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PlaceQunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood
… be found. Qunu is the Village where Nelson Mandela spent his childhood and it is close to Mthatha, where the Nelson … Mandela herded cattle and sheep and…
ArchiveApartheid is a cancer in the body politic of the world
… The truth of the UDF slogan "UDF Unites - Apartheid Divides" was clearly borne out on Saturday as … Apartheid is a cancer in the body politic of the world …
ArchiveThe politics of nonracialism: White opposition to apartheid, 1945-1960
… in particular on the emergence of a white opposition to apartheid. … The politics of nonracialism: White opposition to apartheid, 1945-1960 …
BiographyBenson Tsele
… a time when any political activism was interpreted by the apartheid government as treasonous and spelled either a … for a society free of racial injustices…
BiographyJohn Ronald Tolkien
… in the Orange Free State on 3 January 1892. After his father died, Tolkien and his mother went to England settling in Birmingham. On 14 … time girlfriend…
BiographyNomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
… to Meadowlands in Soweto, Transvaal, at the hands of the apartheid government’s 1954 Natives Resettlement Act sowed a … her husband was shot and killed by a…
BiographyClive Zamani Xaba
… and Thando Mama. Barely out of high school, Xaba in one of his untitled paintings addresses an issue that highlights the … hut, a sangoma is seen in the act…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… origin in South Africa and theimpact of the policies of apartheid on them. We have done so, however,in the knowledge … attention to theparticular impact of…
BiographyJimi Matthews
… that was exclusively for coloured students but before his final exams, Matthews left the university as a statement … with the help of technical books and by…
BiographyAlan Keith Brooks
… Brooks was born on 18 May 1940 in Bristol, United Kingdom. His father was a doctor by profession. His family moved to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) where…
BiographyNgila Micheal Muendane
… as a member of parliament from 1997 till 2000. During his time in exile, he addressed several organisations on … liberatory issues, including the UN Special…
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
… the Cape Times newspaper a strong liberal voice during apartheid’s early years, died suddenly. The family’s Xhosa … after being severely assaulted by…
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… as well as the growing discontent internally meant that apartheid was no longer feasible and changes needed to take … in a surprisingly cordial manner. As…
BiographyAndrew Sibusiso Zondo
… primary school, he attended Nhlakanipho High School in his hometown but did not complete his studies. He developed an interest in politics at a young … we…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets the ANC in Zambia and fails to convince the organization to abandon the armed struggle.
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets the ANC in Zambia and fails to convince the …
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and religious leaders from South Africa’s Hindu and Muslim communities hold talks with the African Nati
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu and religious leaders from South Africa’s Hindu and …
Following the Rubicon speech four days earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu snubs P. W. Botha’s invitation on 19 August 1985 to att
… the Rubicon speech four days earlier, Archbishop Desmond Tutu snubs P. W. Botha’s invitation on 19 August 1985 to att …
Theophilus Dlodlo, Tutu Nkwanyane and Mildred Msomi, ANC members, are shot dead in a car outside Mbabane, Swaziland. Names of p
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 249. … Theophilus Dlodlo, Tutu Nkwanyane…
BiographyLivingstone Mqotsi
… 18 April 1921. Mqotsi was born into a low income family, his father was a farmer. After completing primary school in … of Fort Hare. The job entailed that he…
EventTwenty former SA political prisoners launched a campaign against apartheid laws
… on them after their release, launched a campaign against apartheid laws by delivering political speeches at a church … former SA political prisoners launched…
BiographyJohannes Maswanganyi
… Maswanganyi, similarly, had no institutional art training; his father taught him to carve traditional and functional items such as utensils and headrests…
BiographyWinston Churchill Masakeng Saoli
… he attended the Arthurseat Lower Primary School, where his father was headmaster. When his family moved to Soweto in 1963, Saoli enrolled at the … , Ezrom…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… India. He was the last child of Karamchand Gandhi, his father and his father's fourth wife Putlibai. His … Gauteng ), South Africa offered him employment. He…
BiographyFrank Alexander Landman
… at night to avoid attention. As a child Frank would help his mother by delivering bundles of clean washing to her … [v] . He campaigned for a robust…
Document 47 - “Answer to Government’s Apartheid Unions”, The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April 1956
… by Allison Drew Document 47 - "Answer to Government's Apartheid Unions", The Citizen. 1 3, 30 April 1956 "THE … WORKERS STRENGTH "The strength of the worker…
BiographyMoses Ndlovu
… is in the Otto Bluff area near Pietermaritzburg, Natal. His parents were farm tenants. Ndlovu attended primary school … experience with the racially…
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… James Kantor was a lawyer who owned a law firm and employed his brother in-law Harold Wolpe. Unbeknownst to Kantor, Wolpe … arrested. Kantor was arrested…
EventMbeki and his entourage arrive in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
… the streets to greet President Thabo Mbeki and the rest of his delegation. Mbeki was received in Abidjan by the … Mbeki and his entourage arrive in Abidjan,…
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
… National Party leader Frederik Willem de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament. He says it is time for … F.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell…
BiographyPaul Herman Robinson
… studied art briefly at the Natal Technical College. He did his apprenticeship in commercial art at the EP and Commercial … Natal Mercury . In 1934 he was…