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… South Africa enters the War General Smuts signing the agreement at … die 20ste eeu Kaapstad: Struik, p.107. In September 1939, World War II broke out. In South Africa, people were divided … Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948 …

… still a legal organization. After serving as a sapper in World War Two, he studied engineering at the University of Natal … and Allied Technician’s Association. He returned to South Africa in 1959. In 1953 he was a member of the South …

… and 1950 Gutsche also wrote a series of articles on the South African film industry for the Cape Times. While living … 1946 and reflected her love for the film industry. During World War II , Gutsche was hired by the South African government as … A. (eds) 2001.  After Apartheid: Culture in the new South Africa (Volume Two). Pretoria & Cape Town: Kwela …

… became Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of South Africa in 1897. He pushed the Transvaal Republic to war, oversaw the war, and organised reconstruction after the … 1914 to serve on various committees dealing with the First World War and became a member of the War Council in 1916. He …

… into a wealthy Jewish family. After he served in the South African Air Force during World War II, Lipman studied Architecture at the University of …

… the bar at the Middle Temple in London before returning to South Africa on the eve of the creation of the Union of South … to the Land Act has not been recorded. The outbreak of World War I is yet another turning point that throws the spotlight … to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964: Part One - Africans United under the …

… 1888 after his indentured labourer grandparents arrived in South Africa in 1877. His grandfather, Frances Sigamoney was … School and St Aidan’s Boys’ School, both in Durban. During World War I, Sigamoney became involved in politics and joined the … Chief Luthuli, Alan Paton, Dennis Brutus and the 2010 World Cup ’, from Special Collections - UKZN , 14 May 2010 …

… player in his youth, he was also a founder member of the South African Sports Association, an alternative to the White … critic of Washington Consensus institutions such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the World Trade … Among other recent accolades bestowed on him was the US War Resisters League peace award in September 2009.One of the …

… was leader of the Transvaal army in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) from March 1900, and he was one of the architects of the Union of South Africa. His vision of South Africa included both … leading figure in the Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I. A great man of action, he was renowned for his …

… was a founding member and national Chairperson of the  South African Coloured People's Organisation  (SACPO) in the … apprenticed as a bricklayer. After serving in the navy in  World War II , he became an active member of the Building Workers' …

… Graca Machel have two children of their own. During the war for independence from the Portuguese rule, FRELIMO set up … families and community, from platforms all over the world. Following President Machel’s death in a plane crash on … friendship between Graca and Nelson Mandela , President of South Africa, whom Machel has known since her husband's death …

… in the African Laundry Workers' Union in the years after World War II. In 1952 he was elected its chairman, a position he … Council of Non-European Trade Unions, and when the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed, he … to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 ”“ …

… in the African Laundry Workers' Union in the years after  World War II . In 1952 he was elected its chairman, a position he … Council of Non-European Trade Unions, and when the  South African Congress of Trade Unions  was formed, he became …

… for girls in Hyderabad. She then came to live in Durban , South Africa c. 1930, where she met and married dentist … in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War , and her subsequent decision to become a social worker, … M. (2004) Every Step of the Way: The Journey to Freedom in South Africa. Cape Town. pp.173, 174, 210|South African …

… indentured workers, came from India. His parents, born in South Africa, were flower sellers at the Durban Central … an area on the way to Pietermartizburg. The Second World War interrupted his schooling. Together with his cousins he …

… in his various struggles, becoming especially active on South African issues. John and Diana had four sons: Andrew, Peter, Mark and Richard.During World War II Collins served as a chaplain in the Royal Air Force. … D, (2004), White Lies: Canon John Collins and the Secret War Against Apartheid , (Cape Town)| John Collins, from …

… Fincken's health, however, and she was advised to visit South Africa. She arrived in 1908 and eventually decided to … for which she organized the music section during the World Conference in South Africa in 1932. When her health … hostels were, however, bombed during the  Second World War (1939-1945) . She returned to South Africa in 1943 and …

… the Rand were only one part of the mineral revolution in South Africa, the other part being the diamond mines, and … The control of the larger picture was ceded to men. After World War II , women took a more assertive role in all aspects of … “Victory in South Africa” Off Our Backs , Vol. 24, No. 6 (June 1994), p 3 …

… immigrant. In 1940 he joined the army to fight the war against fascism and in 1941 he joined the Communist Party of South Africa. In North Africa he served as a sergeant in the … this war were not betrayed like their predecessors after World War I and that the aims of the anti-fascist struggle …

… spent time fighting in North Africa during the Second World War until he was captured in Toruk and imprisoned in Germany … in Cradock. After his father was released, he returned to South Africa and became a Chaplain at St. Andrews College. …

… easily as white and was sent to a white boarding school in South Africa. However, he returned to Mozambique after two … who had fought against the Ottomans during the Cretan War of Independence. Tsafendas was named Dmitri after an … carrying materiel for the war effort, then travelled the world doing various jobs and becoming fluent in eight …

… a pacifist. She did not agree with British imperialism in South Africa or with the South African (Anglo-Boer) War 1899-1902  that was fought to achieve it. She opposed … point she would not like ‘to bring another soul into this world’, for when it sinned it would come back on her. She …

… age of 12 when he joined the Young Communist League of South Africa, distributing leaflets at street corners for the League.  During World War II, he was involved in the anti-war campaign of the …

… she received her early education. Born into the privileged world of servants and country clubs, Benson’s early ambitions … happy home with all the racial prejudices of White South African of the time. At around the age of eighteen, the … success, she was forced to return home due to the looming war . She briefly worked as a secretary in the British High …

… of artists. He lived through the monumental events of World War II , digging anti-tank trenches in his youth, to spending … way with a friend to Donauesching in the Black Forest in south-western Germany, with a view to becoming sculptor. The …

… known as ES Reddy has been active in support of the South African freedom movement for more than half a century. … were cooperating in the struggle. During the Second World War, the United States and Britain talked about four freedoms …

… for a nearby White settler. British East Africa during World War I In 1912, having completed his mission school education, … Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana), novelist Peter Abrahams (South African), journalist Isaac Wallace-Johnson (Sierra …

… Communists and he decided to join the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) in 1936 at the age of 16.Carneson met … Soon after, he enlisted in the army to fight in the Second World War. From 1938 to 1945, he served as radio officer and saw …

… corner. Source: Alfred B. Xuma, African, American, South African by Steven D. Gish Hard Times: Studies in the … Xuma cemented his ties to South Africa’s White liberal world. By 1930, Xuma had been appointed to the Johannesburg … colleagues agreed that African participation in the World War II war effort could be used as a rallying cry for equal …

… Watts.After that they both joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and both got elected as Distric Committee … in the South Africa artillery and served in Italy during World War Two.In 1946 he was among those charged with sedition … Anon, Lionel (Rusty) Bernstein  from South African History Online, [online] Available at …