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ArchiveAfrican shield
Red poster with green border. Large black and white image of a shield and spear in centre with a circle overlaid. Black , green and yellow shield behind…
BiographyPaul Michael Sibisi
… guidance). In 1984 Sibisi received an Operation Crossroads Africa grant which enabled him to visit the USA. In 1987 He … Art Competition (fourth prize). 1984…
BiographyJennifer Davis
… Jennifer was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1933. She grew up in what she described as a Jewish … Davis, stalwart champion of majority rule in South…
BiographyPius Nkonzo Langa
… in the eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa, on 25 March 1939, the second of seven children. In … six children. Langa enrolled at the University…
BiographyLionel Forman
… as well as a member of the Communist Party of South Africa . He was an accused in the 1956 Treason Trial. His …
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
… to earn the money he needed to go to college. Due to South Africa’s racial policies under apartheid, he was unable to … English and isiZulu in 1956 from the…
BiographyRichard Feetham
… War ) with the Inns of Court Rifles, he came to South Africa in 1902, when on the recommendation of Lionel G. … legal adviser to the British High…
BiographyEduardo Mondlane
… Tanzania. He attended Witwatersrand University in South Africa until forced to withdraw by the new apartheid-oriented … of the United Nations, a position…
BiographyPlaatjies Joseph Paul
… 1958, was a defendant in the Treason Trial. He left South Africa in the 1960s and now lives in Britain. In the early … of the International Defence and Aid…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… (the first-born, a daughter), Victoria, Esther, Hleziphi, Africa (the first-born son), William and Thupana. Rev James … role in shaping the social and…
BiographyJosephine Ethel (Josie) Wood
… of 1918 when she met Eleanor Comber. Comber came to South Africa to work among the blind. To combat the high level of … small if books in braille. When she…
BiographyJames Madhlope Phillips
… year Phillips also joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) . He became actively involved in the formation … unit read, sang and did short sketches…
The New African
Yellow poster with black lettering. Notice of a new publication - The New African. On sale weekly in Natal on April 3rd. Words - 'a new voice'. Photo of a…
EventNkosi Sikelel’iAfrica composer, Enoch Sontonga dies
… of the National Anthem Nkosi Sikelel' IAfrica (God Bless Africa) died at the age of thirty-two. He wrote Nkosi …
BiographySelbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi
… BA degree in Fine Arts at The University of South Africa (UNISA). While based in Durban Selby became part of … that appears in the book ‘The Fifties People…
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… people, opposing Disraeli’s wars with the Zulus in South Africa. However, when Gladstone made Irish Home Rule a part … latitude to drive his own agenda…
BiographyHarold Athol Fugard
… but did not finish his studies, dropping out to travel in Africa and the world. He found work on a ship, and travelled … from supporting an international…
ArchiveAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern
… of the African People's Democratic Union of Southern Africa. …
Summary Minutes of the Bilateral Meeting held in Brazzaville on Friday 13 May 1988 between delegations from the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and the Peoples Republic of Angola
… Minutes of a meeting between delegates from South Africa and Angola to discuss a strategy for peace and stability in Southern Africa. Withdrawal of Cuban…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the release of the 20 Year Review: South Africa 1994 to 2014, Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 11 March 2014
… made, and work that still needs to be done to move South Africa forward. We have had ten year and fifteen years … the passing of the first President of a…
BiographyRonald (Ronnie) Kasrils
… Vula which aimed to infiltrate leadership back into South Africa. He consequently lost the indemnity given to … towards the safety, security and prosperity…
Statement by Mrs. Gertrude Shope at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
… of the entire oppressed and struggling people of South Africa, I wish to convey our sincere appreciation and … an activity of a very unusual type. This was…
Professor Sir Raymond Hoffenberg
… South African Defence Force (SADF) and saw action in North Africa and Italy as a lance corporal. After the war, he … He was an active supporter of the…
Maggie Smith
… was a journalist and became the first woman news editor in Africa of the Sunday Times in Johannesburg in the 60s when … great grand children. She had an…
BiographyBen Skosana
… After serving the IFP in London, he returned to South Africa and became a committee member of the Reconstruction … government initiative to alleviate…
Judson Diza Kuzwayo
… following year while carrying out orders to leave South Africa,he was sentenced to ten years on Robben Island,where … trial of Harry Gwala and nine others.He…
BiographyBen M. Skosana
… After serving the IFP in London, he returned to South Africa and became a committee member of the Reconstruction … government initiative to alleviate…
BiographyAmy Thornton
… years old. She worked with the Communist Party of South Africa (now known as the South African Communist Party (SACP) … devoting her life to achieving a free…
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… as one of the leading black politicians in South Africa. Amongst Africans, his status was second only to that … to report that they had been unsuccessful…