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BiographyCloete Breytenbach
… in 1933 and grew up in Bonnievale in the Cape Winelands. His father was a farmer. Later the family moved to Wellington … in 1951. The newspaper was known as…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, April 1964
… in the land of their birth. He, together with many of his colleagues, was thrown into jail. In the half century … eradication of race and national oppression…
BiographyJoe Mkhwanazi
… principal at Hlophekhulu Senior School. Mkhwanazi began his political activism in the African National Congress Youth … infamous Bethal Trial, Mkhwanazi’s…
EventBotha appoints Hendrikse and Rajbansi into his Cabinet
… Tricameral parliament introduced by P W Botha as a part of his constitutional reforms. Hendrikse and Rajbansi were … Botha appoints Hendrikse and Rajbansi…
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
… not wanting to make a press statement with regards to the work of the South African Students Organisation (SASO). This … to talk to. Mazwai, along with Joe…
BiographyAdelaide Frances Tambo
… as it was during this time that Dr Malan was entrenching apartheid, it became a heated subject for most of the … They decided that one would have to do full…
Need for New Level of International Action against Apartheid. Statement at the special session of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, Stockholm by O. R. Tambo, June 18, 1968
… in many ways historic, session of the Special Committee on Apartheid. Your Committee, Mr. Chairman, Achkar Marof of … Sir, in turn draw inspiration and…
BiographyYusuf Joe Jacobs
… was born in District Six, Cape Town on 17 September 1940. His father was Ismail Jacobs, a tailor. His paternal … early 1960’s resulted in increased…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… (UNISA) respectively. A lawyer by profession, Rubin began his legal practice in Durban where he became active in civic … of the belief that Jan Smuts’ UP was…
EventSibusiso Vilane tells about his conquest of Everest
… environmental affairs media briefing at parliament about his experience: "I dropped to my knees and thanked the Lord … Sibusiso Vilane tells about his…
BiographyVesta Smith
… active in the ANC until it was banned and continued to work with its support structures. Smith also served on the … Council Committee and participated in…
Asian Regional Conference for Action against Apartheid, Manila, organised by the Special Committee against Apartheid in coopera
… Asian Regional Conference for Action against Apartheid, Manila, organised by the Special Committee against Apartheid in coopera …
After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa Vol. 2
… One of the many issues confronting post – apartheid South Africa is that the cultural expression of its … After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa…
BiographyPeter Moonsammy
… Joseph who were Transvaal Indian Congress activists. After his father died, Moonsamy went to work as a bellboy to help support a family of eleven siblings ……
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil Bonner
… to topple the apartheid regime. Letter from Bishop Desmond Tutu to Prime Minister John Vorster, 8 May 1976 (abridged) I … land and would not easily join…
ArchiveWorking in the apartheid city: worker struggles in Durban, 1959-1979
… of Natal, Durban, 1994. According to the author, his study explores the relationship between the African … in Durban, South Africa, beween 1959-1979, during…
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… On 23 January 1962, Dr Hendrik Verwoerd announced his plan to grant independence to the Transkei , a homeland proposed for Xhosa people under the apartheid…
BiographyJames Randolph Vigne
… That same year he joined the Van Riebeeck Society. He did his higher education at Wadham College, Oxford, after which … focused on carrying out a campaign of…
BiographyGünther Komnick
… events of World War II , digging anti-tank trenches in his youth, to spending the end of the war in a Russian labour camp, from the ages of 15 to 18,…
BiographyKabelo Sello Duiker
… Johannesburg. Duiker was the eldest of three brothers and his parents were well-educated and affluent. His father is … in the entire school. Having been born…
ArchiveTutu slams Witbank car bomb horror, The Cape Times, 25 October 1988
… Tutu slams Witbank car bomb horror, The Cape Times, 25 …
EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… Four apartheid-era police officers, including police Colonel … government, led to international demonstrations. After his death, local and international…
BiographyBessie Amelia Head
… family, the Heathcotes, when reclassified according to apartheid legistlation as ‘mixed-race’. Head described her … portrayal of masculine and feminine…
EventSusanna Kok, SA medical missionary whose work led to the effective diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, dies
… for the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC). In 1936, she began to work with leprosy patients in Zambia, which was to form the … a diploma in public health care, she…
10. Seedat writes to his brother in India
… But our Ahmed says that he does not want to marry because [his prospective] mother-in-law is making fun of him. I was … girl is a little young, but then…
ArchiveDe Klerks new South Africa: apartheid out? s
… De Klerks new South Africa: apartheid out? s …
ArchiveMigratory labour: the corner-stone of apartheid
… Migratory labour: the corner-stone of apartheid …
My Fight Against Apartheid by Michael Dingake
… My Fight Against Apartheid … My Fight Against Apartheid by Michael Dingake …
Memories of the Struggle: Australians Against Apartheid
… Memories of the Struggle: Australians Against Apartheid …
ArchiveA statement on apartheid and a confession of faith
… A statement on apartheid and a confession of faith …