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BiographyMadi Gray
… whites to have more children. Around 1974 Gray and her family went to Tanzania and were based at the university, …
David Pratt
… born on 1 October 1909 to Arthur and Georgina Pratt. The family immigrated from London in the United Kingdom to …
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… residents are Ndzundza Ndebele , and belong to three major family groups: the Msiza, the Bhuda, and the Skosana. They … north of Pretoria. There he was…
PlaceQunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood
… After his release, Mandela built a small House on his Family Plot, (said to be a replica of where he spent his last … anti-Apartheid era - Walter Sisulu ,…
ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
… life,” he stated. Koloane was deeply influenced by Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness movement. It was important, … and Alfred Thoba that depicted the…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… by white students. It was this kind of situation that Biko had in mind when he expressed in his column, "I write … Students' Organisation (SASO), and the…
A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 April 2015, South Africa
… Steve Biko included in his definition of Blackness Afrikans, … the minds of those who claim to be the sole heirs of Steve Biko’s social and political thought…
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… 18 July. Peter Gabriel delivered his anti-apartheid anthem Biko. Whitney Houston, Phil Collins, Miriam Makeba, Hugh …
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
… then the need to provide quality of life for self and family will become part of our national pride and the … R2 and later giving his services for free. He…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… and seeing to the well-being, feeding and care of the family. They were not expected to concern themselves with … South African Students' Organisation (SASO)…
ArchiveFrank Talk
… Talk" was originally the pseudonym under which Steve Biko wrote several articles, later published in the journal …
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… fills the whole of the ground floor of the former Amlay family home, in St George’s Street, Simon’s Town. While there … sinister letter from the Apartheid…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… disastrous for the political status of the Zulu royal family and the idea of Zulu national unity. Supporters of the … working on the gold mines on the Rand,…
EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
… adhered to the Black Consciousness movement led by Steve Biko. He became very well acquainted with the leader, who …
EventHelen Zille, former leader of the Democratic Alliance, is born in Johannesburg
… the death of Black Consciousness Movement leader Steve Biko. In the 1980s she joined the anti-Apartheid organisation …
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… Consciousness Movement philosophies developed by Steve Biko, Onkgopotse Abram Tiro, and Vuyelwa Mashalaba, combined … Wilson (eds.). Bounds of Possibility:…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… up with an aspiration to become a missionary. Since his family was poor, David worked from the age of 10 to 26 at a …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… born in Adajan, India. He belonged to a well-known Parsi family in Bombay and was a cousin of Parsee Rustomjee , a …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… in the Twentieth Century . Cape Town, David Philip, 1999. Biko, Stephen Bantu. I Write What I Like . African Writers … Wilson (eds.). Bounds of Possibility:…
EventBlack People Convention is formed
… elected Winnie Kgware as its first president and Steve Biko was named honorary president. It was officially …
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… Fatima Meer banned for planning mass rally with Steve Biko . Winnie Mandela placed under house arrest. Robert … African Students Organisation (SASO)…
EventBanned PAC leader Sobukwe is admitted as attorney
… consult with political activists, including a young Steve Biko, who considered him a role model. Sobukwe wanted to …
EventMinster of Justice, Pelser defends the banning orders on eight leaders of SASO
… Among the Black Consciousness leaders banned was Steve Biko. The Minister of Justice, Petrus Cornelius Pelser, … ,[Accesssed: 30 August 2011]|Share News,"…
EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
… part in boycotts and burning of structures following Steve Biko’s death. Ntloko completed his Matric while in prison, …
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… the Black Consciousness philosophy advocated by Steven Biko and continued to propagate it in it programmes. During …
ArchiveHugh Lewin obituary by Peter Hain (www.theguardian.com), 21 January 2019
… was the key role he played in the publication of Steve Biko’s iconic I Write What I Like in 1978. Biko’s biographer Xolela Mangcu said: “Lewin was not one to…
PlaceKatlehong
… that the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement, Steve Biko died in police custody. It was established in 1977 as a … Mokoena and Lucas Sithole . The…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… Mahlangu, to follow his father. As a result the ruling family, which had previously been known as the Mdungwa, now … As a result Ndebele leadership passed to…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina started school in a local … hospital and after spending Christmas with her…
Symposium: Memory in a time of freedom
… The District Six Museum, in partnership with the Steve Biko Foundation, is hosting a symposium entitled, "‘Memory in …