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… algae. During World War II  she was a member of the South African Women’s Auxiliary Service. Pocock was part of the South African Association of University Women, and was the first … E.J. Verwey (ed), New dictionary of South African biography. Pretoria, 1995, pp. 216-217 …

… G M Naicker  to positions of leadership in the  South African Indian Congress . In 1946 he served as secretary of … the  Defiance Campaign  of 1952. An advocate of closer African-Indian cooperation, he was among the leaders of the …

… President of the  All African Convention  (AAC) from 1948 to 1959. Born in the … AAC from 1936 and was instrumental in bringing the Cape African Teachers' Association into the AAC in the 1940s. …

… After the  First World War  Thambi Naidoo of the  South African Indian Congress  (SAIC) took his teenage daughters, … The Asiatics (Land and Trading) Amendment Act South South African Indian Congress African Indian Congress(Transvaal), 37/1919. In 1913, …

… of Non-European Trade Unions, which later became the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU). At the time, he was also the treasurer of the Transvaal affiliate of the African People's Organisation (APO), the organisation founded … his first wife Maude, which later became a refuge base for African National Congress (ANC) members.   J.B. Marks ,  …

… which would house the library in future. In 1925 the South African Library for the Blind was officially opened by R.W. … Wood was a co-founder, with Bowen and others, of the South African National Council for the Blind (SANCB). Several … in 1961 she was made an honorary Fellow of the South African Library Association (South African Institute for …

… was born on 7 March 1950 in Johannesburg.  Selebi was the African National Congress (ANC) representative to the Soviet … 1983 to 1987. In 1987, he was elected as leader of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) while in exile … Landmines. From 1995 to 1998, Selebi served as the South African Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United …

… by her school principal who was a member of the South African Institute of Race Relations. At the age of 12 she … of the living conditions of Africans, and in particular, African women. In 1955 she became a founder member of the … in the Cape Association for the Abolishment of Passes for African Women (CATAPAW). Under Stott’s suggestion, the black …

… father Yusuf Howa, who was a prominent member of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC), which stood for justice, … segregation began to impact on all spheres of South African life, the right to pursue sport became increasingly … team that included Basil D'Oliveira, a coloured South African emigre, Howa moved to the forefront as an outspoken …

… In the 1950s, it played a leading role in the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) . She also wrote a … Florence Mkhize , she helped found the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) , which fought for women's rights and … Jack Simons , a devoted communist and a lecturer in African Studies, in 1941. On 6 May 1965 Alexander Simons and …

… wars waged by settlers against the indigenous peoples of Southern Africa and raises as a key factor, the issue of … the late 1830s the first phase of European expansion into Southern Africa was complete. The Cape colony, which started … colony was, however, not a smooth or uncontested process - African people consistently resisted the dispossession of …

… saw the migration of Afrikaners who established the South African Republic (also known as the Transvaal Republic) in … Following the Second Boer War (1899-1902) . The South African Republic became the Transvaal Colony under British … Africa's most important industrial area, is located on the Southern edge of the Highveld , in the Transvaal Province! …

… Stanley Silwana was one of the first African recruits to the  Communist Party of South Africa … to the western Cape, where he became an organiser for the  African National Congress  (ANC) following the falling out … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political …

… the Griqua slowly migrated northwards into the morearid regions of the southern African hinterland.In June 1813 Klaarwater was renamed …

… for the eastern Transvaal. When the short-lived League of African Rights was set up by the  Communist Party (CPSA)  in … Pretoria . He was also active in the Interdenominational African Ministers' Federation. In April 1959 he attended the … massacre  he was involved in the efforts to regroup African forces through the "all-in" conferences of December …

… and 1985,Gqweta was harassed by both Ciskeian and South African security police with repeated detentions and … to have all charges dropped in November. Gqweta was an African National Congress (ANC) loyalist and also joined the … talks leading to the formation of the Congress of South African Trade unions,although tensions arose from the …

… London School of Economics. From 1937 until 1964 he taught African law and administration at the University of Cape … He was a defendant in the sedition trial that followed the African mineworkers' strike of 1946 and a member of the … Zambia. He is now retired in Lusaka. His writings include African Women: Their Legal Status in South Africa (1968) and, …

… prompted her to leave the country and she joined the  African National Congress (ANC)  in exile in Zimbabwe . After … her time in exile that she became a member of the  South African Communist Party (SACP) . At this time, she served in … In 1995, Fraser-Moleketi began to work for the South African government when she was appointed Deputy Minister for …

… worker, exposed her to some of the realities of South African life. After the war she took a job with the Garment … and Anna Scheepers. Helen was a founder member of the African National Congress (ANC) 's white ally, the Congress … (COD), and national secretary of Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in the 1950s. In 1955, she was one of …

… The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations …

… Prehistory of Southern Africa The Durban area is probably best known for … along the edge of the Congo, to Angola and then into southern Africa. Others moved across the north edge of the … Sometime during the Early Iron Age, say about AD 800, East African Bantu created a suffix of the form *-(i)ni. The Zulu …

… Dutch settlers. Those San who survived moved to the dry regions of the Great Karoo. The San were raided by Boer … century, the British increasingly wanted domination over African societies in southern Africa. By the 1870s an independent Zulu kingdom, …

… colonial development, but also two rival kingdoms in the southern half of the country. Benin, a country with a … north who comprise about 8 percent. However, as in many African countries with varied populations, regional … before supporting a candidate from one of the two southern regions. At the time of the slave trade, the kingdom of …

… is most noted for his role in exposing brutality at African National Congress camps in 1984 , which culminated … Source: From the collections of the Library of the South African Parliament To this end it was a settlement of … by Bowler 1864 Source: From the Collections of the South African Parliament It is significant to note that ownership …

… socially. He was drafted out of high school to the South African Army. (He was one of the few men at his school who … During his trip he spent a lot of time reading up on the African National Congress (ANC). On his return to South … government. Hemson joined the National Union of South African Students  (NUSAS). After completing his academic …

… under Bram’s influence Fischer became involved in South African Politics. Together the pair participated in food … over 80 striking post office workers. Fischer worked in African crèches, established ‘refugee homes’ for African children and gave a series of talks in municipal …

… popular contemporary pieces in the collection of the South African National Gallery in Cape Town . Other major … living on Long Street in Cape Town in the 1990s, and African Adventure (1999-2002), which references colonial … when she received the DaimlerChrysler Award for South African Sculpture. In 2014 she received the Mbokodo Award for …

… Pretoria, Judith Mason is one of the most well known South African artists. She matriculated from the Pretoria High … a short time. Her work became part of the National South African School and University curricula. Later on in her … USA. Her work is represented in all the major South African National art collections and museums. Internationally …

… and administer a scholarship fund to educate and skill the African National Congress (ANC) and UDF activists to develop … as Chief Operations Officer in the Presidency, South African Government until she resigned in April 2010. … away on 17 July 2021 in Johannesburg, Gauteng. South African Communist Party (SACP) spokesperson Alex Mashilo …

… for Development Law at UCT. She was also an advisor to the African National Congress (ANC) on land claims legislation, … A Charter for Social Justice, a contribution to the South African Bill of Rights debate. She also wrote numerous … She has been an honorary consulting editor of the South African Law Reports since 1997 and serves on the editorial …