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BiographyAbner S. Mtimkulu
… became embroiled in a political struggle that led to his defeat for the Natal presidency by A. W. G. Champion, who …
BiographyPetros Molefe
… unstable. It is known that while climbing over the fence his bomb prematurely exploded killing Molefe and injuring the …
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… June 1948. I was extremely sorry not to be able to attend his funeral, but I am happy to know that the message 1 sent … lived more than twenty years in the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo accepting the Simon Bolivar award on behalf of Nelson Mandela, 24 July 1983, Caracas, Venezuela
… time came to this continent when Simon Bolivar mortgaged his life to the vision of freedom, independence and equality … imposed on Winnie Mandela and other…
BiographyTheodore B. Lujiza
Theodore B. Lujiza was born in 1886 and educated at Lovedale, he was working in a bank in East London when Clements Kadalie arrived there to establish a branch…
BiographyC. S. Mabaso
C. S. Mabaso was born and educated in Natal and worked at various times as a teacher, a shopkeeper, and a clerk. For about 20 years he also was the secretary…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… them into already crowded reserves or driving them to seek work as farm labourers and mine workers, and later in the … who studied in the USA and was…
BiographyShapurji Jivanji Randeria
… of the London Chamber of Commerce in Bombay prior to his arrival. After arriving in Durban he founded a customs … 1908, along with Parsee Rustomjee and…
BiographyMark Shinners
… students together. He became chairman of ASUSA in 1962 at his high school, Hofmeyer High School. As chairperson, he … addressing problems at the school…
BiographyJeremiah Moraka
… Moraka, a counsellor to Makwena Matlala, was banished from his residence in Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, … Transkei, Eastern Province [now…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… the African majority. He continued non-violent defiance of apartheid until his death in 1969, long after most militants of the … grocer. He was active in the…
Ruth Alexander
… twelve and he was twenty-three. They corresponded after his return to South Africa, and eventually in June 1907 they … criticised Samuel Cronwright-Schreiner…
BiographySarah Carneson
… Coloured and Africans along with Whites as apprentices in his workshop in the backyard of the family home (297 Bree … the financial department of the Morning…
The State of Art in South Africa Conference
… ethical responsibilities of the artist with regard to the Apartheid State , calling for recognition of state control … noted that “…it is the responsibility…
BiographyJohannes Matlala
… In relating his story of banishment to Helen Joseph , Johannes Matlala … Soon after, he was again arrested and banished, from his original residence at…
BiographyJosiah Thugwane
… was growing up. He learned to read and write after winning his Gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics, 1996. He started as a … player and in 1990 started running…
Luke Mazwembe
… September 1976. He was reported to have been found dead in his cell at Caledon Square police station,Cape Town,the same … the post-mortem report Mr Mazwembe…
BiographyTheophilus Tshangela
… received information that he was on a death list, he moved his partner and six children to a safe house and then observed his home being burnt down. He…
BiographyWilliam Sinclair Winship
… in Edinburgh, Scotland. When he was a few months old, his parents moved to Mpwapwa, Tanzania, before settling in … specialist and a distinguished scholar,…
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… age of 48. Relatively late in life, after supplementing his poor school education by attending Oxford University, … the political/legal foundations of what…
BiographyXego Michael
… Mike Xego started his political career in youth politics. He was a member of … a member of the African National Congress (ANC). After his release on 20…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… killed. 1980 4 June Manzini, Swaziland Patrick Makau, and his child (9) ANC/MK Bomb attack on 2 houses. 1981 1 August … TV. 24 May Outside Mbabane, Swaziland…
EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… 11.02.1946) was born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal to James and Elizabeth Dube. His father, James Dube was one of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… the South African Communist Party (SACP) and other anti-apartheid organisations, the suspension of the death sentence … City Hall. 19 February, Nelson…
BiographyKgalabi Jafta Masemola
… Bon Accord near Pretoria on 12 December 1931. He lost both his parents at an early age and was raised by his sister. The family moved to Marabastad and then…
Nicodemus Kgoathe
… in Pretoria,where he died on 4th of February.During his stay in hospital,he was treated for lung and kidney … arranged for him to be admitted to hospital…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 2: The Nuclear Age and the Cold War
… to capture the city of Messina; Patton won the race, but his men arrived just hours after the last German troops had … for America. That sentiment died in…
ArchiveJonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture by Gwen Ansell
… African National Congress (ANC) to win hearts for the anti-apartheid struggle everywhere and present a vision of what … shattered the same femur three times)…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… Introduction The transition from the Apartheid era to the new democratic dispensation was a … visits in mid-1987 during the time that he was serving his life…
BiographyCharles W H Kohler
… as chairman of the board for more than three decades until his death in 1952. In so doing, he achieved his initial goal, which was to stabilise the wine…