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… It was at University that I met a number of Indian and African students as well as several Whites with a Marxist … and the crucial importance of the liberation of the African people from the oppression of apartheid and system of … me to meet up with a number of increasingly influential African leaders such as  Nelson Mandela ,  Walter Sisulu ,  …

… soccer team and was selected for the Combined  South African Universities soccer team in 1952.  Chaskalson acted … in which former President  Nelson Mandela  and other African National Congress (ANC) leaders were sentenced to … Multiparty Negotiating Forum. He was a consultant to the African National Congress during the constitutional …

… to 1951 the country's leading forum for the expression of African political opinion. Using the power of his paper to … Ngubane was generally recognised and respected by African intellectuals as a writer and analyst of unusual … In December 1958 he represented the Liberals at the All African Peoples' Conference held in Accra. In April 1959 he …

… the National University of Lesotho (NUL), and joined the African National Congress (ANC) . After completing his … political commitments to the ANC upon joining the South African Reserve Bank , first as Advisor to the Governor in … in 1999. Mboweni was the eighth Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and the first black South African to …

… a midwife. His father was a staunch supporter of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1919, his parents … A political activist and trade unionist, he joined the African National Congress (ANC) and became the President of … unions , and in the same year became the President of the African Mine Workers Union (AMU), which grew to a membership …

… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The 1980s were … United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), required more creativity on … of September 1981, some CC members were deployed to Party regions. John Nkadimeng was made responsible for Mozambique …

… (1866), W. C. Holden was one of the early writers on South African history to publish a book that used the theory of … the Khoikhoi. That the Xhosa used Khoikhoi place names for regions and geographic features was also pounced upon by the … of the KhoiSan (KhoiKhoi and San/Bushman) populations of Southern Africa who roamed much of the south western region …

… studied extramural Political Science Courses at the South African School of Mines and Technology, now the University of … is evident from 1907 when he worked closely with South African Native National Congress (SANNC) Presidents General, … In 1912, he was one of the founding members of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) later named the  …

… Cape Province. Following this, he studied at the South African Native College, which later became Fort Hare … involvement in politics began in 1944, when he joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). In 1948 he … where he immediately joined the local branch of the  African National Congress (ANC),he also establish his …

… Carneson’s parents were founding members of South African Communist Party (SACP), and in 1931, at age 18, … At the time, Fred was a serviceman on leave from the North African campaign. With the war over, Sarah and Fred moved to … with their first-born. Fred was secretary of the South African Communist Party (SACP) in Cape Town. In 1946 he was …

… but eventually left teaching because he opposed the way African history was presented. Mqhayi wrote seven stanzas to  … on big public occasions." The anthem was adopted by the  African National Congress  (ANC) and is also today, in … mid-1960s (until stopped by the authorities). The South African Outlook  devoted its issue of December 1975 to Mqhayi …

… in both the Communist Party of South Africa and the  African National Congress  (ANC), he first made his mark in … in the Transvaal ANC, he was among the founders of the African Mineworkers' Union. Expelled from the  Communist … he was associated with Paul Mosaka's efforts to launch the African Democratic Party in 1943. His name was again in the …

… dissertation, published as  The Education of the South African Native (1917), was long the standard work on me … superintendent of education in 1930. Loram's view of African development was gradualistic and paternalistic, and … Rheinalt Jones and Howard Pim,Loram founded the South African Istitute of Race Relations in Johannesburg and became …

… labor 1922 Army quells miners' strike, killing 214 1941 African workers formed the African Mine Workers Union 1943 In order to stave off the … 1970 Anglo American became the biggest mining group in southern Africa. It had a high commercial profile, worldwide. …

… Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa which was headed by Professor Francis Wilson … and activist Omar Badsha who Curated the exhibition South African The Cordoned Heart what became a seminal travelling … Carnegie Commission on Poverty and Development in Southern Africa was launched in April 1982 by Professor …

