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BiographyRichard Msimang
… Richard Msimang was the son of Joel Msimang, founder of the Independent Methodist Church … was a founder member of the South African Native National Congress…
BiographyKenneth Kaunda
… Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of Zambia. He was born on 28 April 1924 at Lubwa Mission in … Rhodesia of the: 'Northern Rhodesian African National…
BiographyElliot Tonjeni
… went to Cape Town, where he joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and was active in the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union and the …
BiographyJames Madhlope Phillips
… in politics in 1940 when he was elected chairperson of the Garment Workers Union, number 2 branch of the … Trade Unions, which later became the South African…
BiographyJerry Dibanhlele Khumalo
… and Wolmaransstad. He was active in the African National Congress (ANC) as a Freedom Volunteer in 1954-1956 and an ANC organiser at the Congress of the…
BiographyClarence Mlami Makwetu
… in the Cofimvaba district, Transkei. He was the second of five children of Minah and Gqongo Makwetu. His parents … work in Cape Town where he joined the…
BiographyPixley ka Isaka Seme
… Pixley Seme was born on 1 October 1881 in Natal, the son of Isaka Sarah (nee Mseleku) Seme. Little is documented of … the founder of the South African Native…
BiographyAhmed Essop “Quarter” Khota
… in a “¼ pint”. During the 1950s, Quarter was a member of the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress and a part of the corps of activists that … of that decade. He…
BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
… In 1949 he was recruited into the African National Congress (ANC) in Port Elizabeth by Raymond Mhlaba , who was … for a short time and worked as clerk but…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… Abstract : For most of his life, Arthur Nortje’s poetry remained relatively … to the new changes as groups such as the African National Congress , South…
BiographyJacob Dumdum Nyaose
… was born about 1920 at Port Shepstone in Natal, the son of a Zulu seaman who belonged to the Industrial and … opposed the formation of the left-wing South…
BiographyGaur Radebe
… Radebe was born in 1908 and completed about seven years of schooling. As an activist in both the Communist Party of South Africa and the African National…
BiographySamuel E. K. Mqhayi
… as a teacher and journalist, was on the editorial staff of Imvo Zabantsundu, and published numerous books of Xhosa … The anthem was adopted by the African…
List of Robben Island Political Prisoners
… Hloyi Coliyati Sehlapelo Collin Mazibuko Columbus Xakana Congress Mlyase Coni Lekhumbi Conrad Sathasivan "Saths" … List of Robben Island Political Prisoners …
BiographyJoseph Sallie Molefi
… in 1948.’ He pursed Medical studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in the early 1950s, but they were … Council, he was also the Secretary of the…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… Apartheid Eli Weinberg was born in 1908 in the port city of Libau, Latvia to a Jewish family. Growing up, he … , a weekly publication that supported the…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… before passing away in West Berlin, Germany at the age of 39. Dyani actively fought against the apartheid regime … the medium of music and assisted the…
State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela
… State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 24 May 1994 Madame Speaker and … State of the…
Compilation of documents relating to the sentencing and execution of Solomon Mahlangu
… Compilation of documents relating to the sentencing and execution of Solomon Mahlangu …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at a Luncheon of the conference of editors …
The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution
… The Government of National Unity and the making of the new Constitution …
ArticleList of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)
… List of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa) …
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of the Native Land Act in 1913, it spans back to the … L Dube,…
BiographySam Tambani
… Sam Tambane was born in the village of Tshiozwi Ha-Sinthumele in Venda on 23 August 1953. Sam was … served in the underground structures of the South African…
BiographyNtwaesele “Fish” Keitseng
… Keitseng was born in Kanye, Botswana in 1919, the son of a peasant,the oldest of six children. At the age of 23, he … he became a factory worker. He joined…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… The role of a Coat of Arms A national coat of arms, or State emblem, is the highest visual symbol of the State. Take a minute to consider the important…
BiographySusanna Helena Kok
… in 1928. Kok began her studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT), and later at the University of the … Association. Kok attended the 10th International…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… The telling of the history of South African Intelligence Agencies is somewhat hamstrung … agencies do not want their stories to be told. The Bureau of State…
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… Was the system of indentured Indian labour "a new system of slavery"?as Hugh Tinker entitles his book? The answer … were imprisoned and assigned to hard…