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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 …
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 …
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…
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, …
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…
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 ……
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 …
Gallery
… decades of women struggled openly, underground and in exile until the realization of our democracy in 1994. …
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…
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…
BiographyJoyce Piliso-Seroke
Joyce Piliso-Seroke was born in Crown Mines, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 11 July 1933. She completed her matric at Kilnerton High School in…
BiographyIsaiah Stein
… member of SACPO, exile, active in SANROC …