SAHO global search
4,780 records
BiographyLawrence Schlemmer
… was said to have possessed an encyclopaedic knowledge of South African sociology, politics, economics and … included founding member of the Academy of…
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
… He had misgivings towards the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) . He believed the party's intention was to … Lembede and Jordan Ngubane, assistant…
Address by Executive Deputy President Thabo Mbeki, to Corporate Council on Africa’s “Attracting Capital to Africa” Summit, 19-22 April 1997; Chantilly Virgiana, USA
… and sustain a multiplicity of efforts to create a new South Africa, based on forgiveness, national reconciliation, … Even I stand here today as a product of…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. Over time the organisation … became radicalised by members…
BiographyJonas Mosa Gwangwa
… on to become a composer of note and became the first black South African to release an album. Gwangwa gained popularity in the US when he was featured in…
BiographyLetta Mbulu
… Mbulu was born in Soweto and, during her teens, she toured South Africa and then England with the musical King Kong . She … a rewarding musical venture that…
BiographyKevin Dowling
… 27 1991. Bishop Dowling has ministered in various parts of South Africa, in townships in Cape Town and Pretoria. In … election of 1994, Bishop Dowling…
BiographySydney Kumalo
… was commissioned for a large provincial theatre in 1980s South Africa, from a black artist, is a testament to the talent, … success. Despite his…
BiographyRoelof Frederik ‘Pik’ Botha
… University of Pretoria and in February 1953, he joined the South African Department of Foreign Affairs. In June 1956 he was transferred to the South African…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… the Bakers Union that was set up by the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). 1929 At the second SA federation of … the fight against the fascists during…
BiographyTito Mboweni
… and professional appointments Mboweni returned to South Africa in the 1990s and was the was Deputy Head of the … post-Apartheid labour legislation. He became…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… Town. Later, the Imbumba yama Nyama also known the South African Aborigines Association was formed in Port … the development of industry. Although the Second…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
… at https://www.anc.org.za [Accessed 29 October 2014]|‘Africa Day Protest in Cape Town’ from the Cape Times , 16 … women in the ANC, 1950-1990’ in The Road…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
… His mother was born in Leeds, England and had come out to South Africa in 1912. She was a shorthand typist in the Trades and … Money, as a solidarity gift,…
BiographyDan Sleigh
… South African novelist and historian Daniel (Dan) Sleigh was … Degree in History and English at the University of South Africa (UNISA). By 1983, he had…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… turned down and they informed him that he had to study in South Africa. His political interest was aroused after reading The … pressure from the ANC. In 2010…
Interview with Africa Report by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1981, New York
… of the 70 fighting years of the ANC and the people of South Africa. The broad political front whose creation has … and the allied forces in fighting Nazism…
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… Source: From the collections of the Library of the South African Parliament To this end it was a settlement of … a place of extreme beauty, surrounded by…
BiographyAmy Thornton
… sixteen years old. She worked with the Communist Party of South Africa (now known as the South African Communist Party (SACP) … to an international youth…
BiographyArchie Mafeje
… (also known as ‘Archie’) Mafeje was born in Ngcobo in South Africa on 30 March 1936. Both of his parents were involved in … and its people, but he also made…
ArticleNelson Mandela: Father of the Nation
… Nelson Mandela is considered by many to be the father of South Africa. Mandela was an anti-Apartheid activist, which … a fully democratic country. Mandela…
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… Tiro, Mashinini started reading about the history of Africa’s struggles, American slavery, the Human Rights … influence among his peers.He joined a local…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Chapter Two For many the … more serious level in the late 1930's. The…
Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the Inaugural session of the Twelth Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries Durban, 2 September 1998
… our hearts. In as much as the achievement of democracy in South Africa and our return to the community of free nations … at this challenging and momentous…
Early Resistance, the 1913 Land Act and deputations to London
… The first restriction that the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) aimed to … with the internal affairs of South Africa. After World War I (WW1),…
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… the Voortrekkers (descendants of the Dutch who migrated to South Africa in the 1830s) [vii] and also led the Battle of … . King Mzilikazi Image source During…
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… Bantu Biko was a popular voice of Black liberation in South Africa between the mid 1960s and his death in police … meeting in August of the same year, with…
BiographyShirish Nanabhai
… of Karadi/Matvad in Gujarat, India. Jasmath immigrated to South Africa after the turn of the last century. In a way, it was … up extremely creative ways to…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa (Soweto Day), 16 June 1989
… On behalf of the South African Youth Congress, whose leadership is working … gratitude for its tireless efforts undertaken to unite world opinion in support…
BiographyHorst Gerhard Hermann Kleinschmidt
… British and German Colonial administrations in southern Africa and, finally, by apartheid. Kleinschmidt attended the … served on several committees of the …