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BiographySaul Msane
… grievances. After moving to the Transvaal to work on the mines, he joined the Transvaal Native Congress (TNC) … unrest, which resulted in calls for a general…
BiographySelaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi
… and demolish apartheid from within. After being arrested on several occasions Ramusi ultimately left South Africa for … Manye and Current Chief of Defence…
BiographyShirley Gunn
… to articulate struggles of people in Cape Town. She served on the organising committee of the Cape Areas Housing Action … who was pregnant at the time with…
BiographyIshwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba
… Ishwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba was born on 5 November 1930 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), … was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment which he served on…
BiographyJoan Hoskyn Davies
… Davies was born on Robben Island in 1909, where her father was a doctor. In … with selecting documents and advising the government on filing. After a period…
BiographyMphumzeni Ngxande
… lived with his wife at the Nkaneng informal settlement. On 16 August 2012 Mphumzeni was killed at scene 2 after the … would have happened. The policemen…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
… recommendations which were in the hands of members. On a motion by Mr. Ntlabati, seconded by Mr. Ramohanoe, IT … of conference, an attempt which was a…
BiographyStephen William Black
… who was owner and editor of The Owl. He wrote articles on boxing for the weekly paper. After working as sports … Empire school of writing, Rudyard Kipling,…
BiographyKay Hassan
… by police. His cousin, William Shibambo, worked as artist on a part-time basis. Painting and drawing images classified … Crafts Centre at Rorke’s Drift in…
BiographyAnton Theodor August Wilfried Lubowski
… Anton Theodor August Wilfried Lubowski was born on 3 February 1953, in South West Africa (now known as … party position but he frequently made public…
BiographyWinston Monwabisi Ngozi
… Winston Monwabisi Mankunku Ngozi was born on 21 June 1943, in Retreat, Cape Town. He was the first-born … Ntoni. In addition to those collaborations, he also…
BiographyPhilemon Pearce Nokwe
… of the African National Congress (ANC) , on a five-month tour overseas. They visited Britain, the … of the Orlando branch of the CYL in Nokwe's place on…
ArticlePoqo
… structure and functioning of the organisation was based on the Communist cell, where members do not know the identity … and inspiring an uprising,…
Chapter VI - HEAR US!
… We had come down from the mountain, down to our daily lives. The delegates from other areas had driven home through … for this goal. I represented the…
Chapter VII - The 1980’s
… at the end of the 1970s. They had both dedicated their lives to the struggle for freedom, "sparing nothing of their … throughout its history. Coloured, she…
ArchiveSoldiers without reward- Africans in South Africa's wars
… Louis Botha in German South West Africa and General Jan Smuts in German East Africa. As a result of the splendid … reports spoke highly of their courageous…
EventFive women are stoned to death in Somalia
… the incident were helpless, as they feared for their lives. … ,[Online] Available at: www.wvinter.net ,[Accessed on 11 Dcember 2013]| gettingit, World Sex…
Notes from Books
… to the letter which accompanied them hard times had fallen on Madura, and hundreds of these unfortunate beings, pressed … Dutchman, and Maria of Bengalen,…
Chapter XIII - Journey to the banished
… simply did not return home. Banishment was also inflicted on a few women leaders. One spent more than two years trying … remained behind to gather up the…
BiographyJeremiah Baden Leeuw
… In 1964 he was again imprisoned, serving 8 years on Robben Island. In 1972 he was transferred to Harrismith … he continued to serve the underground PAC…
BiographyAlson Ntshangase
… printmaking workshop at the NSA Gallery. He has exhibited on a number of group exhibtions between 1984 and 1992, … by the University of Zululand. He won…
BiographyJohn Kutlwano Legingoane
… Kutlwano Legingoane (24) had worked at Lonmin for 5 years. On 16 August 2012 John was shot twice in the neck and head. … his grandson’s body published in the…
BiographyThembelakhe Mati
… Mati (50) was from Ntabankhulu in the Eastern Cape. On 13 August 2012 Mr Mati was killed after he was shot in the … cousin, Lanford Gcotyelwa, “I only heard…
BiographyBongani Nqongophele
… had been working for Lonmin for a year when he was killed. On 16 August 2012 Bongani was killed at scene 1 after being … "I was very worried, devastated and…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… On 9 June 1983, three members of the armed wing of the … others. Despite an international campaign to save their lives, the apartheid government went ahead…
PlaceKwaMashu
… the sugar cane farmer and magnate who owned the land on which KwaMashu stands and who was a member of the … City Council and the Port Natal Administration…
BiographyChris Hani
… urban areas of South Africa. This had a profound influence on the young Chris, who became aware of his mother's struggle … Sizwe (MK, military wing of the…
PlaceSt Cyprian’s School, Gorge Road, Oranjezicht
… date from the end of the 18th Century and are situated on a portion of the Historic Nooitgedacht Estate, in … declared a National Monument under old NMC…
EventAssassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
… powers of the European continent. These powers fought on two opposing sides: the Triple Entente and the Triple … longest and deadliest conflicts in history,…
EventHundreds of thousands of people killed as tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia, coming as far as South Africa
… On the morning of 26 December 2004, a magnitude 9.3 … casualties as a direct result of the Tsunami). Measured in lives lost, this is one of the ten worst…