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BiographyGaur Radebe
… in both the Communist Party of South Africa and the African National Congress (ANC), he first made his mark in … in the Transvaal ANC, he was among the…
BiographyRev. Mangena Maake Mokone
… Natal until 1888. He was then appointed the first head of African ministers in Pretoria. In this position he erected … people like S M Makgatho , former…
BiographyVera Ponnen
… It was a necessity for the Ponnens, as George was a South African of East Indian descent and Vera was a British Jew. … Ponnen worked for the Housewives…
BiographyFrances Baard
… came to Port Elizabeth to expand the membership of the African Food and Canning Worker's Union. She was the recruit … local secretary, thats where she came…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the SA-USA Business and Finance Forum, Roosevelt Hotel, New York, 23 September 1999
… and development of our society by returning the African National Congress to power, with a substantially … our people, especially in the deep rural areas and…
BiographyHugh Masekela
… orchestra. In his early days as a teenager on the South African music scene, Masekela played with artists such as … formed an integral part of the orchestra…
BiographyGraeme Pollock
… for an expression of our views. We fully support the South African Cricket Association's application to invite … with the Transvaal Cricket Council,…
BiographyBertha Gxowa (Mashaba)
… her working life as an office assistant for the South African Clothing Workers’ Union, where she collected … studied bookkeeping and shorthand. Signing up to…
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
… great satisfaction to our colleagues who languish in South African jails. With that weapon of unity we have stood firm … bantustans, the Coloured and Indian…
New Year Message to the ANC External Mission by O. R. Tambo, 1 January 1971
… great satisfaction to our colleagues who languish in South African jails. With that weapon of unity we have stood firm … bantustans, the Coloured and Indian…
BiographyMichael Alan Harmel
… MK’s High Command. He inspired generations of young South African communists through his own passion and … Harmel also collaborated in the formation of the …
Document 61 - A. Mon [M. N. Averbach] 4 , “A Comment on Trotsky’s Letter to S.A.”, Worker’s Voice, 1, 3, July 1945 […]
… flowed from the imperialist policy of creating a migratory African proletariat kept in readiness in vast reservoirs of … the land they forced the African…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… and the early Youth League before them, believed that the African rank and file were politically more advanced than … activity in the eastern Cape. In Port…
BiographyMeshach Pelem
… Africans. He was one of the four vice-presidents of the African National Congress at its founding, and a prominent … with the ANC at the time of its founding…
BiographyMthuthuzeli Tom
… age through his father, an active member of the South African Allied Workers Union (SAAWU).While a pupil at Khulani … got his first job at Mercedes-Benz. He…
BiographyJohn Stephen Gomas
… (CPSA ) and despite being a coloured person,the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) later the African National Congress (ANC).In 1920 Gomas moved…
BiographyJeremiah W Dunjwa
… passes in the Transvaal, secretary of the Transvaal African National Congress (ANC) and, in the early 1920s, a secretary-general of the African National…
BiographyRonald (Ronnie) Kasrils
… The Sharpeville massacre prompted Kasrils to join the African National Congress (ANC) in 1960, serving as the … Executive Committee (NEC) from 1987 and…
BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… married Diana Mgqibisa, the daughter of a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, who passed away in 1929. … rendition of the song after a…
BiographyFrank Chikane
… Thus, he became involved in the activities of the South African Student Organisation (SASO) at university. His … in July 1987 he was elected General…
BiographyAndimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo
… He was part of the Native Military Corps for the South African Defence Force in the Second World War between 1942 … some of whom had deserted the…
Document 65 - Z. Sanders (Zena Susser), “Aspects of the Rural Problem in South Africa”, lecture delivered to the Johannesburg Discussion Club on 1 December 1952, Viewpoints and Perspectives, 1, 1, 21 February 1953 [....]
… expansion of Native Trust policy, and obviously no South African government based on the present electoral could or … employers by reason of occupancy their…
BiographyStella Madge Damos
… the police and fined £20. She was a member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions and member of the … and, in 1954 to1955, a committee member of the…
BiographyLogan K. Ntlabati
… Logan K. Ntlabati was a prominent member of the African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee … Cape and the Orange Free State, becoming…
BiographyVice Admiral Refiloe Johannes Mudimu
… 6 March 1954 in Sophiatown (Johannesburg). He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) in … until the integration of the forces…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Golden City Post Can Themba was born a Black South African in a country where his race comprised of the … one of four children where financial challenges…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… in Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal. 1958 Zuma joins the African National Congress (ANC) and through its youth … a hidden hand was involved. This seems…
PlaceDwarskerbos Beach and Pools, West Coast
… bird watching or fishing , you are sure to have a great family holiday! This small fishing hub is just 11 Kilometres … Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama…
Dan Tloome
… mid-1950s, also serving for some time as secretary of the African Milling Workers' Union. Active in the African National Congress (ANC) as well as the…
BiographyZacharia Solly Shoke
… joined Umkhonto we Sizwe , the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) , in the 1970s. In the 1980s … commander during the liberation struggle…