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BiographyLeslie Massina
… time of the 1918 "bucket strike", but had calmy repudiated his own testimony when cross-examined by lawers for the … Great Britain, Russia, and other…
BiographyZacharia Solly Shoke
… 1956 in Alexandra Township, Johannesburg. Shoke received his education at Orlando High School, Soweto Township, south … struggle against the South African…
BiographyJonas Mosa Gwangwa
… and the movie Othello . He has won numerous awards his music throughout his career. …
BiographyLaurence Neill Nathan
… of South African Students (NUSAS), which contributed to his political awareness. Nathan was elected President of … in the ECC for political and not pacifist…
Dora Nginza
… the award, annually allocated to people who did public work that benefited African people. In 1954, the Mayor of …
EventZach de Beer is elected as leader of the PFP
… The 59 year old executive of Anglo American, Dr Zach de Beer, was elected as leader of the anti-Apartheid Progressive Federal Party. The officials of the ……
BiographyAnna Zieminski
… that played a key role in documenting the resistance to apartheid in the 1980s. During this period her photographs …
ArticleLives of Courage
… South Africans and members of the international anti-Apartheid movements played in South Africa’s struggle for freedom against segregation and Apartheid from…
BiographyIsmail Ahmed Cachalia
… the British Indian Association, was in prison because of his involvement in the first passive resistance campaign led … to Johannesburg, where he became a…
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
… the democratic elections in South Africa, and the end of apartheid rule, is being observed by people of many other … and the Council on African Affairs he…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… creative madness or genius; but simply people doing their work, whether painting, music or poetry. Medu saw its … artistic task". Later, Dikobe wa Mogale…
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… of judgment was drawing near, Buthelezi claimed, in which American blacks would arrive in aeroplanes from which they … paying taxes and to stop dipping their…
ArchiveChanging focus: The art and activism of Omar by Bongani Kona (Mail and Guardian), 4 June 2015
… Saturday afternoon to meet the photographer Omar Badsha at his house in Woodstock. I sit in the half-empty carriage and … Africa (1985). Despite the grim…
BiographyRichard Gert Sibande
… he acquired the nickname "Lion of the East". Because of his political activities, Sibande was hounded by the … the witness stand in the Treason trial, where…
BiographyEmmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande
… Financial Sector Coalition Campaign (FSCC). He obtained his PhD in Industrial Sociology from the University of Natal … Dr Nzimande has published numerous…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… November, The Anglican Bishop of Lesotho, the Rev. Desmond Tutu announces that he is giving up his current post to become Secretary-General of the South ……
Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, on the Occasion of the State Banquet, Palais Du Peuple, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 30 November
… of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis …
BiographyMary Malete
… the Hillbrow Hospital). Through her dedication and hard work, she was promoted from senior sister to senior matron, …
Mary Matilda Brown
… In 1905 she became actively involved in social upliftment work. She utilised her organisational skills and was a … in the field of moral reform. She also…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… 16, The Boycott Movement, in London, is renamed the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM). Tennyson Makiwane , Vella Pillay … The Pan Africanist Congress retaliates…
BiographyMatsobane Morris Matsemela
… School up to Standard 6. Matsemela started working at his uncle’s dairy farm in Lady Selbourne, and later joined … Morris Matsemela with the Order of Luthuli…
BiographyEphraim Nkwe
… the ANC in exile. He was also the Political Commissar of his underground uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) unit. In 1989, as … Ephraim Nkwe passed away on 5 May 2013…
BiographyLulu Dube
… in establishing the Ohlange school , which all of his children attended. The school started from first year … and Manasseh Tebatso Moerane who was a…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… returns from exile at request of CPSA. She resumes work as personal assistant to Joe Slovo and Chris Hani. … a rally in Durban addressed by Nelson Mandela,…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… 1977. Bruce, Dickson. "Ancient Africa and the Early Black American Historians, 1883-1915." American Quarterly XXXVI … Luli. A Place in the City: The Rand on…
Speech delivered on the condolence motion in honour of the late Ebrahim "Cas" Saloojee in the national assembly – 5 February 2009
… he, one evening, drove for several hours looking for his home at Acacia Park. But his illness never broke his … Director for over 25 years. Under the…
ArticleDrum Magazine
… the newly-elected Nationalist Party’s policy of Apartheid, reflected the dynamic changes that were taking … of Bailey's from Oxford, was appointed editor,…
Abel Chiloane
… was released from Robben Island prison on 20 June 1978. His prison number was 1/5355. …
Shamar Abduraghman
… was released from Robben Island prison on 9 June 1982. His prison number was 15/8157. …
Sibene Abishayi
… released from Robben Island prison on 4 November 1964. His prison number was KB1692/64. …