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ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in 1894 by Mahatma Gandhi to fight discrimination…
Cheryl Ellen Gillwald
Cheryl Ellen Gillwald was born in Welkom in the Orange Free State (now Free State Province) on 13 December 1956. She matriculated in 1974 at Roedean in…
BiographyJulia Nicol
Julia Nicol worked actively as an anti-apartheid activist in the late 1980s and early 90s, particularly concerned with the anti-discrimination rights for…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… his PhD thesis on Inkatha and the National Party, 1980-1989, documents important domestic policy shifts, influenced …
BiographyBenni Gwigwi Mrwebi
Gwigwi Mrwebi, also called ‘Bra Gwigwi’, whose birth name was Benni, was a well known alto saxophonist in the 1950’s South African Jazz scene. He taught…
Dora Nginza
Sister Dora Nginza was affectionately known as the “Mother of New Brighton” as a result of her commitment to helping the sick and downtrodden and adopting…
BiographyMartin Tose
The quiet and yet temperamental Martin Qgibinsizi Tose was born in Germiston, Johannesburg during the first decade of Apartheid. His birth coincided with the…
BiographyDon Mattera
Donato Francisco Mattera was born in Western Native Township, now called Westbury, Johannesburg in 1935. His grandfather was an Italian immigrant who married a…
BiographyHarold Cressy
Harold Cressy was born on 1 February 1889 in Rorkes Drift, KwaZulu Natal. He was one of the five children of Bernard and Mary Cressy. The local Roman Catholic…
BiographyCijimpi Mnyandu
Cijimpi Mnyaundu, a trade union leader and African National Congress (ANC) member, who worked in Durban, was from the Makhanya Tribal Area, Umlazi District, on…
BiographyDr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh
Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh was born in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 12 June 1917. She was the eldest daughter of Latchmee and Chatrapul Singh. Her…
BiographyMavivi Myakayaka-Manzini
… for a New South Africa. Basic Books, Inc. New York, USA, 1989.| Third World News, (2010), ‘ Manzini fronts women's …
BiographyPamela dos Santos (nee Beira)
Pamele dos Santos (nee Beira) was born in Johannesburg on 19 June 1942 to Banny and Golda Beira. She attended Houghton Primary and Johannesburg Girls High…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
Background and policy of apartheidBefore we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what apartheid was and how it…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front (UDF)
The United Democratic Front (UDF) was an anti-apartheid body that incorporated many anti-apartheid organisations. It was launched in 1983, in Mitchells Plain…
PlaceLanglaagte Deep Residential Village, Johannesburg
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 March 1989. …
EventPresidents of Mozambique and South Africa meet
… developments led to a significant breakthrough in February 1989, when church leaders returned from peace talks in Kenya …
The Spirit of Bandung - Address to the International Conference in Support of the Liberation Movements of Southern Africa and in Support of the Frontline States by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 10 April 1979
The Afro-Asian solidarity movement has traversed a long and complicated but glorious path since the days, 25 years ago next year, when a delegation of the…
ArchiveDiscussions between Mr Silvino Da Luz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cape Verde, and Representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Information: Sal Island, 11 September 1983
Report on discussions held between South African and the Republic of Cape Verde with regard to negotiations between Angola and South Africa. Includes a letter…
ArchiveSummary notes of a meeting between Minister Silvino da Luz, Foreign Minister of Cape Verde and Messrs D W Auret and J Marx of the Department of Foreign Affairs: Praia, Cape Verde, 24 February 1986
Notes from a diplomatic meeting between the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde and representatives from the Department of Foreign Affairs. The release of Captain…
Speech by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the award of an honorary Doctorate to Nelson Mandela by the Karl Marx University of the German Democratic Republic, Leipzig, 11 November 1987
Statement by Oliver Tambo at a Conference on Southern Africa of the Socialist International and the socialist group of the European Parliament with the Frontline States, ANC and SWAPO, Arusha, 4 September 1984
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture between Shell Solar and Eskom Bhipa in the Flagstaff District, 24 February 1999
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE LAUNCH OF THE RURAL NON-GRID ELECTRIFICATION BY THE JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN SHELL SOLAR AND ESKOM Bhipa in the Flagstaff District, 24 February 1999
Summary Minutes of the Bilateral Meeting held in Brazzaville on Friday 13 May 1988 between delegations from the Governments of the Republic of South Africa and the Peoples Republic of Angola
Minutes of a meeting between delegates from South Africa and Angola to discuss a strategy for peace and stability in Southern Africa. Withdrawal of Cuban…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first President), Nelson Mandela,…
BiographyMzondeki Makhunga
Mzondeki Makhunga, a resident from Ingwavuma District, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was the head induna [chief headman] of Ntunja Mngomezulu in this area. In…
BiographyWilliam Mosehle Sekhukhune
Over 70 years old, William Mosehle Sekhukhune’s banishment order described him as a half-brother of Paramount Chief Sekhukhune. It was alleged that his status…
BiographyAlfred Toto Metele
Alfred Toto Metele was born to farmworker parents,in the farming area of Qumhra, Eastern Cape. He attended school at Mooiplaas, outside East London, where he…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… hope, and pushed others to stand up for their rights. In 1989 Ruth was expecting new government and made it aware that … elected her as honorary life Vice…