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Wilfrid H. Harrison: Memoirs of a Socialist in South Africa 1903-1947
BiographyAdam Small
Professor Adam Small was born on 21 December 1936 in Wellington, Cape Province (now Western Cape) to a mother of Muslim Indian heritage and a slave descendant…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the tenth anniversary of the Soweto uprising, 16 June 1986
On June 16, 1976, as we all know, the children of Soweto, Mamelodi, Gugulethu and other areas rose united in response to a massacre unprecedented in its nature…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
ALBERTI, Ludwig. 1968. Account of the Tribal Life and Customs of the Xhosa in 1807. Translated by Dr William Fehr. Cape Town: AA Balkema. ALEXANDER, James…
BiographyEmsley Manne Dipico
Emsley Manne Dipico, activist, politician and former Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, was born in Greenpoint, Kimberley. Emsley Manne…
BiographyTony Sithembiso Yengeni
Sithembiso Tony Yengeni was born in Cape Town and grew up in two Cape townships, Gugulethu and Nyanga. He completed his matric at Fort Beaufort college in Cape…
BiographyKenneth Hlaku Rachidi
Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi was born on 11 April 1944 at Ga-Nchabeleng in Sekhukhuneland, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo). He was the first born to Maria and…
BiographyGill Marcus
Gill Marcus was born in 10 August, 1949 to parents who were active members of the African National Congress (ANC). She grew up in Johannesburg, where she…
BiographyManfred Zylla
“I use art as a tool to confront reality. I use art as a tool to get to know the world in which I live. And I use art as a tool to experience my own reality…
BiographyBen Turok
Leading member of the South African Congress of Democrats (CoD). He was born in Latvia in 1927 and came with his family to South Africa in 1934. After…
To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction)
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Deputations
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Deputations 1946 First Deputation to India Messrs…
BiographyManiben Sita
Maniben Sita was born on 24 December 1926 in the Asiatic Bazaar, (Marabastad, Pretoria) in Transvaal (now Gauteng), into a highly politically-active family…
BiographyJane Gool
Jainub Jane Gool – Tabata was born in Cape Town on 19 March 1902 to Yusuf and Wageda Gool, the sixth of nine children. Her father, an immigrant from India,…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
Jennifer Schreiner (known as Jenny) was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) in 1956 to G.D.L. Deneys and Else Schreiner. Else and Deneys were…
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Part 1 - Autobiographical Writings
From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian Edwards
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Table of Content
From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian Edwards
BiographyRobert Gabriel Mugabe
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born on 21 February 1924, in Katama, a Jesuit mission station in the Zimbambe district, about 60km from Harare. He was the son of…
Document 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], “A History of the Franchise in S. Africa”, Workers’ Voice, 5, 5, September 1946
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], "A History of the…
Key players in the various passive resistance campaigns
… click on the contribute tab. The Satyagraha Campaign 1906-1914 Mohandas (Mahatma) Karamchand Gandhi Ahmed Mahomed …
ArchiveRole of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976
Circular from the Christian Institute of Southern Africa containing personal eye-witness accounts of the role of riot police in provoking violence in Cape Town…
Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari
… ADDRESSES TO THE AFRICAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906 The 1907 Presidential Address, Outdshoorn, Cape, 7…
ArchiveThe Beginning of it all: Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1966
The Beginning of it all: Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference at Cape Town on 18 October 1966, discusses origins and history of slavery…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 Jon Soske Doctor of Philosophy Graduate Department of…
Indian Community
… Overport (1905), Sherwood (1905), and Sea Cow Lake (1906). At the time of his death in 1910, Soofie had built a … fields of vernacular education and…
Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo's Statement In Court In Trial For Passive Resistance, June 1946
(Dr. Dadoo was sentenced in June 1946, at the beginning of the passive resistance campaign, to three months` imprisonment with hard labour. He had been charged…
BiographyDavid Dabede Mabuza
David Dabede Mabuza was born 25 August, 1960 in Brondal, Mpumalanga. He matriculated from Khumbula High School. He obtained a National Teacher’s Certificate…
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
Solomzi Ashby Peter Mda was born on 6th April 1916, in Herschel district, bordering Lesotho. He was the first son of Mildred Mei, a school teacher and…
BiographyRandolph Hartzenberg
Randolph Hartzenberg is a Cape Town-based artist who works with painting, printmaking, installation, video and performance. Through his paintings,…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… governments of the Cape Province and Natal on the other. 1906 Makgatho is instrumental in the formation of the African …