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BiographyOliver Mtukudzi
… siblings. Mtukudzi was from a musical family, as both his parents were singers. This meant he grew up in a musical … had to grow up at an early age because…
BiographyTamsanqa Tasque Tshume
… Elizabeth, and inherited the political inclinations of his two uncles, Gladstone and Ben, both of whom were ANC …
BiographyS. S. Tema
… passage of the Programme of Action in 1949 , he withdrew his support for what he regarded as the "extremist" new …
Edward Mzolo
… Fort in 2 weeks. No details are available on the date of his detention,the Act he was detained under ,or the official …
EventMagnus Malan’s trial ends
… dirty war against its opponents. Judge Jan Hugo concluded his judgment, acquitting Malan and other nine defendants. … affected by the ordeal to accept it…
BiographyHammington Silulami Majija
A graduate of Healdtown, he taught in Rhodesia and the Transkei and later worked as business manager of Contact in Cape Town. A prominent figure in the Liberal…
Statement of Acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh Award Bestowed on the ANC by the World Peace Council by O. R. Tambo, Luanda, 15 December 1986
… struggle for the destruction of the imperialist supported apartheid system and thus make their own contribution to the … and genius, a patriot who devoted…
Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National Congress by the World Peace Council, 15 December 1986, Luanda
… struggle for the destruction of the imperialist supported apartheid system and thus make their own contribution to the … and genius, a patriot who devoted…
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
… - rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it … and was ignored in Britain. Only five…
Matthews Mabelane
… On 15 February 1977 Mr Matthews Mabelane,aged 23,fell to his death from the tenth floor of John Vorster … ferrying young activists to Botswana.A police…
BiographyStephen Zelwane Nkadimeng
… meeting, the prison superintendent summoned Nkadimengto his office and asked him to provide the names of those … It was feared that the peace that resulted…
BiographySiphiwe Tshabalala
… the prestigious Kaizer Chiefs academy. He finished off his youth career at Mamelodi Sundowns before beginning his professional career in 2003. Siphiwe…
BiographySolomon David Lion
… Lion, was expelled from Basutoland to the Union after his religious sect was banned. The Sechaba-sa-Batung … which caused “a good deal of concern to the…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) resuscitated the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa – at first through the … of one aspect of the BCM’sphilosophy –…
Statement by Nzo Mnumzana in the plenary meeting of the General Assembly, 20 November 1984
… patriots at this critical phase in the struggle against apartheid. This year`s debate is of singular importance to … of the continent. Having long known and…
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
… Oppenheimer and Mary Lina Pollock. Oppenheimer completed his primary education in Johannesburg and proceeded to study … politics and economics in 1931. Upon…
South Africa’s armed struggle: where the ANC’s ineptitude was a virtue by Howard Barrell (The Conversation), 10 July 2016, University of Pretoria
… the political imagination to reach an accommodation with apartheid’s masters who were, militarily, more powerful than … more confidence after reading Simpson…
BiographyLionel Mxolisi Majombozi
… in 1944, he later relinquished the post under pressure of work. He established a medical practice in King William's …
ArchiveSouth Africa’s ‘Mother of the Nation’ who was never First Lady by Mashupye Herbert Maserumule (TheConversation.com), 3 April 2018
… who was dubbed ‘the mother of the nation’ – took the apartheid system head-on, at the huge personal cost. Her life … her revered husband Nelson Mandela. She…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played … 1896 a celebration was held in honour of H.C. Msikinya for his acceptance…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… surrounding South Africa which were hostile to the anti apartheid struggle. After the 1976 Uprising hundreds of young … MK operative Solomon Mahlangu is…
BiographySheik Yusuf
… of Bantam, also known as Ageng (the Great). He supported his father-in-law against the Dutch East In dia Company … but in 1684 was banished to Ceylon, as the…
Americans for South African Resistance, 25 June 1982
… to make statement to the Special Committee against Apartheid on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the … He was one of the sons of Mahatma Gandhi and he…
BiographyNowongile Cynthia Molo
Nowongile Cynthia Molo was born in 1949 in the former Transkei (now Eastern Cape). She completed the Junior Certificate (Form 3) at Bethel College. She has…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… the war against the Boers. Moshoeshoe did not want to lose his kingdom, and asked the British for protection. This meant … lost their land through the 1913…
BiographyRustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu
Rustomjee Jiwanji Ghorkhodu, also known as Parsi Rustomjee (or “Kakaji”) was born in India in August 1861. He arrived in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) at…
BiographyNjabulo Simakahle Ndebele
… and Makhosazana Regina Tshabangu. Ndebele completed his matric at St Christopher’s High School in Luyengo, … from the University in 1973. By the time he…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… not only as an artist, but an activist for most of his life. Born in 1945, he grew up under the oppression of apartheid, facing injustice on a daily basis…
A chronology of meetings between South Africans and the ANC in exile 1983-2000 by Michael Savage
… negotiating with the white government of F.W. de Klerk and his National Party regime to bring about a new democratic … involved in the search to escape from…
BiographyDingaan Bongani Thobela
… was born at Baragwanath hospital on 24 September 1966. His mother named him Bongani, but his paternal grandmother decided he should have a different name…