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… truly integrated as one country. It served the British to have the country in turmoil because it would make it much easier for them to have access to the country’s rich oil resources. Nigeria … when the easterners tried to force the west to integrate back into Nigeria. …

… (SACP) secretary-general, Chris Thembisile Hani also known to many as Tshonyane (his clan name), was shot and killed in … home. Soon after, Janus Walus, a Polish immigrant who came to South Africa in 1982, was arrested in connection with the … hearing, Walus said: "I did not want to shoot him in the back. I called to Mr Hani. When he turned I fired the first …

… the two bodies. Their executive committees were authorised to meet jointly to work out the details of unity, and to report to their next … the history of the unity negotiations which dated back to August 1943. On Thursday afternoon when the joint …

… the Anglo-Boer War. Soon after my arrival I was listening to a Labour orator from London named J. L. Page, then … of the South African News printing works, but there was a strike there about that time and McKillop, being a Socialist, … silence for a little while, when somebody shouted from the back of the crowd- "What about whiskers?" "A very good …

… and I cannot say much about most of it, but I want to speak on the proletarian character of the subject races of … International literature in general, treats those races to a certain extent in somewhat Cinderella-like fashion. We … is as clear and classical as it could be. The first native strike in Johannesburg was a strike of "sanitary bucket …

… director from its opening until he died. He was the first to stage many of Athol Fugard’s plays, directed a film for … of musicians, professional actors and people entirely new to the theatre. Simon, the son of working-class Lithuanian … Littlewood in London in the 1950s. After returning to Johannesburg, he supported himself by working as an …

… Stephen Tefu was born about 1910, he was recruited to the  Communist Party of South Africa  (CPSA) in  Pretoria … Union in Pretoria. Banned in the 1950s, he was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in 1961 on a charge under the …

… without trial under state of emergency between 1986 to 1988. He was restricted in 1988 but defied these and travelled to the Organisation of African Unity meeting in 1989 and …

… played an active role in the Evaton bus boycott of 1955 to 1956. He had earlier been jailed for participation in the … illegal procession. He later left South Africa and moved to India. He returned from India in 1976 and passed away in …

… (Forest) Younge was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. From 1965 to 1968 he studied at the Witwatersrand Technical College … 1973 he lectured in graphics at the UN(P) and from 1973 to 1975 he lectured in sculpture at the Natal Technical …

… awarded him posthumously for his exceptional contribution to the entertainment business. The award was accepted by his … In the same year, the municipality of Caledon decided to name a street after the popular musician. …

… was born in Blenheim Palace, Oxford, in 1874. He came to South Africa as a correspondent to the Morning Post during the South African War of …

… and demonstrated basic techniques. Kgope continues to work as an electrician.  Exhibitions:  1987: Waterkloof … Commissioned by Bruce Attwood of the Broederstroom Press to design a poster for 'Art, The Independent Review'. …

… and arrested all of us. I could not see what happened to the other comrades but some jumped out of windows and ran … and sentenced to five years in prison for incitement to strike and for leaving the country illegally. The aim of … would need to implement Operation Mayibuye (Operation Come Back Africa) if it were adopted, to advance from sporadic …

… It helped enormously that I had a post to go to. Ronnie Kasrils was meticulous in requiring me to … Pretoria things began to fall out. It was exciting being back in South Africa even though I knew Pretoria only as the … the need for tight central control and the use of expert ‘strike teams’ from a study of development institutions in …

… where eleven people were killed, many of them shot in the back, and more than 48 casualties were hospitalized and … seen as supporting the apartheid government.   This led to the uprising in Pondoland between 1960 and 1963. …

… and whiling time when the Karoo Train was diverted on to the same track and they collided. 24 people were injured … was a failure in the signaling system and the absence of a back-up system. The Trans Karoo Express has since been …

… first attended the Durban Girls’ College. She then went on to receive a Master of Arts degree from Natal University, … movement and editing the ANC journal Sechaba . She moved back to South Africa when Nelson Mandela was released in 1991 … going to remain in that position forever.” [19] A national strike was supported by the South African Indian Congress who …

… of images entitled: Congo River - journey from Kinsangani to Kinshasa. His work has been included in many exhibitions … The South African National Gallery commissioned him to produce a portfolio of photographs on the Transkei region … which debuted at the Gallery in April 2001, then traveled to Paris, and is described as "a backdrop to Guy Tillim's …

… him: He was left in solitary confinement from 19 August to 6 September. He was deprived even of the negligible rights … he might be feigning illness, and that he was on a hunger strike. He was sent all the way to Pretoria Prison because … were anxious to get him out of Port Elizabeth Hospital and back into the Walmer police cells as soon as possible; and …

… in Germany. Formed from smaller Missions founded as far back as 1799, the Society was amalgamated on 23 September … and its first Missionaries were ordained and sent off to South Africa by the end of the year.   With its … The first Rhenish Missionaries were ordained and sent off to South Africa toward the end of 1828 where they started …

… but, when he left school in 1969, decided that he wanted to be an artist. Although he trained with renowned artist … iron. He also illustrated several books and wrote poetry to accompany some of his own paintings. Fikile has been … brush". Much of his work contains an element of resistance to a society built on apartheid, but during the late 1970s he …

… of a heart attack.  That same day he was scheduled to act in  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Johannesburg's Civic Theatre. Ryan Flynn - … the Baxter Studio. At the time of his death he was married to actress Jana Celliers, his second wife. …

… Communist Party in 1942 and gave up her university studies to do full-time political work. After the banning of the … In 1959 she was banned from attending meetings and ordered to resign from 26 organisations. After the Sharpeville … (ANC) and CPSA, Sonia and her husband Brian returned to Cape Town where they continued their political work. Sonia …

… NMC legislation on 4 March 1983. Leinster Hall is now home to 'The Stack' – private members club and public brasserie. … a serious blaze just after The Stack moved in. She is back, she has a story to tell and a lot longer life to live yet! …

… a Republic. The campaign for independence in Kenya dates back to the 1940s before Kenyatta became the leader of the Kenya … birth of the Mau Mau rebel movement. In 1952 in response to the Mau Mau rebellion, the government declared a state of …

… in the drafting of the Freedom Charter, but was unable to attend the Congress of the People held in Kliptown because … his restriction order. In 1963 Slovo skipped the country to work on African National Congress external missions. After … the then state president F.W De Klerk, Slovo made his way back to the country. After first South Africa democratic …

… tutelage of photographer, Michael Barry.  Perez continued to work as a freelance photographer, working mainly in and around the Karoo area in South Africa. He contributed to the Staffrider exhibition of 1985.  His photographs …

… the Transkei . As leader of the official opposition to chief  Kaiser Matanzima's  ruling Transkei National … Poto stood for the principle of multiracialism as opposed to apartheid. He died in 1974. …

… died and he later married Agnes Masango.  He was invited to conduct a massed choir of 3000 school children at the … in Mthatha. In recognition of his outstanding contribution to music he was awarded an honorary degree by the University …