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Khotso Seatlholo

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… Personal Information Khotso Seatlholo Born: 05/11/1958 in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Died: 13/02/2004 in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa Khotso Seatlholo was born … 5 November 1958. He was a student at Naledi High School in Soweto when the 1976 Student riots ensued. Seatlholo, …

Black Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009

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… a job as a history teacher at Morris Isaacson School in Soweto, but is fired after six months as authorities put … later, Reverend Mxwandile Maqina’s Give Us This Day ’took Soweto by storm’, according to The World. The play is … 13 June, Lindiwe Sisulu is detained Representatives from Soweto schools meet at the Naledi branch of SASM, and decide …

Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo

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… Information Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo Born: 21-April-1953 in Soweto,Johannesburg,South Africa Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo was born on April 21,1953 in Soweto,one of nine children,his parents were tenants on a … in stages,Masondo began school at the age of ten in Soweto.In the 1970s Masondo came under the influence of Tom …

Black People’s Convention (BPC)

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… of the North and the historic student uprising in Soweto on 16 June 1976 were inspired by BPC and its BC … BC philosophy, SASM mobilised high school students. The Soweto branch of SASM formed an Action Committee, the Soweto Students Representative Council (SSRC) , a body that …

Daniel Sefudi Rakgoathe

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… the course he taught at a primary school in Moroka, Soweto, in 1961. The following year he taught an at the … He left there in 1986 and returned to live in Orlando, Soweto. Rakgoathe passed away in 2004. Exhibitions: 1967: DAM … with Ronny Nzimhane). 1981: Jabulani Standard Bank, Soweto (Black An Today). 1986: UNISA (group). Gallery 21 …

Sam Tambani

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… in the formation of UDF by helping to set up branches in Soweto. Sam started to be active in civic matters, after he … (ANC). In 1992, he was deployed as a secretary of the ANC Soweto sub-region. Sam was also instrumental in the formation … was killed by apartheid police at Protea Police Station in Soweto . He was shot by the Protea policemen among the …

Mashwabada Victor ''Castro'' Mayatula

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… Willowvale,Transkei,South Africa Died: September-1980 in Soweto,Johannesburg,South Africa (Stroke) Mayatula was born … of the SASO Nine (State v.Cooper).At the time of the 1976 Soweto uprising he was a member of the Transvaal regional … of the Christian Institute,and a founding member of the Soweto Committee of Ten.He was detained again in October 1977 …

Kagiso Patrick Mautloa

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… Ventersdorp, Western Transvaal. Mautloa's family moved to Soweto in 1954. He attended Mehlaleng Lower Primary School, … Primary School and Morris Isaacson High School all in Soweto. While still at high school, Mautloa studied art at … Ventersdorp, Western Transvaal. Mautloa's family moved to Soweto in 1954. He attended Mehlaleng Lower Primary School, …

Isaac Bokala

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… the family was forcibly moved from Newclare to Naledi in Soweto. Bokala was active in  African National Congress … and forced to eke out a living from running a stall in Soweto. In 1960 following the  Sharpeville massacre , Bokala … the family was forcibly moved from Newclare to Naledi in Soweto. Bokala was active in  African National Congress …

List of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations

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… SAP vehicle 1977 08/01/77  Economic:  railway line near Soweto 15/06/1977  Unplanned actions/skirmish with SAP:  Two … dead in Umlazi, Durban ??/12/78  Government buildings:  Soweto Community Council Bomb damages offices 1979 1979  … Katlehong, Transvaal April 1979  Economic:  railway near Soweto. Explosives discovered and defused 05/05/79  SAP …

Black Consciousness Movement (BCM)

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… its oppressive rule without massive resistance. The Soweto riots were followed by continuous unrest: students and … activists were arrested, including several members of the Soweto Committee of Ten, and many were banned, including … Black Parents' Association (BPA) Border Youth Organisation Soweto Students' Representative Council (SSRC) African Social …

Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s

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… the 1970s, and particularly in the late 1970s after the Soweto uprising of 1976, there was increasing pressure, both … protest of Meer's banning. In 1976 in the aftermath of the Soweto riots, Winnie Mandela set up the Black Parents' … although it continued to function or some years. The Soweto riots of 1976 had prompted Vorster to make some …

Sophiatown timeline 1899-1955

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… to remove Sophiatown residents and resettle them in Soweto. 1953 The NRB conducts a survey of Sophiatown … and removal of the community from Sophiatown to Soweto.  … 1899 Herman Tobiansky purchases land from the … to remove Sophiatown residents and resettle them in Soweto. 1953 The NRB conducts a survey of Sophiatown …

Bongani Mnguni

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… Personal Information Bongani Mnguni Born: 18/11/1953 in Soweto Died: 14/04/2019 in Roodepoort, West Rand (Heart … the brutality of the apartheid system.  Mnguni was born in Soweto on the 18th of November in 1953. He attended and matriculated at Orlando High School in Soweto . His interest in photography began in the early …

South African Students Movement (SASM)

