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BiographySibusiso (Sihle) R. Mbongwa
… R. Mbongwa was born in 1952. After joining the African National Congress’ military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) …
BiographyCythna Lindenberg Letty
… artist, and three of her works were accepted for the new national monetary coin series in 1961. In 1973, Letty …
BiographyColonel Sibusiso (Sihle) R. Mbongwa
… R. Mbongwa was born in 1952. After joining the African National Congress’ military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) …
BiographyWinnie Motlalepule Kgware
… Organisation (SASO) at the university in 1968. The first national conference of the organisation that became the Black … Sipho Buthelezi (secretary general),…
BiographyPeter Jones
… Jones said that the Pan African Congress and African National Congress wanted to canvass support for unity across … Biko was elected as honorary president…
BiographyRobert Hodgins
… he obtained an Arts and Crafts Certificate, and in 1953 a National Diploma of Design, the equivalent a major in … The impact of these works was such that the…
BiographyDolly Rathebe
… she passed away soon after she had been nominated for national honours. For her excellent contribution to music and … Dolly Rathebe with the Order of…
BiographyJames Matthews
… and over the years, Matthews contributed to many national newspapers such as the Golden City Post , The Cape … to the struggle for a non-racial South Africa…
BiographyVirginia Engel
… Special Branch's action against teachers. She joined the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) in 1971 and … brought a great deal of public…
BiographySheena Duncan
… of the founders of Black Sash movement, in 1955, and its National President for fourteen years. Sheena joined the … including regional chairman, editor of…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… 1980 - 1989 1980 January 24, The Bulgarian Communist Party awards Dadoo the Order of Georgi Dimitrov. October 20 - … 'The joint struggle of the working class…
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
… English. Although De la Rey was a member of the Het Volk party and supported Louis Botha , he withdrew from the … advent of Union De la Rey was one of the…
George Montsioa
… 1912 he was appointed recording secretary of the African National Congress under the presidency of the Rev. J.L. Dube. …
Watson Mzwandile Majova
… Paulos Madiba, Aaron Makwe, members of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), …
Address given by Ronald First, brother of Ruth First and brother in law of Joe Slovo, on the occasion of the tribute paid to Ruth and Joe by the African National Congress, in the holding of a Torchlight ceremony on the 21st of October 2012, at the Johanne
… Chairman of the SACP, the first white member of the ANC National Executive, appointed in Zambia when the ANC was in … of the tribute paid to Ruth and Joe by…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… On 2 February 1990, the National Party government unbanned political parties, released many … In the final constitution, the Government of National Unity is…
BiographyConny Braam
… This organisation offered support to the African National Congress (ANC) in exile and informed the Dutch …
James E. Kwegyir Aggrey
… racial harmony reinforced the disposition of many African National Congress (ANC) leaders for consultation and for …
Luvuyo Mgobhozi
… Luvuyo Mgobhozi along with three other African National Congress (ANC) members were executed in what became …
BiographyAndrew Clement Verster
… Vester was born in Johannesburg in 1937. He obtained a National Diploma in Design (1959) from the Camberwell College …
BiographyDr. Phuthuma Seoka
… by Linda Good>man with Norman Catherine). Standard Bank National Arts Festival, Grahamstown (VhaVenda exhibition). …
BiographyVernom ‘Rogers’ Nkadimeng
… Vernom Nkadimeng was born in 1958 to the African National Congress (ANC) activist and trade unionist John …
BiographySelby Themba Ngendane
… and attended Fort Hare, where he was active in the African National Congress Youth League during the 1952 Defiance … Member of the African National Congress…
BiographyHein du Plessis
… at Sentraal High School, Bloemfontein. He studied for a National Diploma in Photography at the Vaal Triangle …
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… was required to manage the transition. Because the National Party government had a vested interest, it was not deemed … for talks towards democracy, this was…
BiographyMagdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha
… at Holy Cross that she first read about the African National Congress (ANC) in a copy of The Bantu World . The … she married Robert Resha , who was a…
BiographyStella Nyanzi
… Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) – the leading opposition party in Uganda – in 2016, which she got arrested for but was …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… 1970 Early in 1970, the South African Communist Party (SACP) convenes a special meeting. Apart from members … as important for the Party as Morogoro was…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… and discrimination based on race. He requested that a National Convention of recognised leaders be called and … of the day. At the same time, he groomed a…
BiographyOmar Badsha
… Durban Students Union and was later drawn into the African National Congress (ANC) underground and worked with Phyllis … where he toured on a speaking tour…