… became involved in students politics and joined the South African Students Organization (SASO) in 1972. In 1974 he … leading to the formations of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) . He delivered a keynote address … 1986 he was part of COSATU’s delegation which met the African National Congress (ANC) in Lusaka, Zambia. In July …

… : She served on the Advisory Committee of the South African - Canadian Linkage Project, from its inception in … Fund which she chairs, Mandela-Rhodes Trust, the South African Institute where she heads the Curriculum Development, … Committee Institute of Judicial Education, the South African Police Services (children’s) Education Trust (where …

… It was a necessity for the Ponnens, as George was a South African of East Indian descent and Vera was a British Jew. … Ponnen worked for the Housewives League, the South African Federation of Democratic Women and was one of the … Brewery and Mineral Workers Union, which was composed of African, Indian and Coloured workers. She was the first woman …

… Natal until 1888. He was then appointed the first head of African ministers in Pretoria. In this position he erected … people like  S M Makgatho , former president of the  African National Congress , and J Tabane. On the 1st November … November 1893. In 1895 he wrote to Bishop Turner of the African Methodist Episcopal church in America, which was also …

… came to Port Elizabeth to expand the membership of the African Food and Canning Worker's Union. She was the recruit … local secretary, thats where she came in contact with the African National Congress and met the dynamic Florence … women were active in building up the Federation of South African Women , were they both became executive committe …

… passes in the Transvaal, secretary of the Transvaal  African National Congress  (ANC) and, in the early 1920s, a secretary-general of the African National Congress. He attended Healdtown around the …

… first non-racial national swimming organisation, the South African Swimming Federation (SAASwiF). When the headquarters … repeatedly held meetings with the "whites-only" South African Amateur Swimming Union (SAASU), led at one stage by a … In response, FINA sent a Commission to investigate South African swimming in 1972. Naidoo led the SAASwiF delegation …

… and resignation of the General Secretary of the South African Tin Workers Union (SATWU), S.V.Reddy, Nair became the … Nair was invited to join the secretly reconstituted South African Communist Party . In 1955 Nair addressed the 3000 … . He played a leading role in the formation of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in March 1955 and …

… Patricia de Lille, a South African politician, was born the 17 February, 1951 in … trade union politics and joined as a member of the South African Chemical Workers' Union (SACWU) . She started off as … Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) what the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is to the African National …

… Cape. In 1937 Nkomo studied for a BSc degree at the South African Native College (Fort Hare). He also obtained his BA … world youth conference in Washington DC Nkomo joined the  African National Congress  (ANC) with the belief that it … represented the university at the  National Union of South African Students  (NUSAS). When the ANC National Youth League …

… student movement and joined the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) . In 1963 he was nominated and … period he came into contact with people who were in the African Resistance Movement  (ARM), an organisation linked to … (MPhil) degree. While Driver was studying, his South African passport was withdrawn by the Apartheid government …

… for an expression of our views. We fully support the South African Cricket Association's application to invite … with the Transvaal Cricket Council, President of the South African Cricket Players Association and test Selector for the … and achievements include becoming the youngest South African to score a first-class century at age 16, the …

… June 15,1915 in Qamata in Eastern Cape. When the South African government introduced the Bantu Authorities Act in … as puppets to control the homelands. In 1963 the South African authorities granted Transkei self-government, and … Matanzima. Kaiser Matanzima started pressing the South African government for independence, and in 1976 Transkei was …

… her working life as an office assistant for the South African Clothing Workers’ Union, where she collected … studied bookkeeping and shorthand. Signing up to join the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) during the … She became a founding member of the Federation of South African Women  (FEDSAW) in 1954, which organized the historic …

… orchestra. In his early days as a teenager on the South African music scene, Masekela played with artists such as … formed an integral part of the orchestra for the South African Broadway-style musical King Kong, which was written … where he further developed his musical style using African mbaqanga strains. Masekela performed with Paul Simon …