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BiographyAndries Ntsenyeho
… for Lonmin for a year and was one of the leaders of the strike. On 16 August 2012 Andries died at scene 1 after being … and left behind his wife and five…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… of three brothers, Scott was somewhat of a disappointment to his mother who had wanted a daughter. In 1911, his … to force them into long-term contracts…
BiographyJames D. Ngojo
… in Paarl. He was arrested in connection with the "bucket strike" of 1918 but the case was later withdrawn. As an … member of the African National Congress …
BiographyRowley Israel Arenstein
… of the Congress Of Democrats in Natal,a legal advisor to the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and … the Eastern Cape Communists had been…
BiographyAbram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro
… for 75 cents per week as a dishwasher and general hand to raise funds to further his studies. He attended Naledi … of June all major black campuses endorsed…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
… 1960 in Rosenkrantz, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) to Radikubu and Nkone. He grew up in the village of Manaleng … Mphahlele spent a year in prison and…
BiographyLungile Kepe
… worked as a labourer. He took part in the 1950 national strike on June 26th. He served a term of imprisonment during … Trial of 1956 and acquitted…
More than 300 people are killed in renewed fighting as Angola slides back into civil war.
… 300 people are killed in renewed fighting as Angola slides back into civil war. …
More than 300 people are killed in renewed fighting as Angola slides back into civil war.
… 300 people are killed in renewed fighting as Angola slides back into civil war. …
Chief Commandant C.R. de Wet, back in the Free State, sets up his headquarters at Renosterpoort.
… Chief Commandant C.R. de Wet, back in the Free State, sets up his headquarters at …
Egypt is allowed back into the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Counties (OPEC) after a ten-year exile.
… Egypt is allowed back into the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Counties …
ArchiveBack in the Days and into the Future: Diaspora Aesthetics in the Photography of Jamel Shabazz by Noelle Theard
… Back in the Days and into the Future: Diaspora Aesthetics in …
BiographyChristopher Ndodebandla Dlamini
… African authorities forced Dlamini's 16-year-old brother to return to Swaziland on his own, had a serious impact on Dlamini's … year workers, dissatisfied…
BiographyPhilemon Mathole
… Mineworkers' Union. He was active in the 1946 mineworkers' strike. He later opened a grocery store in Moroka Township, … and was one of the accused in the…
Fifty political detainees who had gone on hunger strike are released from prison.
… Fifty political detainees who had gone on hunger strike are released from prison. …
A twelve week strike by some 22 000 members of South African Transport Services
… been lost and hundreds injured. An estimated R39m damage to SATS property was caused. South African Institute of Race … A twelve week strike by some 22 000…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… In 1976, the United States suddenly turned its attentions to Southern Africa, wary that events there might escalate … lines. Secretary of State Henry…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ascended to the South African presidency on 9 May 2009 on a wave of … a disgruntled contingent of the ANC, who had turned their…
BiographyElias Phakane Moretsele
… about Elias Moretsele's youth. At an early age he moved to Johannesburg where he joined the South African Native … social upliftment. This underscored…
BiographyMolly Fischer
… a standing as a family – they could trace their ancestry back a few hundred years in South Africa and included people … the First World War , and his sister,…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… African sub continent, it is Angola that is reputed to have been devastated by the Atlantic Slave Trade. … the Colonial administrations facing a labour…
BiographyMgcineni Noki
… began working for Lonmin in 2009 and was a leader of the strike. On 16 August 2012 Mambush was killed at scene 1 after … who also depended on him for…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… English reads, “I cannot keep quiet when someone pretends to love me with a deceitful smile.” His father’s first wife … unrest, aiding some 160 000 workers…
BiographyMary Fitzgerald
… Fitzgerald was born in Ireland in 1882, and came to South Africa as a typist for the British Army. She worked in the Castle in Cape Town , and then moved to…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… My father Ponnen was born in Madras, India. He was brought to Natal, South Africa, in 1890 as an indentured labourer on … ............... My father took part…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… below on the Mfecane can be used as an introduction to this section. It is important to note that CAPS 2011 does not require it to be covered in … of the…
BiographyNkosiyabo Xalabile
… wife, mother, sister and two nieces. He had been married to his wife, Lilita Xalabile, for little over a month when he was killed. He had just returned to…
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… township, established by the local authorities in 1932 to the south of the city, and in line with a national urban … (PNAB) for Lamontville and Chesterville…
BiographyGladstone Xala Tshume
… working for a coal dealer in Grahamstown. He later moved to Port Elizabeth where he was employed in a pharmacy and became local chairman of the party…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… and Henry Mgadla Mandela, a chief and chief councillor to the paramount chief of the Thembu and a member of the … Resistance campaign of 1946 and the 1946 …