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Jacob Monakgotla
… Monnakgotla died in the Pretoria prison 222 days after his detention. A district surgeon certified that his death was from natural causes(thrombosis) and no…
BiographyJoseph (Anti-Pass) M. Kumalo
… in the area. He was described in documentation related to his banishment as a ‘ringleader’ who was a ‘known agitator … under escort.’ He escaped into exile…
Paper Presented to the International Conference for Sanctions Against South Africa, 1 April 1964, London
… "Apartheid - the Indictment" One of the biggest failures of … of the South Africa Act, 1909, as amended. But Hertzog and his Party were not the originators…
PlacePosthuys
… residence, until it was restored with funds from the Anglo American Corporation. Evidence exists that the site occupied … to the structure and in turn sold…
Render South Africa Ungovernable! - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 73rd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1985
… bantustans, where the puppets, not content to do the dirty work of the Pretoria racists, have taken it upon themselves … Peace Prize to a black South African…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985
… Bantustans, where the puppets, not content to do the dirty work of the Pretoria racists, have taken it upon themselves … Peace Prize to a Black South African…
Citizenship and Justice: rethinking Political Theory and Political Philosophy
… UWC invites you to a Reading Group and Seminar on the work of, and with, Prof. Carlos Forment, Graduate Faculty … democracy in nineteenth century Latin…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… assisted with her important role in the abolishment of apartheid. She wrote major articles and books that would aid … a lawyer by trade but was also a…
BiographyProfessor Harry Ranwedzi Nengwekhulu
… Nengwekhulu was elected as the permanent organizer. After his election, he was in charge of the Reef SASO (REESO) Local …
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… Division of the Johannesburg City Council but does not work there long. She then gets a job at as the Johannesburg … 1972 The South African Connection:…
How to Approach Heaven by Jon Soske (Chimurenga Magazine)
… anger? No, it was not a whispered, corroding rage fed by his personal fears or the tedious humiliations that a black … the oppressed, the pseudo-leaders who…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… Bartholomew Diaz, a Portuguese explorer on his sail around the southernmost part of Africa, visits the … Schmelen…
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
… a clear picture of Ernest Cole, a complex man whose work is little known, especially in his own country, but who deserves recognition as a major voice in the…
Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki delivered on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko, 12 September 2007, Cape Town
… of the 19th Century US poet, Walt Whitman, expressed in his poem, "A child said, What is the grass?" I too would like … Steve Bantu Biko was murdered by…
Gandhiji and the struggle for liberation in South Africa
… on January 30, 1988, is the eightieth anniversary of his first imprisonment in South Africa in January 1908, which … resistance inside the country. Mass…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… at night on September 20, 1932 after he had commenced his 21-day fast. September 20, Gandhi: (Yeravda Prison). … whose request for the authorities refused…
EventSA artist, Daniel Sefundi Rakgoathe is born
… Drift. The art centre at Rorke's Drift began during Apartheid, with the aim of nurturing the unique artistic … University of California, Los Angeles. He has…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… in 1934 that the TLSA was “...born at a meeting in his home.” At its launch the organisation had fewer than a … teachers, the TLSA also engaged in campaigns…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… increasingly concerned with the broader injustices of Apartheid’s oppression, both material, and in line with Steve … by exacerbating racial divisions…
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
… The year of 1985 signaled the beginning of the end of apartheid society and governance in South Africa. Following … for a march to Pollsmoor Prison in…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… area about Port Natal of about 6500 km² in extent. Upon his return, on 24 August, Farewell hoisted the Union Jack and … was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of…
Mandela: Message to India
… an India-South Africa Solidarity Meet to discuss the post-apartheid South African scene, organised by the Indian … Delhi, June 11, 1994), Nelson Mandela sent…
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… South Africa. They put into practice the racist policy of apartheid, under which black South Africans were denied basic human rights. The system of apartheid…
BiographyMazizi Magekaza
… of the African National Congress (ANC). He was killed in his hospital bed, in a raid in Lesotho, 1988. …
Nelson Mandela and the last Afrikaner leaders by Hermann Giliomee (Politics Web), 12 May 2015
… was among the most cited historians in the world. In his twelve volume A Study of History he argued that the … acquitted. At the same time the cunning of…
BiographySam Mabe
… Deputy Editor of the Sowetan newspaper. Was shot dead in his car by two gunmen. …
Mzukisi Nobhadula
… of perjury and had been held for 6 days at the time of his death.The perjury charge arose from evidence he gave in a … asthmatic.A statement by the prisons…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… as Freedom Day and people of all races to stay away from work to demonstrate support for freedom. The ANC does not … time, Dr Alfred Bitini Xuma resigns…
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
… to Fatima Meer, once a shining light in the fight against apartheid, now a thorn in the side of the fat-cat … drive around in fancy cars mimicking wealthy…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
… South African War. Shortly thereafter it was sold to an American, Hugh Tevis, who spent approximately £237000 on … School building with the bell tower and…