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75. 1960: We are at a turning-point in the history of our country
… year of Sharpeville; the Pan Africanist Congress and the African National Congress were banned; a state of emergency … South Africa. Bantu Authorities,…
A Biography of Ernest Cole by Anna Hutchinson
… in order to complete his primary school education. In 1955 he returned home to live with his parents and enrolled … Frensch Verwoerd , introduced segregation…
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
… described him as ‘not fit and proper to become a South African’. The ban lasted over 30 years. “There comes a time … him in court but later to carry messages…
BiographyPercy John "Jack" Hodgson
… in the mainstream Congress Alliance led by the African National Congress. Listed in 1951 in terms of the … 17, 1977, leaders of the Communist Party, The…
ArchiveThe trial of SASO/BPC detainees
… (No 83 of 1967) and General Law Amendment Act (No 56 of 1955) …
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… Cape). He attended Tamboerskloof School and later South African College Schools, both in Cape Town.Having used all … from Jeppe in 1943, Harry opted to join…
BiographyPoonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… decision taken by the leadership of the NIC and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) to work with the government at … prompted much protest from the…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… Attempts by the National Liberation League (NLL) and the African Peoples Organisation (APO) to protest against this … against its discriminatory treatment of…
BiographyMohamed Ismail Dinat
… Ramnie, Dinat was already working for the banned South African Communist Party (SACP), and continued working … and Aid Fund for Southern Africa and was…
BiographySara “Saartjie” Baartman
… of Man where he criticised racial science. Following the African National Congress (ANC)’s victory in the South African elections, President Nelson Mandela…
BiographyNontsizi (Cizama, Imbongikazi yakwaCizama) Mgqwetho
… / Ungainly woman with ill-shaped frame. / Oh, Nontsizi, African rivermoss, / With bow-legs like yours you will never … Politically, she adopts a position…
BiographyPrince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
… he completed a BA Administration.Mahlangu joined the South African Students Movement (SASM) in 1976. During the struggle against the homeland system he made…
BiographyAlfred Temba Qabula
… in 1959 at the age of 17 when the troubles facing the African National Congress (ANC) became a regular talking … the meeting turned into a riot when a…
BiographyChris McGregor
… Pukwana. The band produced an album titled: Jazz: The African Sound. McGregor and the Blue Notes eventually left … believe that Chris was working toward a…
BiographySadie Forman
… obtained a second degree, in psychology. A member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) and staunch … for speaking out against injustices,…
Virgile Joseph Bonhomme
… to the destitute. The person behind the challenge was African National Congress (ANC) councillor Bonhomme.Since … government election manifesto by the…
BiographyRexon ‘Scotch’ Mathebula
… in Zululand and in 1978 he met Jo Thorpe of the African Art Centre in Durban who encouraged him. Mathebula … KwaDlangenza, Zululand. 1976: Newark, Zululand…
ArchiveBiography of Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi
… Vilakazi. Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi was born on 12 June 1955 in Evaton, the fifth son of a family of five boys, his …
BiographyLesedi Billy Masetlha
… black consciousness ideas and became a leader in the South African Students' Movement.He was involved in the nascent … ANC. He is a founder member of the…
BiographyMary Elizabeth Davis
… later became the Victoria League and looked after South African graves of both English and Boer combatants. She was later a member and President of the South…
BiographyWinston Ntshona
… and 1972. The two plays were widely performed in South African and internationally. In 1974 the two plays went on … the Edison Theatre on Broadway. On their…
BiographyMoyisile Douglas Tyutyu
… at the hands of the apartheid regime. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1950s when he was just … he joined other MK members who integrated…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Report on Delegations, Publications and Organisations of the PRC
… They were received as "distinguished guests" at the All Asian Conference in Delhi and followed conference … They established important contacts with…
ArchiveInterview with Ambrose Makiwane
… Cala, with Ambrose Makiwane. Makiwane entered Fort Hare in 1955, when he was age 34. His family lacked the means to send …
BiographyJabu Sithole
… rent, housing and transport issues. Sithole joined the African National Congress (ANC) in Lesotho in 1979 and then … Sithole was active in the underground…
BiographySelf Mampuru
… to South Africa. In 1943, critical of the inaction of the African National Congress's (ANC's) leaders, he campaigned … the young militants. Instead, he…
EventThomas Titus Nkobi is born
… his father who was a migrant labourer in the South African mines to South Africa. In 1941 he went to Adams … for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He then…
BiographyLivingstone Mqotsi
… the government’s notion of a separate destiny for the African child in South Africa future and presented an … race). Soon after becoming a teacher, he joined…
EventSouth Africa Freedom Day - 26 June 1950
… and the Suppression of Communism Act. In March 1950, the African National Congress (Transvaal), the Communist Party of South Africa, the Indian Congress and…
BiographyPule Pheto
… including Viva La Black with Louis Moholo, a South African drummer . He also often works collectively with his …