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Statement at the 25th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 24 – 26 July 1989
… to the apartheid problem. It affects quite immediately the Frontline States; they become part of the liberation movement in terms … we produce within South…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… regulations. 12 September, Thirteen Asian-African Member States - Afghanistan, Burma, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and … 15 - 24 June, Second Conference of…
BiographyShirish Nanabhai
Shirish was born one of eight siblings on 1 March 1938 at 51 Commercial Rd, Fordsburg. Jasmath Nanabhai, Shirish J. Nanabhai’s father, was from the village of…
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
Abdurahman, who was born in Wellington (Cape Town ) on 18 December 1872 and graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Glasgow in 1893.He return to…
BiographyGovin Reddy
… was a trying period. Just before moving to Chicago, United States of America (USA), Reddy had married Kasturi Chetty, a …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the launch of the "Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70" Campaign, 11 June 1988, Wembley Stadium, London
… solidarity with the people of South Africa, Namibia, the Frontline States and the rest of southern Africa until the apartheid …
Statement at the Launch of the "Nelson Mandela: Freedom at 70" Campaign by O. R. Tambo, Wembley Stadium, London, 11 June 1988
… solidarity with the people of South Africa, Namibia, the Frontline States and the rest of southern Africa until the apartheid …
BiographyLouis Botha
Louis Botha was born near Greytown in Natal in 1862. He was the son of Voortrekker parents and was brought up on a farm in the Free State, and was educated at…
Statement at the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 1 - 6 September 1986
… realisation of the objectives of this Movement. Fraternal States and Organisations We therefore take this … we shall win. We extend our greetings…
Olof Palme and the liberation of Southern Africa by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1988
… Council and, if necessary, unilateral action by member States of the United Nations. He spoke of the need for a … urged the need for support to the ANC,…
BiographyMhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo
Mhlabunzima Maphumulo was born on 6th September,1949 Maqongqo distric of Kwazulu-Natal . At the age of 24, Maphumulo inherited the role of Chief of the…
BiographyPhindile Mfeti
Phindile Mfeti, a first cousin of former State President Thabo Mbeki and nephew of Govin Mbeki was born on 15 December 1946, at Nqamakwe, Eastern Cape. He was…
BiographyFiroz Cachalia
Professor Firoz Cachalia holds a BA degree, a BA (Hons) degree, an LLB and a Higher Diploma in Company Law from Witwatersrand University. Cachalia is currently…
BiographyGlynn Griffiths
Glynn Griffiths was born on 20th March 1950 and grew up in the tough diamond mining town of Jagersfontein in the Free State in South Africa,though he was a…
BiographyMoyisile Douglas Tyutyu
Moyisile Douglas Tyutyu was born in 1935* in KwaZakhele, Port Elizabeth, Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province). His interest in politics was sparked from a…
BiographyEve Hall
Eve Hall was born on 20 March 1937 in Paris, France, to a Jewish father and a German mother. When the Second World War broke out, her father was on a visit to…
BiographyHalton Cheadle
… banning order. In 1987 Cheadle travelled to the United States of America to take part in a two-semester ‘sabbatical’ …
Mary Margaret Ngalo
Mary Margaret Ngalo was born in Cradock, Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province) to Tom and Leah Plaatjie. As the niece of Reverend Canon James A. Calata, who was…
BiographyPaul David
Devadas Paul David ( Paul David) was born on 26 August 1940 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal - UKZN) into a devout Catholic family. His…
BiographyStephen Joel Chifunyise
Stephen Joel Chifunyise[i] was born on 21 September 1948 in Nhema, Shurugwi, in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). He started school…
ArticleOrganisation of African Unity (OAU)
… Pan-Africanist movement which emerged in the United States of America (USA) among Black American intellectuals … African National Congress (ANC) . The…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 09 November 1982, New York
… of its singularly important decision calling on all Member States to break cultural, diplomatic, economic and military … of which the overwhelming majority…
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
… in 1969 to instant success, particularly in the United States of America (USA). Around this time Howard was …
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… he studied at the University of Columbia in the United States of America (USA) towards a diploma in journalism in …
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… in the hope of establishing independent Afrikaner states free of British imperialism. Brand and President …
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… becomes independent from Portugal. Becomes one of the frontline states in which the ANC begins concentrating men and …
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… in 1963, was established as a loose association of African states with limited mechanisms for implementing coordinated … all it had to rely heavily on the…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
… Honors Certificate by the Africa Network in the United States for his contribution to Horses: Athlone. His poem, … short stories and essays have been…
Sadecque Variava
Early life and schooling Sadecque Variava was born on 8 July 1949 in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), the fourth of seven…
BiographyGeorge Arthur Heard
Journalist George Arthur Heard was the elder son of Arthur Henry Heard, inspector of works in Bloemfontein, and his wife, Millicent Agnes Elliot. He was one of…