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Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… On the 10th of September each year, the ANC Youth League celebrates its founding, and recently, on the same date, the ANC Youth League launched its 62nd…
BiographyPetrus Linda Jabane (Lion of Chiawelo)
Petrus Linda Jabane (Lion of Chiawelo) was born in 1958 in Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). After his father's death, his mother could only afford to keep him…
BiographyLewis Baker
Lewis Baker was married to Villa Baker. He was a civil rights lawyer, and a member of the South African Communist Party (SACP). The couple continued their…
BiographyRenfrew Leslie Christie
At the age of 17, Renfrew Leslie Christie found himself in the South African Army. He was on guard at Lenz ammunition dump (east of Johannesburg), when he saw…
BiographyPeter Sexford Magubane
Peter Sexford Magubane was born on January 18, 1932 in Vrededorp (now Pageview) Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He is one of South Africa’s most…
BiographyKrishna Rabilal
Krishna Rabilal was born on 6 November 1952 to working class parents in the township of Merebank, south of Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal – KZN). A quiet…
BiographySumboornam Pillay
Sumboornam (Sam) Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee, Northern Natal (now…
BiographyLillian Diedericks
Lillian Diedericks was born in 1925 in the oldest part of New Brighton township, Red Location (near the railway line), in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Her…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… Nzo submits a letter, on behalf of the ANC, to the United Nations which condemns the announcement by the government of … starts in Pietermaritzburg. 12…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… increased by the Soviet Union, Cuba and other Eastern bloc nations. 1987 South Africa … International Emergency Economic Powers…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… and petitions, unsuccessfully, to win the support of the League of Nations to reestablish Ethiopia's sovereignty 1937 Nnamdi … 1944 Nelson Mandela founds…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… and petitions, unsuccessfully, to win the support of the League of Nations to reestablish Ethiopia's sovereignty. 1937 Nnamdi … 1944 Nelson Mandela founds…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… of America, Marcus Garvey founds the African Communities League and the ‘Black Star Line’ (part of the Universal Negro … 1944 2 April, The African National…
I have written it by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - International Support: UNO - 1946
… of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer United Nations Organisations 1946 India Acts - Trade Sanctions to … Marshal, who is one of the world's…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… 1949 he briefly joined the African National Congress Youth League. He was expelled from the university in 1950 for his …
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
… 5. In the light of public statements made by the ANC Youth League and the Respondents following the main NDC hearing and … for issuing, in his capacity as SG…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… December 1927. A delegate at the inaugural congress of the League Against Imperialism in Brussels, Gumede was … of the ANC, and Duma Nokwe , president of the…
BiographyNomhle Nkonyeni
Nomhle Nkonyeni was born on 9 April 1942 in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. She started her acting career at the age of 19 years. In 2002, she…
BiographyKlaas Matlala
Klaas Matlala was arrested in the fields where he resided at Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, [Northern] Transvaal [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province]…
BiographyNgila Micheal Muendane
NGILA MICHAEL MUENDANE is an ex-political prisoner, a published author, life coach& inspirational speaker and the founder and Executive Member of SOULTALK, as…
BiographyPumzile Mayapi
Pumzile Mayapi was born on 8 September 1956 in Willowvale, Eastern Cape. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in June 1980 when he was still a student…
Robert Mokxotho Matji
Robert Mokxotho Matji was born on 22 August 1922 in Pretoria, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He later moved to the Eastern Cape, settling in Port Elizabeth, where he…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… newspaper. 18 May, Future founding member of the ANC Youth League, Secretary General of the ANC and member of MP High … of America, Marcus Garvey founds the…
PlaceKings Park Stadium, Durban
… Stadium has also been used by the Durban Premier Soccer League Football clubs, and also for major football finals. … of the Manning Rangers, who played in…
BiographyRay Harmel (nee Adler)
Ray (or Taube, her Yiddish name) Harmel was born in Lithuania in 1905. Strongly influenced by some of her six brothers, she joined the-then illegal Lithuanian…
BiographyMono Badela
The biography below is from a tribute to Badela written by Prof Guy Berger, the head of the department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University …
BiographyFranco Frescura
Franco Frescura was born in Trieste, Italy, on 28 September 1946. Both his parents originally came from Fiume, today known as Rijeka, in present-day Croatia…
Biography of Michael Scott from an email contribution by Lorna Richmond, 25 November 2015
… South Africa to incorporate their land. A former League if Nations mandate, South Africa was refusing to let it transfer … role should never be forgotten. …
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… His political career began early. He joined the ANC Youth League and was expelled for student political protest while …
EventMadikizela Mandela is accused of misuse of funds
… arts, culture, science and technology and the ANC Women's League president, Nomzamo Nobandla Winnifred … in 1994. The claim was made by eleven members of the…