, he graduated from Port Hare in 1935 and first taught school, then…
BiographyThembelakhe Mati
… Thembelakhe Mati (50) was from Ntabankhulu in the Eastern Cape. On 13 August 2012 Mr … that he was stabbed; however it emerged that he died from a gunshot…
BiographyArthur Butelezi
… and landscapes and was apparently able to support himself from the sale of his art. It is highly possible that the … knew very well. This would distinguish…
BiographyZacharia Solly Shoke
… include a Diploma in Human Resources Management from Damelin, a Certificate in Defence Management from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Certificate…
BiographyIsaac Bokala
… Later, during the 1950s the family was forcibly moved from Newclare to Naledi in Soweto. Bokala was active in African National Congress campaigns from the…
BiographyAnna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo
… soon brought around by an incident in which she recovered from being gravely sick, and attributed this convalescence to … aimed to steer members of the…
BiographyPhaswane Mpe
… was at a time when South Africa was in transition from an Apartheid state to a democracy, with Nelson Mandela and other political leaders soon to be released…
BiographyBrian Percy Bunting
… . He became the assistant editor of the Gaurdian . From November 1952 to October 1953 he was a Natives' … He succeeded Sam Kahn and like Kahn, he was…
BiographyOliver Kgadime Matsepe
… of Chief Bloeu of the Kopa tribe. Although Matsepe came from a non-Christian family, he received his education at mission schools. From 1942 to 1949 he…
BiographyJosepha Selhorst
… an art lecturer at St. Francis College, Mariannhill, Natal from 1951-52. Selhorst made a number of study tours to Europe, living there from 1971-1980 and…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Reflection of the Chasm Between Constitutional Rights and the Lived Experience in South Africa by Rhiain Moses
… disability is any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the … in the mainstream of social activities. …
Shared Cultural Trauma: Inarticulacy as Social Disability in South African Literature by Hannah Pagan
… disability is any restriction or lack (resulting from an impairment) of ability to perform an activity in the … in the mainstream of social activities. …
PlaceMandela House
… family photos. Nearby is the home of Archbishop Desmond Tutu (not open to visitors); Winnie Mandela has a property a …
BiographyProfessor Kader Abdul Asmal
… family of 10. A consistent concern for human justice stems from Asmal’s childhood. Like the vast majority of South … was as a teenager when a White shop…
BiographyJeremy Vearey
… English. Vearey found concentrating a challenge in school from a young age but was extremely active. He played rugby … and he helped his father selling meat…
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… World War. David was born on a farm approximately 25km from Pietersburg (now Polokwane). He grew up shepherding his … a ‘Blanket Campaign’ for a raise in…
BiographyNjabulo Simakahle Ndebele
… He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy from the University in 1973. By the time he received his … In 1975 he received a Master of Arts in…
BiographyMaggie Bopalamo
… history of the Rustenburg area in a remarkable fashion. From humble beginnings, she climbed the educational ladder to … economy depended on the sale of…
BiographyArnold Selby
… and headed for Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana). From Bechuanaland, he made his way to Accra, Ghana, in an airlift organised to take refugees away…
BiographySara “Saartjie” Baartman
… purposes. She was to receive a ‘portion of earnings’ from her exhibitions and be allowed to return to South Africa … dubious. The first is that she was…
BiographyNontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho
… first and only major female poet to write in Xhosa , apart from what is revealed in her writings, almost all of which … Abner Nyamede recognizes in Mgqwetho\…
BiographyStrinivasa “Strini” Moodley
… Indian Child Welfare Association. Moodley matriculated from Sastri College, Durban, in 1964. He then enrolled at the … party, was reason enough for the…
BiographyAmbrose Makiwane
… with other leaders of the SRC Makiwane spearheaded a march from Fort Hare to Alice in 1958 against theTreason Trial. He … Emergency declared that year, the…
Statement at the Freedom Rally Organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement by O. R. Tambo, Dublin, 26 January 1979
… are involved in a struggle against the fascist regime of Vorster/Botha and Smith and their allies. It is quite … of apartheid. It is important, therefore, to…
BiographyJustice John Mowbray Didcott
… Representative Council and served as its president from 1952 to 1954. He was also vice-president of the National … newspapers, although often critical of…
BiographyMatlakana Philemon Tefu
… in Pretoria. In 1954 his family was forcibly removed from the area to Mamelodi where his political life began. One … became interested in current events and…
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… (SASO) in 1969 after Black students broke away from the White-led student federation, the National Union of … Review was published in 1972, and these…
ArticleJune 16 Youth Uprising casualties
… abdomen Allie, Abduraghman Ravensmead 7.9.76 Shot in chest from front Appolis, Christopher Menenberg 16 10.9.76 Shot in … David 26.12.76 Leroke, Hermina …
BiographyChief Maqoma
… committed to regaining his ancestral home. Moving west from Ngqika's kraals, he slipped back into the so-called … River. Despite taking every effort to…