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Dorothy Alexander
Dorothy Alexander was born on 7 August 1938 in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, the third of six children[1]. One of her siblings was Neville Alexander…
BiographyGilbert Hani
Gilbert Hani and Jacob Mpemba,prominent ANC [African National Congress] leaders and strong opponents of Kaizer Matanzima and the Bantustan policy, were…
BiographyDeseni Soobben
Deseni Soobben was 10 when her grandfather, a businessman returned from a trip to Japan and gave her a Kodak lnstamatic camera. Soobben matriculated from…
BiographyNancy Graham Dick
Nancy Dick was born in Durban, South Africa and was brought up in Cape Town. She was one of four daughters. Her father was a proponent of the Cape liberal…
BiographyTlou Theophilus Cholo
… of Luthuli in Silver , for his self- sacrifice in the struggle against apartheid and outstanding leadership in the …
BiographyMuziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba
… work is a good example of how Black artists have left the ‘struggle aesthetic’ behind them and embraced current issues, …
BiographyAbner S. Mtimkulu
… died in 1946, Mtimkulu became embroiled in a political struggle that led to his defeat for the Natal presidency by …
BiographyLeoni Marinovich
… SABC2 (2001), a 52 minute film on the Eritreain liberation struggle (yet to be broadcast, possibly Canadian Broadcasting …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… among passive resisters. He joined their ranks when the struggle in South Africa was at its highest and when it had … beyond the confines of the Transvaal…
BiographyPenny Heyns
Penny Heyns was born on 8 November 1974 to a deeply religious family in Springs, Gauteng Province. She attended the local primary school and later Amanzimtoti…
Yesterday’s Poems and the Poets of Yesterday’s South Africa, and towards New Poems and Poets for the Unfinished and Continuing Struggle for a new South Africa by Saleem Badat
… New Poems and Poets for the Unfinished and Continuing Struggle for a new South Africa by Saleem Badat …
BiographyHarold Strachan
… to truly manifest himself as an artist during the struggle. However, he is now represented in the Durban Art …
’Our alliance is a living organism that has grown out of struggle’, Speech by Oliver Tambo at meeting to observe the 60th Anniversary of the South African Communist Party, London, 30 July 198
… ’Our alliance is a living organism that has grown out of struggle’, Speech by Oliver Tambo at meeting to observe the …
BiographyZolile Malindi
… the trade-union movement and service to the South African struggle for democracy. At the time of the ANC’s banning in … the trade-union movement and service…
BiographyJabulani “Mzala” Nxumalo
… on the relationship between the national and class struggle in South Africa. He asserted that the aim of the … most important and polemical contributions to…
BiographyLivingstone Mqotsi
… authoring numerous papers on the South African liberation struggle and writing numerous letters to the press and comrades in the struggle re-working his play…
Hettie McCleod
Hettie McCleod was born on 27 June 1922 in Goodwood, Cape Town, Cape Province (now Western Cape). She was the youngest of five children (three girls and two…
BiographyDeborah Jean Budlender
Deborah (Debbie) Budlender received a five-year banning order in late November 1976 alongside more than 20 other people working in the nascent black trade…
BiographyBettie du Toit
… trade unionist Du Toit also played a role in the political struggle of South Africa. She protested the Asiatic Land … AMADOLO , or Go Slow. This book looks…
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
… these hardships he continued to inspire many people in the struggle for democracy, peace and justice. Gwala was elected … be attributed to his single-minded…
Mrs. Gertrude Shope 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, August 11, 1981
… observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, August 11, 1981 …
BiographyArthur William Blaxall
… in his own words, with the African, Coloured, and Indian struggle against apartheid. Trusted as a friend, he received …
BiographyZacharia Solly Shoke
… 1980s he served as field commander during the liberation struggle against the South African government. He obtained …
ArticleConference: One Hundred Years of the ANC - Debating Liberation Histories and Democracy Today
… namely; "The Final Prize, My life in the Anti Apartheid Struggle" by Norman Levy and "Alex Hepple South African … Women’s movement and the other on Culture…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
… ardent advocate for solidarity across the African freedom struggle. Nkrumah also engaged with radical marxist oriented … Positive Action” (https://books…
BiographyEdgar Dumile Ngoyi
… Armed with oratory, Ngoyi fused those issues with broader struggle linking them to earlier anti colonial struggles. …
BiographyFrederick John Harris
… on the boil and he wanted to be part of the anti-apartheid struggle.He was forced to resign from the Liberal Party and …
Diana (Di) Bishop
… and some death threats. She continued with her work in the struggle even after an automobile accident left her injured …
BiographyJoseph Masobila Mdluli
… trial that the significant role played by Mdluli in the struggle against apartheid became known. It was alleged that … 10 a.m. the following morning, was…
BiographyVuyisile Mini
… with emotion but stubbornly defiant he spoke of the struggle waged by the African National Congress and of his … with emotion, but stubbornly defiant, he…