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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…
BiographyYvonne Mokgoro
… : She served on the Advisory Committee of the South African - Canadian Linkage Project, from its inception in … Fund which she chairs, Mandela-Rhodes Trust,…
BiographyCyril Matamela Ramaphosa
… became involved in students politics and joined the South African Students Organization (SASO) in 1972. In 1974 he … leading to the formations of the…
BiographyBilly Nair
… and resignation of the General Secretary of the South African Tin Workers Union (SATWU), S.V.Reddy, Nair became the … Nair was invited to join the secretly…
BiographyCharles Templeman Loram
… dissertation, published as The Education of the South African Native (1917), was long the standard work on me … superintendent of education in 1930. Loram's…
BiographySamuel E. K. Mqhayi
… but eventually left teaching because he opposed the way African history was presented. Mqhayi wrote seven stanzas to … on big public occasions." The anthem…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
BiographyChief Justice Raymond Zondo
… Transvaal (now Gauteng) and didn't really support the family. So, he secured a loan in the form of monthly vouchers …
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…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… 1970’s and reaching its height in the 1980’s, the South African province of Natal (now known as KwaZulu Natal – KZN) … operating their businesses as…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… Fischer is born in Orange Free State to an auspicious family that includes Abraham Fischer, Brams grandfather, who … Bram attends a meeting of the National…
PlaceVredehoek
… mid-century apartments and dotted displays of functional, urban architecture, packed between Devil’s Peak and … Story by Nereesha Patel "Ludicrous though it…