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Statement by Reverend Gabriel Seteloane at the special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in Atlanta to pay tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his birth, 16 January 1979
… what kind of nice foods they enjoy." I speak as a black South African. To see how people can celebrate freedom when … able in our own South Africa and in…
BiographyBlanche la Guma
… During the 1940s she began to attend Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA – later renamed the South African Communist Party - SACP) meetings in Athlone, ……
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… in a correspondence course he saw advertised in the Bantu World . mid 1930s After working at the Pathfinders for only … of the group’s monthly bulletin. In…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… of Cape Town (UCT), Western Province (now Western Cape), South Africa and his PhD degree from the University of York, United … far beyond me, and I failed. I…
ArticleThe New Group
… This was a group or collective of young South African artists who, upon their return from study in … be exhibited outside the country. By the end of the…
BiographyPeter Kaya Selepe
… of 1956-1961 , Selepe was born in 1919 and served in the South African army in World War II , attaining the rank of sergeant. He was a member of … 1956…
Vella Pillay
… European migrants and the native population). Today, S.Africa possesses four distinct races which over the three … author of several books. I, as a budding…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… (AAC) and the ANC meet and pass a resolution regarding World War II. They sympathise with the British Commonwealth and urge the South African government to…
BiographyFikile Magadledla
… Fikile Magadledla, South African artist and co-founder of the Soweto Art … for children". His works have been exhibited all over the world and he is survived…
BiographyStephen Vukile Tshwete
… and then in 1985 moved to Zambia. He moved across the world in the next years doing political and military work. … Schuur in 1990. In May of the same year he…
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… The emergence of South Africa's democracy in the 1990s The crisis of apartheid … of Cuito Carnavale) | click here The SADF also fought a war in Mocambique…
Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
… on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with the South African Political Prisoners, October 11, 1979] It is a … those scores of gallant heroes of our people…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… Pass laws in South Africa were met with fierce resistance during the 20th … local industries in the decade and half immediately after World War II as a…
BiographyElsa Joubert
… Joubert’s works are mainly inspired by the continent of Africa, in which she has travelled extensively. Very early on … Apartheid laws - had a major impact,…
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… Makhanda, but in 1827 conducted thorough research on the war-doctor and produced it in ‘New Monthly Magazine’ and ‘Narratives of a residence in South Africa’…
EventSouth African cricket player Aubrey Faulkner, great all-rounder in the early 20th century, is born
… (1881 - 1930) was in his day a dominating figure in South African cricket, one of the games' finest all around … the likes of Ian Peebles and E.T KIllick…
Dan Tloome
… an All-African Trader Union Conference sponsored by the World Federation of Trade Unions. Known as an able and … agent. In 1963 he was placed under house…
BiographyJane Alexander
… most popular contemporary pieces in the collection of the South African National Gallery in Cape Town . Other major … numerous exhibitions, collections and…
BiographyFlorence Elizabeth Mnumzana
… In 1960 she became the secretary of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) (Western Native Township … in Mathematics and Science, in preparation for…
BiographyJacob “Baby Jake” Matlala
… 1.47 meters, or 4-foot-10, Matlala was the shortest boxing world champion ever. Matlala began his boxing career on 2 … of Theo Mthembu. It only took him four…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
… Hare ) and through student politics (as a member of the South African Student Organisation – SASO ) that she began to … to complete her education through the…
BiographyElijah Barayi
… campaign .He was the first president of the Congress Of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU). Barayi worked briefly for the … In December 1985 at the launch of…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… the backbone for human rights, amongst blacks, in South Africa. Ruth Robb went by her middle name, Noel, and … lived for the long ninety five years she was a…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… Annual Conference - An Inspiring Gathering': report in the South African Worker 31 January 1929 The Seventh Annual … Soviet Russia as the workers' …
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… of hand labour for social reconstruction after the Second South African War of 1899 to 1902. The women, Florence Phillips (1863-1940) … but old or even good…
BiographyWilliam “Bloke” Modisane
… to advance the objectives of the non-racial Union of South Africa Artists and the Arts Federation. His short stories, … Fugard's play No-Good Friday . In…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on January 1976 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
… During this debate the Prime Minister outlined South Africa's involvement in the Angolan War. He stated clearly that South Africa participated in the … is no…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… Cachalia and J.N. Singh , Kathrada is involved in the anti-war (World War II) campaign of the Non-European United Front . … age of 12, Kathrada joins the…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… 1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories … another vessel the SS Darro, in thick fog. Yet, after the…
ArchiveSecret Histories | South African Photographer David Goldblatt Reveals the Effects of Apartheid on His Native Land by Miss Rosen, 29 September 2016
… South African photographer David Goldblatt (b. 1930) … following the demise of the Nazi party in the aftermath of World War II. Apartheid enacted the…