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PlaceGroutville
… father Reverend Aldin Grout who arrived in Natal with his wife Charlotte in 1836. Reverend Aldin Grout was part of the American Board of Commissioners for…
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)…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… At one of the events Chief Albert Luthuli publicly burns his pass, Mandela burnt his passbook before an audience of … supplement the police, army and air…
Lecture by the President of the ANC, President Jacob Zuma, on the occasion of celebrating the life and times of the tenth President of the ANC President Nelson Mandela, 10 July 2012, Limpopo
… On the 18th of July, Madiba will turn 94 years old. His birthday has become an international celebration declared … Reginald Tambo was formed. His journey to…
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…
EventIdi Amin Dada releases the Americans held hostage in Uganda
… wounded following an assassination attempt. In 1972, two American journalists were grabbed and taken out into the … their car pushed off the side of the…
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
… UN resolution, which, while criticising South Africa's apartheid policy, would fall short of defining the situation … as a danger to international peace. A…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… human rights atrocities throughout South Africa during apartheid and beyond. This essay examines the Black Sash … individual to reach out beyond a barrier of…
ArticleMads Nørgaard
… as a freelance documentary photographer. While studying his National Diploma in Photography at CityVarsity, where he emerged top of his class. Whether he is…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… and the movement of Indians between provinces. Anti-apartheid organisations such as the South African Indian … discuss the establishment of a National Indian…
Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "No Easy Walk to Freedom: Articles, Speeches and Trial Addresses of Nelson Mandela edited by Ruth First", 1965.
… - and crimes of violence are ever on the increase in apartheid society - but also for petty infringements of … is a crime because no African can for long…
This item by Oliver Tambo was published as the introduction to the book "No Easy Walk to Freedom" by Ruth First, 01 June 1965
… - and crimes of violence are ever on the increase in apartheid society - but also for petty infringements of … is a crime because no African can for long…
Nelson Mandela by Oliver Tambo
… - and crimes of violence are ever on the increase in apartheid society - but also for petty infringements of … is a crime because no African can for long…
BiographyAlexander Kgobe
… National Congress (ANC), and despite warnings continued his activities. The NC [Native Commissioner] of Pietersburg … However, he returned in early 1959 and…
BiographyTu Nokwe
… at weddings and other functions he would encourage his daughters to perform with him. All the children in the …
BiographyFlorence Louise Zerffi
… in 1924 also drew her into joint exhibitions with him. His premature death in 1929 was a profound blow. She later …
Annie Silinga
… whose mother lived and Matthew was a widower though his wife was alive. Still refusing to comply, she returned …
PlaceHawston
… Middelvlei. Hawston was founded by Samson Gabriel Dyer, an American Negro. This historical fishing village has many … Gansbaai, where he gathered seal skins!…
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… and attention to detail and gesture intrinsic to his work. He has been involved in photography for more than 35 … such base improvisation was necessary to…
BiographyRaymond Basil van Staden
… industry specialist and risk adviser, Van Staden lost his life on Good Friday, April 2010, after a breathtaking … when he spotted a man in great difficulty…
BiographyStanislaus Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni
… At the age of 18 he left home, and became the first in his community to study outside the country - first at Roma … had to look for a country that would…
BiographyGeorge Mokate Ramafoku
… post-1948, who was also banished prior to 1948. His banishment order, of 8 May 1935, notes that Chief Solomon … of hostility’ against Chief Solomon Mabi; …
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… of massive trade union federations that helped dismantle apartheid by the late 1980s. From the beginning of the 20 th … leaflets that said talk of an…
BiographyPhillip Qipu Vundla
… 1901 and attended Healdtown for some years before finding work in Johannesburg as a mine clerk. In the mid-1940s he was …
BiographyRichard S. Canca
Richard S Canca was born in 1924 in Transkei. Canca was a leading figure in the All African Convention (AAC). Born about 1924, he obtained an M.A. degree from…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African National Party, later known … reserves ' created by the Land Act was…