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ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June … 1979 as a national organization to represent the interests of Black school students…
BiographySondeza Lugogo Mngomezulu
… district, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was said to be one of the ringleaders of the unrest that broke out in this area. Ntunja Mngomezulu … Mngomezulu for fear…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist Church, and Nomkhitha Mashinini, and was one of 13…
BiographyEthel Walt
… White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege while ignoring the realities of apartheid. However, her courage and conviction forced…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… in exile. Klug believed that South Africa was in need of a constitutional democracy that allowed for the majority to be represented by the rulers of the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 91th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2003
… January 8th, we observe and celebrate the 91st Anniversary of our movement, the African National Congress. This day also … requires that we transform our…
ArchiveDeclaration of the OAU ad-hoc Committee on Southern Africa on the question of South Africa
… Organisation of African Unity declaration on the question of South Africa. Statement that apartheid must be liquidated. … presents guidelines for the process…
Report of the Coolie Commission of 1872
… Red Riding Hood sailed from Durban with the first group of repatriated ex-indentured workers for India, arriving in … 10 April with 382 passengers on board…
Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa.
… Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. …
Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa.
… Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. …
Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa,
… Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa, …
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)
… Background On 1 April 1997, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) was established with a membership of around 515 000, becoming the second…
BiographyMbalekelwa Mngomezulu
… Mbalekelwa Mngomezulu was the induna (headman) of the Lindizwe Area, Ingwavuma District, Natal [now … alleged that he was involved in the fraudulent…
“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… “Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The … his political vision,…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… Introduction The battle of Cuito Cuanavale and the Cuban intervention in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to … its…
BiographyMary Butcher Turok
… Mary Butcher Turok is the wife of the anti-apartheid activist, parliamentarian and Professor … Ben Turok , who played a prominent role in the writing of the…
ArchiveState of organisation and the way forward
… Paper by John Motshabi on the state of the African National Congress and the way forward. Covers military strategy, enemy infiltration, programme of action,…
Document 47. Minutes of the Annual Conference of the ANC, December 15-19, 1949
… at 10:10 a.m. on the 15th December 1949. In the absence of the Senior Chaplain the Speaker, Cr. R. V. Selope Thema, … that these people should speak when the…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape…
BiographyNgoza Mvelase
… in previous years resulted in 40 deaths, the burning of over 1,000 huts and the theft of more than 500 livestock. Mvelase, the Chief of the Thembu community…
BiographyEmsley Manne Dipico
… Manne Dipico, activist, politician and former Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, was born in … Kimberley. Emsley Manne Dipico was the…
BiographyTholakele Madala
… in Umtata before obtaining a BA degree at the University of Fort Hare. He taught at the Lovedale Institute in Alice, … before enrolling for a law degree at…
BiographyBabette Brown
… , Transvaal Province (now Gauteng), the daughter of Annie and Lipman Kotkin (who were cousins). Her mother … for Girls in Johannesburg before going to the…
BiographyDr. Neville Edward Alexander
… Neville Edward Alexander was the first of six children of Dimbiti Bisho Alexander, a primary-school … it can also be ‘at the root of constructive counter…
BiographyEmmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande
… on 14 April 1958. In the 1980s, he was a member of progressive education organisations, including National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA), Union of…
BiographyStella Nyanzi
… 16 June 1974. Also known as Nnalongo (which means mother of twins), she is a medical anthropologist who has written … Associate at the Medical Research…
BiographyTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist Church, and Nomkhitha Mashinini, and was one of 13…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… are hosting this conference on the history and politics of the armed struggle in southern Africa. The conference is … Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)…
BiographyMoses Jongizizwe Mayekiso
… in Askeaton, Cala district, Transkei. He was the eldest of 12 children to Ellen and Betwell Mayekiso. He attended the … lived with a relative. From 1973…
BiographyPitika Ntuli
… Born in Springs, situated east of Johannesburg , Pitika Ntuli grew up with a keen interest … leaders are working towards an enrichment of the country’s…