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BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
… mobilisation, becoming a member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the United Democratic Front (UDF) … De Kock’ s death squad. De Kock was a…
Sadecque Variava
… links with the liberally-inclined National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In September Variava stood for … from NUSAS to form a Black student…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… The Government of India sends a telegram to the South African Government in protest against the proposed Transvaal … Bill. 5-6 October, An emergency…
BiographyFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa
… to the church's general secretariat of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) in Pretoria. In …
BiographyKlaas Matlala
… already held other compatriots. He was a Ma-Congress [ African National Congress - ANC)] supporter and key member of …
BiographyLothar Neethling
… Taiwanese government. In 1971, Neethling founded The South African Police’s forensic unit. His work in the unit earned …
BiographyPumzile Mayapi
… September 1956 in Willowvale, Eastern Cape. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in June 1980 when he was …
BiographyRodger Bosch
… the early democracy with its most celebrated President, African leader and world statesman Nelson Mandela. Then, …
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment contrasted … people beyond those in the room. If…
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… 2010 Toronto-listed Uranium One says it has sold its South African subsidiary, of which the main asset is the Dominion … known as Denel Asia, is set to sell…
The melody of freedom
… of apartheid. Fear of revolutionary songs, fear of South African jazz, fear of mbaqanga, fear of guma, fear of all … the legendary, demolished suburb of…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter
… Adopted at the Congress of the People, Kliptown, on 26 June 1955 We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our …
PlaceClarendon Circle, Johannesburg
… in honour of the Earl of Clarendon, George Villiers (1877-1955) who served as Governor General of the Union of South …
The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… one another by a highway, a railway or an open area. An Asian area is in the middle of 'coloured' land, and furthest … a black child the figure was R28, 56. …
BiographyJohn Jack Curtis
… were born. During this time, he volunteered for the South African Air Force, qualified as a night bomber pilot and … son, Neville, the President of the…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… permanent right of residence. The Volksraad of the South African Republic (as the Transvaal was then known) passed the … with the Interim Government of India…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… I. The South African Indian Congress has on many occasions broughtto the … for the Indian communityin isolation. II. The South African Indian Congress is a…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… Workers Union (GWU – now a part of the Congress of South African Trade Unions – COSATU ) and started working as an … returned to teaching. Govender was a…
BiographyAnton Muziwakhe Lembede
… with Mda he gradually integrated these ideas into African Nationalism. Lembede became part of the National …
BiographyBettie du Toit
… only brother. At the time Cornelius and Du Toit met South African textile workers were on strike over unsatisfactory …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… Stopforth has always maintained interest in South African issues. In 2003 he was invited to Robben Island as a … South African Artist (painter and graphic…
BiographyJohanna (Joey) Hendrina Scheepers
… She also represented the GWU at conferences of the South African Trades and Labour Council and at the meetings of its …
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… "Jan" van Riebeeck remains a significant figure in South African history for his role in establishing the colony at …
BiographyEthel Walt
… a comfortable life afforded to middle-class White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege …
BiographyJohnson Phillip Mlambo
… charged with sabotage and plotting to overthrow the South African government. Subsequently, he was sentenced to 20 …
BiographyPoomoney Moodley
… a member of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU ) in the mid 1950’s, …
BiographyMary Malete
… South Africa (FEDUSA) and the first president of the South African Confederation of Trade Unions (SACOTU). She served on … of South Africa (FEDUSA), first…
Mary Matilda Brown
… 1880 she sent the manuscript of her novel, The story of an African farm, to the Browns for evaluation and dedicated the …
BiographyVuyani Goniwe
… together with Bandile Ketelo and Mgcini Mali to join the African National Congress’s (ANC) military wing, uMkhonto …
BiographyHargreaves Nkosana Mbodla
… Hill Committee. While this movement clearly involved African National Congress (ANC) supporters, the revolt …