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2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Economic Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… from vibrant and balanced trade with our neighbours, the African continent and the world. A sustainable economy, where … strategic role, by directly…
BiographyJacob Sello (Jackie) Selebi
… was born on 7 March 1950 in Johannesburg. Selebi was the African National Congress (ANC) representative to the Soviet … 1983 to 1987. In 1987, he was…
BiographySir Sydney Kentridge
… University of the Witwatersrand. He served with the South African forces in World War II for four years and went on to … Kentridge practised for more than 30…
BiographyJosephine Ethel (Josie) Wood
… which would house the library in future. In 1925 the South African Library for the Blind was officially opened by R.W. … Wood was a co-founder, with Bowen…
BiographyRay Alexander Simons
… In the 1950s, it played a leading role in the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) . She also wrote a … Florence Mkhize , she helped found the…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… over Boer-controlled colonies and what was left of the African traditionally ruled African (Black) territories in Southern Africa. The … Indians communities…
ArticlePaper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)
… Transvaal. It was also established with the help of the Urban Training Project (UTP). Benjy Mngoma was its first …
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… arriving in South Africa where they would establish a family. [1] In 1922, the couple welcomed a baby girl into the … the headlines of news publications and…
PlaceOranjezicht
… charm, featuring Victorian homes and leafy streets. Modern urban farming initiatives in Oranjezicht continue this … Council divided land it had purchased…
ArticleBecoming human in southern Africa
… generally nomadic. They raise animals because they live in areas that are too dry to farm with crops and move on to a … a new way of life and new skills to…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… - the worst affects are seen in communities in rural areas and informal settlements and amongst women. According to the South African constitution , all…
BiographyWycliffe MIungisi Tsotsi
… President of the All African Convention (AAC) from 1948 to 1959. Born in the … AAC from 1936 and was instrumental in bringing the Cape African Teachers'…
BiographyMary Agard Pocock
… algae. During World War II she was a member of the South African Women’s Auxiliary Service. Pocock was part of the South African Association of University…
BiographyDebi Singh
… G M Naicker to positions of leadership in the South African Indian Congress . In 1946 he served as secretary of … the Defiance Campaign of 1952. An…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… to seek work. 1829 The Zuid-Afrikaansche Athenaeum (South African College) is established. The College later gives rise … for better conditions of life,…
BiographyGeraldine Fraser-Moleketi
… prompted her to leave the country and she joined the African National Congress (ANC) in exile in Zimbabwe . After … her time in exile that she became a…
BiographyProfessor Harold Jack Simons
… London School of Economics. From 1937 until 1964 he taught African law and administration at the University of Cape … He was a defendant in the sedition…
BiographyMiriam Tlali
… under the title Between Two Worlds by Longman African Classics. In 1980, Tlali published her second novel … and 1990, Tlali was a visiting scholar at the…
BiographyHelen Joseph
… worker, exposed her to some of the realities of South African life. After the war she took a job with the Garment … and Anna Scheepers. Helen was a founder…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… Africans throughout the world. 1919 19 February, The Pan African Congress is held in Paris, France and is headed by … in Soweto and violence ensues. The…
BiographyJudith Mason
… Pretoria, Judith Mason is one of the most well known South African artists. She matriculated from the Pretoria High … a short time. Her work became part of…
BiographyKate O’Regan
… for Development Law at UCT. She was also an advisor to the African National Congress (ANC) on land claims legislation, … A Charter for Social Justice, a…
BiographyMagnus Malan
… and in 1973 he was appointed as chief of the South African Army. Then in 1976, he was also made chief of the South African Defense Force, becoming the…
BiographyJessie Yasmin Duarte
… and administer a scholarship fund to educate and skill the African National Congress (ANC) and UDF activists to develop … as Chief Operations Officer in the…
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…
Archive1997 - President Mandela, State of the Nation Address, 7 February 1997
… After two years of preparing the ground, the national housing policy is now fully operational. Today, more houses … healthy lifestyles, but also on…
ArticleWomen’s Revolts in Natal: 1959
… apartheid to many organisations and leaders, such as the African National Congress and Nelson Mandela. It is, however, … then faced with the burden of taking…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2014 (before National Elections)
… e-IFP. (We wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and also to the IFP leader, Shenge, as well as all the … partnerships with stakeholders to…
BiographyStanley Silwana
… Stanley Silwana was one of the first African recruits to the Communist Party of South Africa … to the western Cape, where he became an organiser for the …
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… University. I bring you fraternal greetings from the South African government and the people of our country. From the … maintenance and management especially…