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BiographyPeter Moonsammy
Peter Moonsammy was born on 25 March 1928 in Market St, Johannesburg. Moonsamy was the elder brother of Paul and Dasu Joseph who were Transvaal Indian…
BiographyBoy Mvemve
… He was there during the 1959 Potato Boycott and the 1960 anti-pass campaign. Boy Adolphus Mvemve, courageous and …
BiographyMary Thipe
… Buildings in Pretoria in opposition to the pass laws . In 1960, she was among those who took part in the Cato Manor … MK, involved in 1956 Women’s March,…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… death, the Director-General in the presidency office Rev Frank Chikane visited Botha's family to present an offer …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…