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BiographyJennifer Schreiner
… I would continue with the same work.”( Schreiner, 2000: 12-13) Her experiences in detention and the trial that …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… areas on the Reef, killing 18 and wounding 30 people. 12 May, The Immorality Amendment Act No 21 of 1950 is passed, … African Peace Movement in the Ambagsaal…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… not use religion to persuade men to go off to war. After 12 months in training, he experienced another bout of stomach … the issue. These efforts would…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… vote was 31 in favour, 19 against and 6 abstentions. 1948 12 July, India again requested consideration of the complaint … and, consequently, for world peace,…
Sadecque Variava
… life and schooling Sadecque Variava was born on 8 July 1949 in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), Northern Transvaal (now …
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… and seven sisters. He is the 10th child in a family of 12. Until he was baptised, he did not know the date of his …
BiographyBaldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane
… of Inquiry in 2020. Dr Baldwin ‘Ben’ Sipho Ngubane died on 12 July 2021 in Richards Bay, KZN, after contracting covid-19 …
BiographyTerry Bell
… born in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa on 12 September 1942. He married his fellow exile, Barbara, in …
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
… Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) , died in detention on 12 September 1977 after being severely assaulted by security …
BiographyGovindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
… on 1 November. Indian Opinion reported on his funeral on 17 November: Great crowds turned out for the funeral of the …
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay, 12 August 1908 Document 3 - Letter from F. A. W. Lucas to … Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… perceived as cold and overly business-minded. [12] Zuma was quick to emphasise unity upon taking office. … hovered at the 24.3% mark by the end of 2014. [17]…
Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid
… of the Western Areas doubled between 1928 and 1934, from 12 000 to 24 000, and again to 60 000 by the 1950s. The … the demolitions, contained 20 schools,…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… become a leading public anti-apartheid activist in the UK. 1949 Vella Pillay moves from South Africa to London, to … for the Treason Trial Defense Fund,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… the organisation will adhere to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977 on the humanitarian conduct of … Army raids Matola in Maputo,…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… water for industrial development rather than agriculture. [12] As white South Africans were moving to urban centers the … as the authorities knew they could…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… % Votes No votes Seats African National Congress 62.65 12 237 655 252 National Party 20.39 3 983 690 82 Inkatha Freedom Party 10.54 2 058 294 43 Freedom…
ArticleIndia, Mughal Empire, 16-19th Century
… horsemen and archers. Baburs' army consisted of about 12 000 men, including skilled horsemen and expert musketmen …
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… from the public. Pierneef married Agatha Delen a woman 12 years his senior against all advice from both families on …
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… of the parent body, serving as secretary-general from 1949 to 1954. Sisulu was a key figure in events leading up to … of the ANC Youth League’s Program of …
Elections Programmes for Deputy President, Secretary General & Treasurer General, 16 May 2011
… follows: DEPUTY PRESIDENT KGALEMA MOTLANTHE, Western Cape: 17 May 2011 06h00: Blitz and walkabout at the Cape Town … Mitchelsplain SECRETARY GENERAL GWEDE…
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
… as a member of the Troika of the Group until May 2009. On 12 September 2008 South Africa nominated Minty for the post …
BiographyMokgadi Caster Semenya
… achieved gold and her personal best in 800 m of 1:55:17 at the 2017 World Championships held in London. Semenya is …
BiographyEugène Ney Terre’Blanche
… other acts. The TRC granted him amnesty for this. On June 17, 1997 Terre'Blanche was sentenced to six years in prison …
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… by police at station and later dumped along a road. 17 November Mogale, Meshack (16) Student Mamelodi East … UDF Schoonoord, Lebowa Allegedly tortured by…
BiographyLillian Diedericks
… (FEDSAW) inaugural conference in 1954. FEDSAW launched on 17 April 1954 in central Johannesburg, with Diedericks as one …
Biography of George Hallett by Hunter Kolon
… outstanding writers as a piece of publicity for Heinemann [12] . He worked as a freelance photographer for Heinemann for 12 years, creating covers and…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… of White lawyers, Max Kramer and Tuch. At the end of 1949, Tuch and Tambo joined the company of Solomon Kowalsky. … and ANC commitments. Adelaide was forced…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… labour appears in a report in the Durban Observer, 17 October 1851 at a meeting of citizens held at the Durban … to be 10 shillings, 11 shillings for the…
A list of Books and Speeches pertaining to Robert Sobukwe
… of the Students’ Representative Council, 21 October 1949 …