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BiographySimon Nkabinde
Simon ‘Mahlathini’ Nkabinde was born on 30 November 1937, in Newcastle. He grew up in Alexander Township. His father died while he was young, and later he was…
BiographyAnne-Marie Wolpe
… Transvaal Clothing Industry, Johannesburg, South Africa 1960 - 1963 - Organizing Institute of Race Relations 1966 - …
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… School in Durban where she completed her matric in 1960. At the seminary school students had an opportunity to …
BiographyZephania ‘Zeph’ Lekoane Mothopeng
… The constitution was adopted with minor amendments. In 1960, Mothopeng was arrested and sentenced to two years for …
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… 21 March, The ANC commemorates the 16th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre. 21 March,Timothy Peter Jenkin a South African …
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… Pondoland, where “a vast popular movement arose in March 1960 ”¦ known as ‘Intaba’ (the mountain)”,17 the “unrest” had … the trial) open to debate. The event…
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… in South Africa felt compelled to do the same. After the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960, the South African rugby team, known as the Springboks, …
ArchiveLetter from Sipho Buthelezi, Secretary General of the Black Peoples Convention, to Brothers/Sisters
… as a reminder to Black South Africans to commemorate the Sharpeville massacre of the 21st March 1963 when 69 Blacks were shot dead …
PlaceTownship Tours of Cape Town
… long before Apartheid increased in the country. During the Sharpeville Massacre in Gauteng (21 March 1960), there were similar fatalities in Langa. This was…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… interpreter. Robb’s activism was also impacted by the 1960 Sharpeville massacre. The police killed 69 protesters and injured many …
Rebecca Lan
… Dr. Ben Sacks and they had two children. During the 1960 State of Emergency , she expected to be arrested and so …
BiographyAnthony Richard Stubbs
… name Aelred. He worked first in UK dioceses, and then in 1960 was sent to Rosettenville, South Africa. Here he became …
BiographyWessel Johannes “Hansie” Cronje
Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje was born in Bloemfontein on 25 September 1969 to Ewie and San-Marie Cronje. He attended Grey College in Bloemfontein, a…
BiographyMoses Ndlovu
Moses Ndlovu was born in KwaSemane which is in the Otto Bluff area near Pietermaritzburg, Natal. His parents were farm tenants. Ndlovu attended primary school…
BiographyAudrey ‘Bobbie’ Cobden
Audrey ‘Bobbie’ (her childhood nickname) Cobden was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) on 15 April 1923. She grew up in Johannesburg and…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… racist National Party rule. Survivors of the Boipatong massacre that occurred in June 1992 in the Vaal region of … with apartheid security forces…
The Treason Trialists, 1956
… Bunting, Mrs. Sonia Beryl Busa, Julius Phumelele Calata, Rev. James Carneson, Fred Chamile, Andries 'General China' … Gabriel Esakjee, Suliman Forman, Lionel…
ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
… against the repressive apartheid state. Succeeding the Sharpeville incident, a meeting convened by the South African Communist Party (SACP) in December 1960…
BiographyDavid Dabede Mabuza
… David Dabede Mabuza was born 25 August, 1960 in Brondal, Mpumalanga. He matriculated from Khumbula … David Dabede Mabuza was born 25 August, 1960 in Brondal,…
BiographyMaggie Bopalamo
… was awarded a Teachers’ Certificate at the end of 1957. In 1960 Bopalamo married, and went on to teach at various …
BiographyIsmail Mahomed
… assist people who were criminalised by Apartheid. [iv] The 1960 publication Group Areas and Their Development: including …
BiographyPaul Grendon
“I am interested in making large-scale paintings that can be used in public places with imagery that is totally accessible to everyone.” Paul Grendon…
BiographyEnver Hassim
… his wife Zulei to speak in public on his behalf. In 1960, when the State of Emergency was declared, Hassim was …
BiographyMoses Mabhida
… of the Natal ANC. A week after the declaration of the 1960 state of emergency, Mabhida was sent abroad by SACTU to …
Yunus Ismail Mahomed
Yunus Ismail Mahomed was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 30 December in 1950 to Amina and Ismail Mahomed.Mahomed grew up in Jeppe, attending…
BiographyTodd Tozama Matshikiza
… the opportunity to leave South Africa with his family in 1960 and to make a new life for himself in England. Although …
PlaceAmbrosiushoek, Gaansbaai Western Province
… peninsula between Danger Point and Gansbaai. Dutch for 'Ambrose corner', the name is thought to refer to St. Ambrose, who was the Bishop of Milan and…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
… make explosives. During the first state of emergency in 1960, Mati went into hiding. He was responsible for looking … and the reading practices of…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… organisations. Their actions during events like the Sharpeville Massacre and Soweto Uprisings are testament to their campaign … outbursts of resistance to…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… Mention in South African Best Picture of the Year Contest. 1960 Double page coverage on Sharpeville Funeral in Time Magazine. 1963 Worked as a …