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BiographyPaul Weinberg
… and 1981 made two super-8 documentaries, one on Alexandra Township and the other on Page View, a predominately Indian … , Sawubona Films 1980 Dark City ,…
BiographyEudy Simelane
Eudy Simelane was born on 11 March 1977 in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal (Gauteng). An active LGBTQI+ activist, she was one of the first women to live as openly…
BiographyAlbert Dlomo
… wife was banished and forcibly removed from Lamontville township to Umlazi. After his release in 1970, he was …
BiographyNontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza
… as her family refers to her, was raised in Lamontville, a township south of Durban, Natal (now Kwa Zulu-Natal ). …
BiographyLillian Diedericks
… was born in 1925 in the oldest part of New Brighton township , Red Location (near the railway line), in Port …
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
… primary school, called St John Berchman, in Orlando Township, Soweto. Mda cut his teeth in politics when he …
BiographyMandla Langa
… is the son of a preacher, and he grew up in the KwaMashu township outside Durban . He is one of nine children in his …
BiographyAlpheus Madaba Madiba
… of an African National Congress (ANC) branch in Orlando township, Johannesburg. In the mid 1950s, by which time the …
BiographyMathews Phosa
… Mathews Phosa was born on 1 September 1952 in Mbombela Township, Nelspruit, Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga …
BiographyGlynn Griffiths
… of the time during the first multi-race elections at the Township Stadium in Cape Town in 1994. Following the Kings …
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… Areas Act her family was forced to move to Chatsworth, a township, south of Durban, designated for the Indian …
BiographySparrow Mkonto
… living. Simmering discontent among the residents of the township led to the formation of the Cradock Ratepayers’ …
BiographyPeter Becker
… of South Africa that appeared during the 1970s - Tribe to township (1974), Trails and tribes of southern Africa (1975) …
BiographyYvonne Mokgoro
… end of her 15 year term in 2009 She was born in Galeshewe Township near Kimberley and matriculated at the local St …
BiographyEllen Phyllis Hellman
… of the African Welfare centre in Alexandra, a black township on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Her opposition to …
BiographyCyril Matamela Ramaphosa
… retired policeman. He grew up in the South Western Native Township (Soweto), attending a local primary school and …
BiographyNöel Robb
… and the assistance seekers. When Khayelitsha , a Black township was formed, Robb became a familiar figure with …
BiographyBob Hepple
… Act for organising a political meeting in Orlando Township (Johannesburg) under the pretext of a concert. …
BiographyDullah Mohamed Omar
… the city. As a consequence, they set a practice in Langa Township. As per government requirement, Omar needed a permit …
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… He grew up in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town. Bonteheuwel is a township on the Cape Flats and was predominantly working …
BiographyPercival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn
Born in Cape Town on September 25, 1949, Percival Sonn, universally known as Percy, dedicated much of his life to the development of the game of cricket in the…
BiographyAziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad
… that took place in June 1955 in Kliptown, Johannesburg township, where the Freedom Charter was launched, calling for …
Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
ArchiveWhy is Harald Winkler fasting? : to protest conscription and SADF presence in the townships
Cream poster with purple lettering. Black images of soldiers across page. End Conscription Campaign poster.
Twenty-one Blacks are killed in series of attacks in South Africa’s Black townships.
The SA government imposes a state of emergency on Black townships hit by savage fighting.
Black Affairs Administration Act No 45, providing for Black self-government in townships commences.
BiographyMongane Wally Serote
… His early education took place in the poverty-stricken township of Alexandra and later at Morris Isaacson High – the …
BiographySicelo Mhlauli
… completion taught at Tembalabantu High School in Zwelitsha Township in the mid-70s. Mhlauli became friends with Matthew …
BiographyJack Mkhuseli
… year banning order on him, restricting him to New Brighton Township. The Port Elizabeth Supreme Court overturned the …