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BiographyLaurence Neill Nathan
… Province (now Western Cape ) in 1959 to Jewish South African parents. He grew up in Sea Point where he attended Weitzman Primary School and then went to…
Sefofane Samuel "Solly Smith" Khunyeli
… and later in Soweto.He became a trade unionist and an African National Congress (ANC) member, and was issued a … Soviet Union ,and at one time was a member…
BiographyGovan Mbeki
… Govan Mbeki (Oom Gov) joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the 1950's and remained a … people by cementing strong relations between the SACP,…
BiographyZainunnisa “Cissie” Gool
… politician, Dr Abdullah Abdurahman , leader of the African Peoples Organisation (APO) which he had helped to form in 1902. Abdurahman was also the first…
BiographyRandolph Hartzenberg
… was featured alongside other notable contemporary South African artists. Randolph Hartzenberg takes each project, … for the Venice Biennale, Italy…
BiographyRobert Carl-Heinz Shell
… (Heinz) Schelowsky (later changed to Shell) and South African-born mother, Louie Shell née Bosman. Robert, who grew … Tamboerskloof and later in Kommetjie,…
BiographyAlex la Guma
… la Guma (James), who was centrally involved in the South African Communist Party (SACP), the African National Congress (ANC) and the chief architect of ……
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
… as well as the role of these settlers during the South African War (1899-1902) and the First and Second World Wars. … may visit the museum for assistance in…
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…
BiographyConan Doyle Modiakgotla
… the 1920s he served as secretary of the Orange Free State African National Congress (ANC) and was secretary of the … was elected vice-president of the…
BiographyPhilemon Mathole
… Johannesburg Mathole was a miner and an organiser for the African Mineworkers' Union. He was active in the 1946 … a member of the Moroka Advisory Board. He…
BiographyRobert Cedric Wilcox
… Movement (Non-European Unity Movement), APDUSA (the African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa), … build APDUSA. He was also actively involved in…
BiographyErnest Sedumedi Moloto
… He matriculated in 1938 and then enrolled at the South African Native College (University of Fort Hare) for a BA … Through private study he obtained a BA …
BiographyJohn Tengo Jabavu
… 1883 he passed the Matriculation Examination of the South African University. In 1885 he married Elda Sakuba. Jabavu … Province. Jabavu used his influence to…
BiographyWillie Esterhuyse
… own community of the need to open negotiations with the African National Congress (ANC). These initial talks, at … the Thabo Mbeki Foundation , involved in…
BiographyIvan Toms
… Cape. In 1978, Toms was conscripted to serve in the South African Defence Force (SADF). Although vehemently opposed to the then South African Defence Force …
BiographyBenny (!Khoisan X) Alexander
… his job to take up full time employment with the South African Black Municipal and Allied Workers Union, an … and to Zimbabwe for a meeting of the then…
Potlako Leballo
… and enlisted in a non-European transport unit of the South African Army. After the war, he returned to his studies and became an organiser for the African…
BiographyLeon Levy
… were realised in 1955 with the launch of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), where Levy was … for nine years. The predecessor of the Congress…
Address at the Africa Regional Disability Consultative Conference Johannesburg, 6th May 2003
… of this important conference on disability, the Disability African Regional Consultative Conference. I hope that our … and children; Homelessness and…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
… River and invaded Xhosa territory. On 10 May Governor D'Urban extended the colonial boundary of the Cape to the … allowed the Xhosa to remain in specifically…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… He was a long- time National Chairperson of the South African Communist Party. It is ironic that Slovo, vilified by … the great voice of compromise and…
BiographyLetta Mbulu
… Letta on several world tours. She married a fellow South African musician, Caiphus Semenya , whom she met while … She has been a member of the prestigious…
BiographyFrederick John Harris
… 1962 in the Transvaal, as well as a chairman of the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee. He was also one of the members of the nearly all-white…
Executive summary of the statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC delivered by President Jacob Zuma at the 100th anniversary of the ANC, Mangaung 8 January 2012
… over Africa and the world, Comrades and Compatriots, The African National Congress, the oldest liberation movement on … and industrial rights, removal of…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2012
… over Africa and the world, Comrades and Compatriots, The African National Congress, the oldest liberation movement on … and industrial rights, removal of…
ArticleThe Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… resented the influence of whites thought on determining an African’s future. As an advocate of the Black Consciousness … with other literate Africans…
BiographyRaymond (Ray) Chikapa Enock Phiri
… known, was restricted for broadcast by the old South African Broadcasting Corporation. Contrary to the desired … for liberation, for better living standards…
BiographyLeo Marquard
… Union of Students in Britain. On his return to South African, Marquard found work at Grey College in Bloemfontein … college that he established the National…
BiographyBarney Simon
… Barney Simon, South African theatre director (born April 13, 1932, Johannesburg … a long-time force behind the growth of indigenous South African black…