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BiographyGwede Mantashe
… as the Secretary General of the ANC. He currently serves on these two positions. In his capacity as Secretary General … (COSATU) and also the International…
BiographyHudson William Edison Ntsanwisi
… Ntsanwisi was born on 11 July 1920 at the Shiluvane Mission Station in the … the chieftainship of the Majeje people. Ntsanwisi died on 23 March 1993. He was…
BiographyWilliam Stewart Ainslie
… William Stewart (Bill) Ainslie was born on 10 April 1934 in Bedford (Eastern Cape). Studied at the … and (BA Hons Fine Arts) under Jack Heath 1955-1958. On…
BiographyRaymond Mhlaba
… with the National Party government at Groote Schuur on a democratic future for the South Africa. In 1991 he was … Heliso, the mother of three of his children…
BiographyProfessor Harold Jack Simons
… Harold Jack Simons was born on 1 February 1907 in Riversdale in the Cape. He was educated … Party (CPSA) when it decided to dissolve the party in 1950 on the…
BiographyLucas Radebe
… Lucas Radebe was born on 12 April 1969 in Diepkloof, Soweto. When he was 15 years … His involvement with soccer goes further than his time on the field,…
BiographyFlorence Mkhize
… volunteer to participate in writing the Charter. However, on the way to Kliptown her bus was stopped by police and … stopped by police. The liberation of…
Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
… is an extra special occasion. Compatriots and friends, On this special day, we must also acknowledge the … the effects of the recession. We are grateful for…
BiographyAhmed Ebrahim Patel
… organiser since 1939 of the Transvaal Indian Congress on the East Rand, and appeared for the Congress before … Key organiser of the Transvaal Indian…
Solomon Albert Mahutso
… killed in a South African Defence Force raid in Mozambique on 30 January 1981. … the ANC online. Available at www.anc.org.za . Accessed on 14 September 2012…
BiographyNgugi wa Thiong’o
… He was born James wa Thiong’o Ngugi in Limuru, Kenya on 5 January 1938 during the height of British colonialism. … killed the revolutionary Kimathi in 1957…
BiographyDr Sathasivan “Saths” Cooper
… Sathasivian “Saths” Cooper was born on 11 December 1950 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), … Cooper strongly refutes it, in 2003 there was a dispute on…
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
… had never been tortured and was only struck with a baton on her head before she was shot. This was done as they came … Her funeral was highly publicized as…
BiographyRica Hodgson
… Rica Hodgson was born on 1st July 1920. She devoted her life to the struggle for … she was served with banning orders. In 1954 Hodgson served on the National…
BiographyRoy Padayachie
… Radhakrishna Lutchmana "Roy" Padayachie was born on 1 May 1950. He attended Tagore High School in Clairwood, … As Minister of Communications, Padayachie as…
BiographyGraeme Williams
… documentary collective, Afrapix. Williams later went on to become a founder member and manager of the South … clients. Williams' long-term projects include…
Address to CODESA by comrade Nelson R. Mandela, President of the ANC 20 December 1991
… a justifiable expectation that CODESA will set our country on the road to democracy. Inasmuch as apartheid has been … can be neither peace nor justice." In…
Freedom Charter sold out the dispossessed by Motsoko Pheko (The Sowetan), 2 Feb 2012
… extremely poor and an 80% black majority. In 1943, 1944, 1948 and 1949, the Congress Youth League had formulated four … Charter defectors threw them into the…
Membathisi Mphumzi Shepherd Mdladlana
… On 12 May 1952 Shepherd Mdladlana was born in Keiskammahoek … - Speech by Mdladlana as Labour Minister, on the Employment Equity Act, Pretoria, 23 November…
PlaceStellenbosch, Western Cape
… Trail, a fairly new, 24 kilometre long trail, starts on the slopes of the ' Papegaaiberg' Mountain and winds its … by and it is possible to discover some of…
Abraham Pule
… Abraham Pule was released from Robben Island prison on the 21st of March 1991. His prison number was 45/5658. He …
Chapter 6 - TOWARDS HOME
… body of the Party. The congress, conducted in the spirit of "glasnost", reviewed the 1962 programme and adopted … Path to Power, like the 1962 programme, was…
BiographyHenry “Black Cat” Cele
… Henry “Black Cat” Cele was born on 30 January 1949 in KwaMashu, Durban, South Africa. As a …
XII - Unanswered Questions
… nature of a trial. The revelations of 'admitted assaults' on Bite's dignity and of a 'callous disregard for his legal … notice f the fact that the lowering…
ArticleEarly African Civilisations: Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Swahili
… made possible by the river. The ancient Egyptians settled on the narrow strip of rich alluvial soil along both banks of … months. The ruling group was able…
BiographyAmichand Rajbansi
… “Bengal Tiger” Rajbansi was born in Clairwood, Durban on 14 January 1942. At the age of 14 he attended every …
BiographyMark Fish
… or “Feeeeeesh!” as we know him, was born in Cape Town on 14 March 1974. He started his soccer career in South …
In conclusion
… If I had to do it all over again to improve people's lives, I would do it – from A to Z. …
BiographyMichael Lapsley
… Born in New Zealand on the 2nd of June, 1949. At the age of seven, Michael …
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… to use local actors as it would have a greater influence on the colonies and minimize costs. However, in 1937 Notcutt … centralize its control from London. …