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ArchiveAn Economic History of Nigeria 1860-1960 by R. Olufeni Ekundare
The nineteen days by an anonymous Cape Town correspondent 1960
The ANC, MK, and ‘The Turn to Violence’ (1960-1962)
Pan African Congress Venture in Retrospect by I. B. Tabata, September 1960
Pan African Congress Venture in Retrospect by I. B. Tabata, September 1960
President Houphouet-Boigny (88), of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies.
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk was born in Vredendal, Cape Province (now Western Cape) on 14th July 1936. His childhood witnessed the final days of colonial rule and…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… Act, chieftaincy in the 1930s through to the 1960s and 1970s was largely subjected to the authority of …
BiographyMongane Wally Serote
Mongane Wally Serote was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg on 8 May 1944, just four years before the National Party (NP) came to power in South Africa. His…
From Segregation to Apartheid
… 1930s continued after World War II and into the 1950s and 1960s. What was seen as backward and uneconomic methods of …
To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction)
ArticleThe missionaries
… Black women and men of South Africa in the early 1950s and 1960s, and naturally played a key role in mission schools. …
BiographyMoses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida
Moses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida was born in Thornville near Pietermaritzburg on 14 October 1923,he was one of seven children in a rural family that was later…
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Part 1 - Autobiographical Writings
From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian Edwards
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Table of Content
From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian Edwards
BiographyDr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe
James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe was one of the most dynamic leaders of the African National Congress(ANC) after its turn to mass action in the 1950s, Njongwe…
BiographyAbdulhay Jassat
Abdulhay Jassat became involved in politics as a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), which was an affiliate of the Congress Alliance in the 1950s…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… to visit the husband. This was the case throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Early in the 1980s influx control …
BiographyJohn Koenakeefe Mohl
John Koenakeefe Mohl was born on 29 September 1903 in Dinokana, Zeerust in the North-West Province. Mohl's father was a carpenter who sculpted objects such as…
BiographyMazisi Raymond Kunene
Mazisi Raymond Kunene was born in Durban on May 12, 1930, at McCord's Hospital. His mother Eva Kunene (nee Ngcobo) was a teacher and his father, Mdabuli Albert…
Nikiwe Deborah Matshoba
Deborah Nikiwe Matshoba was born in Munsieville, Krugersdorp, western Gauteng, in December 1950. She was the second eldest of four daughters and a brother. Her…
BiographyMalcolm Payne
"First of all, I don't take art particularly seriously. I make the work because I enjoy making it. No more complicated reason than that. I like the seriousness…
BiographyEric Mtshali
… Nation (uMkonto weSizwe): South Africa’s Liberation Army, 1960s- 1990s . USA: Ohio University Press Mngoma, N. (2015). …
BiographyMary Moodley
Mary Moodley, or Aunty Mary as she was known, was born on 14 March 1914 in Jaggersfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State). She was the second eldest of 10…
BiographyNorman Levy
Born on 7 August 1929 in Johannesburg to Mary and Mark Levy, immigrants from Lithuania, Norman Levy and his twin brother, Leon (a founding member and later the…
The Ideology of the Black Consciousness Movement
… imprisonment and detentions without trial. By the late 1960s, the government had jailed, banned or exiled the …
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… ANC and SACP. She was one of the early detainees in the 1960s, held when she was 19. Sheila endured her fair share of …
BiographyMagwaza Alfred Maphalala
Magwaza Alfred Maphalala was born on 6 April 1948 in Bergville, Ladysmith in Natal. He was an only son. Maphalala completed his schooling and matriculated in…
BiographyIan Mkhize
Ian Mkhize was born on 3 October 1941 in Nhlazantshe Township in Pietermaritzburg. He spent his formative years in Ixopo and matriculated at Sobantu High in…
BiographyPenelope Jane Dunlop
Penelope Jane Dunlop (P.J. Powers) was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on 16 July 1960. She chose PJ Powers as her stage name using her initials and the name…