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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
'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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… family was forced to move to Chatsworth, a township, south of Durban, designated for the Indian community, While in her … a range of community issues called…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
BiographyVivienne Ncakeni
… to Brakpan to teach in the late 1930s and became one of the most outspoken members of the Transvaal African Teachers\' Association, serving on the TATA…
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…