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BiographyAnna Zieminski
Anna Zieminski was born in Cape Town, South Africa in February 1957. She schooled at St Mary's Dominican Convent and the University of Cape Town. In 1983 and…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… While conditions improved during the course of the 1970s and 1980s, it remained the most inhospitable outpost of …
EventDefence minister Mosioua Lekota born
… field. Lekota joined anti-apartheid movements in the early 1970s. He served six years on Robben Island after being found …
The Colors of Resistance in Apartheid South Africa: Black Consciousness Poetry and the Racial Elusiveness of Wopko Jensma
… The article analyzes Black Consciousness poetry of the 1970s and 1980s South Africa alongside the protest poetry of … The article analyzes Black…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… presence until the emergence of unions in the later 1970s and 1980s. The Industrial Commercial Union (ICU), … although some unions did come into being in the…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… Congress and the Pan Africanist Congress. [xv] In the 1970s, a wave of new resistance was led by Black Conscious …
ArchiveInterview with Ntsizi Elijah Moremi
… Elijah Moremi who was a refugee in Kenya in the late 1970s. An adherent of the black consciousness movement, he …
Mashwabada Victor ''Castro'' Mayatula
Mayatula was born in 1921 in Willowvale in the Transkei,attended Lovedale and was a member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the late…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (known fondly as the "Arch”) was born in Klerksdorp on 7 October 1931. His father, Zachariah, who was educated at a Mission school, was the…
BiographyHendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn
Hendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn was born in Utrecht, Natal, 9 September, 1886. He was a Minister of the NG Kerk and secretary of the British and Foreign Bible…
BiographyBenni Gwigwi Mrwebi
Gwigwi Mrwebi, also called ‘Bra Gwigwi’, whose birth name was Benni, was a well known alto saxophonist in the 1950’s South African Jazz scene. He taught…
BiographyChief Bhambatha kaMancinza Zondi
Chief Bhambatha (sometimes spelled Bhambada) was born in Mpanza near the town of Greytown, Natal Colony. He was the son of Chief Macinga of the abakwa Zondi…
BiographyTiyani Lybon Mabasa
Tiyani Lybon Mabasa was born in Johannesburg on 17 June 1952. The second of eight children, his single mother brought up Mabasa in Soweto.During his high…
BiographyDr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe
James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe was one of the most dynamic leaders of the African National Congress(ANC) after its turn to mass action in the 1950s, Njongwe…
BiographyIsaac Lesiba ‘Bra Ike’ Maphotho
Isaac Lesiba Maphotho (Bra Ike) was born in Ga-Makgato (Blouberg Municipality) on 26 February 1931. He completed his Standard 6 (Grade Eight) at Uitkyk…
BiographyJackson Mthembu
Jackson Mthembu was born in June 5th,1958 in Witbank. He grew up in Kromkrans, a reserve for Black people between Hendrina and Carolina in the then Transvaal,…
BiographyDr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh
Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh was born in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 12 June 1917. She was the eldest daughter of Latchmee and Chatrapul Singh. Her…
BiographyAndrew Sibusiso Zondo
Andrew Sibusiso Zondo grew up in KwaMashu, Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal). He attended Ngazane Lower Primary School and went on to Phakama Higher Primary…
BiographyMavivi Myakayaka-Manzini
Mavivi Manzini was born in Alexandra Township, outside of Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1956, and then moved to Soweto. Manzini suffered from polio…
BiographyAbdulhay Jassat
Abdulhay Jassat became involved in politics as a member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), which was an affiliate of the Congress Alliance in the 1950s…
BiographyRobert Gabriel Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born on 21 February 1924, in Katama, a Jesuit mission station in the Zimbambe district, about 60km from Harare. He was the son of…
The New Generation
… Fuba Academy, Johannesburg 1979 Nyanga Arts Centre, Nyanga 1970s Mofolo Art Centre, Soweto 1983 African Institute of Art … it was Polly Street Art Centre,…
BiographyEthel Ruth Prowse
Born in Queenstown in 1833, Ruth Prowse is known for her significant contribution to South African Art. She spent her childhood on the slopes of Devil Peak in…
Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for the music of today, not yesterday, 29 October 2017
… music with singer Miriam Makeba; US pop successes in the 1970s and then touring Paul Simon’s “Graceland” in the 80s …
PlaceCrossroads Township
… the government and opposition movements during the late 1970s and 1980s. Tension mounted within the shanty town … 0ctober 2013] |Fergus Murray Sculpture site…
BiographyLucas Manyane Mangope
Lucas Manyane Mangope was born west of Zeerust near Bechuanaland border on December 27,1923,the son of a local chief,Mangope graduated from St Peter's School…
BiographyRebecca Bunting
Rebecca Bunting (nee Notlowitz) was one of the founders of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the 1920s. She was a Jewish immigrant from the Baltic…
David Goldblatt: Structures of Dominion & Democracy (Artthrob), 31 March 2015, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
… in South Africa. Other images, taken throughout the 1970s and 1980s, show the human cost of the turbulence of the …
Chaskalson transcended his bias and loyalties by Tony Leon, 4 December 2012
… (SACP) drew attention to the fact that, in the 1960s and 1970s, Chaskalson was "an underground member of the SACP" …
EventA delegation of seven Coloured leaders meets with SA Prime Minister Vorster to discuss the future of the Coloured community
… Labour Party, the Rev. Allan Hendrickse. In the late 1970s the Coloured Labour Party strengthened its position by … South African History Online , ‘1970s’ …