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BiographyMary Dorothy Benson
… African leaders to discuss their problems with colonial authorities, and to grow support for independence movements. … Khama ) of the then Bechuanaland went…
BiographyJoão Albasini
… of the Venda paramount chief, Ramabulana, the Transvaal authorities supported Albasini's protégé, Davhana, the …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
… Lovedale Press, "The Lovedale Press: Literature for the Bantu Revisited," History in Africa, 6 (1979): 155-175) and … Satires, Book i, Satire 9. The…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… passes. This made it easier for their owners and the local authorities to control their movements. The first time Pass … area of discrimination and in 1911…
ArchiveJordan Ngubane – forgotten founding member of the Congress Youth League by Sbonelo Radebe (Mail and Guardian), 10 January 2023
… than 376 articles. In 1943, Ngubane left Ilanga to join Bantu World as an assistant editor to Richard Victor Selope … etc. He went back to Durban to become…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
… had to report to the police station every day. Eventually authorities allowed him to go to his home village of …
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… of which Dr Soga was a vital member. While the British authorities recognised Dr Soga’s role in combating the … was a Black man was not something the…
BiographyElizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng
… away. The document signed by Mr De Wet Nel, Minister for Bantu Administration, was issued under the Native Administration Act and said that it was …
BiographyBenson Tsele
… against a slew of apartheid legislation such as the Bantu Education Act in 1954. He also participated in the 1955 campaign for …
Bibliographical Data
… African material, CAMP possesses files of Inkundla ya Bantu (Bantu Forum) for 1944-1951 and the left-wing Guardian and its successors, The … of Professor Z…
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… (and again in 1903 and 1906). 1898 The Orange Free State Bantu Football Club tours England, becoming the first South … they only play against white sides…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… students of the earlier generation ‘worshipped the school authorities’! The first recorded stoppages of lessons,[always … of Black education. In 1953…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… of our struggle in this period are the pass laws and Bantu Authorities. The notorious Urban Areas Act Amendment Bill now aggravates the already insecure …
BiographyRaymond Basil van Staden
… human being. In recognition of his heroic, selfless act of bravery, the State President, Jacob G Zuma , … For his selfless act in saving a person from…
BiographyStanislaus Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni
Professor Stanislaus (Stan) Skumbuzo Mzilankatha Sangweni was born on 13 September 1933 in Natal, (now kwaZulu-Natal). He studied at some of the best…
BiographyGilbert Hani
… denunciation of Matanzima’s betrayal, betterment and BA [Bantu Administration]. Hani was banished to the area from …
BiographyNancy Graham Dick
… 1950 Dick was listed under the Suppression of Communism Act and was later banned from union involvement. She …
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
… to help out in such practical ways as interceding with the authorities on behalf of an individual, finding a firm …
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… and 60s, and the White population increased from 2186 in 1951 to 4247 in 1960. Extension Three came into being in … and Eight in 1967. Extension Seven was…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… as Coloured, according to the Population Registration Act. In 1951, at the age of fourteen, he moved to Cape Town to … this period, which saw the…
BiographyHemant Kumar Waghmarae
… of AZAPO was arrested under Section Six of the Terrorism Act. He was not among the group arrested but from that … he was being arrested under Section Six of…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… Bill (later enacted as the Asiatic Registration Act), is published in the Transvaal Government Gazette. This … protest against the Asiatic Registration Law…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… system of government and laws, and most importantly, to act as a forum for airing grievances. In 1905, Gumede took up … ignored. Although the revised draft…
BiographyAnton Muziwakhe Lembede
… and boycott elections under the Native Representatives Act of 1936. This earned him the respect of ANC leaders such …
BiographyRev. James Arthur Calata
… while also studying for the Anglican ministry.He joined Bantu Union of Meshack Pelem and after become registerd voter … of the earliest cases under the…
BiographyTopsy Madaka
… When his brother Mbuyiselo was banned, Madaka would act as a go between with people who wanted to meet with …
BiographyHarriet Bolton
… formed with educational assistance. However, due to the Bantu Education Act the IIE could only register as a correspondence college. …
BiographyRobert John McBride
… which became known as the Magoo’s Bar bombing. This act of war where civilians were killed and injured still …
BiographyFrank Chikane
… the son of James and Erenia Chikane, was born on 3 January 1951 in Johannesburg . His father was a preacher in the … forgiveness from Chikane in 2006 by…
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
… was consequently listed under the Suppression of Communism Act in 1952 and was served a two-year banning order. He …