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ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… were given lesser sentences including imprisonment on Robben Island. [iii] Greenmarket square in the 1830s Image source …
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… some of their members in 1974 and 1975 after ten years on Robben Island. One such activist released at this time and active in …
PlaceBlaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
… proclaimed World Heritage Sites, namely Table Mountain and Robben Island. The Reserve also offers the; 'Montispectus' a …
BiographyAhmed Timol
… at the University College for Indians at Salisbury Island in Durban. Timol was delighted when Moodley moved to …
PlaceTsolo, Eastern Cape
… Umtata. At the end of hostilities Mditswa was banished to Robben Island, while the magisterial seat, still known as Tsolo, was …
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… PAC’s Robert Sobukwe , who was soon to be released from Robben Island. The UN Special Committee on Apartheid held an urgent …
Who was Khwezi? Here’s what we learnt during the Zuma rape trial by TMG Digital (Sowetan) ,10 October 2016
… and they were both sentenced to 10 years imprisonment at Robben Island. Her father‚ JK‚ died in a motor collision in May 1985 …
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
… Herman Toivo ja Toivo and other Namibian leaders on Robben Island. …
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… murder. While several were sentenced to lengthy terms on Robben Island , others were put to death. On 1 October 1963 four … death sentence to 20 years in…
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… by the Colonial Office to write a popular history of the Island. 1956 A Wreath for Udomo is published, a story with … to modernize and transform his country…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications
… Anti-Apartheid Movement logo – designed the publications’ Robben Island Our University poster and the shield and spear logo on …
ArticleThe Khoisan
… over to the colonial authorities, who banished them to Robben Island. Later, a prolonged drought forced White settlers and …
PlaceTownship Tours of Cape Town
… '. He was a renowned rainmaker and chief, imprisoned on Robben Island in 1873 because he rebelled against, the Natal …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Receiving the Congressional Gold Medal Washington, 23 September 1998
… release of Nelson Mandela from 27 years of imprisonment on Robben Island and the dismantlement of apartheid in South Africa. … justice, Nelson Mandela. When…
Interview with Lulu Dube by Sbongiseni Dladla, Ohlange, JL Dube House, 21 March 2011
… mistaken, just after the release of political leaders from Robben Island. SD: Gogo what can you say in conclusion about the …
Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 26 June 1969
… Lungephi Lengisi, and many others are languishing on Robben Island, in Pretoria jail, Baberton, Leeukop and elsewhere - …
PlaceGoodman Gallery
… amidst the cultural boycott , and is now kept at the UWC-Robben Island Mayibuye Archives, housed at the University of the …
A Call to Action. Message over Radio Tanzania to the people of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1969
… Lungephi Lengisi, and many others are languishing on Robben Island, in Pretoria jail, Baberton, Leeukop and elsewhere - …
PlaceLanga Township, Cape Town
… of the Xhosa chief Langalibalele, who was imprisoned on Robben Island in 1873 for rebelling against the Natal government. …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… in Cape Town. Peter Mokaba, a former political prisoner on Robben Island, was appointed as president of SAYCO and Rapu Molekane …
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… periods of imprisonment ranging from five to ten years on Robben Island: Saths Cooper, 'Terror' Lekota , Muntu Myeza , Aubrey …
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… of his colleagues were sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island in June 1964. Oliver Tambo, a senior member of the ANC …
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… The sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Island Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward Island (10 km long and 6.5km wide). These…
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
… Robben Island, 7400 Republic of South Africa 3 August 1980 Dear Mrs. … the above date, letter was given to the Officer Commanding Robben Island on the 3rd…
ArchiveGeorge Peake by David Hemson
… time. In 1962, arrested for sabotage, he was imprisoned on Robben Island. On his release he was placed under house arrest; in …
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… sentenced to 10 years. imprisonment which he served on Robben Island; 5 days before his release he was served with a … os S.A.(Apdusa) and sentenced to 6…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… in 1824. Jean Elle, formerly a ‘free citizen’ of the Island of Bourbon (now Reunion), was a Sailor Cook on the … who fell foul of the law for stealing and…
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… sentences were later commuted to life imprisonment on the island of St. Helena. In 1910 they were granted amnesty and …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… in the early 1961-64 sabotage campaigns are released from Robben Island. Among them are Joe Gqabi , Indres Naidoo, Ismail … Pamphlets are scattered demanding…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… St. Lucia Wetland Park The uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park Robben Island The Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, …