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BiographyPeter Moonsammy
Peter Moonsammy was born on 25 March 1928 in Market St, Johannesburg. Moonsamy was the elder brother of Paul and Dasu Joseph who were Transvaal Indian…
BiographyJon Lynton David Hrusa
Jon Lynton David Hrusa was born in Cape Town on October 24 1965. He matriculated from St Stithians College in the mid-1980’s and went on to study at Wits…
BiographyElizabeth Komikie Gumede
Recorded as one of the most tortured women political prisoners under the apartheid regime, Elizabeth Komikie Gumede was born in 1921. Gumede served as an…
BiographyMary Thipe
… of a group of more than three people. She also had to report at the Cato Mano police station every Monday morning. …
BiographyMagwaza Alfred Maphalala
Magwaza Alfred Maphalala was born on 6 April 1948 in Bergville, Ladysmith in Natal. He was an only son. Maphalala completed his schooling and matriculated in…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
… later, he was released when the bail was paid. He had to report to the police station every day. Eventually … of Manaleng, his first visit since he left. He…
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… hospital in order to be treated for starvation. (Abrahams, 1942) At fifteen Abrahams was forced to leave school when his … book, Dark Testament , a…
BiographyPeter McKenzie Brown
… or visit educational institutions, and he had to report weekly to the police. Practical in his liberalism, …
Siphiwe Nyanda
… and making contacts, and then returned to Maputo to report on his proposals for structures and actions to be …
BiographyTrevor Andrew Manuel
… 1989. He was under house arrest during the night, had to report to the Athlone police station twice a day and was …
BiographyNavanethem (Navi) Pillay
… represented Phyllis Naidoo who was charged for failing to report to the police station as a banned person. In 1971, she …
NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION RESPONDS TO REPORT IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 3 March 2001 The followng letter has been sent to the editor of the Daily Telegraph in London in response to an article published in that newspaper today 3 March 2001.
… NELSON MANDELA FOUNDATION RESPONDS TO REPORT IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 3 March 2001 The followng …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… in 1937; and in 1940 Mahabane was replaced by AB Xuma. In the late 1930s the ANC began reorganising itself by … Mweli Skota , secretary-general of the ANC,…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… and his mother a housewife. After passing Standard 6 in 1942, he moved to Johannesburg. However, he continued to go …
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… camps in 1984 , which culminated into the ‘ Stuart Report .’ [i] According to political journalist Martin Plaut, … and integrity, in the face of considerable…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… the organisation was almost immediately endorsed by Xuma, effectively placing it in direct competition with … of the organisation. He had difficulty getting…
Chapter 11
… the Presidential position of the A.N.C. and substitute Dr. Xuma, and (b) to abolish the A.A.C. in order to put the … struggle of the race. The Committee…
BiographyMogoeng Thomas Mogoeng
Justice Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang. Mogoeng was born on 14 January 1961 in Goo-Mokgatha (Koffiekraal) village, north east of Zeerust, North West Province. He was…
BiographyNontetha Nkwenkwe
Nontetha Nkwenkwe is one of the most remarkable female religious leaders associated with independent churches in the 1920s. Born in King Williamstown in 1875,…
BiographyLewis Baker
Lewis Baker was married to Villa Baker. He was a civil rights lawyer, and a member of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The couple continued their…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
… problems and was regularly asked to write letters. After a report by journalist Gideon Khumalo on the conditions on the …
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… the next day, Steve stood up to deliver his regional report, and he did so in isiXhosa, to drive home the point … to Biko. But when an Afrikaner student…
BiographyAlbertina Nontsikelelo Sisulu
… of different races being together. Albertina also had to report to the Commanding Officer of the Orlando Police … Between 5pm when she finished work and 7pm…
The Sweet Workers’ Union
… activity, resulting in a prominent strike in the autumn of 1942 (Scanlon, 2007). Ephraim John Burford, secretary of the SWU in 1942, helped to organise the…
BiographyRebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)
… recorded in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Report from the accounts of comrades, friends, and foes who …
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Journey. London: Francis Westley. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 1883. Report and Proceedings ... of the Government Commission on … The Paris Evangelical Missions…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… served in the OB’s Cape provincial executive. On April 23 1942 he was detained under emergency laws and held for about … declared free again, for the first…
BiographyHarriet Ngubane
Harriet Ngubane was born in 1929 at Inchanga, a rural area near Pietermaritzburg, kwaZulu-Natal (KZN). She was brought up as a Roman Catholic but grew to…
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… his life when he was implicated in the 2016 State Capture Report by former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela . He was …
BiographyYusuf Joe Jacobs
… workers from Transkei, on their way back home, would report to Essack. It was not uncommon for them to bring with …