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… lack of freedom for Africans. He expressed reservations about the restrictions placed on Africans which prevented …

… in District Six and keep him out of sight when tipped off about the company inspectors visits. He remembers many … that he had previously made his position known in writing about his opposition to military service and that as far as … There again they played as though they knew nothing about his protestations and declaration of identity and …

… at first in a so-called sweat-shop. The Depression was about to set in, and  for a long period, she and a fellow …

… Education Council, Wolpe was involved in intense debates about, and visits to, the ANC’s Solomon Mahlangu Freedom …

… what he claimed were ANC messages which instructed cadres about the formation of MK and their need to go further …

… ordinary family home. She did this over a period covering about forty years, which included the most trying times of …

… his death in 1950 and that the UP could not bring about liberal progress in South Africa, brought together …

… speak out even in his old age against the injustice he saw about him in world affairs. John (Jack) Curtis died on 24 …

… messages and banned literature. Mandela later commented about Kodesh in his autobiography, “I fear that I took over …

… They proposed instead a consultative council consisting of about six or seven members who would advise the government on … to which he clung strongly. He also felt strongly about the maintenance of what he termed 'civilised' laws and …

… was taken to the Church of Scotland Mission at Thogoto (about 19 kilometres north of Nairobi), where surgery was … authorities. The Territory's Future in Question Worried about the future of its East African territories, the British … - Part 1: From Early Days to His Political Awakening from About.com. Available at www.africanhistory.about.com  online. …

… related that the very presence of Jane and Goolam brought about an intense debate on how this body was to be named. …

… at the University of Nairobi had the following to say about him: At this time the South African exile community in …

… were sentenced on 13 May 1963 to prison for ten years. About two hundred people waited outside the court in a …

… were busy introducing apartheid laws.  Always concerned about social issues, he was one of four founders of War on …

… house to meet with Black Sash women to educate them about the meaning of the pass laws. In 1962, she was elected …

… particularly involved in preparing disguises for comrades about to be deployed into the underground. Eleanor also …

… and worked as a community physiotherapist in Alexandra for about 7 years before moving to Durban where worked as a …

… group off as they crossed the Zambezi for the first time. About 50 or so MK cadres mingled with roughly 30 guerrillas …

… for her dedication to justice and activism, which brought about meaningful change, especially on the Cape Flats, where …

… the regime, this was not easy for Urdang, who felt torn about her decision as she still yearned to stay in her home …

… in 1998. Feeling incredibly homesick, she started thinking about how Baartman must have felt being in a foreign land far …

… Premier, Dr Ngubane is recognised for his role in bringing about peace and helping to tame the political violence that …

… of the ANC in 1980).   Following serious disagreements about the deviation in practice from the proclaimed policies …

… between Gross and Home Affairs raised disturbing questions about South Africa’s gender-stereotyped society. Following …

… the colleague tried to extort R 2 million to keep quiet about the incident. After the details were revealed, Vavi …

… skills on the job. She also wrote popular news snippets about town events through the eyes of two fictional boys … A diminutive figure, barely five feet tall, she charged about Pretoria, the capital city and citadel of apartheid, …

… government intervene in the anti-Asiatic legislation about to be tabled by the Union government. This move was … white supremacist policies and had few scruples about infringing the rights of black people. His …

… he had put the escape out of his mind and “forgotten about it”. While sitting at the table of a senior officer, another walked in to talk about the investigation of the escape – the sudden shock at …

… mouth on the west opened, giving a navigable stretch of about three- quarters of a mile inland from the sea. Cock … British Settler at Cape Town, and so there was no doubt about the identity of the vessel.” In spite of these personal …