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BiographyAmichand Rajbansi
Amichand “Bengal Tiger” Rajbansi was born in Clairwood, Durban on 14 January 1942. At the age of 14 he attended every African National Congress (ANC) rally…
BiographyMichael Lapsley
Born in New Zealand on the 2nd of June, 1949. At the age of seven, Michael entered the Society of Sacred Mission and then dropped his first name “Allan” to…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
Introduction In 1948 the National government was voted into power and instituted apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being…
Sparks Mahamba
Sparks Mahamba was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Mahamba was killed in the Third Battle of the Wankie Campaign in…
BiographyR. Daniel
Associated with the trade union movement from the early 1930s, he was known as a Trotskyist in his political leanings. In the 1940s he was associated with the…
BiographyJulius Phumelele Busa
Born in 1927 Busa was a trade unionist. He played an important part in organising textile workers in Worcester, and was an African National Congress (ANC)…
BiographyMartha Mohlakoane
Mohlakoane was born in 1906 to a family of farm squatters. She worked in domestic service for 22 years. Mohlakoane joined the African National Congress in 1939…
Address at the Opening of Parliament, National Assembly, Cape Town, 25 June 1999
… catastrophic loss of national identity and human dignity, land dispossession, classification and denigration as …
Archive1999 - President Mbeki - State of the Nation Address, 25 June 1999 (After National Elections)
… catastrophic loss of national identity and human dignity, land dispossession, classification and denigration as …
Concluding Remarks
… that we want to play a part too in the running of our own land! It's a shame, brother; as someone did say a disgusting …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 84th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1996
… people in such areas as health and nutrition. access to land, clean water, jobs and housing. And yet there have been …
BiographyFrans “Ting Ting” Masango
Frans “Ting Ting” Masango grew up in Mamelodi, Tswane. His mother was a domestic worker and his father was an employee at a construction company. Masango had…
BiographySiphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
Siphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu, son of Sipho and Joyce Nobantu Mthimkhulu was born on the 23 March 1960. He grew up in Njoli Street, Zwide Township in…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… in this country which is White-controlled. I am without land because the White minority has taken a lion’s share of …
Say It out Loud - The 1935 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1935
… policy is inextricably bound up with the policy regarding land, wages, industries, commerce and agriculture. To the …
BiographyC. M Kobus
C. M Kobus was the African attorney and founding member of the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM). Holder of a B.A. degree, he taught for some years in the…
Michael Shivute
Mr Michael Shivute was detained on 16th June 1969 under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act and was held at the Ondagwa police cells in South West Africa where…
Sir Redvers Henry Buller
For biographical and historical information on Buller browse the following links: http://48.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BU/BULLER_SIR_REDVERS_HENRY.htm http:/…
BiographyChief Dalindyebo
Chief Dalindyebo, of the Tembus, was born in 1865. At the age of 14 years he was admitted into St. John's, where he remained until his recalled him to study…
PlaceGhwarrie Poort
The Ghwarrie Poort is located on the tarred N9 between the Karoo towns of Uniondale in the south and Willowmore in the north. The Poort is 14 kms long and…
BiographyMrs N. S. Lachimi Pillay
Mrs. N. S. Pillay (Lachimi), sister-in-law of Veerammal Naidoo, went with Veerammal and her mother to Natal during the third phase of the Satyagraha. She was…
BiographyHymie Barsel
Born in 1920 Barsel worked as a clerk. During the 30s he was assaulted when taking part in demonstrations against the Blackshirt Movement. He was secretary of…
BiographyFrank A. Pendla
Frank A. Pendla was the president of the Cape African Congress in the early 1940s until suspended by A. B. Xuma in September 1942. Born in the Cape, he…
BiographyPeter (Petrus) Nchabeleng
Peter (Petrus) Nchabeleng was president of the Northern Transvaal region of the United Democratic Front (UDF). He was convicted of sabotage in 1962 and served…
BiographyEdward Sonnyboy Bhengu
Edward Sonnyboy Bhengu was born on 8 November 1934 in Sophiatown to Gladys Toti in the Italian household of the Mattera family. He was the first born son of…
BiographyEdgar Arthur Deane
Edgar Arthur Deane was born in 1908. He became national secretary of the Coloured Furniture Workers' Union and a politician, serving for a period on the Cape…
Millicent Fawcett
Fawcett was part of the Ladies’ Committee that was sent over from Britain during the Anglo Boer War in order to inspect the conditions in the concentration…
BiographyStanley B. Lollan
Stanley B. Lollan was born in Johannesburg in 1925, he became one of the few significant coloured activists in the Transvaal in the 1950s. A clerk by…
Chapter VII - The 1980’s
… "Our people have been robbed of their birthright to land, liberty and peace." Leon Louw, dedicated to the free …
BiographyStephen Mini
He was an early leader of the African National Congress (ANC), serving at times as head of the House of Chiefs. He was also among the first leaders of the…