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BiographyPhindile Mfethi
Restricted to Germiston, Transvaal. In mid 1978 banished to the Transkei.Former trade unionist with the National Union of Textile Workers and Secretary of the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 99th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2011
… Eighty Years since the formation of the Bantu Women`s League, the forerunner of the ANC Women`s League, which leads us in the fight for the emancipation of ……
BiographyAllan Kirkland Soga
Allan Kirkland Soga was among the founding members of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1912, he was the youngest son of Tiyo Soga, the first African in…
BiographyPhindile Fethi
Phindile Fethi was a former Trade Unionist with the National Union of Textile Workers and Secretary of International Aid Society (IAS). He was detained from 10…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… in India, such as the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League and the Indian Liberal Federation. They held numerous … Government of India arraigned the…
BiographyXego Michael
Mike Xego started his political career in youth politics. He was a member of the Student Christian Movement(SCM) in 1974, before joining the Black…
BiographyJabulani Sikhakhane
Mr Jabulani Sikhakhane has over 20 years’ experience in journalism and communications, with his main focus being on financial and political reporting. He has…
Extraordinary ministerial meeting of The Co-ordinating Bereau Of The Non-aligned Countries on the question of Namibia -1985
… of Non-Aligned Countries to the session of the United Nations General Assembly of October 1984 . an Extraordinary … Congress, Afro-Asian People's Solidarity…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, Midrand, 26 June 2012
… during that period was the establishment of the ANC Youth League in 1944 and ANC Women`s League in 1943. The two Leagues have played a heroic role in … such…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… of Selly Oak, Birmingham. Huddleston is awarded the United Nations Gold Medal. 1984 The Zambian government awards …
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… Key Words: Miriam Makeba, Apartheid, Civil Rights, United Nations, Manhattan Brothers, Harry Belafonte, Stokley … in the United States. She later testified…
BiographyViacheslav “Ivan” Shiryaev
Viacheslav Shiryaev, popularly known as Comrade Ivan, was born in January 1938 in the town of Orsk, south of Urals, Russia. He completed the Higher Engineers…
BiographyCloete Breytenbach
Breytenbach was born in 1933 and grew up in Bonnievale in the Cape Winelands. His father was a farmer. Later the family moved to Wellington in Cape Town. As a…
BiographyHalton Cheadle
Michael Halton Cheadle was born on 30 July 1949. He received a BA Honours and BProc from UNISA. Cheadle then completed a Bachelor of Law from Witwatersrand…
Freedom Charter sold out the dispossessed by Motsoko Pheko (The Sowetan), 2 Feb 2012
… Fifty-seven years after this deception, there are two "nations" in South Africa. One is an extremely rich and white … majority. In 1943, 1944, 1948 and 1949,…
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
… (NOW) , United Women’s Congress (UWC) , the ANC women’s league (ANCWL) and the Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTW) … SPEAK interviewed the secretary…
BiographyJulius C. Malie
He began his education in Basutoland, he later studied at Lovedale and the University of the Witwatersrand. He worked at various times for the YMCA, the South…
BiographyDarius Segatle
Darius Segatle was the principal of a school in Rooijantjiesfontein, Lichtenburg [Northern Transvaal, now North West Province] until the end of 1960, when he…
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
John Jacques William Aitchison was born to Harold Aitchison and Phyllis Jacques, in Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 2 June 1944. He was brought up by his…
BiographyRobert Anthony Basil Waterwitch
Robert ‘Robbie’ Anthony Basil Waterwitch was born on 15 July 1969 and grew up in Athlone, a suburb of Cape Town located on the Cape Flats. Remembered as a…
Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
… Sisulu had already been deeply involved in the ANC Youth League, with Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo, and is now … Walter Sisulu and also became involved in…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… that mixed sports should be allowed. 14 April, The United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid urges a boycott of all … leading to Black racism. The…
BiographyRichard S. Canca
Richard S Canca was born in 1924 in Transkei. Canca was a leading figure in the All African Convention (AAC). Born about 1924, he obtained an M.A. degree from…
BiographyAlexander Kgobe
It was alleged that in 1958 Alexander Kgobe alias Malemane, from La Pucella, Potgietersrus District, Transvaal [now Mokopane, in Limpopo Province] wrote…
BiographyMtetunzima Ganyile
Mtetunzima Ganyile, from Amanikwe Location, Bizana District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape] was described in the motivation for his banishment as one of…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… low wages, poor housing and Passes. The Bantu Women’s League, precursor of the African National Congress Women’s League, also led an anti-Pass campaign…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… a place that has been officially recognised by the United Nations as having special value to all human beings. The United Nations Organisation (UNO) is a…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… 1944 2 April, The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), the youth wing of the African National … to form a branch of the African National…
Address as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement at the 9th Session of the Islamic Summit Conferences, Doha, State Of Qatar, 12 November 2000
… of the UN Dr. Esmat Abdel Meguid, Secretary General of the League of Arab States Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary … of the OIC. All of us participated in the…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… for six months; joins the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), citing the arrest of African National … head prefect at Lovedale and chair of the…