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BiographyKrishna Rabilal
… and fellow Merebank activist, Vis Pillay (Ivan) into the African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa. Following … of equipment. On the morning of 30…
ArchiveHow colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war by Pankaj Mishra (The Guardian), 10 November 2018
… Weber wrote in September 1917, there “stands a dross of African and Asiatic savages and all the world’s rabble of … Europe can clarify the hyper-nationalism…
ArchiveSteve Mokone: the striker who broke the apartheid barrier
… The first black South African footballer to play in Europe, was told whenever he … and downs. When Steve Mokone arrived at Coventry City in 1955, he was…
Twentieth Anniversary of the United Nations Sanctions Resolution: Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 05 November 1982, New York
… affected by the criminal practices of the South African regime demand this action. The impediment to the … against South Africa is that the allies of the…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… of apartheid, South Africa's representation at the UN from 1955 to 1958 was greatly weakened. When South Africa …
PlaceAlexandra, Township in Johannesburg
… The success of this strategy was to be repeated. In 1955 another boycott against the Public Utility Transport … approach to the township. New Dictionary of…
EventNamibian artist, John Ndevasia Muafangejo, dies
… cattle in his father's kraal. After his father's death in 1955, his mother moved to the Anglican mission station at …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… Formation of the ANC 1948 National Party comes to power 1955 26 June, Adoption of the Freedom Charter 1960 March, …
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… of colonists. The younger Brand was educated at the South African College, the precursor to the University of Cape … In 1858 he was appointed professor of…
BiographyJacob Mpemba
… nothing done by the Government except evils,’ and that ‘an African cannot walk on the pavement inJohannesburg. If the …
BiographyJabulani Sikhakhane
… the Head of Communications and spokesperson of the South African Reserve Bank. Mr Sikhakhane has received several …
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… Abdurahman's younger brothers. It was, as president of the African Political Organisation (APO) that Abdurahman made his … of the Coloured community…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
… affairs remained important throughout apartheid. The South African government needed to rely on the external community for certain products and as a market…
BiographyParamount Chief Sabata Dalindyebo
… was well known as a vigorous opponent of the South African government and all its works, from tribal authorities … the Matanzima brothers "spies and good…
BiographySurinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
… an open graduation. In 1962, the Unity Movement formed the African People's Democratic Union of Southern Africa … early 1960s APDUSA was the only legal…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… Charlotte and Bella, who were members of the South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO). Solomon and Charlotte … Solomon was a founder member of the…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Glossary
… banning order ”” a document issued in terms of South African security legislation by which a person’s freedom of … Charterist ”” refers to the Freedom…
BiographyRay Berman
… them to inform his work. Ray is also influenced by African music and has found a deep appreciation for the … South African Painter and fine artist living in …
BiographySamson Ratshilumela Mudzunga
… a workshop for students from the Technikon Natal and the African Art Centre. Since 1996, his shows have involved …
BiographyJohn Koenakeefe Mohl
… response Mohl challenged this rhetoric and said: “But I am African, and when God made Africa, he also created beautiful … [Accessed 24 April 2009]|Jenkins, D…
BiographyMpumelelo Paul “Cosmo” Grootboom
… took up the position of Development Officer at the South African State Theatre, where he was required to work with … Paul Grootboom, by Kagiso Rafadi, 1…
BiographyCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes
… June in 1926 in East London. Skotnes served in the South African Forces in Italy. Before returning to South Africa he …
Nikiwe Deborah Matshoba
… and in 1973 was appointed literacy director of the South African Students’ Organization (SASO). After being expelled …
Henry Mutile Fazzie
… state security apparatus.He later served on the South African National Civic Organisation (SANCO) before becoming a … B. (1980). Organize or Starve! The…
BiographyBasil Paul Petersen February
… and had to drop out of medical school. He joined the South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO) in 1963 and …
BiographyGreg Marinovich
… went to Soweto's Nancefield hostel, where a battle between African National Congress and Inkatha supporters had just …
BiographyJeffry Dumo Baqwa
… care sphere of the field of medicine.He was the first African to become a full professor in its faculty of … South African Medical Journal, February 2002,…
BiographyVictoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge
… refuted the claim of police General Coetzee that the African National Congress (ANC) had murdered her husband. The … Mona G.V. New Dictionary of South…
BiographyViacheslav “Ivan” Shiryaev
… bear the imprints of Comrade Ivan’s connection with the African National Congress (ANC) as a liberation movement. … participant in the activities organised…
BiographyErnest Malgas
… by police,who were looking for a neighbor.he joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL),and in 1962 …