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Mapetla Frank Mohapi

Biography
… Town and Zwelitsha. A month after the start of the 1976 Sowetouprising, in a swoop of Black Consciousness activists, Mapetla was again detained without charge on 16 July.  Twenty days later, on 5 August 1976, Mohapi died in … country to join the African National Congress (ANC). On 16June 2004, the South African Government conferred The Order …

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa

Biography
… in 1975 to establish a living museum right in the heart of Soweto , Kwa-Khaya Lendaba. He was severely criticised by … of New York’s World Trade Centre in 2001, the 1976 June16uprising, HIV, Chris Hani ’s assassination, load shedding …

Oliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011

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… Presents a paper entitled: Apartheid - the Indictment 12 June Gives a press release in Dar es Salaam December Gives a … to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations 13 - 16 September Delivers a joint statement We Shall Win with … of Angola by South African Troops 1976 Following the Soweto student rebellion, Tambo approaches the international …

Saul Sibusiso “Minus Khosing” Mashinini

Biography
… to know about his hidden political activities. When the June16uprising started, Mashinini was 15 years old. He was a … His politicisation was done there. He served on the Soweto Student Representative Council (SSRC), which meant …

The Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973

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… national BPC conference took place in Hammanskraal from 16 to 17 December 1972, with 1400 delegates from 145 … Music, Drama and Literature Institute (MDALI) in Soweto and Peoples Experimental Theatre (PET) in Lenasia, … become the leader of the students who took part in the June 1976 uprising in Soweto. Aubrey Mokoena , the president …

Paardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp

Place
… by WY Vietch . It was unveiled by President Paul Kruger on 16 December 1891. On the 12th of April 1877, Sir Shepstone … Self Governance and later the Independence of RSA. In June 1901,  Lord Roberts an English leader, instructed men to … Self Governance and later the Independence of RSA. In June 1901,  Lord Roberts an English leader, instructed men to …

Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu

Biography
… training was received in Angola and Mozambique and on 11 June 1977 he returned to South Africa as a cadre, heavily … was in standard eight (grade 10) at the time of the 1976 Soweto uprisings against Bantu Education.  The protests … part of a new generation of MK recruits dubbed the June16 Detachment, as the group was made up mainly of students …

Boschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal

Place
… to Inkosi Didumndeni‘s death, re-lodged the claim, on 16 April 1995, for the restoration of the Sigweje tribe’s … and communities dispossessed of their land on and after June 1913. The Commission accepted their claim as valid on 28 June 1996 and on 2 July 1996 it was gazetted in Notice No. …

Black Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009

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… Consciousness among South African Black activists. 1955 26 June, The Congress of the People is formed. A Congress … a job as a history teacher at Morris Isaacson School in Soweto, but is fired after six months as authorities put … collude with security police who question many students 16 December, BPC holds its first annual congress in …

Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)

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… Canada, France, Belgium and Germany. The aftermath of the June16 unrest in Soweto witnessed thousands of students leaving South Africa …

Selaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi

Biography
… Selaelo Charles Ramusi Born: 14/11/1954 in Dube Village, Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). Died: 11/11/1979 in Matsapa … on a mission to join student protests commemorating the June16Uprising in South Africa, to a safe house in Mbabane prior …

Regina Mundi, Catholic Church, Soweto

Place
… Regina Mundi Catholic Church is located in the Township of Soweto, in the Suburb of Moroka. The Church forms part of the … Africa’s Liberator (from The New York Times Archives) The June16SowetoYouthUprising Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid …

United Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990

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… a Regional Executive Committee (REC) is elected in Durban June, Transvaal UDF region is launched. REC is yet to be … stage a stayaway, centrally organised by COSAS , The SowetoYouth Congress (SOYCO) and the RMC, and supported by … is petrol bombed, and his nephew is killed in the bombing. 16-26 December, UDF leads Black Christmas campaign. The …

Motswedi Alexandra Art Centre, Wynberg Sandton

Place
… In September, Art with the Art Africa was launched at the Soweto Festival, showcasing various crafts from locals. “As … of Global Zone, an organisation that intends bringing the Youth Global Warming Summit to South Africa in 2012. As such … In September, Art with the Art Africa was launched at the Soweto Festival, showcasing various crafts from locals. “As …

Nazareth House, Durban

Place
… of Nazareth House in Durban took place on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Members of the public had been invited to tour … care rooms, six newly-added independent living rooms, and 16 frail and assisted living rooms. Founded on the core … of Nazareth House in Durban took place on Saturday, June 8, 2019. Members of the public had been invited to tour …

