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ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… to leave school in order to work to help support his family. He first works odd jobs such as carrying bags for … Abrahams becomes acquainted with George…
BiographySaint Mokoena
… him to draw more pictures. He read an article about the African Art Centre in Durban. In 1986 he visited this centre … his work. In 1987 he won an award at…
BiographyMike Terry
… to an appeal by Chief Albert Luthuli , President of the African National Congress (ANC) and other leaders for a boycott of all South African goods in…
BiographyEllen Lambert
… Mount Frere in the Eastern Cape Province . She joined the African National Congress (ANC) at the age of 19 in 1953. She … Consequently, she was constantly…
Wendy Schwegmann
… Town. She lived in Johannesburg and worked as the South African photographic correspondent for Reuters wire service. … works are held in the permanent…
BiographyJaydew Nasib Singh
… of both the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and played a leading part in organising Indian-African co-operation…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… strike. December , A new leadership nurtured in the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) comes into power in the African National Congress (ANC) …
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… a member of the aristocracy if you were born into a noble family. There were many revolts by peasants against the harsh … of learning, and new developments…
BiographyLouis Luyt
… and shortly afterward was elected President of the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU). It was during this … autocratically. In 1992, Luyt clashed…
BiographyKenneth Hlaku Rachidi
… Christian Movement (UCM) and the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). Dissatisfaction with both … saw him participating in the formation of the…
BiographyPieter Arnoldus Beyleveld
… many of his neighbours were violently opposed to South African participation in the war against Hitler. After a time … later, in 1955, he became the first…
BiographyDikobe Ben Martins
… of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) the liberation army of the African National Congress (ANC) and leading figures of the … to becoming a Member of Parliament, he was…
Reverend Makhenkesi Arnold Stofile
… Stofile entered politics in 1963 as a member of the African Students' Association, an African National Congress (ANC) front organisation but only … sport…
BiographyTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… very confident.” As a teenager of his time, he preferred African-American fashions, especially drawn to hippie … and had a vibrant social life. Mashinini…
Archive25 Years of Freedom and Democracy: Success , Challenges and Solutions
… state with a bright future. In new democratic South African government, I can see that the country is making … strengthening unity and shows off a reflection…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2007
… occasion of the 95th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress, our movement salutes the people of … introduce real increases in spending…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 93th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2005
… comrades, On the occasion of the 93rd anniversary of the African National Congress, January 8th 2005, we extend our … of the people to physical resources,…
District Six: 3,000 ex-residents on land claims waiting list by Diana Mellow (GroundUp), 23 September 2016
… residential zone on 11 February 1966 under the Group Areas Act. In the years that followed, 60,000 people were … were destroyed. Davids describes living…
BiographyChristopher Nceba Faku
… was elected as regional organiser of the Eastern Cape African National Congress (ANC) and also held an ANC/South African Communist Party (SACP) local…
BiographyBenedict Wallet Vilakazi
… and was a prize winner of the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures. He was a distinguished Zulu … were traditional "praise-songs"…
BiographyMatthew Nkoana
… became a supporter of the Africanist faction within the African National Congress (ANC). Arrested in March 1960 for … has contributed to various…
BiographyAbednego Bhekabantu Ngcobo
… black students and the white-led National Union of South African Students. He completed a BA degree in 1956 and later … mission, attending meetings of the…
BiographyAbner S. Mtimkulu
… including the December 1935 conference of the All African Convention (AAC). He served on the Africans' … Claims committee and was senior chaplain of the …
BiographyH. A. Naidoo
… United Nations in 1946 as a representative of the South African Passive Resistance Council. In 1948 he was among the … abortive attempt to prove sedition in…
BiographyStanley Huette Uys
… in South Africa and a self-confessed traitor," the South African government minister Ben Schoeman unwittingly bestowed … the University of Cape Town. He…
BiographyVuyani Mabaxa
… In 1982, Mabaxa became a member of the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) and was actively involved in its … school going youth only. Following the…
BiographyBilly Paddock
… 1970s, Paddock was a member of Archbishop Tutu’s South African Council of Churches-sponsored delegation to Europe, … need for the world to apply pressure on…
PlaceGannahoek Farm
… district in KwaZulu-Natal Province. In 1894, the McFie family took possession of the farm until 1990. Evictions … had to work on another commercial farm…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and … power. The negotiations were tense. Violence…
BiographyGavin Jantjes
… policy, and his most renowned work, is “South African Colouring Book”. It consists of eleven serigraphs … “Colour this Whites Only”, the face of the South…