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BiographyMandla Nkosi
… as an employee and worked there for three years. His art has been shown in more than twelve exhibitions from … He was commissioned to paint a double portrait…
BiographyProfessor Bernard Magubane
… white-owned farm in the Colenso district of KwaZulu-Natal. His father, Xhegwana Elliot, was illiterate and his mother, … this time, he became one of the…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… that the new Government in South Africa was committed to "apartheid" and the domination of all non-White peoples by the … abstentions. A paragraph requesting…
BiographyEduardo Mondlane
… in South Africa until forced to withdraw by the new apartheid-oriented government. Interested in the fate of his native land, Mondlane went to Portugal to…
Desmond Tutu: External Video and Audio Archive
… Video Interview with Desmond Tutu by Marika Griehsel, Sweden, 28 September 2007 (video) Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu Retires from Public…
BiographyReverend Allan Aubrey Boesak
… was born at Kakamas, Northern Cape, one of eight children. His father, a schoolteacher, died when Boesak was six years … expressed increasing dissatisfaction…
BiographyGille De Vlieg
… father had been sent by the Admiralty ( Royal Navy ) to work on radar installations at the Simon's Town Naval Base … a sail maker. They moved back to…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… from Britain. He would later become a leading public anti-apartheid activist in the UK. 1949 Vella Pillay moves from South Africa to London, to further his…
EventTutu and Mkhatshwa join solidarity fast
… Bishop Desmond Tutu of the Anglican Church, and Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa … Nyaka, S. (1985). "Tutu joins solidarity fast today", Weekly Mail: Vol. 1 (25)…
BiographyDavid Nthubu Koloane
… He exhibited in SA, USA, England, Botswana and Zimbabwe. His partnership with the London art collector Robert Loder … the development of young artists by…
ArchiveAmerican coal imports
… American coal imports …
Post-apartheid Polokwane
… Post-apartheid Polokwane …
Checkmate for Apartheid ?
… Checkmate for Apartheid ? …
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… renew her passport. King Kong was about a boxer who kills his sweetheart and later dies in prison. The musical, … opera’, was a big success in South Africa…
Francis Zaccharius Santiago Peregrino
… with her when she returned to Accra. Peregrino gained his elementary school education in Accra, and thereafter … in England after he had completed his…
BiographyJames Madhlope Phillips
… into a working class family on 11 December 1919. His father died while he was still young and this had … for the family. The young Phillips was forced to…
BiographyEdward “Eddie” Webster
… a Bachelor of Philosophy from York University. He obtained his PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand. Professor Webster established the Society, Work…
BiographyNeville Wilson Curtis
… 16 October 1947, Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng). his one of five children of an Australia-born miner.His … and as a result both were banned because…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
… World opposition to Apartheid Enforced racial segregation in South Africa began … the majority of the population. The NP’s policy of Apartheid (literally …
EventAmerican troops withdraw from Somalia
… most of the international peacekeepers were withdrawn. The American contingent, particularly in light of the casualties … American troops withdraw from…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… Background and policy of apartheid Before we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what apartheid … moved to…
EventAmerican Troops pull out of Somalia
… American troops a re pulled out of Somalia following a series … under the Command of General Mohammed Farrah Aidid. American troops were sent to Somalia to…
Work In Progress
… The context in which the first issue of Work In Progress appeared was one in which the embryonic … scene. In September 1977 popular political resistance to…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman, (Cape Town) Repressive … of the person, while often…
BiographyDr Franklin Abraham Sonn
… from the University of the Western Cape and began his career as an educator. He became the principal of Spes … University of Technology (CPUT). Dr Sonn was…
BiographyOmar Badsha
… small but influential Gujarati Vhora Muslim community. His grandparents immigrated to South Africa from India in the … artist, photographer, and an…
Bishop Tutu hits back at Dr Koornhof
… Journal article with a reaction by Desmond Tutu to a statement made in Parliament by Dr Koornoof about … Bishop Tutu hits back at Dr Koornhof …
ArchiveQuote from Desmond Tutu, Bishop of Johannesburg
… Black and white poster. Quote from Desmond Tutu. Artwork of black man and white woman holding hands … Quote from Desmond Tutu, Bishop of Johannesburg …
EventBishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
… Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, world renowned preacher and strident voice against apartheid, first Black Secretary General of the South African … minutes…
BiographyStephanie Urdang
… (now Western Cape), to a family staunchly opposed to apartheid. Her father, a lawyer, worked in the Coloured … offices of the non-governmental organisation …