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Sibene Abishayi
… Sibene Abishayi was released from Robben Island prison on 4 November 1964. His prison …
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… a mishap. But a bigger mishap awaited him on the journey from Charlestown to Johannesburg which had to be covered by … without a special permit. One day…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… BCM. The reason for such an alliance was clear. The ANC from its position in exile, was not capable of launching mass insurrection as the BCM had in the…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… followed the African National Congress into exile in 1976. He aided the ANC through his work as an anti-apartheid … to “hit back by all means.” What…
BiographyAlfred Milner
… throughout the Cape and the southern African region from August 1897 to May 1898, familiarising himself with the … desire, with Rhodes as its protagonist, to…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… This complex dates from 1892 and includes the church building, Cornelia House, … the area its ownership would be transferred to it. Dr JD Vorster, a former…
BiographyGideon Mendel
… August 1959 Johannesburg, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cape Town where he majored in African … collaborative project in which…
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
… President-General of the African National Congress (ANC) from December 1952 until his death in 1967. Chief Luthuli was … about whether he approved of the…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… still sell slaves within the colony, but were prohibited from importing new slaves. The settlers and government turned … response. International outrage grew…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… Act of 1953. Blacks were excluded, among other things, from living or working in White areas unless they had a pass … Pass Law). Estimates of the size of the…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… but also by competition for resources and recognition from states that were sources of funding and support. While … It is significant that following the…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… the Russian built Tupolev TU 134A. The plane was returning from a Summit of African leaders held in Zambia . It went … After the crash a Commission, made of…
BiographyDali Tambo
… on celebrating the lives of different personalities; from politicians, activists, artists, entertainers and international icons from the Southern hemisphere…
BiographyKay Hassan
… printmaking, woodcuts and painting. After some time away from the school, he returned to finish his arts and crafts … study printmaking with S.W. Hayter at…
BiographyMyron Peter
… of the BCP’s empowerment efforts, he received training from student leader, Jeff Baqwa, to conduct literacy training … and Allied Workers Organisation (FAWO)…
BiographyMmusi Aloysias Maimane
… High School, where he matriculated in 1997. He graduated from the University of South Africa, with a BA degree in … controversial Facebook post. Barnard had…
BiographyJoseph Royeppen
… for their opposition to legislation that prevents Indians from entering the Transvaal. …
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… British territory, which would cross the whole of Africa, from South Africa to Egypt. Part of this vision was his … Charles Rudd. Rhodes had also decided to…
ArticlePort Elizabeth the Segregated city
… Contents 1910-1950 Apartheid ideology and implementation from 1950 Conclusion 1910-1950 By 1950, the population of New Brighton had grown from 3,650 in 1911…
BiographyGeorge Hallett
… His early inspiration to become a photographer came from the movies he saw at the Friday night film show at the … of Hout Bay. On the way home, as friends…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… was the second son to Ezra and Sardinia Dhlomo. Ezra came from a line of ancestors connected to a royal Zulu family from the Makabaleni area, north of…
BiographyMarutle Flag Boshielo
… of the oppressive Apartheid machinery. He was prohibited from attending political gatherings and ordered to renounce … sent him to Moscow for political and…
BiographyThabo Motene Marera
… film companies in the world) and said he wanted to learn from how to become a great film director from Keith Rose - who founded the company and became the ……
BiographyNoria Mabasa
… of her craft. She conveys the experience of apartheid from a Venda women’s perspective focusing in the exploration … censure, and disapproval that comes with…
BiographyEthel Edwards
… Mistress". We know that she taught drawing in Cape Town from about 1897. The link with Brangwyn was clearly meant to … in Belgium. She is hardly mentioned in…
BiographyMaggie Mikula
… of her generation of South African ceramicists to draw from South Africa’s own rich indigenous cultural heritage. … as we know it today. Mikula’s early work…
BiographyThozamile Richard (Thozi) Gqweta
… asked by the Black Allied Worker's Union (BAWU)in 1978 to from an East London branch, he began to read about unions in … of South African Trade unions…
BiographyGwede Mantashe
… Transkei (now Eastern Cape). He received a B.Comm degree from the University of South Africa (Unisa) in 1997 and … elected as National Organizer for the same…
BiographyHudson William Edison Ntsanwisi
… received a BA (1962) and MA in African studies (1965) from the University of South Africa . Overseas scholarships … Presbyterian Church, a position he held…
BiographyRaymond Mhlaba
… Port Elizabeth branch until the party was banned in 1950. From 1944 Mhlaba maintained dual membership of the ANC and … our people had and have to wage to…