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BiographyJack Mkhuseli
… colleagues were. During this period he was active in the South African Students Movement (SASM), which was linked to … of SASM, was among those who…
BiographyLawrence Folley
… A Dinner Engagement. In 1967 Lawrence returned to South Africa with his wife and three daughters, where he became one … his three daughters. He enjoyed…
Sadecque Variava
… close links with the liberally-inclined National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In September Variava stood … the state swooped on BC activists in…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… the coalition between the National Party (NP) and the South African Party (SAP) during 1930s. The movement was strongly republican-minded. When the Second…
Dream of Total Liberation of Africa is in Sight - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 72nd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1984
… programme of crisis management. Coupled with the criminal war against the Namibian and Angolan people, and increased … of our country have challenged the…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… for Black Consciousness among all Africans throughout the world. 1919 19 February, The Pan African Congress is held in … in Manchester, England, shortly…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… The passive resistance campaigns led by MK Gandhi in South Africa had huge consequences not only for the history of the country but also for world history in…
Control: 1910 - 1948
… Land Act "Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native found himself, not actually a slave, but … We cry for the children of our…
BiographySophia Theresa Williams de Bruyn
… Elizabeth . When her father joined the army to fight in World War II , Sophia’s mother Frances Elizabeth moved out of the … , Govan Mbeki and others. She was…
Liberation organisations
… Congress (ANC) in exile. The End Conscription Campaign The South African Defense Force (SADF) claimed to be 'the … region Against fellow South Africans to…
PlaceChad
… Empires such as the Kanem-Borno, which originated in the south western part of Chad [iii] . The lands both north and … [v] . Post-colonial Chad was marred by…
BiographyThys Dullaart
… out to document the state of negligence by the families of South African elderly people and has sustained a solid … shows including "The Star Portraits",…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… incident in Grey Street sparks a violent anti-Indian war that spreads to Cato Manor. A two-day orgy of murder, looting and arson in the slum-land makes world…
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… in a new organisation called Jong Suid-Afrika (Young South Africa). In 1919 the organisation changed its name to … for severe acts of sabotage in South…
Call for papers - “Ukutshona kukaMendi”/ "Ukuzika kukaMendi": The Mendi Centenary Conference
… the sinking of the SS Mendi that occurred during the First World War, on 21 February 1917. It pays tribute to the South African Native Labour Contingent, and…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… in honour of his late wife. 1820s The Hill, North End and South End are laid out. 1821 4 June, Frederick Korsten … December 1883, whilst additional Chinese…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… resources of the racist State were mobilised, almost on a war footing, against the unarmed workmen. But the miners` … influenced the pattern and direction of…
EventNamibia gains Independence
… Namibia or South West Africa, as it was called while it was a German … administration by the League of Nations after the First World War. When the United…
BiographyFort Calata
… Cape Premier Makhenkesi Stofile. On April 2006, the South African Government honoured Calata by conferring him … - Former Law and Order minister , from Who…
BiographyDavid Perumal
… the cable on the Victoria Street Bridge. This was the main South Coast line that ran from Durban to Rossburgh and had …
BiographyErnest “Ernie” Theodore Els
… circles was born on 17 October 1969, in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was the second born child of Neels and Hettie Els. … age 14, Els rose to prominence,…
BiographyElsie Nair
… Progressive Garment Workers' Union, an initiative of the South African Trade Unions (SACTU), in opposition to the then … cashier at a fast food outlet in…
BiographyRev. James Arthur Calata
… that Christianity would never develop genuine roots in South Africa until African grievances were dealt with and democracy … away on 16 June 1983 in Cradock…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Congress (ANC) to establish infiltration routes back to South Africa for its fighters. Their efforts culminated in … Its first target, among others, was the…
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
… that after Ndwandwe’s abduction they took her back to South Africa where she was interrogated and left naked for 10 days … one of the most important female…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… second son, Manilal. 1893 April, M.K. Gandhi leaves for South Africa to work on a lawsuit, invited by Seth Dada … has become in South Africa. 1899 October,…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… Black people. In the 1920s, the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) already had a youth wing. Young people … twenties, and there were reports of many more…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter
… of the People, Kliptown, on 26 June 1955 We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: that South Africa belongs to all…
BiographyVirginia Engel
… action against teachers. She joined the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) in 1971 and attended a … Biko and Barney Pityana , and…
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… Indian who had moved to the United States during the First World War. Preaching the unity of all blacks, he claimed that … adapted the teachings of Garvey to…