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BiographyWendy Heather Woods
Wendy Heather Woods (neè Bruce) was born on 5 February 1941 in Mthatha (formerly Umtata), Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province). An outstanding pupil in school,…
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… readers were invited to find a name for the resistance struggle, since passive resistance was not deemed adequate. … Gandhi became increasingly involved in…
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… Abrahams believed that the role of the press in the struggle for change was that of ‘a mirror in which the people …
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… was the culmination of a long behind-the-scenes power struggle and disagreements between King Misuzulu KaZwelithini … received warmly by the Frontline States…
BiographyTimothy Peter Jenkin
… urging support for the ANC and unity in the liberation struggle via a leaflet bomb (using a new design developed by …
BiographyChristiaan Rudolf De Wet
… Free State. De Wet said he was prepared to carry on the struggle beside President Steyn to the bitter end. The Treaty … rebel leader. His name is…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… of the African National Congress (ANC) in the liberation struggle. This article looks at the history of different … including the ANC banned and in exile,…
TCOE Online Exhibition
… Dialogue was designed to: give insight into rural life and struggle in South Africa today strengthen the voice of the …
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
… Mphahlele gave orders to APLA operatives that the armed struggle was over. To earn a living, he sold food at the …
BiographyMakhanda Nxele
… and sheds invaluable insight to an early liberation struggle against the encroachment of African land and African … but he had not consulted the King. [47]…
BiographyAnton van Wouw
Anton van Wouw was born in Driedergen, Netherlands on 20 November 1862. He is regarded as the father of South African sculpture. He decided to move to the…
BiographySydney Kumalo
… of worth in their communities, and led the way in the struggle to assert a resurgent pride in African culture. …
BiographyBartolomeu Dias
… search for a passage to the Indies was a move in the great struggle between the Moslem world and Christendom. The …
BiographySantu Mofokeng
… bigger international picture economy during the political struggle. Two years later, in 1987 he was appointed at …
BiographyRobert Sobukwe
… Today, he remains a celebrated political figure in the struggle for a democratic South Africa. …
BiographyZuleikha Mayat
Zuleikha Mayat was born in 1926 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal (now North West Province). Her father, Mohamed Bismilla, was a prominent business person who first…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… Nation/ MK) in 1961. Through MK, the ANC waged the armed struggle and obtained support from some African countries and …
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… has suddenly died. She has been 'around' in the liberation struggle for decades. Growing up with politics, the daughter … of warmth, love and tranquillity. A…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… of a constituent assembly. The focal points of our struggle in this period are the pass laws and Bantu … Authorities therefore become the central point of…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… the country’s first President – was a key figure in the struggle against foreign domination, and helped to popularise … very relevant to Tanzania’s…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… the country’s first President – was a key figure in the struggle against foreign domination, and helped to popularise … very relevant to Tanzania’s…
BiographyEmmanuel Bonginkosi Nzimande
Dr Emmanuel Bonginkosi "Blade" Nzimande was born in Kwa-Dambuza, Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 14 April 1958. In the 1980s, he was a member of…
BiographyProfessor Gert ‘Jakes’ Johannes Gerwel
Gert Johannes “Jakes” Gerwel was born on 18 January 1946 in the town of Kommadagga in the district of Somerset East, Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape). He is…
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… homage to an outstanding leader of the African liberatory struggle, a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life … guide and inspire others to commit…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… he was still the president of the ANC Youth League as the struggle for economic freedom does not possess organisational … Marikana. The Mine workers called…
BiographyRaymond Ackerman
… not only of the council and Ramsamy who, in their struggle with Ackerman, were clearly territorial and …
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… When we look back at the past and the struggle leaders that we have lost, our opinions and views of … community who take it upon themselves to immortalise…
ArticleLives of Courage
… The writing of the history of the Liberation Struggle only began in earnest after 1994 with the … role played by ordinary South Africans in the Liberation…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
… existence the white workers were occupied in a turbulent struggle for decent wages, union recognition and survival. Alex Hepple states: "It was a struggle of…
BiographyProfessor Harold Jack Simons
Harold Jack Simons was born on 1 February 1907 in Riversdale in the Cape. He was educated in South Africa and for a few years was attached to a law firm and…