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BiographyErrol T. Shanley
… and the convening of Congress of the People. On 5 December 1955 Errol and Dorothy were arrested with 154 others and … labour movement and also worked as a…
BiographyMatsilela Ephraim “Jomo” Sono
… born in Orlando East in Soweto, Johannesburg on 17 July 1955. At the age of 8, his father Eric “Scara” Bamuza Sono, a …
BiographyNoni Jabavu
… for many years. She went on to become one of the first African female writers and journalists. In 1955 Noni Jabavu returned to South Africa for a three-month…
BiographyAyesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood
… During the Defiance campaign , Asa worked closely with the African National Congress (ANC) in calling for volunteers to … of Women, a predecessor of the…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… South African History Online annually hosts “virtual internships” … South African History Online and Southern Methodist University …
BiographyEric Mtshali
… 1951. He later moved into organising textile workers. In 1955 he assisted in established Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union (SACTWU). In…
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… A five-day conference of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) held in Cape Town , … Act (No. 28 of 1946) or "Ghetto Act". The Act deprived the Asian…
Communist Party calls on Location Residents to support AII-African Convention for Better Conditions", South African Worker, 26 September 1936
… Communist Party calls on Location Residents to support AII-African Convention for Better Conditions", South African Worker, 26 September 1936 …
BiographySophia Theresa Williams de Bruyn
… and others. She became the founder member of the South African Congress of Trade Union (SACTU) , which is the predecessor of the Congress of South African…
BiographyBilly Nair
… and resignation of the General Secretary of the South African Tin Workers Union (SATWU), S.V.Reddy, Nair became the … secretly reconstituted South African…
BiographyDumisani Abraham Mabaso
… Dumisani Abraham Mabaso was born on 20 June 1955 in Soweto. He received his initial basic art training at … printmaking at the Johannesburg Art Foundation…
BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
… and met P. K. Leballo. In 1949 he was recruited into the African National Congress (ANC) in Port Elizabeth by Raymond … the ephemeral bulletin of the East…
BiographyKaiser Daliwonga Matanzima
… June 15,1915 in Qamata in Eastern Cape. When the South African government introduced the Bantu Authorities Act in … however, persuaded the Bunga to accept…
BiographyBertha Gxowa (Mashaba)
… spent ten days in prison after refusing to pay a fine. In 1955 she became Transvaal secretary, then national … her working life as an office assistant for…
ArchiveAfrican market
… Black and white poster. Detailed artwork of an African market. Small branch of yellow branch and purple … African market …
African shield
… White poster with red border. Artwork of a red and black African shield with a black spear and a yellow and black … African shield …
BiographyElijah Nkwenkwe Loza
… later at a bakery where he became an organizer foir the African Food and Canning Workers' Union.He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Communist…
BiographyFather Trevor Huddleston
… Sauda, to teach Masakela the basics of the instrument. In 1955, along with Chief Albert Luthuli and Dr. Yusuf Dadoo … Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe, the…
BiographyMorris Ranoto
… Morris Ranoto was banished on19 January 1955 from Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, …
BiographyAndrew Meintjes
… Andrew Meintjes was born in Cape Town on 31 January 1955. In the 1970s, while he was working as a post office …
BiographyLawrence Nkosi
… factory worker and active trade unionist by the 1950s. In 1955 the Congress of the People and the drawing up of the …
BiographyElize Botha
… cum laude, at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1955. The title of her thesis was Veelheid en binding (On the … matters to the Afrikaans programme…
BiographyMary Eveline Fincken
… Fincken was one of the first staff members of the South African College of Music. When the college was incorporated into the South African College …
BiographyEphraim Mojalefa Ngatane
… work epitomizes the period where the first professional African Artists, mainly concerned with the social conditions … missionary of St Peter's College in…
BiographyEric Hendrik Louw
… Affairs. He was appointed to the finance portfolio in 1955, became Minister of Foreign Affairs two years later, and …
A Message to Every Voter from the African National Congress, April 1958
… You may be surprised to receive this message from the African National Congress: surprised because this is … unusual and because you have no connexion with…
ArticleSouth African History Online and the University of York Collaborative Project
… exciting experience of working collaboratively with South African History Online (SAHO). Students on the course … Professor Drew’s course on ‘Power and…
South African anti-apartheid activist Meer dies at 81
… South African anti-apartheid activist Meer dies at 81 …
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the African Renaissance
… The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the African Renaissance …
Liberation League Acfivities", Soufh African Worker, 17April 1937
… Liberation League Acfivities", Soufh African Worker, 17April 1937 …