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BiographyDean Hutton
Dean Hutton is a genderqueer artist living in Johannesburg interested in portraiture as co-authorship; social media as narrative; technology as self-reflection…
ArchiveSummary of points of Agreement and others discussed at the South African and Angolan/Cuban military meetings: Sal Island, Cape Verde, 22 and 23 July 1988
Summarised report of points of agreement between South Africa and Angola/Cuba with regard to the withdrawal of Cuban and South African troops in Angola and the…
Report on the 1st National Formation School held on the 1st to the 4th December 1969. at the Black Section,University of Natal
The idea behind the Formation school was to allow participants the chance for self-development through participation in discussions and other projects.This…
The South African Communist Party: 65 years in the frontline of struggle: A booklet commemorating 65 years of the SACP, also discussing leaders of the party.1986
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE VULINDLELA WATER SUPPLY SCHEME ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY Taylors Halt Stadium, Saturday 21 March 1998
UDF Poster ‘WE DEMAND: SADF & POLICE OUT OF THE TOWNSHIPS! : UDF : SUPPORT THE CONSUMER BOYCOTT!’ by United Democratic Front (UDF), 20/08/1983 - 20/08-1991
Summary Minutes of a Meeting held at the US Embassy in Cairo on 24 June 1988 between the South African and US delegations to the Cairo talks
Minutes of a meeting held between South African and US delegates to discuss national reconciliation in Southern Africa and the withdrawal of Cuban troops from…
ArchiveMemorandum to the Minister of Plural Relations from the Congress of the Ciskei National Independence Party held at Ntabakandoda, Zwelitsha as from 13 - 15 April 1979
Memorandum to the Minister of Plural Relations from the Congress of the Ciskei National Independence Party condemning the Development Trust and the Land Act,…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
This article was written by Sarah Rahimi and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Zarina Maharaj Biography …
BiographyThabani Derrick Zulu
He was born in Eshowe. He attended Ndaleni Art School in 1971 and continued Fine Art studies at the University of South Africa receiving a BA(FA). He has…
BiographyBheki Mvulane
Bheki Mvulane died in detention on 29 March, 1985. A fellow-detainee of Mvulane said: "I saw a white policeman in Katlehong Police Station fling Bheki…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
In 1975, Peter Johnson, joined the ranks of the uMkhonto we Sizwe and disappeared into exile. Nearly a decade later, on the 26 October 1984, Johnson, now known…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… SA prime minister and later State President from 1978 to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at the age of 90 … two weeks ago, after he went in for a…
BiographyZulumathabo Zulu
Zulumathabo Zulu is a software engineer and published author of more than eight books and hundreds of articles including The Sesotho Dictionary of Mathematics,…
BiographyMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi
Butshingi was born in Engcobo, Transkei on 28 February 1906, the second child of Valelo James Butshingi and Angeline Nokwenjenje (nee Thuswa). He attended…
BiographyJeanie Noel
Jeanie Noel was born in Durban as one of twelve children, however her family was fortunate enough to own property, something that was not common in coloured…
BiographyLucas ‘Masterpieces’ Moripe
The Atteridgeville Super Stadium was renamed the Lucas 'Masterpieces' Moripe Stadium after the legendary Pretoria soccer player. This followed a meeting…
BiographyDr. Wilson Zamindlela "Zami" Conco
Wilson Zamindlela "Zami" Conco, the son of a semi-literate but wealthy cattle farmer in the Ixopo district of Natal in 1919, Conco rose to become Luthuli's…
BiographyRissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai
Rissik Haribhai "Barney" Desai was born on 10 April 1932 in Durban. He grew up as an Indian but was "reclassified" Coloured in 1957. His father was an…
BiographyHelen Joseph
Helen Beatrice May Fennell was born in Easebourne, United Kingdom, in 1905. She grew up in London, with her parents and brother, Frank. She graduated with a…
ArchiveTribute to Ottilie Schimming Abrahams (2 Sept 1937-1 July 2018) – some notes and memories by Heike Becker
… National Front (NNF), which still gained one seat at the 1989 independence elections, Ottilie Abrahams was … principal Ottilie remained until her death. Only…
BiographyDouglas Ramokgopa
The case of Douglas Ramokgopa illustrates various aspects of banishment: the issue of freedom of movement while in banishment and, in this instance, the sheer…
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr. Abdurahman and the A. P.O. supported the government in…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
The 1970s period was a watershed for youth politics in South Africa. The South African Student Organisation (SASO) was gathering support from campus to campus…
Sifundile Matalazi
Mr Sifundile Matalazi,aged 27 died on 20 December 1980 in Umtata in the Transkei after being held for 112 days.The Act under which he was held was undisclosed…
Australia comes first in the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, winning 199 medals; England wins 136, Canada 99 and SA ends fi
The Security Police arrest Major A.M. Kozlov, a senior officer in the Soviet KGB, during his third visit to South Africa in 198
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… history, however the South African Border War (1966 – 1989) is not as well explored as it could be. The … same politics taught in military camps in Angola;…
EventBhekisani Manyoni, artist, is born in Greytown
… www.ifalethu.org.za [Accessed 30 August 2010] Rankin, E.D (1989) Images of Wood: aspects of the history of sculpture in 20th-century South Africa,…
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