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Ronald Madondo
A member of the African National Congress (ANC). Missing as reported in the Motsuenyane Commission.
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…
“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…
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…
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…
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.
Stanley Mafika
Member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Died in exile in Angola
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…
Mandla Mahlobo
A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Was killed in Angola in a UNITA raid.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
Albert Bawo-Dlamini
Albert Bawo-Dlamini, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) died on 17 March 1988 in Zambia where he was in exile.
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…
Andrew Majane
Andrew Majane was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). He was killed in Angola during a Unita raid.
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…
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…
BiographyD Fuyani
Born in 1924 Fuyani was a factory worker. He was the rural organiser of the African National Congress, and prominent in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth.
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… emancipation are the following: a. Expropriation of South Africa’s land without compensation for equal redistribution …
First Matabele War
… In 1890 Cecil John Rhodes became premier of South Africa with the support of the Afrikaner Bond. Rhodes' grand imperial vision for a British Africa included…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… boosted the development of black football in South Africa. In some ways, Luthuli's contribution exemplifies the … sport movement built its campaign to…
EventDennis Brutus is born
… to South African parents. His parents moved back to South Africa and settled in Port Elizabeth. He studied law at both … was instrumental in the campaign for…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
… of the twentieth century, in 1910, the whole of South Africa was united under one government. Until this time, the … and Free State were areas under Boer…