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BiographyMongane Wally Serote
Mongane Wally Serote was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg on 8 May 1944, just four years before the National Party (NP) came to power in South Africa. His…
BiographySakumzi (Saki) Justice Macozoma
Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Gastrow, S. (1992) Who`s Who in South African politics Number 4.p.67. If you would…
BiographyVejaynand ‘Vejay’ Indurjith Ramlakan
Dr Vejaynand Indurjith Ramlakan, more popularly known as 'Vejay', was born in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa in 1957. He matriculated at…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1940-1949 1940 January, A meeting is held between the Nationalist Bloc, Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) leadership and…
BiographyAnton Ndoda Xaba
… by Nelson Mandela to F.W. De Klerk on 12 December 1989, in the guidelines formulated by the ANC for a …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
The 1960s witnessed the banning of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, both parties were forced…
BiographyReverend Mcebisi Osman Xundu
The Reverend Mcebisi Osman Xundu was born on the 11 June 1934, at Engcobo, Transkei, one of seven children of Regina and Amos Xundu. He attended the local…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… and again in 1988 before being put under house arrest in 1989. In 1988, the movement went national with 143 objectors signing up and in 1989 the number had…
BiographyPatricia Horn
Pat Horn initially got exposed to politics in the early 1970s through her involvement with adult literacy projects during her days as a university student. In…
Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984
Apartheid was brought to an end by the struggles of millions of ordinary people in townships, factories and rural areas. The insurrection of the 1980s was…
BiographyDavid Tsolwane Uhuru Hlongwane
… Williamson, S. (1989) Resistance Art in South Africa . David Philip …
BiographyJacob “Dancing Shoes” Morake
Jacob Morake was born on 8 December 1955, and grew up in Central Western Jabavu in Soweto near Johannesburg. He was 10 years old when, one bitterly cold night,…
BiographyIqbal Shaik Mohammed
Mohammed Iqbal Shaik was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg on 26 August 1958. He became politically active when he was a student leader at the M.L. Sultan…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1960-1969 1960 19 February, Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, citing the example of Patrice Lumumba of…
BiographyLauretta Ngcobo
Lauretta* (1) Ngcobo was born and brought up in a rural area of Kwazulu Natal called Ixopo. She is well known as a feminist writer during the early 50’s…
BiographyTwasile Champion Galela
Twasile Champion Galela was born in Korsten, Port Elizabeth on 24 October 1947. He received his primary education at Hillskraal in Korsten. His family…
BiographyAllister Sparks
Allister Sparks was born to Harold Sparks and Bernice Stephen on 10 March 1933 in Cathcart, Eastern Cape. This made him a fifth generation settler, with his…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
1900 - 1909 1900 January 7, Ambulance corps is reformed and stationed at Estcourt. January 21, Corps in action at Spionkop. Bearer's carry wounded through…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1900-1909
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
1800: Historical Context Nelson Mandela traces his lineage back to the Thembu Chief Nxeko, one of the early Thembu Kings who ruled over Thembuland, a…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo
… In Retreat: Cablism, The ANC Underground And Gandhi, 1985-1989 CHAPTER EIGHT: Indian Resistance Politics In Transition, …
BiographyPeter Hans Paul Gastrow
Gastrow became a politician shaped by the liberal politics of 1960s and 1970s South Africa. In 1971, his political views were strengthened by the forced…
BiographyIan David Kitson
Ian David Kitson was born the 25 August 1919, in Cape Town. He joined the Communist Party in 1940 when it was still a legal organization. After serving as a…
BiographyJabu Sithole
Jabu Sithole was born on 23 October 1949 in Lamontville, Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where he attended primary school until age seven when he was struck…
Statement at the Conference of The Socialist International and Frontline States on Southern Africa, Harare by O. R. Tambo, 15 February 1989
… on Southern Africa, Harare by O. R. Tambo, 15 February 1989 …
ArchiveFive Freedoms Forum - African National Congress, July 1989: Report of the Commission on the role of extra-Parliamentary politics (B2)
… Five Freedoms Forum - African National Congress, July 1989: Report of the Commission on the role of …
The South African government admits donating $35 billion in 1989 to support political parties opposing the South-West Africa Pe
… The South African government admits donating $35 billion in 1989 to support political parties opposing the South-West …
The Life and Death of Dr Abu Baker ‘Hurley’ Asvat, 23 February 1943 to 27 January 1989 by Jon Soske
… Abu Baker ‘Hurley’ Asvat, 23 February 1943 to 27 January 1989 by Jon Soske …
The Harms Commission, appointed in December 1989 by the F.W. de Klerk government to investigate into state involvement in polit
… The Harms Commission, appointed in December 1989 by the F.W. de Klerk government to investigate into …
In his second progress report on the implementation of the United Nations 1989 Declaration on Apartheid and Its Destructive Con
… report on the implementation of the United Nations 1989 Declaration on Apartheid and Its Destructive Con …