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BiographyDurant Basi Sihlali
… the time and insisted on representing realities of urban life for blacks in South Africa. Sihlali shared this approach …
BiographyEli Weinberg
… legislation. This was his first experience of prison life. Due to political developments in his home country, he … [Accessed 15 July 2009]|Simons, R.A. …
Nicholaas Frederic de Waal
… respectively. When Chamberlain weighed in in favour of life disfranchisement of those accused of breaking martial …
BiographySaul Msane
… born in Natal, but very little is known about his early life. He was educated at the Edendale Mission in …
BiographySelaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi
… two brothers Sekgweng “Junior” and Mothibi. His academic life began at Henley, Matseke and Hwiti High schools. He …
BiographyKenneth Kaunda
… the Continent. KK, as he is fondly known, now devotes his life in fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa. He has several Roads and …
BiographyMfanasekaya Pearce Linda Gqobose
… of his outstanding contribution and for dedicating his life to a free, just and democratic South Africa, by waging …
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… in Silver, posthumously, on Masemola for dedicating his life to the struggle against apartheid and standing for the …
BiographyAbdulla Ismail Kajee
… would bring about a gradual change in the political life of the Indians. When he died, he had left behind a …
VIII - The Pathologists
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa The cause of … brought about by complications following on brain injury. Biko…
BiographyPieter Willem Botha
… Cape Province . In the years leading to World War II, Botha sympathised with the German Nazi Party. In 1939 …
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… larger apartment in Black Hill, another suburb of Durban. Life improved a bit at home and his family decided that … One. In 1926, one of his brothers lost…
BiographySimon Nkoli
… the protection of the rights of LGBTQI+ people. Early Life Nkoli was born in Soweto, Gauteng on 26 November 1957 as … two soon began a romantic relationship,…
XII - Unanswered Questions
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa Despite … This was the first time such action became known. Was Biko's treatment…
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… In 1977, boycotts and unrest grew after Steve Biko , a South African Student Organisation (SASO) leader was killed in detention. Within a month of Biko’s…
BiographyNowongile Cynthia Molo
… Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010. With her rich life derived from enriching others as a community organiser, …
BiographyPiet Mokoena
… because he had been given nothing before.’ He said that ‘life was very difficult. We had to go to the villages to ask …
BiographyAbraham Mogale
… do the shopping for me, going over the Umbombo mountains”¦.Life is not worth living.’ His banishment order was withdrawn …
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… of their own struggle against Apartheid. Indeed, as Steve Biko, one of the most prominent leaders of the movement, put … of the shackles that bind them to…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… about Africa’s geography, fauna, flora, and human life was vague and stereotypical. Livingstone dispelled much … suffering a variety of tropical illnesses…
BiographyIrene Menell (nee Manderstam)
… Born in 1932, Irene Menell (nee Manderstam) spent her early life moving from one place to the next, completing her … Menell selflessly dedicated more than…
BiographyDr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
… to participate in the activities of the ANC in India. Life in India was tough, and his parents tried to send money … was a particular set of skills he…
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… I. She supported the British public during the World War II. On 26 April 1923, Queen Elizabeth married Albert, the … She never expected to be a Queen, but…
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… Amelia Williams, in Mozambique on 14 January 1918. Early life Aged three, Tsafendas was sent to live in Egypt with his … have a giant tapeworm in his stomach…
EventLalla Hirayama, the Japanese-born South African television personality is born
… She is a television presenter, model, dancer and actress.[ii] She is one of the hosts on the live celebrity news show V … season.[viii] End Notes [i] Kaplan,…
Luke Mazwembe
… have realized the possibility that he might take his life,and their failure to take steps to prevent this …
BiographyWilliam Tilden McClain
… a free South Africa with his wife, family and friends. His life was a constant quest for knowledge of the law, politics, …
BiographyMapetla Frank Mohapi
… Luthuli in Silver to Mapetla Mohapi for dedicating his life to the struggle for a democratic, free and non-racial …
BiographyAlbert Newall
… competition to produce a public sculpture for the African Life Centre in Cape Town , South Africa in 1960. Notably, …
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
… On 9 October 1969 Mazwai received a letter from Steve Biko explaining the reason for not wanting to make a press … This suggests that Mazwai was one of the…