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PlaceWalter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Krugersdorp/Roodepoort
… in July 1982 and is the second youngest of the nine National Botanical Gardens managed by the South African National Biodiversity Institute. The then…
BiographyReginald (Reggie) September
… Moses Kotane and James La Guma the two leading communist party leaders in the Western Cape. I n 1938, a t the age of 15, he joined the National Liberation…
BiographyAmy Thornton
… was just sixteen years old. She worked with the Communist Party of South Africa (now known as the South African … against fascism in Europe, campaigning…
EventNational Day of Prayer is observed peacefully
… A National Day of Prayer was peacefully observed, despite fears … forces in Soweto and other major townships. Called by the National Initiative for…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
… Else and Deneys were active members of the Liberal Party of South Africa (LPSA). Deneys did not join any … the Liberal Party of South Africa , the Black…
National Day of Protest and Mourning. The first national political strike called by the ANC as an act of national mourning and
… National Day of Protest and Mourning. The first national political strike called by the ANC as an act of national mourning and …
EventSouth African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
… Committee and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Africa (later SACP). In 1943, he helped A. B. Xuma revise the African National Congress …
ArchiveLetter from D Nokwe to Botswana National Front
… Letter from D Nokwe, African National Congress Secretary-General, to the Central Committee of the Botswana National Front, in reply to their accusation that…
ArchiveNational Presidents report at the Black Sash
… National President's Report at the Black Sash National Conference in East London 7 to 8 November 1961. … National Presidents report at the Black Sash …
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… of Fort Hare, Eastern Cape, where he joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). Buthelezi studied … met Professor Z K Mathews , Robert…
BiographyH. A. Naidoo
… in Durban in 1915 and was recruited into the Communist Party in the mid-1930s by Edward Roux. He became an active … common cause with Africans. In 1939 he…
Mooroogiah Dhanapathy Naidoo
… South African Indian Congress, the South African Communist Party (SACP), the African National Congress (ANC) and its military wing, uMkhonto … and for other…
BiographyJohnson Phillip Mlambo
… (PAC) at its formation in 1959. He was appointed as the party branch leader in Daveyton Township near Benoni. Two … in Maseru late in 1962. Together with…
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… (pledges) in zulu on right. Notice of 25th Anniversary of National Women's Day, 1956 - 1981. Cartoon Strip giving the … on right with text 'we remember...'. …
EventSir de Villiers Graaff and Theo Gerdener jointly express their agreement to form a new party
… In a joint declaration the leaders of the United Party (UP), Sir de Villiers Graaff and the Democratic Party (DP), Theo Gerdener, expressed their agreement…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… Fritz, an anti-Nazi campaigner of the Social Democratic Party, left Germany on the night Hitler was elected into … considered to be his hero. Schwarz later…
Document 28 - Letterfrom E. R. Roux to the Central Executive, Communist Party of South Africa, 25 September 1928
… Letterfrom E. R. Roux to the Central Executive, Communist Party of South Africa, 25 September 1928 … which exploitation is predominantly of colonial type…
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President's Council a chance
… The leader of the New Republic Party (NRP), Vause Raw announced that his party was ready to give the President's Council a chance as a … it was voted out of…
BiographyHelen Suzman
… election. She won the contest and represented the United Party (UP) in Parliament that year. In 1959, 12 MPs, including Helen, broke away from the United…
PlaceSouth African National Museum of Military History
… South African war art (also listed under museums). National Collection of Guns, aircraft & army Vehicles, plus … of the Country’s involvement in WWII, the…
BiographyJ B Marks
… midwife. His father was a staunch supporter of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1919, his parents succeeded in … activist and trade unionist, he…
BiographyMagnus Malan
… positions. In 1980 he became the Defence Minister in the National Party government of P.W. Botha . During his time in … Africa, he deployed troops on…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… by Allison Drew Document 59 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936 141 … two of which had been expelled from the…
ArchiveLetter from Cape Town Branch of the South African Communist Party to Moses Kotane
… from the Cape Town branch of the South African Communist Party to Moses Kotane, outlining the state of the … Letter from Cape Town Branch of the South…
Letter from Cape Town Branch of the South African Communist Party to Moses Kotane
… from the Cape Town branch of the South African Communist Party (SACP) to Moses Kotane, outlining the state of the … Letter from Cape Town Branch of the South…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… to persuade Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr – a leading United Party (UP) parliamentarian – to form a liberal party. … LPSA, who asked him to assist in sourcing funds…
PlaceSouth African National Archive in Cape Town
… Wedding, Birth and Death Certificates. The South African National Archive has repositories in: Cape Town; Pretoria ; … Free State , in Bloemfontein . The Old…
BiographyJames Madhlope Phillips
… . That same year Phillips also joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) . He became actively involved in … Abdurahman in the Cape in 1902. He was…
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
… South Africa. Menell was a founder member of the Liberal Party (LP) and was active in its Western Cape formations … Party (PP) and held numerous elected…
BiographyEric Mtshali
… in collecting ‘freedom demands’ as part of the African National Congress (ANC)’s process of writing the Freedom … Mtshali was recruited into the South…