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… South African Institute of Race Relations, a total of 617 Black persons, of whom it names 558, are …

… superior officer is changed with the effect that White and Black member …

… defined by its leader, Jaap Marais: no concessions to the Black man; withdrawal of South Africa from the …

… The government admits responsibility for the death of the Black leader, Joseph Mdluli on 19 March 1976 and agree to pay …

… the Prime Minister holds a one-day conference with the Black ‘ho …

… Address to the National Summit of the Historic Black Churches, Howard Inn, Washington DC on 10 January 1989 …

… the first South African of any race to obtain a degree in veterinary medicine, was born in 1865 at the Mgwali … Scotland, and Reverend Tiyo Soga , South Africa’s first Black ordained Presbyterian clergyman and an early advocate of Black pride and racial equality who was one of the people who …

… Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (Peter Abrahams) was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg’s largest Coloured and Asian slum, … that was a byproduct of the early contact between black and white.” His father, James Henry Abrahams Deras was … paper intrigued him, as he had never seen a paper with black men on the cover. While trying to take a closer look, …

… A Black high school student, Sipho Malaza, presumably died on this day thirty years ago while in Security Police custody. His death was the twenty-first in detention since March 1976. An entry in Deaths in … Sipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention …

… Nanabhai’s father, was from the village of Karadi/Matvad in Gujarat, India. Jasmath immigrated to South Africa after … whipped were his only companionship. During this time, black warders would sometimes slip him a daily newspaper or … this period of detention but had the presence of mind and consciousness to carefully hide the burn marks from his …

… Dangor, an award winning novelist and poet,  was born in Newclare, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now known as Gauteng), … youth such as  Farouk Asvat  and  Chris van Wyk , joined “Black Thoughts” a cultural group, formed in 1979, under the … writers’ bodies advocating the end of segregation such as Black Thoughts, the Writers’ Forum and the  Congress of South …

… Tholakele Madala was born in Kokstad on 13 July 1937. He matriculated at St John's … he was appointed to the Umtata Bench and was the first black judge in the Eastern Cape and South Africa's fourth black judge. In 1995, the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) …

… of Vosloorus and Reiger Park staged a consumer boycott in Boksburg on the East Rand (now Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng). The boycott, by Black and Coloured residents, followed the reintroduction of … by the Conservative Party (CP) controlled town council. In the local elections of October 1988, the CP won 12 of 20 …

… Lady Diana Spencer, simply known as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the … royal Princess of Wales. Their tumultuous marriage ended in 1996. At the time of her death they had two sons. A year … Egyptian film producer Dodi  Fayed. They were both killed in an accident following a high speed chase by photographers …

… M.J. Naidoo, Billy Nair and Paul David sought refuge in the British consulate in Durban and asked the British government to intervene on their behalf. This left the British government in a difficult position. It could not expel the men into the … Political activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban …

… representing the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German Reichstag (Parliament), condemned the "suppression war" against the Ovaherero in German South West Africa. He demanded the termination of … war". The Herero or Ovaherero people lived mainly in Namibia, Botswana and Angola and were descendents of the …

… has an uneasy relationship with depictions of the city in tourist publications as an inclusive world of adventuring, … as ‘coloured’ by the state. Alongside those classified as ‘black African’, many had to cope with the trauma of forced … with the history of colonialism and slavery. Both the SA Sendinggestig Museum on Long Street and the Castle of Good …

… White poster with black lettering, and black border. Green outline of South Africa, with black and white artwork of men with rifles marching across … Frontline states: ANC together: in struggle …

… died when Boesak was six years old. He was raised in Somerset West.  As a child he worked as a labourer to help … spread beyond the 2.8 million "Coloured people" to both black and white opponents of apartheid. In 1981, various black Reformed churches founded ABRECSA (the Alliance of …

… Eleven residents are killed in Katlehong in ongoing township violence in Katlehong and Tokoza. …

… Twenty-three people are injured in a bomb blast in a Wimpy Bar in East London. …

… Twenty-seven people die in overnight rioting in townships in Cape Town and Johannesburg.  …

… of Stellenbosch announced that it was to open its doors to Black, Coloured and Asian students for all post-graduate … for courses not offered at their own universities. In spite of the move being hailed as a progressive one, … University of Stellenbosch in a historic move …

… Zolile Hamilton Keke was born on 31st of October 1945 in East London and grew up in Duncan Village township. He … as a 15-year-old in 1961, attracted by the vision of a black-ruled South Africa. Arrested in May 1963 for … law by correspondence, he became associated with the Black People's Convention and addressed its conference held …

… In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain … policy to encourage these four colonies to come together in closer union. After the grant of responsible government to the Transvaal and Orange River Colony in 1907, this aspiration was also held by the Afrikaner …

… PREFACE In the following pages the reader will find what has been … dynamic way of directing the attention of our Government in the Union of South Africa, the European population of our country to the African position and status in this land of our birth—South Africa—because the Government …

… Coline Williams was born on 30 May 1967 and grew up in Bonteheuwel, a township in the Western Cape , South Africa. The eldest of three … her brother Ashley and the last born, Selina, were raised in a political conscious household—their grandmother … “'A grave injustice' – 30 years after MK operatives die in Cape Town bombing, loved ones want inquest reopened.” News …

… The two-day All-in African Conference - with 1,400 delegates from 145 … peasant, intellectual and political bodies was hosted in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. The conference called for a … where 69 people were killed and scores left injured in what has come to be known as the Sharpeville Massacre. …

… Black, white and grey poster with black border. Artwork of women carrying placards with various … union, demand for pay increase as well as respect for black women. … A womans place is in the struggle …

… From the book:  Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 1. A. M. LEMBEDE, … that he was dead. To our surprise, he had only lost consciousness. He quickly regained his consciousness. It was a very dark night. Our house lay in … Freedom In Our Life Time - Early Writings …