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BiographyMithrasagaran “Murthie” Naidoo
… with the Parents of Detainees Committee (DPSC), an organisation set up to assist political detainees. During …
BiographyTlou Theophilus Cholo
Tlou Theophilus Cholo was born in 1926 at Kgakana Village, Polokwane. A son to a trade unionist, his father worked in Johannesburg where he was an active…
BiographyDavid Hepburn Craighead
David Hepburn Craighead was born on 18 December 1918, in Benoni, in what was known as the Transvaal Province (Gauteng). He was born to parents of English and…
BiographyMduduzi Richard Shabalala
… and furthering the aims and objectives of a banned organisation. Shabalala and his friends were detained under … Ex-Political Prisoners Committee, a non…
BiographyJeanette Carlson
… the death of the constitution. Carlson joined the organisation and joined the weekly Black Sash demonstrations …
BiographyMahomed Dawood Barmania
… a member, formed a rival body, the South African Indian Organisation (SAIO). However, the futility of negotiations …
BiographyPauline Podbrey
Pessel Podbrez (name given at birth, later changed to Pauline) was born in Kovna, Lithuania in 1922, the eldest of two children. In 1933, the family immigrated…
BiographyStanley Basil Lollan
… he was secretary of the South African Coloured People's Organisation in the Transvaal in the mid-1950s and was a …
Brett Eloff
Brett Eloff is an independently employed professional photographer, residing and working principally in Johannesburg, South Africa. He began his career in…
BiographyElijah Barayi
… Unions (COSATU), Barayi was elected president of the new organisation, a position he held until 1991. At the launch, …
BiographyDavidson Don Tengo Jabavu
… President of the All-Africa Convention (AAC) , an umbrella organisation that consisted of several organisations that …
Ntela Richard Sikhosana
… activist of the South African Communist Party (SACP), an organisation which shaped his character and intellect. Ntela …
BiographyBaleka Mbete-Kgositsile
… a member of the Black Consciousness oriented Natal Youth Organisation was arrested, she decided to leave teaching but …
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo (Full Theses)
… Class, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South …
BiographyMoses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida
… Mabhida was sent abroad by SACTU to represent the organisation internationally. For the next three years he …
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
… 200 000 learners and educationists. Over the years, the organisation also expanded its reach to teenagers who could … Afrika Cultural Trust and patron of the…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… the ANC. This called for the ANC to become a more militant organisation, and would only be adopted by the ANCYL’s parent organisation in 1949. One can view…
EventThe National President of the Black People's Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… the National President of the Black People's Convention (BPC), announced that the riots had ushered in a new era of … manifested itself in the establishment…
BiographyJane Gool
… that were being organised by the APDUSA. In the 1970s the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was ready to finally … They eventually settled in a home…
BiographyAmina Cachalia
… was to assist women to become financially independent. The organisation, which was well supported by the Indian … and Amina wasthe Treasurer. The immediate…
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Ebrahim
… carrying posters and undertaking other work for the organisation. As a result he became involved in the … officials were restricted and harassed, and much of…
BiographyMary Thipe
… she was in charge of recruiting young people into the organisation to ensure that Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) , the ANC’s …
BiographyMankopodi Sekhukhune
Mankopodi Sekhukhune’s partner was Morwamotse Sekhukhune, a Paramount Chief (PC) of the Bapedi people. He was suspended for not supporting the Native Affairs…
BiographyFeroza Adam
… on to the executive committees of the Azanian Student’s Organisation . After completing a post-graduate education …
BiographyJacob “Baby Jake” Matlala
… Pat Clinton in his hometown Glasgow for the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) flyweight title. He surrendered his title …
BiographyRaymond Francis (Ray) Budd
… at the Metal Trades Committee of the International Labour Organisation, held in Geneva, Budd was elected as the Chair …
BiographyPamela dos Santos (nee Beira)
… Dos Santos is the founder member of the Mozambique Women’s Organisation, Journalists’ Association and other Mozambican …
BiographyHarold Cressy
… Dr Abdullah Abdurahman, president of the African Political Organisation (APO) and Cape Town city counsellor, used his …
BiographyCijimpi Mnyandu
… filling of dipping tanks by women; that he had formed an organisation called ‘Makhanya Hlanganani’ and urged that …
BiographyDr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe
… a student in Johannesburg he became involved in the early organisation of the ANC Youth League, serving on its …