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Canon Collins Memorial Lecture by Oliver Tambo, 28 May 1987, London
… five years since Canon John Collins passed away. With his departure, many of us lost a dear friend. As a people, we … a dependable ally in the struggle to…
ArchiveReview since last Conference
… The letter from Desmond Tutu to SACC regarding the review of the conference about the …
BiographyVejaynand ‘Vejay’ Indurjith Ramlakan
… Memorial High in Umkomaas, Natal in 1974 and then obtained his basic medical degree from the University of Natal (now … and that the "oppressed people will…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… October 1965. He came from a family of tall people; both his parents were over two metres tall. Bol himself was 2.31 m tall. Like most boys in his community,…
Robben Island
… explorer, 'discovered' the island in 1488 when he anchored his ship in Table Bay. Before 1652, In place of dealings with … homeless, alcoholics, people who…
ArchivePaper delivered at the Annual Meeting of Diakonia on March 25, 1980
… Article containing a paper delivered by Archbishop Tutu, General Secretary of the South African Council of …
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… the age of 16 a Zulu boy would be taken into the forest by his father where he would cut his own stick from the trees. By the time the boy reaches … HM, 2002…
BiographyGqeba Mzwandile
… Gqeba Mzwandile, born on 6 June 1965, left his schooling at Standard 5 due to financial constraints. … Thereafter he had some casual jobs; he helped run his…
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
… casualties were Americans, making it the single greatest American loss of lives at sea during World War II. Due to … was largely forgotten. Finally, some 60…
This doccie about a SA photographer is worth the watch by Garreth Van Niekerk (channel24), 28 May 2017
… South African lensman David Goldblatt has turned his camera away from himself, focusing rather on the changing … From his childhood in Randfontein, to his…
BiographyDr Mathume Joseph “Joe” Phaahla
… Natal and was elected as its Secretary. After completing his studies at the University of Natal, he became a Senior …
Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize
… driver, died when Bertha was about four years old. After his death her family moved to Inanda. She was one of the …
BiographyAlfred Mangena
… to study privately in Cape Town. Later he went to complete his schooling in England and after matriculating he studied … an office in Pretoria with a branch…
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
… missionary schools as a boy. He wanted to continue his education overseas in an era when higher education was … but thanks to a combination of determination,…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… almost any white person involving themselves in the anti-apartheid effort. Through an examination of Burger’s Daughter … by the black man of the need to…
BiographyMatela Mantsoe
… delayed to enable him to make representation concerning his banishment. A new banishment order was issued on 27 March … Mantsoe was released from banishment…
BiographyCaleb Mayekiso
… 6(1) of the Terrorism Acton 14 May 1969 immediately after his release from Robben Island. He was held for 14 days and … Elizabeth police station cells.The…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 1 - The Transition in Context by Christopher Saunders
… at Kempton Park in December 1991 and then through the work of the Constitutional Assembly between 1994 and 1996 – … however, the reconciliation policies of…
Event46664 concert is held in Fancourt
… of South African president Nelson Mandela during the apartheid era, was staged at the exclusive golf resort of … Ceremonies was the recently appointed 46664…
ArchiveChapter 4 Political activity 1950-1963 by Denis Goldberg
… laws and if we could detach whites from supporting the apartheid system we would help the process of liberation from … laws. George played a leading role…
The Polly Street Era
… Germany for a period of five years. Finally he returned to work and teach in Sophiatown. Sekoto on the other hand paid his own way to Paris but due to…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… then and George Bizos, a school friend, was still in his early career. These were not exactly halcyon years – far … from speaking or attending meetings or…
BiographyTsepo Tiisetso Letlaka
… Letlaka was born in 1925 in the Transkei,Cofimvaba, where his parents were both teachers, he studied at St. John's … leaders during the Defiance Campaign ,…
BiographyGilbert Hani
… killing a policeman. He was hated by Matanzima because of his opposition to Bantustans. He was banished because he was … Mafikeng in Mafeteng, Lesotho and…
BiographyMimi Coertse
… voice, instinct and good fortune. It took guts and hard work. Mimi Coertse paid her dues, and by becoming an …
Steve Biko: Gone but not forgotten by Robin Comley and Claire Keeton (Times Live), 12 September 2017
… Council, on which Biko also served. “As you say his name, I see Steve smiling, lanky, in a sports jacket, he … to jol all the time, any excuse for a party…
The coup that set Ghana and Africa 50 years back by Charles Quist-Adade (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… Nkrumah was as president and how Ghanaians welcomed his overthrow. Yet, I had no clue what was going on, and I … Ghana in December 1957, which was…
ArchiveYou will bite the dust!
… Speech delivered by Archbishop Tutu at St Geoge's Cathedral in Cape Town at an inter-faith …
BiographyNtsikelelo Magwanya
… Chief of the Imingqalase community in the execution of his duties and of refusing to accept a Chief from Transkei … intimidated the Acting Chief and made an…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… the 19th century that the movement gained real momentum. His concept was to stage an Olympic Games every four years in … as Zulus. This obviously was a…