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BiographyAchmad Cassiem
… (PAC) organised an anti-pass campaign that ended in the Sharpeville Massacre . At the age of 15, he joined the armed struggle …
BiographyBaruch Hirson
… of the Congress Alliance, which was led by the ANC. After Sharpeville massacre in 1960, Trotskyists around Hirson, organised in a National …
The Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, resigns after having been deported from South Africa in September 1960 for his stro
… The Bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, resigns after having been deported from South Africa in September 1960 for his stro …
Soweto massacre
… Soweto massacre …
Mamelodi massacre
… Mamelodi massacre …
BiographyAlan Keith Brooks
… (SACP) . However, Brooks’ political turning point was the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960 where 69 people were killed in a demonstration organised …
Sharpeville revisited
… Sharpeville revisited …
BiographyJennifer Davis
… work, focusing on supporting union struggles. But the Sharpeville Massacre and the subsequent banning of most political … this time that Jennifer also sought…
EventSharpeville Deputy Mayor killed
… The Deputy Mayor of Sharpeville, Sam Dlamini was hacked to death by a group of … Sharpeville Deputy Mayor killed …
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… government. This incident became known as the Trojan Horse Massacre. A South African Railways truck was loaded with … The Trojan Horse Massacre …
The Rev. Douglas Torr
… White poster with black lettering. Photo of the Rev Douglas Torr, Anglican Priest, conscientious objector. … The Rev. Douglas Torr …
BiographyMary Dorothy Benson
… partnership, delaying her return to South Africa. Rev Scott was, at this time, heavily involved in lobbying the … after his death, she wrote his biography –…
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… Kasrils. The event, now known as the Bisho Massacre, occurred when the demonstrators tried to cross the … Buffalo City Metro, ‘The Bhisho Massacre: the day…
A large-scale work and school stay-away takes place to commemorate the Sharpeville shootings in 1960.
… work and school stay-away takes place to commemorate the Sharpeville shootings in 1960. …
The Trust Feed Massacre
… The attack, later dubbed by the press, the "Trust Feeds Massacre" left 11 people dead and two seriously wounded. The … The Trust Feed Massacre …
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… escalated. One such violent incident was the Boipotong massacre that took place on 17 June 1992. Approximately 300 … claimed. One of the attackers applying…
BiographyCameron Mbulelo Madikizela
… to Johannesburg to complete studies in law. After the Sharpeville massacre and the state repression that followed, he fled to …
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… the formation of party’s military wing Poqo in February 1960. After its formation in 1959, the PAC embarked on an … After the antipass campaign which…
Remember ... Sharpeville : Remember ... Uitenhage
… Red poster with black lettering. March 21st 1960 - 1985. Images of bodies on floor. UDF Logo. … Remember ... Sharpeville : Remember ... Uitenhage …
ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires.
… ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires. …
Africa South Vol.5 No.1 Oct-Dec 1960
… The Heart of Darkness. Cartoon, Papas. The Pondoland Massacre, Dennis Kiley. Cartoon, Gask. South Africa’s Emergency, Alan Rake. Pretoria Central Goal, 1960,…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… 'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948 …
BiographyMafabela Jacob Mafobela
… Mafabela Jacob Mafobela was a victim of the 1960 Sharpeville killings …
Uitenhage massacre: why?
… Uitenhage massacre: why? …
The Pondoland massacre
… The Pondoland massacre …
Christmas Day Massacre
… (2011), What happened at the Shobashobane Christmas Day massacre , from The Independent Online, 27 December, … Christmas Day Massacre …
The Bullhoek Massacre
… The Bullhoek Massacre …
BiographyMichael Kitso Dingake
… chairperson of Johannesburg Northern Region; and in 1960, he was appointed member of the State of Emergency … Anti-Pass Campaign of 1959, the Pass Burning…
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
… public life. On Saturday 26 March some sources 27 March 1960, Albert publically burned his pass in Pretoria and … protest and prayer for the atrocities that…
Sharpeville commemoration lecture
… Sharpeville commemoration lecture …