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BiographyMargaret Chuene Mncadi
… 1959 she led protests against the extension of passes to women and was elected vice-president of the ANC Women's League in Natal. Since 1960 she has…
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
… ) were exerting strong political influence over illiterate women prisoners , the authorities decided to move them from … the full time staff of the ANC where…
BiographyLinda Komape
… a workshop organised by the Federation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) where she objected to the tradition of ‘lobola’ as she believed it objectified women…
London-based Amnesty International reports that armed combatants have brutally raped tens of thousands of women, girls and babi
… armed combatants have brutally raped tens of thousands of women, girls and babi …
Shantytown women strip to the waist and confront bulldozers sent to demolish their Dobsonville, Soweto, homes. However, the wom
… Shantytown women strip to the waist and confront bulldozers sent to …
The Klementie Beweging (Clemency Movement) organises a march of 4,000 Afrikaner women to the Union Buildings to hand a petition
… (Clemency Movement) organises a march of 4,000 Afrikaner women to the Union Buildings to hand a petition …
For their Triumphs and for their Fears: Women in apartheid South Africa by Hilda Bernstein, August 1975, South Africa
… For their Triumphs and for their Fears: Women in apartheid South Africa by Hilda Bernstein, August …
The Supreme Court upholds the 19th Amendment to the constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote.
… ---(2003). Today in History, Pretoria News , 27 February. … Amendment to the constitution that guaranteed the right of women to vote. …
This year’s 46664 concert, named after Mandela’s prison number under apartheid, highlights the plight of women and girls, who a
… prison number under apartheid, highlights the plight of women and girls, who a …
Charlotte Makgomo Maxeke, teacher, social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, dies in J
… social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, dies in J …
Justice Minister Tayeb Belaiz is quoted Algeria will press ahead with a controversial bill to improve women’s rights despite fi
… will press ahead with a controversial bill to improve women’s rights despite fi …
ArchiveA Woman’s Place Is In Her Organisation by members of the United Women’s Congress (SPEAK), 11 – 13 August 1989, Johannesburg
… Place Is In Her Organisation by members of the United Women’s Congress (SPEAK), 11 – 13 August 1989, Johannesburg …
Charlotte Makgomo Maxeke, teacher, social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, dies in J
… social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, dies in J …
Charlotte Makgomo Maxeke, teacher, social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, is born i
… social worker, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, is born i …
Adv. Mojankunyane Gumbi, Legal Advisor to the President’s Office (1999) and director of the Women’s Development Bank, is born i
… to the President’s Office (1999) and director of the Women’s Development Bank, is born i …
Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology and ANC Women’s League president Winnie Mandela is accused of misusing
… Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology and ANC Women’s League president Winnie Mandela is accused of misusing …
Patricia Nora Zenani Fakude-Nkuna, managing director of Bohlabela Wheels and member of the Rural Women’s Initiative (1994-1999)
… director of Bohlabela Wheels and member of the Rural Women’s Initiative (1994-1999) …
Annie Silinga
… the executive committee of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) on its founding in 1954. Though she was almost … she had come to the forefront as…
BiographyJean Sinclair
… a serving member of the United Party and established the Women’s Defence of the Constitution League (Black Sash) in … the “Black Sash” because of the black…
BiographySantu Mofokeng
… and researcher for the African Studies Institute’s Oral History Project, at the University of the Witwatersrand, and … Cultural Festival" - London, United…
BiographyNorman Stewart Middleton
… not do anything to deprive South African sportsmen and women from participating in international sport. Middleton’s … undertaking not to harm South African…
BiographyBishop Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoba
… involved in the affairs of the church as the leader of Women’s Manyano. Mogoba attended primary school education … before moving to Mamelodi High School…
BiographyValliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar
… The participation of women passive resisters was a key element of the Satyagraha … refused to recognise Hindu and Muslim marriages, Indian women joined the…
BiographyCaptain Lancelot Andrew Ariba
… Kirstenbosci Gardens, the Bolus Herbarium at UCT, and this Colonial Mutual Life Building in Durban, which in the 1930 …
BiographyJames Mata Dwane
… had been given some land as a reward for service to the colonial authorities .In 1896 he left the Wesleyan Methodist …
BiographyRicardo Rangel
… sports and culture. Severe censorship by the Portuguese colonial regime restricted Tempo ’s content in its first four … on www.afronova.com . [Accessed 18…
BiographyRahima Moosa
… with her daughter, Natasha, she helped organise the Women’s March , under the auspices of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW). Together with …
BiographyLucy Buyaphi Mvubelo
… Workers’ Union in 1946 and was one of the first Black women to be elected to the National Executive Council of the … and America. Apart from this, Mvubelo…
BiographyHelen Joseph
… Her service as an information and welfare officer in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during the Second World War , and … and national secretary of Federation…
BiographySophia Theresa Williams de Bruyn
… was already banned. Together they helped to organize the women around pass issues with women such as Helen Joseph , Lillian Ngoyi and Rahima Moosa . … of the…