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BiographyCharles Du Val
… Manchester, England in 1810 of Irish parents. Du Val and his business manager and long-time associate, Arthur Fry, …
BiographySokhaya Charles Nkosi
… at Rorke's Drift. From 1977 to 1980 he worked full-time at his art at Mariannhill. From 1980 to 1981, he taught art at …
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…
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,…
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…
EventControversial ‘Black Jesus’ painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
… Christ, depicts Luthuli crucified on the cross next to apartheid mastermind Hendrick Verwoed and former Minister of … of cancer on 28 June 2011, just before…
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…
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…
BiographyJackson (Balisile)) Nkosiyane
… Paramount Chief (PC) Dalindyebo’s ‘misconception of his position and powers.’ It was alleged that he was … chief.’ However, the PC was being misled by …
BiographyVusumuzi Vitus Mvelase
… weekends. In April ’73 he was convicted of contravening his banning order and sentenced to 30 days imprisonment, … defulted by taking up a job in Pinetown,…
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…
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…
Dumisani Mbatha
… prison. After he was reported missing for several days his parents made inquiries at John Vorster Square ,at which stage they learnt of his death. A prison…
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…
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…
BiographyNathaniel James Merriman
… of Street (Somersetshire) in 1840. In 3847 he offered his services to Bishop Gray and was appointed the first … Cape Colony. Arriving at the Cape in November…
BiographyPaulus Howell Mopeli
… district of the [Eastern] Transvaal [now Mpumalanga]. His banishment order described him as ‘one of the … Chief of Witzieshoek Reserve, Charles Mopeli feared…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… especially its more aggressive form, White baaskap and apartheid. It is in the economic sphere that this disastrous … and domineering manner in which the…
PlaceGhana
… lagoons and rivers, left few traces. Archaeological work also suggests that central Ghana north of the forest … the reign of Asantehene Opoku Ware I…
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…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an anti-Apartheid activist, which means that fought for those who … became a civil rights leader, leading many…
BiographyMrs. N. Parenithama Pillay
… of the three pound poll tax, and persuaded them to suspend work. The strikers were arrested in Newcastle, …