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Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… chose South Africa or returned to country of origin. In 1946 Mandate Palestine of a population of 1.8 million some …
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt on Ranjith Kally's 'Memory Against Forgetting', by Ranjith Kally with Kalim Rajab, 30 January 2015
… book opens with a somewhat falsely dramatic landscape of 1946 and classical portraits of his mother and father made in …
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
… 896. 39 MUS [Record ID:11207] 3. GWALA, Mafika Pascal, 1946-2014 Jol'iinkomo / Mafika Pascal Gwala. - Johannesburg : … 821. 3 GWA [Record ID: 5197] 4. GWALA,…
BiographySipho Samuel Hashe
Sipho Samuel Charles Hashe was born in Middledrift, Ngcabasa Village (Eastern Cape) in 1934. He relocated to Port Elizabeth in the 1950s. During this period…
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
Abdul Samad Minty was born on 31 October 1933 in Hartebeesfontein, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo Province). Minty grew up in Johannesburg where he…
BiographyDorothy Cleminshaw
Dorothy Cleminshaw (nee Mullany) was born in Cape Town on the 15th of September 1922. She went to Ellersie College in Sea Point and matriculated with a full…
BiographySibongile Susan Mkhabela
The youngest child of Mozambican immigrants, Sibongile (Bongi) Susan Mkhabela (nèe Mthembu) grew up in Zola, one of the poorest areas in Soweto, Transvaal…
Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958]
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958]…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
The Gandhi Development Trust recognises on this important occasion of the centenary of Phoenix Settlement, the outstanding contribution, dedication and devoted…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
Florence Mkhize was an active member and leader in some of the most prominent organizations that worked to end apartheid in South Africa, including the…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
SAYCO was regarded as the most significant youth organization to emerge during the 1980s. Initiated by COSAS, it focused on organizing the non-student youth,…
Extract from a speech by the Honourable the Prime Minister during the Cape National Party Congress at East London on 3 September 1975
… Gen. Smuts referred to the fact that the situation in 1946, 1947 and 1948 was so emotionally charged 2 that one … Prime Minister on 13 September 1966. Gen. J…
ArchiveLong live Ruth First by Gavin Williams, 17 August 2019
… run by the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). In 1946, during the strike of the African Mineworkers Union, the …
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… Western Province in Cape Town to discuss the manifesto. 1946 8 February-12 February, A conference of The South …
Chapter 1: The 1971 Art South Africa Today Exhibition: Towards a Language of protest art
… (1941-) (illus. i), ballpoint drawings by Tito Zungu (c.1946) (illus. ii.), large minimalist pieces such as those by …
PlaceLamont-Hussey Observatory
The name of the Observatory refers to W.J. Hussey and a good friend of his, R.P. Lamont. Hussey and Lamont were University students in engineering in Michigan,…
Chapter 5 - The Indian Tobacco Workers Strike of 1920: A Socio-Historical Investigation by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
… 1939). Letter of Sigamoney to M. Bellinger, 4/4/1946, Bellinger Papers, correspondence 1946 - 1948, item 2634. See International. 2 June 1918. See …
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
Hugh Masekela is recognized as one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time from South Africa due to his role in spreading awareness about his…
ArchivePostscript Ante by Howard Barrell
In July 1990, five months after the South African government had unbanned the ANC, security police in Durban raided a local house. An informer had tipped them…
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… in 1940 to 50 unions with a membership of 80,000 by 1946. The level of strike activity was also much higher than … the unique participation of about 300…
PlaceTranskei
An early history of the Transkei area Originally the Transkei included the territories of Idutywa Reserve, Fingoland (Mfenguland) and Galekaland …
PlaceThe SAS Somerset Museum
The SAS Somerset is stationed at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (V&A Waterfront), Cape Town. The SAS Somerset is a bar-class boom defence vessel, a type of…
PlaceLouw House Museum, Sutherland
A literacy Museum in the House where two famous, Afrikaans poets and writer brothers, N.P van Wyk Louw and W.E.G. Louw, were born. There are very Interesting…
The Indian People In South Africa: Facts: About The Ghetto Act
… fighters in the cause of liberty. We remember them now in 1946, when again the Indian people are being forced to take … The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian…
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
The heritage of Groot Constantia is embodied in it's wine quality, list of clientele, building's architecture, friendly employees, History of slaves and their…
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
Ray Alexander Simons nee Alexandrowich arrives in South Africa from Latvia where she was born on 12 January 1913. After her arrival in the country she realized…
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
Jomo Kenyatta was born in Kamau, Kenya, on 20 October 1891 and grew up in Ichaweri, southwest of Mount Kenya. Kenyatta ran away from home to become a pupil at…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
Archibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan Xhosa writer and linguist died in the United State of America in Madison Wisconsin. Jordan was born on 30 October 1906 at the…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… between planning officials at the time. [xviii] In 1946 the Asiatic Land Tenure Act was promulgated and is …