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BiographyIsmail Jacob Mohamed
… Ismail Jacob (Josef) Mohamed was born on 27 July 1930 in Barkley East, Eastern Cape. His parents divorced before he … the leading section of the NEUM, and…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith visits the United States, challenging officials to support his plan for the transition of government in the country.
… After declaring in 1976 that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia, "not in a thousand years," Ian Smith reluctantly … when Smith finally signed an…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… the King’s Prime Minister, was born on 27 August 1928 in the Mahlabathini District, KwaZulu. His mother was the … He was instrumental in the formation of the…
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
… April 3, 1971. In a trend-setting protest against the Apartheid policies of … just one ball during a high-profile First-Class match in Cape Town. Arunabha…
Wathint'abafazi, wathint'imbokodo - Exhibition to salute the role of Women in the Freedom Struggle
… wathint'imbokodo - Exhibition to salute the role of Women in the Freedom Struggle …
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; Apartheid, Reflected in an Inventory of Simple Objects by Sarah Boxer (The New York Times), 24 July 1998
… David Goldblatt sold his family's menswear business in South Africa to become a photographer in 1962. But the pictures he made of the nation under … But in…
Report and information given by Group M-4 Commander Cde Kapoko from their mission in Grootfontein Area
… Report by a Commander of a mission in Okavango and Namibia and the reasons for failure … given by Group M-4 Commander Cde Kapoko from their mission in…
ArchiveSoccer case back in Court, State to appeal over group areas case at Curries, 1960s
… 1960s, Soccer case back in Court, State to appeal over group areas case at Curries. … Soccer case back in Court, State to appeal over group areas case at…
If someone you know is detained, arrested, harrassed or injured in terms of security legislation
… they know is detained, arrested, harrassed or injured in terms of security legislation … you know is detained, arrested, harrassed or injured in terms of…
EventOver 7000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation of the Afrikaner Volkswag
… Over 7,000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation on 4 May 1984 of the … Over 7000 people attend a rally in Pretoria to mark the foundation…
Alleged Police Violence in the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage Area: Paper Presented at National Conference 1986
… Alleged Police Violence in the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage Area: Paper Presented at … Alleged Police Violence in the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage Area: Paper…
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… Party', pamphlet published by the War on War League (SA) in March 1915. Document 2: 'Pamphlet 'The Labour … Socialism and the Native - No Labour Movement…
ArchiveMkhumbane our home African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960 by Iain Edwards
… structures of everyday life and the nature of power in the African shacklands of Cato Manor Farm. Click to read: … Mkhumbane our home African shantytown…
EventTwenty-six miners trapped in a Swaziland coal mine are rescued with help from South Africa.
… Mpumalanaga. This kind of rescue was the first of its kind in Southern Africa. It was also the largest number of men … Twenty-six miners trapped in a…
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… Steve Biko was born in King Williams Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). It…
EventMembers of Mau Mau uprising in Kenya to receive death penalty for resisting colonial rule
… of Mau Mau involvement. Abuse and torture was commonplace in these camps, as British guards used beatings, sexual abuse … Members of Mau Mau uprising in…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
… Jennifer Schreiner (known as Jenny) was born in Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) in 1956 to G.D.L. Deneys and Else Schreiner. Else and Deneys ……
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… almost socialist liberal to an arch imperialist serving in a Tory cabinet. A successful businessman, he became the … The British suffered heavy losses in…
BiographyFrancois Pienaar
… Francois Pienaar was born on 1st January 1969 in Vereeniging into a working class Afrikaner family. Although he participated in various sporting activities…
Dr Mamphela Ramphele interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 16 April 1998, Cape Town
… 1976 as your starting point: to understand what happened in 1976 you’ve got to understand the analysis of the … not PAC, they were largely students who were…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Chapter Three 1945 … the meeting and Mandela "emphasised that…
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
… farm workers, Levi and Jerita Bopape. He was born in 1915 at Houtboschdorp near Pietersburg in the northern Transvaal. In 1916 his father fought against ……
Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… Town Lenin Club have asked us to intervene immediately in the discussions now taking place. The majority of the … the small peasants are all Negroes and that…
BiographyIndres Naidoo
… Narainsamy Thambi Naidoo, a leading political activist, in 1953. Indres was an active member of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress and he became Secretary…
EventMakhaya Ntini represents South Africa at Newlands
… Makhaya Ntini becomes the first Black SA cricket player to play in a five-day test in Cape Town, in which he takes 2 wickets. …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… by The Department of Education The1950s and 1960s in South Africa were marked by the apartheid state's tight … proving costly and had a negative effect on…
Letter from D. V. Naidoo and Steve Biko to Fort Hare re Conference in December at Mariannhill, Oct. 14, 1968, with enclosed statement, Background to the conference,
… Invitation to Black universities and training colleges to attend a … be an extension of dialogue amongst the non-white centres in South Africa. … D. V…
Address by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe to the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), 1 December 2010
… to join you as you mark a significant historical milestone in the history of this great trade union movement - the 25th … to their own strength can cultivate…
Promise of hope
… A2 litho black on white photo two young boys crying; text: What is … but fundamental rights -- the right to sell their labour in the best market and to live…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… (Transvaal British Indian Association) which was founded in 1903. The organization was later named the TIC when India … some activists in the Indian…