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BiographyJillian Edelstein
… traditional healers, the Sangoma, who train on the South African/ Lesotho border. The work was published in 2007. She …
BiographyDr Mathume Joseph “Joe” Phaahla
… he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the South African Sports Commission. He was appointed the …
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Asvat
… Zainab Asvat and Amina Cachalia were active in the South African liberation movement. Ebrahim Ismail Asvat died on 3 …
BiographyMaboza Mackay
… Member of the Pan African Congress …
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… of a frontiersman, he had valuable qualities for a job as African intermediary; as an Englishman with an imperialist … to take shape, and his intimate…
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… of a frontiersman, he had valuable qualities for a job as African intermediary; as an Englishman with an imperialist … to take shape, and his intimate…
BiographyRick Turner
… in his second year. He joined the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) , and taught adult literacy classes … he was friendly with Alan Brooks and…
PlacePretoria Art Museum
… artists to the City. Her donations also included South African works by artists such as Pieter Wenning, Frans … artworks was accommodated in the Pretoria…
EventThe Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective
… In April 1955 the vaccine for Poliomyelitis developed by Dr. Jonas …
BiographyL.W.H Ackermann
… Justice of the South African Constitutional Court 1994 - …
First National Consultative Conference: Extracts from the Political Report of the National Executive Committee, 25 April 1969, Morogoro
… The vital and central task of the African National Congress today is the intensification of the … WFTU, WIDF, WFDY, IUS, the World Peace Council, the Afro…
Amos Ndwalane
… the noose by seven days due to the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1990, was allowed out of … on April 25 1983. He was saved by the…
Robert Mokxotho Matji
… He became an active trade union activist, and joined the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). One of the chief…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… Belafonte, Stokley Carmichae Miriam Makeba was a South African singer who dedicated her life to fighting for civil … In 1954 Makeba performed for the leaders…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Red Lives. Convenor: Arianna Lissoni
… on himself and family. The names of SACP, NIC and African National Congress (ANC) stalwarts adorn the roads of … and came to be part of the ‘Congress…
BiographyOlive Peace Landman
… on ‘Educational Disabilities’ at the Federation of South African Women’s conference [v] in September 1961. After Lily … and Special Branch also swooped at…
BiographyDulcie Howes
… general training in creative movement, contemporary and African dance. The aspirant classical ballet dancer has to … classical ballet would always have a…
BiographyEugène Ney Terre’Blanche
… . His father was a Lieutenant Colonel in the then South African Defence Force and also the head of the Commando of … FW de Klerk handed power to Nelson…
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… industries while yet keeping the aspirant and growing African middle class out of `white’ urban areas by housing … Msizi Dube and Florence Mkhize established…
EventThe ANC calls for a day of protest and observes this day as 'South Africa Freedom Day' for the first time
… and the Suppression of Communism Act. In March 1950 the African National Congress (Transvaal), the Communist Party of South Africa, the Indian Congress and…
BiographyGovin Reddy
… run in with apartheid authorities. When the then south African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was assassinated in … teacher at the prestigious, mission…
Biographyde Villiers Graaff
… received his baronetcy in 1912, served briefly as South African High Commissioner in London in 1914 and in Botha's … he was admitted as an advocate in 1937…
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
… In honour of Suzman’s immense contribution to South African politics, Menell initiated the publication of a … trustees, the treasurer of the Medical…
BiographyPremanathan “Prema” Naidoo
… he was fifteen, while distributing leaflets of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), on the charge of … in 1981, led a very successful boycott…
BiographyMono Badela
… Studies at Rhodes University (2002). "Mono Badela - South African journalistic legend" "How does a young white South African become a journalism professor,…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… Afrikaansce Republiek Pass laws in the Transvaal, or South African Republic, were intended to force Black people to … Oudtshoorn, Stellenbosch, Ixopo and…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… by Allison Drew Bibliographical note and further reading African National Congress (1977), ANC Speaks: Documents and statements of the African National…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… of democratically elected delegates held on 25-26 June 1955, thousands of delegates then gathered here in Kliptown, … representing all racial and class…
BiographyFiroz Cachalia
… leadership positions in the United Democratic Front (UDF), African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). The Gauteng branch…
BiographyEdward Sineke Tyaliti
… noted that he was an active supporter of both the African National Congress (ANC) and the All African Convention [AAC], and also played a leading role in the…