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Thomas G. Karis
Obituary by his son, Aleck Karis. Thomas G. Karis, a former foreign service officer who was a critic of U. S. policy on South Africa and who became a leading…
Mme Makwena Matlala
The Native Affairs Department (NAD) report for 1949-50 noted that ‘in the Matlala Location [Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, Transvaal (now Polokwane,…
BiographyAidan Walsh
Aiden Walsh was born in Durban in 1932. He studied at the Natal Technical College from 1948 to 1950, and at the Hammersmith School of Art, London, from 1956 to…
BiographyLeoni Marinovich
A documentary and fine art photographer, Leonie's (nee Swanepoel) work is represented in galleries in New York, Los Angeles and Johannesburg. Leoni has co-…
BiographyLaduma Ncwaba Mikaeli Madela
He was an author, illustrator, sculptor, heaven-herd and philosopher. He lived in the Ceza district where he received training as an inyanga from both his…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… are still nearly half the people who have neither jobs nor land from which to make a living - and there is still the …
BiographyRafique (Rafs) Mayet
Rafique (Rafs) Mayet was born in 1955 in Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal). Mayet matriculated in Durban and worked at various jobs since completing school,…
BiographyMavivi Myakayaka-Manzini
Mavivi Manzini was born in Alexandra Township, outside of Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1956, and then moved to Soweto. Manzini suffered from polio…
Nicholaas Frederic de Waal
Born in Rotterdam in 1853, De Waal was the son of a banker who received a commercial education in Brussels and studied law. He travelled to Europe and America…
BiographyChristiaan Neethling Barnard
Professor Chris Barnard led the team which performed the first human-to-human heart transplantation operation at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. The son of…
BiographyKay Hassan
Kay Hassan was born in the Johannesburg township of Alexandra in 1956. His mother brewed traditional beer at a shebeen, defying apartheid laws and repeated…
BiographyFrantz Fanon
Early years He was born on the 20 July 1925, in the Caribbean Island of Martinique. He was fifth of the eight children; his family belonged to the middle…
BiographyNorman Stewart Middleton
Norman Stewart Middleton was born in January 1921, in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) and moved to Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal…
BiographySakumzi (Saki) Justice Macozoma
Please note: This biography is a modified extract from the following source: Gastrow, S. (1992) Who`s Who in South African politics Number 4.p.67. If you would…
BiographyBrigitte Sylvia Mabandla
Brigitte Mabandla was born on the 23rd of November 1948. In the mid-1970s, she worked as a youth co-ordinator at the Institute of Race Relations in Durban but…
BiographyChristiaan Rudolf De Wet
Christiaan de Wet was born at Leeuwkop near Smithfield, Orange Free State, on 7 October 1854. He received little formal education, spending his days helping…
"Attack, Advance, Give the Enemy No Quarter!" by O. R. Tambo, Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 74th Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 1986
… elected on the basis of one person one vote. The Land Belongs to the People Our mass political offensive … the central task of the landless masses…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 74th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1986
… elected on the basis of one person one vote. THE LAND BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE Our mass political offensive must … the central task of the landless masses…
BiographyAbraham Faure
Abraham Faure was born on 29 August 1795 in Stellenbosch. Faure was one of the leading personalities of his tune in church and intellectual circles at the Cape…
Ntela Richard Sikhosana
Exiled person, MK Commissar, Robben Island prisoner, member of the African National Congress and South African Communist Party and South African National…
”On the Organisations of the African People”, from I. B. Tabata to Nelson Mandela, June 16, 1948
… political principles to their logical conclusion it would land itself outside the fold of Congress, so that, though you …
BiographyEllen Phyllis Hellman
Ellen Hellmann was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 25, 1908. She was the daughter of Bernard Kaumheimer, who emigrated to South Africa from…
BiographyMimi Coertse
Mimi Coertse was South Africa's first operatic prima donna."Prima donna", in its true sense, properly indicates the chief female vocalist in an opera company…
BiographyFred Carneson
Fred Carneson was born on 13th January 1920 in Goodwood, Cape Town to Anthony and Annie Carneson, a poor Catholic working class family, the sixth of nine…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
Background and Childhood Sindiso Mfenyana is descended from the Bhele clan, which is an offshoot of the Hlubi tribe. He traces his roots back to a small town…
BiographyStanley Mabizela
Born in Port Elizabeth, Stanley Mabizela joined the liberation struggle at an early age when he first joined the ANC Youth League. A son to a farm worker,…
BiographyMadi Gray
Madi Gray was born in Cape Town, where she grew up, attended school and went to university. Her parents were immigrants from Germany, who came to South Africa…
BiographyIsaiah Stein
Isaiah Stein was born to a Coloured family in Durban in 1931, the son of a pastor and property developer. After both his parents died, during his teens, he…
BiographyJoe Nzingo Gqabi
Joe Nzingo Gqabi was born in 1929 in Aliwal North, Cape Province. He completed the tenth grade and found work as a construction labourer after coming to…
BiographyLawrence Schlemmer
Eminent sociologist and political analyst Professor Lawrence Schlemmer was born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 11 September 1936. After matriculating…