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BiographyJohn Jack Curtis
… as a night bomber pilot and served abroad on active service in North Africa and Italy. In 1945, whilst he was on …
BiographyMarion Monica Sparg
… in anonymous letters that were sent to the Public Service Commission (PSC). The Commission could not find …
Faith Gasa
… ) from 1968 to 1972. She then went on to study History and Afrikaans in 1972. It was at the university that …
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)
… (FEDSAL) and the Federation of Organisations Representing Civil Employees (FORCE) merged with an aim create a more … trade unions representing workers from…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi , who has died , was a history maker. He was born on 27 August 1928 into a … Zulu movement. He’ll also be remembered for the…
The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid
… was a decade which became a turning point in South African history. Popular protest by masses of ordinary South Africans … with extreme brutality and…
BiographyRick Turner
… Fozia Turner and Barbara Follet at Rick Turner's funeral service, Durban Turner like Fatima Meer, Schlemmer and other … strangleholds within which they had…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… accompanied by a renewed effort to write and document the history of the resistance against apartheid and colonialism. … be lost forever and their stories…
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
… was an important pioneer of Indian development in the civil service, post office service and other areas. He died on 7 October 1973, aged 58, …
BiographyStephanie Kemp
… Co-ordinator for the SACP in KwaZulu-Natal. After her long service to both of these parties she resigned from both …
BiographyTheresa Solomon
… struggle for justice and equality.” Her life was rooted in service to others. The Solomon family moved to Woodlands in …
BiographyHemant Kumar Waghmarae
… completed his B.A.degree, majoring in Education and History and successfully completed a B.Ed. in 1990 at Wits … themselves and build unity and pride in our…
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… structures. He knew that his future lay in active service to the ANC, the organisation that had committed … made him an obvious choice for a career in the…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… was formed and later re-titled the Pioneer Corps. [i] The history of pioneer corps dates back to 1854 when the Army … War. The object of forming was ‘to…
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of … Africa and the Communist International : A…
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik … Africa and the Communist International : A…
BiographyRomeo Zamani Makhanya
… an old house in Glenwood, Durban, with a rich but sad history. The property was the site of a former underground …
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
… of the ANC (1924-1927) was a quiet period in the history of the organization. Mahabane increasingly tried to …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… and understanding. Now, he reflects, “I engage with history, with memory; I hover between two places, which is a …
BiographyHeidi Holland
… she began research on her first book, The Struggle: A History of the African National Congress . By coincidence, …
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… van Riebeeck remains a significant figure in South African history for his role in establishing the colony at the Cape …
BiographyKhaya Biko
… Town. Khaya was charged. According to South African History Online's biography of Steve Biko, he was sentenced to … South African History Online, "Stephen…
BiographyOliver Mtukudzi
… Mtukudzi was widely known for his contribution to the history of Zimbabwean music. One of Mtukudzi’s hit songs, …
BiographyAnn Tobias
… Randolph Vigne in his book, Liberals against Apartheid: A History of the Liberal Party of South Africa, 1953-68, wrote … Randolph Vigne, Liberals against…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… for an undergraduate degree in English Literature and History. She takes a keen interest in news and current … and Governance stream, honours program) and…
BiographyDr Alfred Bitini Xuma
… results in the exams ”” he passed in English and American history, but failed the mathematics test – Xuma was admitted … Matthews , Bram Fischer , and…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions
… has thoroughly enjoyed deeply learning about South African history. Project: The 1956 Women’s March Reid Arnold Reid … University. He plays for the SMU…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… as a mayor, including getting the largest grant in Oakland history, he refused to run for elections in 2010. Ronald …
BiographyKabelo Sello Duiker
… at Rhodes University, where he studied journalism and art history. He later moved to Cape Town where he found his …