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BiographyAlexander Kgobe
… National Congress (ANC), and despite warnings continued his activities. The NC [Native Commissioner] of Pietersburg … However, he returned in early 1959 and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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; …
BiographyTuntubele Qeliso
… According to his banishment order, in 1957 Tuntubele Qeliso was dismissed from his post as headman of Ncolosi Location, Tsolo District … the book, Forgotten…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BiographySondeza Lugogo Mngomezulu
… Ntunja fled to Swaziland and subsequently terrorized his former community from his base in Swaziland. There was an attack on the Chief … willing to testify…
BiographyNomadhlangala Cosy Europa Ndabezitha
Nomadhlangala Cosy Europa Ndabezitha was born on 22 September 1953 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) to Madhlangala Dukuza Ndabezitha and Ntombinkulu Bhengu…
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…
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 …
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…
BiographyHezekiel Sepeng
… would be best realised in an environment that nurtured his ability, he was afforded entrance to the only available … medals and setting the South African…
Hettie Du Preez
Hettie du Preez has made an outstanding contribution to the struggle against political and economic injustice in South Africa. She was a prominent figure in…
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…
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…
BiographyAlois Mate
… ‘and the Minister.’ Several requests were made for his banishment but none were granted for lack of evidence. … government for the orphans and the poor,…