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BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
… struggle away from the limelight. But she will go down in history as a member of the battalions of resilient women … Mother of Light, pp. 17-19, 23. ↵ [2]…
Thomas G. Karis
… book series, From Protest to Challenge: A Documentary History of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964, …
BiographyRomeo Zamani Makhanya
… an old house in Glenwood, Durban, with a rich but sad history. The property was the site of a former underground …
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
… of the ANC (1924-1927) was a quiet period in the history of the organization. Mahabane increasingly tried to …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… and understanding. Now, he reflects, “I engage with history, with memory; I hover between two places, which is a …
BiographyHeidi Holland
… she began research on her first book, The Struggle: A History of the African National Congress . By coincidence, …
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… van Riebeeck remains a significant figure in South African history for his role in establishing the colony at the Cape …
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …
BiographyKabelo Sello Duiker
… at Rhodes University, where he studied journalism and art history. He later moved to Cape Town where he found his …
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… The Day Our Kids Lost Faith. 1976. © Bailey's African History Archives During the 1970s, and particularly in the … the student body the South African…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… in 1947), he was awarded a BA, with distinctions in both history and economical history. He was later awarded an LLB by Wits. In 1949 Schwarz … Declaration…
BiographyJoey Fourie
… she won a seat on the Woodstock City Council during a history-making election which gave Woodstock three communist …
BiographySefako Mapogo Makgatho
… place of refuge. Source: Giliomee, Hand Mbenga, B., A New History of South Africa, Tafelberg, (Cape Town), p157 … a medal or ribbon. Source: Giliomee, H and…
The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
… discontent into a political force unprecedented in the history of South Africa. Biko and his peers were responding … that launched the South Africa Students…
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… group to the anti-apartheid movement: the women. The history of Deborah Nikiwe Matshoba , among others, reveals … movement was speeding, it easily caught on…
BiographyAhmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada
… pursued his academic studies and first obtained a B.A. (History and Criminology). He went on to attain a B. … University of South Africa (UNISA) in African…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… June 1976 © Rand Daily Mail This feature will trace the history of the lives of some of the leaders over a century of … in South Africa. The South African…
BiographyCassim Mohammed Bassa
… of Indians in Natal awakened Bassa's interest in the history of Indian immigrants in South Africa and their …
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
… as Northern Rhodesia, or Zambia today. To access a social history of diamond and gold mining in South Africa, taking a …
BiographySamora Machel
… the things we have done, the most important - the one that history will record as the principal contribution of our …
BiographyLindiwe Nonceba Sisulu
… but to enroll for a degree in Swaziland, majoring in history and politics. Her studies were briefly interrupted …
BiographyIsmail Chota Meer
… educationist, politician, lawyer and author of the history of the squalid living conditions and struggles of the …
BiographyBhawani Sannyassi Dayal
… He was the author of considerable books in Hindi, namely History of passive resistance in South Africa, My experiences …
BiographyGille De Vlieg
… Vlieg Photographic Collection is held by the South African History Archive. De Vlieg now lives on the kwaZuluNatal North …
BiographyLesley Lawson
… she produced a series of slide and tape shows on the history of political resistance for HAP (the Human Awareness …
EventThe National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… by leaders of the South African Student Organisation (SASO). Rachidi joined the BPC in 1972, and was elected … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999) Southern African…
ArchiveLetter from Barney Pityana to Neville Curtis
… Letter from Barney Pityana (President, SASO) to Neville Curtis (NUSAS) regarding NUSAS and SASO relations. …
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Morogoro Conference (1969) ushered in a new era in the history of the liberation struggle. It opened up membership … Consequently, the South African Students…
ArchiveThe Doctor of District Six: Exploring the Private and Family History of Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman, City Councillor for District Six of Cape Town (1904-1940) by Eve Wong
… Doctor of District Six: Exploring the Private and Family History of Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman, City Councillor for …