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EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… On this day in history, 4 of Winnie Mandela's (now Madikizela-Mandela) bodyguards, … In 1991, Winnie Mandela was convicted of kidnapping and being an…
ArchiveComments on the history of mass removals as the grand design of the policy of apartheid
… Handwritten notes on the background and statistics of Black families being forcibly moved to Glenmore from Klipfontein and Kenton-on-Sea. Text of the notes…
BiographyMthuli ka Shezi
… a playwright and a cultural activist. He was president of the Students Representative Council at the University of Zululand and later solidified his…
BiographyJan Gerritze Bantjes
… was born in Graaff-Reinet district. He was a member of Voortrekker leader Jacob de Clercq's group who arrived at … occasion he acted as Clerk to the Natal…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Ceremony to mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson and the Assumption of Office of Chief Justice Pius Langa and Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke: Houses of Parliament, Cape
… Madame Speaker, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Deputy Speaker, Deputy … among these centres of state power, without which our body politic…
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
… The University of Cape Town is South Africa's oldest University! UCT is also one of Africa's leading Teaching and Research Institutions, with … 000 Students…
BiographyLex Mpati
… Before and after school, Mpati herded the small herd of cattle his family owned with his cousins. He matriculated … also worked as a barman and a furniture…
BiographyDulcie Howes
… "Nothing Can Match the singleness of purpose, the foresight, or tenacity through all adversity, of Dulcie Howes ... She achieved in her lifetime what she set…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern … Both his parents were teachers,…
BiographyAndrew Michael Boraine
… in Pietermaritzburg on 18 February 1959.He is the eldest of four children of Alex and Jenny Boraine.His father was the President of the … taking a trip to…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root cause of anti-Asiaticism
… reached at Cape Town had not 'touched the root cause of the virus of anti-Asiaticism' in the country nor had it … varying interests, and since representation…
BiographySuliman Moosa Esakjee
… in 1928. He worked as a clerk, and was an active member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) from its inception. He served as the Joint Secretary of the…
BiographyDora Taylor
… Taylor was born in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1899. At the age of six her mother died of tuberculosis. She was rejected by her father who regarded … abuse and…
BiographyEulalie Doreen Stott
… and Eulalie remained with her grandparents. From the age of six Eulalie attended boarding schools where she displayed early on, some of her leadership skills…
BiographyPeter McKenzie
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He was the youngest child of Duggie and Hilda McKenzie. He attended Melbourne Road … and darkroom equipment —thus starting his…
BiographyNicolaas Cornelius Carstens
… Nico Carstens was a popular South African composer of accordion music. He got his first accordion at the age of 13 and won an adult music competition six…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
… Mrs. Gertrude Shope On behalf of the Women's Section of the African National Congress and … true for our husbands, our brothers and our sons are still being…
Document 47. Minutes of the Annual Conference of the ANC, December 15-19, 1949
… at 10:10 a.m. on the 15th December 1949. In the absence of the Senior Chaplain the Speaker, Cr. R. V. Selope Thema, … ON VOORTREKKER CELEBRATION: The…
BiographyKhotso Seatlholo
… Seatlholo, together with Tsietsi Mashinini , was part of the Soweto Students Representative Council (SSRC) , with … Seatlholo as Deputy. Seatlholo took over…
BiographySelaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi
… Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was the first born son of the late Collins Molapatene, an attorney and social worker … Hwiti High schools. He later…
BiographyIshwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba
… units. By 1962, he was promoted to platoon commander of MK. Owing to his commitment and leadership, he was asked to become a member of the Second National…
BiographyVilla Baker
… Villa Baker was born on 12 March 1917, the year of the Russian Revolution, while World War I was still raging … her employment possibilities, although she…
BiographyRay Alexander Simons
… friend John Gomas , she joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) , aged 16. In the same year, she lost … in an anti-pass campaign. She was involved…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Formation of the International Socialist League (ISL)
… The out break of the First World War had profound consequences for the development of socialist labour politics in South Africa. Before the war, … Cresswell…
BiographyNkosiyabo Xalabile
… On 16 August 2012 Nkosiyabo was killed at scene 2 after being shot in his thigh and buttock by the police. He was the … to his mother, Nonezile Xalabile, …
The first martyrs of Satyagraha by E. S. Reddy
… as early as 1909: "A satyagrahi must be afraid neither of imprisonment nor of deportation. He must neither mind being reduced to poverty, nor be frightened,…
BiographyAnele Mdizeni
… in 2005. On 16 August 2012 he was killed at scene 2 after being shot in the hip by the police. Anele left behind his …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… Introduction The institution of traditional leadership represents an early form of societal organisation. It embodies the protection of culture, traditions,…
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… operated on the understanding that prisons were places of punishment which was mainly executed through forced prison labour. By the late 1800s, the idea of…
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… known as South West Africa). However, there were a number of workers’ strikes during this period. Poor wages, bad … and the contract system had been a…