Richard Barney Lekgotla Molokoane

Biography
… Lekgotla Molokoane was born on 27 August 1957 in Tladi, Soweto.  Molokoane became politically active during the … he joined the  African National Congress (ANC)  and the June16 Detachment of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) . Proud of his role …

June 16 Youth Uprising casualties

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… Age Date Cause of death Adams, Sandra Joyce Kew Town 15 16.9.76 Shot in front of head (ricochet) on 3rd floor balcony … Beaten to death by group of migrant workers Barron, James Soweto 26.12.76 Shot through the head Bezuidenhout, Isaac … Soweto 26.12.76 Madupe, Johannes Disappeared during June 1976 in Ga-Rankuwa. Police have no further records …

Joseph Johannes Marks

Biography
… in a construction company for staying away from work on 16 and 17 June, at the height of the SowetoUprising. Active in liberation politics since 1954, he …

Hangberg, Hout Bay

Place
… came into prominence in National news because of a large uprising on 21 September 2010 against the removal of about 30 … of the Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) . The Uprising of Hangberg The first decade of the new century had … Omar focuses on forced removals by Shaun Harris, 4 June 1985 black Sash week of protest against forced removals …

The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement

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… to educate and organise Black people, particularly the youth. In fact, the eruption of the Black Consciousness … further activity against apartheid. This culminated in the SowetoUprising of 1976. In 1976, student protests against Bantu …

Battle of Muizenburg Monument, Muizenburg

Place
… to the East. That fleet arrived off Simon’s Town in early June, 1795. The Dutch troops in Simon’s Town pulled back to … to the East. That fleet arrived off Simon’s Town in early June, 1795. The Dutch troops in Simon’s Town pulled back to …

Meadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto

Place
… Published April 15, 2024 Updated June 21, 2024 Meadowlands, located in Gauteng Province , South Africa, is a Suburb of Soweto . It was founded in the early 1950's during the … Diepkloof, Soweto Johannesburg, Gauteng Province The June16SowetoYouthUprising Key People in the June16Soweto …

Tenterden, 60 Durban Road, Wynberg

Place
… children into the safety of foster care or child and Youth Care Centres (previously known as Children’s Homes) … Closing at a Certificate Handover Ceremony, on Tuesday June 28. He heard that future plans are uncertain and that … nothing that can be done.” Ms Finkelstein said on Sunday June 25 they were notified that it would be their last visit …

Fholisani Sydney Mufamadi

Biography
… in Shayandima, Venda. In 1976 with the spread of the SowetoUprising, into other areas of the country, Mufamadi … and Allied Workers Union (GAWU) and participated in the June16 stay-away of that year. His employer saw a newspaper …

Pan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011

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… George Rebone Moffat joins the PAC in Atterdgeville aged 16 just after the Sharpeville Massacre. March, Nana Mohomo … repeatedly until 1968 to keep Sobukhwe in detention. June,  PAC member Jeff Kgalabi Masemola is charged together … General Assembly. 9 December, In the aftermath of the SowetoUprising, the security police arrests members of the …

Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s

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… supported by a wide variety of tendencies, including the Soweto Committee of Ten , Azanian People's Organisation … Board in Meadowlands, Soweto, were bombed in May 1982. By June, the Security Police revealed that it had recorded 60 … place from January 1984 to May 1984. The anniversary of 16June was once again marked by clashes between police and …

Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991

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… the discovery of payable gold on the Witwatersrand. 16 August, J.E De Villiers applies for post of Mining … the first telegraph office is opened in Johannesburg. 1 June, Second sale of land in Johannesburg takes place, on the … Levy Fund for finances to build a direct access road to Soweto. The South African Railways which, at the time, held a …

The Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)

Article
… Africans to stand up and be counted  was issued on 11 June 2013. The Clarion Call constituted an analysis of the … Assembly convened at Uncle Tom’s Hall in Orlando West, Soweto. Among those in attendance were 1,200 delegates from … 13.Hlengiwe Hlophe 14.Marshall Dlamini 15.Mpho Ramakatsa 16.Sam Matiase 17.Alfred Motsi 18.Parks Khayane 19.Patrick …

Cathcart District, Eastern Cape

Place
… Published March 16, 2011 Updated September 21, 2020 The District of Cathcart … amaGcaleka and the amaThembu neighbours. By May 1878 the uprising had been crushed by British forces, and those Ngqika groups who had taken part in the uprising were resettled in the Kentani region. Although their …

Mandela House

Place
… 14, 2011 Updated March 6, 2025 The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of  Nelson Mandela … political prisoner and South Africa's former president . Soweto was an important location of the struggle, against … Second letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd 26 June 1961 Response by Nelson Mandela to De Klerk’s 2 July …

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