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Andrew Mandla Lekoto Masondo
Andrew Mandla Lekoto Masondo was born in Soweto, Johannesburg. He attended school at Saint Angsgurs Primary School in 1946 and matriculated in 1954 from the…
BiographyRissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
… Political activist, banned person, exile, Vice President of SACPO, journalist, lawyer and member …
ArticleThe Cape Malay
… the Dutch were taken as political prisoners or shipped to exile at the Cape of Good Hope as slaves. The first slaves … being brought were Muslims, were…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… restricted by segregation. He eventually sought political exile in Europe and the United States. [1] During his time in exile, Ibrahim found success and…
BiographyDr Nomava Eslinah Shangase
Nomava Eslinah Shangase was born in Pondoland on 9 May 1931. Shangase qualified as a nurse at King Edward Hospital in Durban. As a nurse, in South Africa, she…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer that went into exile in South Africa because of apartheid. This is the … is a short exhibit of his work. Key Words …
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… part in the South African history. During her time in exile she became very outspoken about her stand against … that you've ever known. Nobody will know the…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… were arrested while others skipped the country and went to exile. In 1961 the PAC launched its armed wing Poqo , later … apartheid government. Despite…
BiographyAyesha Bibi “Asa” Dawood
Ayesha Bibi "Asa" Dawood was born in Worcester, Cape Province on the 31 January, 1927 to an Indian Merchant and a Malay woman. As a young girl, Asa (as she was…
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban. ASA Leadership in Exile and the demise of the organisation Events in the … country at the time forced many of ASA…
BiographyCleopas Madoda Nsibande
Cleopas Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. He attended…
Cleopas Madoda Nsibande
Cleopas Nsibande was born into a family of seven on 25 March 1928, in Nyibe Location near Ermelo in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. He attended…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… left the country to join the liberation movements in exile while others were detained. Yet others remained in the … higher in popularity. In the meantime,…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… a group of "cultural workers"from the townships fled into exile in Gaborone, Botswana; including Molefe Pheto, from … Thami jokingly referred to Medu as …
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… in 1976 was brutal, forcing thousands of youth into exile, mainly in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. These … which were struggling to establish themselves…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… harassment by the state forced many school children into exile to join MK in neighbouring African countries. For most … The Eastern Front Cross Border Raids…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… , Vella Pillay and Abdul Minty , South Africans in exile, play a significant role in the Boycott Movement. The … endorsed. August, Dadoo details the ANC's …
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who went into exile in 1959 after leading an uprising against Chinese rule, …
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… figures, forcing an exodus of political activists into exile. In the 1960s, the Government introduced a number of … people were detained between June 1986…
BiographyJustice Sfiso Mkame
Justice Sfiso (called Sfiso) Mkame was born on 3 May 1963 in Durban. As a child Mkame drew on sand walls. In Standard 1 he did handicrafts and drawing at…
Vusi Mahlasela
Vusimuzi Sidney Mahlasela ka Zwane was born in Mamelodi in 1965. His grandmother ran a shebeen from behind their home. He grew up listening to people singing…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… democracy (2013), women in history (2014), and artists in exile (2016). The partnership produces essays for SAHO’s …
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… eventually became too much and forced him into a life of exile in Europe. Although Pukwana’s sound may come off very … “the Mecca of jazz”, together to begin…
Vella Pillay
… and the wisdom of his advice throughout his period of his exile in the UK. Back in S.Africa the late Ruth First was …
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… meant to be Coloured. Key Words : Arthur Nortje, Coloured, exile, poet Arthur Nortje : Poet in Exile The 1940s in South Africa was marked by incredible ……
BiographyOmar Badsha
Omar Badsha was born in Durban, Natal (now known as KwaZulu-Natal) in June 1945. He grew up in a working-class Indian Muslim family, which is part of the…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… in the country’s anti-apartheid movement and faced exile as a result; other Jews refrained from action. In both … experienced in prejudice. Keywords : Eli…
Gallery
… decades of women struggled openly, underground and in exile until the realization of our democracy in 1994. …
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… forced to go underground. Many women leaders fled into exile and those that were left behind could not organise … (UWCO) in the Western Cape were formed. The…