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BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
… earned a teaching certificate at Clarkebury Institution in 1948-49. where he became involved in politics and met P. K. …
BiographyT. J. Lemon
… Photo Agency, London, photographing the turbulent pre-election South Africa and publishing in Newsweek, Der …
BiographyOscar Mpetha
… in 1958 was chosen president of the Cape ANC in a disputed election. He was subject to bans from 1954 into the 1960s and …
BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… on matters pertaining to the Indian community. By 1948 the conservative wing headed by AI Kajee and PR Pather … had lost much of their influence in the SAIC…
The first general election of the Republic of South Africa is won by the National Party with 105 out of 160 seats, showing a ga
… The first general election of the Republic of South Africa is won by the …
In Angola’s first multi-party election, the MPLA wins 53.74% of the vote for the 233-seat parliament, and Unita 34.10%. Unita a
… In Angola’s first multi-party election, the MPLA wins 53.74% of the vote for the 233-seat …
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… on matters pertaining to the Indian community. By 1948 the conservative wing headed by AI Kajee and PR Pather … had lost much of their influence in the SAIC…
BiographyPrince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
… was among ten people who were taken to custody before the election for the new Chief Minister of KwaNdebele after the … 48 hours before the secret ballot…
BiographyManonmoney "Ama" Naidoo
… in South Africa and to vote in the first democratic election. She saw freedom, but unfortunately died a few months before the election in April 1994. We had…
BiographySusanna Helena Kok
… a diploma in Public Health Care, which she was awarded in 1948. In 1949, Kok went to work for the Dutch Reformed …
BiographyCharles Sidney Groves
… . 26 Apr. 194 SASA Members' Annual Exh., MMG, 9 - 22 Sep. 1948: SASA 45th Annual Exh., MMG,. Apr. - 1 May. 1949: SASA …
BiographyJohannes Jacobus Degenaar
… University of Stellenbosch, where he completed his M.A. in 1948 and a D.Phil in 1950. He later went on to study at the …
BiographyPaul Michael Sibisi
… Paul Sibisi was born in Umkhumbane Durban on 23 September 1948. He went to Chersterville Secondary School where he …
BiographyMilwa Mnyaluza “George” Pemba
… society, held his first solo exhibition in East London in 1948. Pemba’s successful exhibition and the sale of his …
BiographyNana Sita
… presidential address to the Transvaal Indian Congress in 1948. He said: "Do we all of us realise the significance, the … to be just." (Passive Resister,…
BiographySibusiso Mandlenkosi Emmanuel Bengu
… parties, which led to it being reviewed.After the 1999 election in South Africa, he was named the ambassador to …
BiographyGrace Naledi Mandisa Pandor
… senior lecturer. Following South Africa's first democratic election in 1994 Pandor was elected to Parliament, and in …
BiographyProfessor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel
… model. After the African National Congress's (ANC) 1994 election victory, Gerwel left academia to become President …
BiographyPhathekile Holomisa
… a member of parliament as part of the ANC. After the first election, he was accused along with Winnie Mandela of having … that year. He has since been…
BiographyRobert Gabriel Mugabe
… together to negotiate majority rule and allow for an election. This political pact marked an end to colonial rule. … of the opposition. He won the 2002…
BiographyJohannes Maswanganyi
… Johannes Maswanganyi was born in 1948 at Msengi Village, near Giyani, Limpopo …
BiographyElize Botha
… at the University of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, in 1948 and majored in English, Afrikaans and Dutch languages …
BiographyTheo Mthembu
… Khabi Mngoma. Mthembu became a professional boxer in 1948, after enrolling at the Bantu Men’s Social Centre Boxing …
BiographyPauline Podbrey
… and a third in Budapest. The changes in South Africa after 1948 caused Podbrey and her family to leave South Africa in …
BiographyColin Wells Eglin
… colour bar. In 1974 the PP won six seats in the general election with the seventh coming from a by-election a few months later. In 1975 Eglin negotiated the …
BiographyPhilemon Pearce Nokwe
… to closer ties with Indians and whites crystallised in the election of Leballo as chairperson of the Orlando branch of … continued, and at the annual…
BiographyIrvin Jim
… and remained in the regional leadership until his election to his position as General Secretary. Jim also held … in December 2016 elective congress,…
BiographyPeter Mokaba
… elected by the ANC to head their preparations for the 2004 election campaign. Mokaba received a lot of criticism for his …
BiographyDerek Andre Hanekom
… hard work, and hands-on approach. In 1999 after the election he was dropped from the cabinet, reputedly for his …
BiographyRissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
… constitutional talks of the early 1990s. Following 1994 election he formally retired from politics.He was co-author …