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BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
A colossal figure amongst South African choral music composers and directors, Professor James Steven* Mzilikazi Khumalo was born on 20 June 1932 on the…
BiographyJohann Christiaan Kriegler
An advocate at the Johannesburg Bar for 25 years, prior to becoming a provincial and thereafter appellate judge, Judge Johann Christiaan Kriegler was appointed…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… the ANC were initiated by the government of India. In May 1989, Reggie was part of a South African delegation that …
BiographyBrigitte Sylvia Mabandla
Brigitte Mabandla was born on the 23rd of November 1948. In the mid-1970s, she worked as a youth co-ordinator at the Institute of Race Relations in Durban but…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa in December 1989. 2 July, A week long labour stay-away, organized by the … and its place in the global economy. <…
BiographyMoses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida
Moses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida was born in Thornville near Pietermaritzburg on 14 October 1923,he was one of seven children in a rural family that was later…
BiographyAleta Michaletos
… U.N. Headquarters in New York, USA. Selected highlights: 1989 - 1994 - Commencement and completion of ‘Precious …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant was…
Statement to the Ordinary Congress of the Socialist International, Stockholm by O. R. Tambo, 20 June 1989
… Socialist International, Stockholm by O. R. Tambo, 20 June 1989 …
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Soweto rally to welcome released leaders, 29 October 1989
… the Soweto rally to welcome released leaders, 29 October 1989 …
ArchiveMeeting between Lt-Gen A Ndalu and Dr M Burger on Saturday, 29 April 1989, Cape Town
… Lt-Gen A Ndalu and Dr M Burger on Saturday, 29 April 1989, Cape Town …
ArchiveReport on the ANC-Soviet Social Scientists Seminar, Moscow, February 21st-24th, 1989
… Social Scientists Seminar, Moscow, February 21st-24th, 1989 …
BiographyAbdool Kader Hassim
Abdool Kader Hassim was born in Dundee, Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 10th of November in 1934. Both his parents were born in India. He began schooling…
BiographyChauke Family
… Johannes and Thyesa, dates of birth unknown). Exhibitions 1989: Ten Years of Collecting, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 1989: Images of Wood,…
ArchiveThe United Deocratic Front and repression-January 1985 to April 1986
Statement on the United Democratic Front and repression during the period January 1985-April 1986.
BiographyDieter 'Felix' Gerhardt
… of the imprisoned spies who was mooted for inclusion in a 1989 East-West prisoner exchange amongst a number of …
BiographyMewa Ramgobin
Mewalal “Mewa” Ramgobin was born on 10 November 1932 in Inanda, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His grandparents arrived in Natal as indentured labourers. His…
BiographyVice Admiral Refiloe Johannes Mudimu
Vice Admiral J. Mudimu was born on 6 March 1954 in Sophiatown (Johannesburg). He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) in 1975…
BiographyHelen Kies
Helen Kies (née Abrahams) was born around 1926 in Athlone, Cape Town, Western Cape. Despite a very poor childhood, her father ensured that she received an…
ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
On 20 July 1985 the government declared a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape and PWV (now Gauteng) areas. This was the first…
BiographyHarold Rubin
Harold Rubin was born in Johannesburg on 13 May 1932. He was educated at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg and studied drawing and painting privately with Roza…
BiographyRaymond Hoffenberg
… of the Royal College of Physicians of London from 1983 to 1989, a post he held also with great distinction. He was a …
ArchiveWorking in the apartheid city: worker struggles in Durban, 1959-1979
Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, Durban, 1994. According to the author, his study…
BiographyGisele Wulfsohn
Gisèle Wulfsohn was a freelance photographer specialising in portraiture, education, health and gender issues. Gisèle studied Graphic Fine Art at the…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
Background Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional reforms. A commission headed by…
BiographyMalusi Nkanyezi Gigaba
Malusi Nkanyezi Gigaba was born on 30 August 1971 at Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal. Gigaba is the second born to Reverend Jabulani Gigaba and Nomthandazo Gigaba. He…
ArchiveCHAPTER THREE: The Emergence Of Grassroots Politics, 1979-1981 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
BiographyGcinisizwe Sylvester Khwezi Kondile
… Maseru, Lesotho, in June 1981 until Coetzee's discovery in 1989, he was characterized as an enemy agent who had betrayed …
A chronology of meetings between South Africans and the ANC in exile 1983-2000 by Michael Savage
… 1986 - 27 meetings 1987 - 23 meetings 1988 - 32 meetings 1989 - 39 meetings 1990 - 14 meetings TOTAL - 167 meetings … 1988; 21–24 August 1988; 17–19 December…
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