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… demonstration for 16 June 1976, and SASM which created the Soweto Students' Representative Council (SSRC) from which the … formed in 1970 when senior students from three schools in Soweto – Orlando West High, Orlando High and Diepkloof High  … to face an ever-growing pupil-to-teacher ratio – in Soweto the ratio in 1970 was one teacher for 60 pupils. …

Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete

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… United Nations. Key Words Miriam Makeba, music, Pata Pata, Soweto Blues, Graceland tour, United Nations Assembly … Masekela, one of her five husbands, composed a song called Soweto Blues. It was performed by Makeba and released in 1977 … in Masekela’s album “You Told Your Mama Not To Worry.” Soweto, which means South Western Townships, was the scene of …

SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue

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… dialogue to commemorate 40 years since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series … dialogue to commemorate 40 years since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series … and the SAHO website. … SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue … article …

The Destruction of Sophiatown

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… for Sophiatown's community earmarked for resettlement in Soweto. The JCC did not have the budget to finance a low cost … resettlement of Sophiatown residents in different parts of Soweto. And once Africans were resettled in Soweto between 1955 and 1960, the NRB acted as a local …

John Koenakeefe Mohl

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… North-West Province), South Africa Died: 28/01/1985 in Soweto, Johannesburg, Gauteng (then Transvaal), South Africa … When Sophiatown was demolished, Mohl moved to Dube, in Soweto, where he taught at Madiban High School and at Orlando … School. He and his family later moved to other areas in Soweto, first Rockville and then Moroka. It was in the latter …

Bantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education

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… ‘homelands’ policy, no new high schools were built in Soweto between 1962 and 1971 -- students were meant to move … trained black workforce. 40 new schools were built in Soweto. Between 1972 and 1976 the number of pupils at … schools increased from 12,656 to 34,656. One in five Soweto children were attending secondary school.     … In …

1970’s: Poetry Timeline

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… gazette in Pretoria (Pretoria Bureau 1975). 1976 June 16 Soweto Uprising . 100 students shot dead by police. A … published. 1977 Sipho Sepamla’s third book of poems, ‘The Soweto I Love’, is published. Wopko Jensma’s third book of … gazette in Pretoria (Pretoria Bureau 1975). 1976 June 16 Soweto Uprising . 100 students shot dead by police. A …

National Youth Uprising

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… in Cape Town reacted to the news they heard of events in Soweto. A teacher at one of the Coloured schools was later to … write: 'We haven't done much by way of teaching since the Soweto riots first began. Kids were restless, tense and … in Cape Town reacted to the news they heard of events in Soweto. A teacher at one of the Coloured schools was later to …

Joseph Ramapulane Maseko

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… Ramapulane Maseko Born: 26 December 1936 Died: May 2008 Soweto based artist, Joe Maseko, died in Johannesburg in May … little formal schooling, Maseko began painting in 1959. … Soweto based artist, Joe Maseko, died in Johannesburg in May …

Abraham Pule

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… March 1991. His prison number was 45/5658. He was born in Soweto in 1868. His wife was Violet Pule.  Language Not … March 1991. His prison number was 45/5658. He was born in Soweto in 1868. His wife was Violet Pule.  … Abraham Pule … …

Sibongile Susan Mkhabela

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… (nèe Mthembu) grew up in Zola, one of the poorest areas in Soweto , Transvaal Province (now Gauteng ). Her mother never … at Naledi High School, becoming an executive member of the Soweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC) and the … SSRC and the SASM that became the driving force behind the Soweto Uprising on 16 June 1976, a revolt which soon spread …

Teboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini

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… Mashinini Born: 27/01/1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto, South Africa Died: 05/07/1990 in Guinea,West Africa … was born on 27 January 1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay … from Matric to university. On 13th June 1976, about 500 Soweto students met at the Orlando Donaldson Community Hall …

Johannesburg the Segregated city

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… the city right up to the 1960s, when the rapid growth of Soweto under apartheid changed the balance radically. Since … for new housing developments. A recent search identifying Soweto’s heritage sites has revealed that the ‘health camp’ … areas. Low-Cost Housing Developments in the Post-War Era Soweto, 1988: Playing golf in an open field. Photograph: …

Youth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s

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… their first focus. However, the initiative was limited to Soweto, without any serious attempt at forming a national … increased number of bombings in the country following the Soweto uprising in the later 1970s and 1980s were carried out … Easter Weekend of 1979, modelling the organisation on the Soweto Students Representative Council (SSRC) in exile. This …

Miriam Tlali

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… novel Amandla (meaning Power) which was based on the 1976 Soweto uprising . The novel was banned only weeks after it … tears). In 1989, Footprints in the Quag (initially titled Soweto Stories ) was published by Pandora Press. As an author … Feature Parent Staffrider magazine (1978-1993) The June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising The Women’s Charter Synopsis Synopsis …

Lucas Radebe

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… Information Lucas Radebe Born: 12/04/1969 in Diepkloof, Soweto,Johannesburg,South Africa Lucas Radebe was born on 12 April 1969 in Diepkloof, Soweto. When he was 15 years old, his parents sent him away … In 1991 he was shot in the back while doing shopping in Soweto . Fortunately, no vital organs were damaged and the …

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