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ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… Highveld occupying land in what was considered “White South Africa”. Included among these communities identified … in agriculture. However, it was only after…
BiographyJustice Sfiso Mkame
… at the height of the turbulence of the apartheid era in South Africa; the strength of these works gave Ka-Mkame a high … on social ills and matters of the…
BiographyRobert Sobukwe
… also the institution in which generations of young Black South Africans and Black students from other African … was strongly Africanist, believing that the…
BiographyArchibald Campbell Jordan
… language and was awarded an MA degree by the University of South Africa in 1944. Some of his poetry was published in the Imvo … (USA), but was refused a…
BiographyBheki Cele
… father. His father, a senior “Induna” (Chief) at the then South African Railways, raised him by himself until he passed … in the founding of the National…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the South African labour movement. It developed as a response to … the strike which is said to have resembled…
BiographyPhilip Ata Kgosana
… been seen by some as a critical turning point in South African history. In return for a promise that leaders … day. Tried for incitement with other PAC…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
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BiographyPatrick Vuyo Matshikiza
… Eastern Cape home, will go down in the annals of South African music as one of the jazz pioneers who played a … Todd Matshikiza, pianist, jazz scholar,…
The Role Of The Indian People In The South African Revolution: An Interview In 1968
… call you have made to the Indian people since you left South Africa in 1960. Can you tell us what the background to … to apartheid is of help to the freedom…
BiographyJane Gool
… children. Her father, an immigrant from India, settled in South Africa after spending some time in Mauritius. He was a … Gool studied in England and was the…
ArticleLegacy: A Timeline of HIV/AIDS by Carlos Motta
… for the first time. 1988 December 1st is declared as World AIDS Day by The World Health Organization (WHO). The … to campaign for greater access to HIV/AIDS…
Vusi Mahlasela
… 1981, Mahlasela joined the poetry group, ‘The Ancestors of Africa’. He became a sought after performer at political … and scrutinized. In 1988 he joined the…
BiographyYvonne Bryceland
… young actor's dream'. In 1971, Bryceland performed outside South Africa for the first time in Boesman and Lena at the Royal … feature films she acted in was…
BiographyAmina Cachalia
… Thandray, a teacher who belonged to the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). Thandray took it upon himself to develop the awareness of his students about…
BiographyKim Ludbrook
… freelancing for Rex Features in London, he moved back to South Africa and was based in Cape Town where he worked for local … Africa in one day. He has also…
BiographyAbdullah Ibrahim
… South African musician, Abdullah Ibrahim was born on the 9 October 1934 in Cape Town, South Africa. Born Adolph Johannes Brand, he converted to … Known as…
BiographyBhawani Sannyassi Dayal
… when he was 18, he married Jagrani Devi. He returned to South Africa in 1912 with his wife and baby son, Ramdutt. A year … Vir in 1917/18. He organized the…
BiographyDr Ahmed Ismail Limbada
… Movement (NEUM), later known as the Unity Movement of South Africa (UMSA) and then the New Unity Movement of South Africa (NEUM). When Dr Limbada returned to…
ArticleNdebele
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and … the distinctiveness of Ndebele culture within the…
BiographySheila Lapinsky (nee Barsel)
… Her aunt and uncle were both actively involved in the South African Communist Party (SACP) and as a result, her … on campus, getting involved in the National…
BiographySakumzi (Saki) Justice Macozoma
… the following source: Gastrow, S. (1992) Who`s Who in South African politics Number 4.p.67. If you would like to … with them the black consciousness…
BiographyLillian Masediba Ngoyi
… the ANC Women's League (ANCWL). When the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) was formed in 1954, she became … addressed protest meetings against…
BiographyVuyani “The Beast” Bungu
… was born on 26 February 1967 in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He attended the local primary and high school before … thirteen times before losing it…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… for the party, the ANC continues to enjoy dominance on the South African political landscape and in parliament. 2000 … radiation. 10 August, The ANC makes a…
The Construction of Whiteness/Blackness And The Invention of Miscegenation In South African Literary Texts of the 1920s and 1930 by Itala Vivan
… I came across an interesting chiasm within the domain of South African literature in the early decades of the … gaining momentum. After the conclusion of the…
BiographyHoratio (Bud) Isaiah Mbelle
… he was promoting the expansion and improvement of local Africa schools,sport facilities and musical groups. On … of Fort Hare. Mbelle was a founder member of…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… of Physicians and Surgeons. November: Xuma sets sail for South Africa after spending 14 years studying overseas. 4 … commemorate the Black South African…
BiographyBenedict ‘Bennie’ Saul McCarthy
… for Bafana Bafana in 1997 against Netherlands, when South Africa lost to the visiting side by two goals. After this … This album was aimed at enhancing the…
BiographyJacqueline (Jackie) Arenstein
… At the age of 21, she joined the Communist Party of South Africa , where meetings were held at the Gandhi Library in … , says the following of the trip: “[it…