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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 ,…
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 …
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 …
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 …
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… He grew up in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town. Bonteheuwel is a township on the Cape Flats and was predominantly working …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Mkhuseli Khusta Jack
… year banning order on him, restricting him to New Brighton Township. The Port Elizabeth Supreme Court overturned the …
BiographyFort Calata
… Minister of Defence, Adriaan Vlok , also visited the township and was shown Calata’s home. On 27 June 1985, …