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BiographyOswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali
… school, hoping to study social work at the University of the Witswatersrand. Apartheid legislation prevented him … through the London University-affiliated…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… born in Steinsrust, a municipal location, in the district of Kroonstad, (then Orange Free State) on July 18, 1929. His … to come to terms. The PAC believed…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… With many hardships, violence and struggles that majority of the population had to endure, when change came about South … state. The activities of the PAC…
BiographyMiriam Tlali
… . Miriam wanted to study literature at the University of the Witwatersrand but was not admitted due to the reservation of positions for White students. She…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… THE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF THE NATIONALISTS. OUR POLITICAL LINE OF ACTION. Our mass political line of action is inspired by our … is the cream of the…
BiographyVuminkosi Zulu
… 24 November 1948 in Mapumulo, KwaZulu-Natal. From the age of thirteen Zulu attended school in Kranskop for six years … He created a monumental woodcarving…
BiographyEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy
… known as ES Reddy has been active in support of the South African freedom movement for more than half a … His father, Mr E.V. Narasa Reddy, was a follower of…
BiographyDr Hassen (Ike) Mahomed Moosa
… He was educated at Fort Hare and the University of Cape Town (UCT) and was active in the political movement … since his student days. Moosa was an executive…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… Nelson Mandela. On 20 and 21 December the first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) was … ANC and COSATU decided to have a campaign…
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… The campaign for the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter was the climax to a decade or so of multifaceted and creative resistance to white…
The Bill of Rights
… hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all … financial…
Anglo-Boer War 2: Boer General C.J. Spruyt is killed in action while attempting to cross the railway line between Val Station a
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Boer General C.J. Spruyt is killed in action while attempting to cross the railway line between Val …
The Star reports, after interviews with ANC leaders, that the ANC plans to increase military action to raise the sagging Black
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 609 … with ANC…
A young Pretoria couple starts legal action against 1 Military Hospital for at least R800 000 for trauma and shock, when a doct
… A young Pretoria couple starts legal action against 1 Military Hospital for at least R800 000 for …
Rioting (28-31 August) start after a Mandela march in Cape Town, in which thirty-one residents are killed in police action.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … Town, in which thirty-one residents are…
The appointment of Judges
… Chaskalson, senior counsel and the national director of the Legal Resources Centre, was appointed as President of the Constitutional Court by President…
BiographyJayaseelen Naidoo
… on 20 December 1954 in Durban. He was the eighth child of Bakkium and Valatham Nadioo, a court interpreter. Naidoo … Biko and Barney Pityana and their…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 … supported the 1958 strike, called for an end to strike action after the first day,…
BiographyJacob Koti Dikobo
… Jacob Koti Dikobo was born on 22 April 1962 in the village of Bataung (Makgophong) in Zebediela, Limpopo, where he also … he represented the Lutheran church…
BiographyChristina Jasson
… the treason trial proceedings. She was acting secretary of the Eastern Cape Action Committee from 1954 to 1955. In 1956 she was a committee member of the…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… < Menu page < 3. Formation of the NIA | 5. Convulsions in Natal > CHAPTER IV The … 1940, when the conference rejected Hertzog's draft programme, which…
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… celebrates Human Rights Day. This day is a commemoration of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and how far the nation has … between 1950-1952, the ANC resorted to…
BiographyLydia Kompe
… had was taken away. As a result Kompe had to drop out of school and leave her family and move to Johannesburg to … in 1974. In 1977 she was fired from her…
BiographyBetty Radford
… others, WH Andrews and Moses Kotane . She was the editor of the Guardian newspaper, and the newspaper had shown support for the strikers. Libel action was…
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… Magwaza was born on 4 April 1962, in Lamontville, one of the oldest Durban townships, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – … (Malayo). Malayo became a member of the…
BiographyKevin Dowling
… Dowling was born in Pretoria and was ordained as a priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer on 9 July 1967. He was appointed … unbanned ANC had…
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… The HIV/AIDS Crisis Emerges: Reponses of the Apartheid Government In 1982, the first case of AIDS … later that spring, and replaced with the National AIDS…
BiographyNgila Micheal Muendane
… inspirational speaker and the founder and Executive Member of SOULTALK, as well as the African Institute for Personal … to South Africa after liberation and…
BiographyNana Henrietta Moabi
… in community programmes and is listed by the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa in the United Nations (UN) directory of Non Governmental Organisations …
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… David Wilcox Hlahane Bopape was the son of Pedi-speaking farm workers, Levi and Jerita Bopape. He was … School, where almost upon arrival he became a member…