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BiographyMatome Maponya
… Cedric Phatudi and Enos Mabuza, he was also active in the African National Congress (ANC) underground. When President … Agricultural Corporation and…
BiographyDumisani Abraham Mabaso
… printmaking at the Johannesburg Art Foundation and the African Institute of Art at Funda (Learning) Centre. Mabaso … at the world with wonder. Mabaso is…
BiographyNeville Allan Lewis
… he also went in quest of rural subjects – South African equivalents, in a sense, of the gypsies of rural … the genre of the ‘native study’, went in pursuit…
BiographyBarend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus
… to 100 percent in 1961. Erasmus was a member of South African Council of Transport Workers (SACTW) from 1948. He … elected to the national executive…
BiographyJohn Ndevasia Muafangejo
… Drift). 1969: Camden Arts Centre, London, UK (Contemporary African Art). DAM (Art SA Today). 1969-70: Canada””tour, … (Stanswa Biennale). 1986: Gallery 21 …
BiographyZimasile Ngqawana
… instruments such as the piano, tenor saxophone, harmonica, African cowbells. Ngqawana later enrolled and completed a … in the 1990s, Ngqawana worked…
BiographyAlexander Lionel Boraine 'Alex'
… Africa (IDASA) which tried to close the gaps within South African society. Boraine was the Executive Director of the … of the Truth and Reconciliation…
BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
… and met P. K. Leballo. In 1949 he was recruited into the African National Congress (ANC) in Port Elizabeth by Raymond … the ephemeral bulletin of the East…
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… Sons and Daughters of Afrika! We of the African National Congress meet once again to review South … movements and on the rights of the individual and the…
”Joint Declaration of Cooperation.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma of the ANC, Dr. G. M. Naicker of the Natal Indian Congress, and Dr. Y. M. Dadoo of the Transvaal Indian Congress, March 9, 1947
… This Joint Meeting between the representatives of the African National Congress and the Natal and Transvaal Indian … rights and full citizenship for all…
BiographySamora Machel
… avoid starvation, his relatives went to work in the South African mines under repressive and dangerous conditions. Soon … Machel left Mozambique and…
BiographyGisele Wulfsohn
… . She was picture editor/photographer for The South African Women's Health Book published by Oxford University … and photograph Bongani's Day: From Dusk to…
BiographyJonathan Shapiro
… Gatherings Act caused some consternation in the South African Defence Force (SADF ) and his being monitored by … Went in 4X4 (2001) Bushwhacked (2002) Dr Do…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 79th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1991
… Democratic Front and its affiliates, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, religious bodies of all faiths and many … of apartheid local government,…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… the Coetzees and Ottos – the town is named after the Otto family. Black people, including Koranna and Tswana people, … Africa. Community organisations fought…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the 118th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly: Cape Town, 13 April 2008
… of the IPU, Anders B. Johnsson; Speaker of the South African National Assembly, Baleka Mbete; Deputy … in what have been called ‘poverty reserves’, in both…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… regime through the medium of music and assisted the African National Congress (ANC) by performing at events in … Words Johnny Dyani, jazz, music, double bass…
ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… often focused on goodwill and celebration with friends and family. Gift-giving is a near-universal part of Christmas … including many that combine Christian…
EventDon Mattera withdraws from public performances
… During the final poetry performance at the Urban Voices Festival, South African poet, journalist and former gangster who turned …
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… the use of Afrikaans as the language of instruction at African secondary schools. In the ensuing two-year … 1977, boycotts and unrest grew after Steve Biko ,…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… life and without whom any account of my part in the South African struggle would be meaningless. The religious … without passes to get through the colour bar…
’I am not prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free’
… not be like them. My father says: I am a member of the African National Congress. I have always been a member of the … What freedom am I being offered to…
ArticleSita’s story
… the beginning of his and later our lonely life away from family. It was never lonely on the farm because there were … paper the “Indian Opinion”. We had four…
ArchiveCHAPTER 4 - A turn to masses by Howard Barrell
… the military asymmetry between itself and the South African state. In other words, by the end of the strategic … potential for popular insurrectionary…
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… in multilingual and multinational settings on South African mines [writers spell this pidgin as either Fanagalo … of ethnic backgrounds. [8] Workers come…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… 1963 Becomes involved in NUSAS (National Union of South African Students) 1964 First marriage, to Barbara Hubbard … Completes doctorate and returns to South…
Cape Floral Region
… Cape Province, South Africa - made up of eight protected areas, covering 553,000-ha. The Cape Floral Region is one of the richest areas for plants in the…
BiographyJohn Collins
… his various struggles, becoming especially active on South African issues. John and Diana had four sons: Andrew, Peter, … , Oliver Tambo , Walter Sisulu ,…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… While Abdullah Ibrahim is by no means the only South African musician to use jazz for political goals, the … In the early era of South African apartheid, the…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… in South Africa, including the Federation of South African Wome n (FEDSAW), the African National Congres s … she was banned again, preventing her from…