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BiographyCharles Sidney Groves
Charles Sidney Groves Arca was born in Leicester, England, 1878. Stained glass was integral to the teaching in early twentieth-centur British schools of art…
6. The 1976 Soweto Uprising. “To Be or Not to Be . . . ?” Article by Nthanyane Maaga, SASM Newsletter, April 1973
… “To Be or Not to Be . . . ?” Article by Nthanyane Maaga, SASM Newsletter, April 1973 …
ArticleBlack Sash
The Women's Defence of the Constitution LeagueIn 1955 a small group of white middle-class women who were predominantly English-speaking formed an organization…
ArticleSASO Bannings
SASO came under increasing attack from the Government. In March 1973, eight Black Consciousness leaders were banned. In 1977, nine SASO members were sentenced…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… a local branch of the South African Students' Movement (SASM) in 1975. Mashinini’s energy, creativity and … Committee was set up to prepare for the campaign…
BiographyThabo Marcus Motaung
… and member of the South African Students’ Movement (SASM). After the eruption of student anger against the …
ArticleSASO till SASCO
1968 December SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 July 1 SASO…
BiographyMosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale
… member and leader of the South African Students’ Movement (SASM). Sexwale completed a diploma in business studies and …
BiographyPrince Senzangakhona James Mahlangu
… joined the South African Students Movement (SASM) in 1976. During the struggle against the homeland …
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
1968 December, SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 1 July, SASO…
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
The Origins and formation: The South African Student Organisation (SASO) was formed in 1968 after some members of the University of Natal’s Black Campus…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
This article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the year of 1955 in…
Masimba Sasa
Born: Harare, Zimbabwe, 1983. Resides in Johannesburg. Studied at the Harare National Polytechnic and the Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg. Received a…
ArticleAZASO | SANSCO | SASO
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
This article was written by Jarvis Pruitt and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project In order to stand up straight,…
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… of National Youth Organisation and National Secretary of SASM Zweli Sizani SASM Organiser Vusi Tshabalala SASM President Mamphele Ramphele - SASO member…
ArchiveBlack Sash / Sash
Sash, originally published as Black Sash, is a detailed record of the activities of the Black Sash organisation: the petitions, protests, marches, vigils,…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
Black university students had tried for many years to make progress through the multiracial and liberal National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… (SASO) and the South African Students’ Movement (SASM), were banned. Scores of political activists and …
BiographySumboornam Pillay
Sumboornam (Sam) Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee, Northern Natal (now…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole MorganAbstractElizabeth Davenport has been an integral part of the Black Sash movement from…
BiographyHelen Newton Thompson
Helen Newton Thompson, an anti-apartheid political activist and founding member of the Black Sash, has for the most part of history, been a fleeting footnote…
Hamba Kahle, SA’s favourite
BiographyEdward Clark Churchill Mace
Edward Clark Churchill Mace was born in Leicester, England, 1863. He emigrated to Australia when he was eighteen and made a fortune from mining. Rendered…
BiographyFranklin Kaye Kendall
Kendall was an architect whose interests led him to join SASA as both artist and administrator. Born in Melbourne, Australia, 1870. He was educated at King\'s…
BiographyBertram Dumbleton
Bertram Dumbleton was born in 1896 in George, Cape Province. He trained at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London and the Academic Julian in Paris. During his…
BiographyEthel Edwards
On 2 January 1907 The Cape Argus Weekly Edition published a photograph of Ethel Edwards in its supplement on "Famous South African Artists". In it she stands…
BiographyConstance Greaves
Constance Helen Greaves was born in Brighton, Sussex, England 1882. She was renowned for her work in a field now seen as peculiar to the colonial period. This…
BiographyCaptain Lancelot Andrew Ariba
Captain Lancelot Andrew Elsworth Ariba was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1891. He served in World War I with distinction and late studied architecture in Leeds…
BiographyDorothy Joan Wright
Dorothy Joan Wright was born in Pretoria in 1911. Wright was the daughter of Dorothy Kay and studied under Francis Pickford-Marriott at the Port Elizabeth…