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BiographyPercival Henry Frederick “Percy” Sonn
… scene in various capacities from 1974 until his untimely death in 2007. In 1991 he played a pivotal role in the unity …
BiographyNorman “Billy Holiday” Pietersen
… unlocked and why. Many MK veterans believe that Petersen’s death occurred due to a tip off from one of his MK unit … in Bulgaria. He was 22 years old at the…
ArchiveI Write What I Like: Selected Writings
… title: I Write What I Like: Selected Writings by Steve Biko ) is a landmark collection of writings by Steve Biko, one of South Africa's most influential anti…
Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
… John Vorster’s 10th floor or off its roof, leading to his death. He said there was a prima facie case of murder against … relief and hope it offers is…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… the black consciousness organization formed after Steve Biko’s death and the banning of BC organizations. He is later … tradition, Asvat’s family buries him…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… where he started farming on a small scale, until his death in 1921. George’s father was quite a militant worker. … playgrounds and other facilities. After…
ArchiveGrahamstown Region Advice Office Report 1977
… 1978 discussing case statistics, forced removals, Steve Biko's death, housing, pensions, exploitation of domestic workers, …
BiographyTim Bruwer
… arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment. After his death from cancer in 1975 the authorities refused to release … life and death of the Black South…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… ethnic meaning, most famously presented by Bantu Steve Biko . This choice by Biko’s father has been suggested to attribute Biko as being a person for other…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and 16 June – The birth of a new generation
… of Afrikaans frustrated this change. According to Biko, the difficulty of coping with a foreign language in … began with Black Consciousness and its leading…
IX - The Doctors
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa After receiving his head injury, Biko began to die. According to Professor Proctor,…
BiographyRaymond Ackerman
… prevailed upon Harry Herber's son, Norman (who, on the death of his father, had taken over as chairman of the … wife Wendy at the time, worse than a divorce,…
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… ) in Salisbury (Harare). During the illness and eventual death of J.G. Strijdom in 1958 Swart, being the most senior … De Aap in the Brandfort district where…
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… president of the Orange Free State in 1863 after the death of Marthinus Pretorius, and he officially took power on … 142 farms remained in Rolong hands by…
ArchiveThe Black Sash National Headquarters Report to National Conference 1978
… on 14 March 1978 discussing Pensions, map of removals, death of Steve Biko, October Bannings and Detentions, Cillie Commission, …
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… its alleged link to the outbreak of the Bubonic plague. [iv] The district was reconstructed and developed into one of … Past and Present (Cape Town: Buchu…
EventSchalk van Rensburg testifies before the TRC
… the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that the death of former Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, might have been caused by poison, as there…
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
… of South Africa (UNISA). Following Lembede's sudden death on 29 July 1947, Mda was named acting president of the …
BiographyVusamazulu Credo Mutwa
… March following a period of ill health. At the time of his death, Mutwa was living with his third wife Virginia in …
BiographyTodd Tozama Matshikiza
… to produce a compelling musical portrayal of the life and death of the heavyweight boxer Ezekiel Dlamini, known to his …
BiographyArnold Selby
… few weeks". In an interview a few months prior to his death, Selby described his stay in Ghana thus: "It was in …
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… the 1970s The Black Consciousness Movement, led by Steve Biko, was a new source of resistance that had arisen in the … Isutheng Community Health Programme…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… and sentenced to be hanged. A further 11 were sentenced to death for ‘active participation’ while others were given … as ‘a disrespectful expression in the…
BiographyPeter Rudolf Gisela Horn
… disciplinary hearings, threats of deportation, and even death threats. He was one of the founding members of Congress …
BiographyJon Lynton David Hrusa
… was afflicted with bi-polar disorder. At the time of his death, he was a regional staff photographer for the European …
BiographyJoão Albasini
… cattle as booty and about 400 children as slaves. On the death in 1864 of the Venda paramount chief, Ramabulana, the …
BiographyKewpie
… saw GALA and the District 6 Museum collaborate with The Death of Glitter (D.O.G) collective; a group of young queer …
BiographyLeo Linda Sihlali
… in the Unity Movement and in the community until his death on 20 March 1989. …
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… a place to stay in her home in Conakry shortly before his death. Mashinini died under mysterious circumstances in 1990. … from for several years when news…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… Native National Congress (SANNC)) in 1912. Following the death of his father in 1871, the family moved to Scotland … returned to Scotland with their three…