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Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… through the significant effects of apartheid in South Africa in the 1960s, including censorship on political … of the stigma Emery faced for being Coloured…
BiographyLutchmee Marie
Lutchmee Marie (popularly known as Aunty Doris) was born in 1923 in Mooi River but grew up in Clairwood. Her mother worked as a domestic worker, washing…
Differ Mahomo
A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK).
Stephen Madingwane
Member of the African National Congress (ANC). Died in exile in Tanzania.
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… at Alice for secondary education. 1911 Moroka leaves South Africa for Southampton on the ship called the Caitodonian … medical school in Edinburgh. 1918 He…
Allister Starke
… by public transport from RSA to Europe and back, via East Africa and the Middle East. I have been living and working on …
Steven Mafoko
Member of the African National Congress (ANC)ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK)
G. Abdulla
G. Abdulla was a Cape member of the South African Indian Federation (SAIF) in 1927.
“Don’t Support Apartheid Sport”: Appeal By Chief A. J. Luthuli and Dr G. M. Naicker, June 1962
… football for the second year in succession Reason: SOUTH AFRICA’S COLOUR POLICY. The International Olympics … South African athletes in future Olympics…
References and links: Learning from Leaders
… [online], Available at http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23043987 [Accessed: 18 February 2015] Human Rights, … Times, (2013), ‘ Nelson Mandela Death: A…
Ronald Madondo
A member of the African National Congress (ANC). Missing as reported in the Motsuenyane Commission.
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… drew the attention of the world to the situation in South Africa. Biko’s funeral on 25 September was attended by some … urging that it allow an international…
David Magome
A member of the African National Congress. He died in exile in Hungary on 21 November 1986.
Leocadia Lungi Majola
A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Was killed in Tanzania.
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… art. There is rock art on about every continent, but South Africa has some of the most beautiful and advanced examples. … we have confirmed that some of the…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… of the Coloured people May 31, The Union of South Africa is formed on the 31st May 1910. Joseph Royeppen , a … Agreement , Gandhi announces his decision to…
Stanley Mafika
Member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Died in exile in Angola
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… of the University of Edinburgh and returned to South Africa . 1935 - Established medical practice in Short Street … for the achievement of a non-racial…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… colony. 1658 17 April, The first formal school in South Africa is opened by the Dutch East India Company. It is … begin against the indigenous people groups…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… in 1961 with Mandela’s visits to various parts of South Africa to prepare for an All-African Conference, which Chief … on a new non-racial democratic…
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
… Pre-1860s South Africa is still a predominantly agrarian 1860s-1880s This … largely agrarian economy. 1910 The Union of South Africa is founded through the…
Mandla Mahlobo
A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Was killed in Angola in a UNITA raid.
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
… and concerns about the future of women’s rights in South Africa. The magazine brought together women from different … apartheid, SPEAK magazine allowed women…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… growing relationship between the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and the ANC, Dr. A.B. Xuma uses the columns of … the mouthpiece of the African people…
BiographyDr Martin Luther King jr
American Civil Rights leader, influential and inspirational in many African lives For an excellent and richly linked biography, click here
Philemon A. Mahlakola
A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Was killed in Mozambique on 11 November 1979.
Ben Vusi Mahlangu
A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Was killed in Angola on 11 November 1982.
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… Introduction In the years following 1994, South Africa has become well known for its culturally diverse … to note that this merry carnival has its roots in…
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… emancipation are the following: a. Expropriation of South Africa’s land without compensation for equal redistribution …
BiographyBennett Seitshiro
Born 1916. Factory worker. Active in the ANC since 1937; helped the 1946 African miners' strike; and a key Congress figure in Newclare.