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BiographyBartholomew Hlapane
… those of ffrench-Beytagh and Harry Gwala.He and his wife were assassinated by ANC gunman in their Soweto home … S. Ellis & T. Sechaba, Comrades Against…
V - The Funeral
… reasonably peaceful exchange', said the Rt. Revd. Desmond Tutu, Anglican Bishop of Lesotho, leading a group of black … man, he was a good father, but above…
Chapter 7 - ‘We Are Also People’
… and he arrived at 10.00 am on Wednesday the 8th to see his daughter. He spent the entire day with Le Rona and … and again we all clapped saying it was…
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
… look at how they interact with a broader range of anti-apartheid NGOs and then how they all interact with the mass … staff so I was the only person who…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… the central business district of Durban. He then walked to his home in Sydenham as the last tramcar had long departed. … translators are not particularly…
BiographySheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)
… set up to investigate four organisations flagged by the apartheid government. These included NUSAS, the University … Available at: https://search…
Document 38 - Certification of the Constitution; a summary of the judgment of the Constitutional Court
… alliance of the two congresses, confronting the apartheid regime which had come to power in 1948 and had … December 1952 and earned the respect of world…
Mary Margaret Ngalo
… of race or political affiliation, in the fight against apartheid. In 1956, she was involved in the historic women’s … Women’s rights activist, anti-apartheid…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… prior to the introduction and institutionalisation of the Apartheid policy by the NP. Legislations that had an … adopted the ANC-like mode of operations,…
BiographyFrans Ramaro
… Frans Ramaro and his cousin Morris Ranoto were banished on19 January 1955 from … He was put on a train and it was only after a year that his partner heard…
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
… Due to the apartheid racial classification systems, many black artists … Mohl established an art school, the White Studio, behind his home in Annadale Street…
BiographyMrs. N. Parenithama Pillay
… of the three pound poll tax, and persuaded them to suspend work. The strikers were arrested in Newcastle, …
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… although the workers knew very little about trade union work. In 1924, the South African administrator stated that … opposed the emancipation of the black…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… among others. The government’s determination to enforce apartheid despite criticism from the Commonwealth of Nations … He was re-elected for another term in…
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… their claims to land-ownership in the country. With his book The Past and Future of the Kaffir Races (1866), W. … the land by force in recent times…
Freedom movement in South Africa: Its International impact by E.S Reddy
… in the persons of Chief Albert Lutuli and Bishop Desmond Tutu. Nelson Mandela, leader of this liberation movement, … Mondlane, the founder of FRELIMO of…
ArchiveJakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage by Niren Tolsi, 30 November 2012
… and acted with nobility and courage. This was clear in his visionary, successful attempts to transform the University of the Western Cape (UWC) from an…
ArticleThe Linton Panel & the San language
… was recorded almost in its entirety, thanks to the work of a German linguist, Dr WHI Bleek. /Xam speakers … later. (DF Bleek, 1956. A Bushman Dictionary. New…
BiographyDavid Rabkin
… was born in South Africa, but emigrated to Britain with his family. He holds a PhD in African Literature and had been … a sub-editor at the Cape Argus …
BiographyCaswell Moloi
… He apparently ‘gave a solemn undertaking that on his release from goal he would remove himself voluntarily … conditions in the Reserve were ‘still far from…
BiographyNtlabati Jojo
… Ntlabati Jojo had been deposed of his status as headman in the late 1920s though by the 1940s, … The Native Affairs Department accused Jojo of displacing his…
BiographyMartinus Boshomane
… 19 January 1955. He professed to be extremely puzzled by his banishment and could not establish the reasons, as he was … fled to Johannesburg. Leburu…
BiographySekgopela Mashile
… Sekgopela Mashile supported his older brother’s, Matsiketsane Mashile, recognition as a … 27 June 1963. He was allowed to return home in 1974 and his…
BiographyProfessor Brij Maharaj
… south Durban, Natal (now known as Kwazulu-Natal - KZN). His father, Bhurma Maharaj, was a shop assistant at a grocery … Grey Street (now Dr Yusuf Dadoo)…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… comprised of those who realised the need to engage and work with women outside of the ANCWL would be the only way to defeat the Apartheid system, they worked…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… a very different one from that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had shattered the Black resistance … was to become a force in the 1970's…
Some of Gandhi’s Early Views on Africans Were Racist. But That Was Before He Became Mahatma by E.S Reddy (The Wire), 18 October 2016
… or annotating them – completely distort what his life represents. Gandhi said, “My life is my message”. … praised Gandhi’s contribution to their liberation…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… both politics and negotiations during the struggle against apartheid. Women helped transform South Africa into a new, … claim our rights . We want…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around financial problems
… and dependants. Nelson, in the loneliness of his cell, worried about the survival of his family. He had … which ate deeply into my funds. Neither you nor Mum…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… like the hut tax and poll tax that forced Africans to work for European settlers. Africans were forced to work for … Chief Bambatha. He was not happy with…