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BiographyBernard Mafiyeka
… of a group of four men who approached him as he walked to work. …
Bellington Mampe
… of death were undisclosed. Although Mr Mampe died in 1963,his death was announced by the government only in 1964.In …
James Hamakwayo
… prison and died on 10th October 1966.An inquest into his death found that he had died by 'suicide by hanging'. …
BiographyAlson Ntshangase
… He attended art classes at KwaBazini CP School; he did his secondary schooling at KwaZide High School; he had to …
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… in a large Soweto sports stadium to honour Desmond Tutu, the Bishop of Johannesburg, on his return from Sweden with the Nobel Peace Prize. There he ……
ArticleLiberal Party of South Africa (LPSA)
… The ascendancy of the apartheid government in 1948 signalled a descent into … was swept into power defeating General Jan Smuts and his United Party (UP)…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… have had in politics, in addition to the fight against the apartheid movement and the rights for all people in South … years, Mbete decided to leave South…
Joseph Zenzele Mavi
Trade unionist who brought the grievances of black workers int white homes through a crippling of Johannesburg municipal workers in 1980.Mr Mavi was born in…
BiographyDulcie Howes
… of the Capab Ballet Company. However, her innovative work with local musicians and artists, such as Professor … choreographers have benefited from the…
ArchiveThe New South African Revolution by Prithiraj Dullay, 03 April 2017
… and former head of the S African Revenue Service, plus his deputy were recalled from London in the midst of a … of the ANC and the people of S Africa. Bishop…
Esmé Berman
… art historian Giorgio Vasari’s (1511-1574) approach in his book, translated as Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, … many years. The book gives an intimate…
EventFirst Black US ambassador is sent to South Africa
… Liberia, Edward Perkins, was appointed as the first black American ambassador to South Africa by American President Ronald Reagan. He was instrumental in…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo , was elected the … de Klerk were awarded the Nobel Peace…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Special Sitting of the Senate of the Republic of Chile: Valparaiso, June 8, 2005
… were obliged to make great sacrifices to respond to the apartheid crime against humanity. As many died on our streets … bull's eye of your hearts. And you…
ArticleAfrapix Chronology 1981-1991
… an annual Staffrider photographic exhibition. • On his return to Durban, from his trip to Johannesburg, Omar … Lawson and Paul Weinberg to urge photographers…
BiographyGert Petrus Swart
… as a Health Inspector until 1982 when, influenced by his father’s interest in carving, he enrolled at the …
BiographySaul Sibusiso “Minus Khosing” Mashinini
… Mashinini was born to Johannes and Catherine. Unlike his brothers and sisters, he was very quiet and more helpful … which was noticeable at an early age…
PlaceRegina Mundi, Catholic Church, Soweto
… Baptista Montini, the Cardinal of Milan. During the Apartheid era the Regina Mundi Church opened its doors to Anti-Apartheid groups and provided shelter to…
BiographyAndries (General China) Chamile
Born in 1900, Johannesburg Chamile worked as a labourer. He was a member of the Newclare branch of African National Congress which he joined during the…
BiographyDorothy Nomzansi Nyembe
… were dropped on 18 December 1957,she resumed her political work,was elected to the ANC's National ExecutiveCommittee …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… singer that went into exile in South Africa because of apartheid. This is the biographical portion of the paper. At the end of the paper there is a short…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… born on 4 July 1952, in the fourth year of South Africa’s apartheid state. By this time, policies, such as the Group … Therefore, segregation would protect…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… that it would be resuming arms sales to South Africa’s apartheid government. November, Mandela was allowed his first visit from Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in…
BiographyCharles Llewellyn
… it was easier to be White in South Africa in those days. His parents were never married and he was considered an … left arm bowler (with a dangerous china…
BiographyBaron Joachim van Plettenberg
… the monogram of the Dutch East India Company, as well as his name. …
BiographyJopie (Josef Johannes) Fourie
… seen as a traditional Afrikaner Boer hero, standing up for his beliefs and Louis Botha was severely criticised by many …
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… Photo of the Year Award. Albert Newall re-establishes his photography business - Industrial Photography (Pty) Ltd - … to London. 1964 Peter Magubane held an…
BiographyJacob “Dancing Shoes” Morake
… He was 10 years old when, one bitterly cold night, his mother told him to put more coal in the stove. Disobeying … a torch, causing life-threatening burns…
ArchiveHugh Lewin obituary by Peter Hain (www.theguardian.com), 21 January 2019
… wedding, Leftwich turned state witness to convict him at his 1964 trial, as did his close friend and co-conspirator … and in South Africa only when it was…
BiographyKlass Makhosana Mahlangu
… the title of Prince within the Zulu community. Because of his prominent position against the independence movement in … enemy of the cause. He was also a…