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… born in Clairwood, Durban on 14 January 1942. At the age of 14 he attended every African National Congress (ANC) rally addressed by Chief Albert Luthuli and … tournament” Weekly Mail. Vol 2 (48), p.g 9.| The Times of India , (2000), ‘Rajbansis of South Africa part ways’, 19 …

… book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 6) A Spiral of Trials In the arrests, indictments and trials that … for mines in the Transvaal region of the African National Congress. There were other portfolios involving the various … supporters of the ANC, the CPSA and the Transvaal Indian Congress, but the majority of those present were workers at …

… The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by … countries. The party then asked the African National Congress (ANC) to help, and party members Mofutsanyana and … The Passive Resistance Council of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) also pledged support for the strike, and the …

… up in Diepkloof, Johannesburg. His parents were members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union … in the mid 1980s. In 1982, Mabaxa became a member of the Congress of South African Students (Cosas) and was actively … only. Following the unbanning of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1990, he played a pivotal role in building …

… The Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) was the external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) , and had offices … On this occasion though, many were already members of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS). And once they … Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) …

… businessman and the dominant figure in the  Natal Indian Congress  (NIC) from the mid-1930s to 1945, when militants … Hindus and various followers split, following the marriage of the Indian government's agent, a Muslim, to a Hindu woman. … he was Joint Secretary of the  SAIC  (South African Indian Congress). Throughout this period, he conducted the work of …

… Eastern Cape] on 9 March 1920. He completed eight years of formal school and in his late teens went to work as a …  and wrote for  The World . He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1939. By the late 1940s, he had become an active member of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He was jailed for …

… interest in politics was sparked by the African National Congress  (ANC) 1952 Defiance Campaign . In 1959,as a first … at the UFH,he joined the off-campus African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL),only to be denied university … was detained without charge for the full length of the post-Sharpville state of emergency from April to …

… in the Eastern Cape. In 1892 he undertook a concert tour of Europe together with a Zulu choir. In approximately 1907 … In 1901 he became a founder member of the Natal Native Congress (NNC), which aimed at educating the Africans about … to work on the mines, he joined the Transvaal Native Congress (TNC) but maintained his links with the NNC. The NNC …

… in 1935. As a student, he was influenced by the writings of Samuel Krune Mqhayi. With no other prospects for a viable … people in the military. He joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in 1946.   Gqobose earn a … Cape regional chairperson. When the African National Congress (ANC) launched the Defiance Campaign in 1952, he was …

… in politics, which led him to join the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC). In 1959, he joined the South African … units. By 1962, he was promoted to platoon commander of MK. Owing to his commitment and leadership, he was asked … Front (UDF) and continued to work in the African National Congress (ANC) underground. Chiba was detained again for …

… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market …

… Polokwane), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), the fourth of seven siblings. His father held various jobs and was very … among others. When Mewa Ramgobin delivered a paper on the Congress heritage, Variava challenged him for wanting to form an ethnic Indian congress – Ramgobin would go on to relaunch the Natal Indian …

… his political awareness was formed under the influence of his English teacher, Ben Kies.  After matriculation he … members of Poqo, the armed wing of the Pan Africanist Congress’ (PAC)  and eventually became the Pan Africanist Congress’ (PAC) official attorney. During this period he also …

… Frances “MaBaard” Baard was born 1st of October in 1909 in Kimberley, Northern Cape . She was the … thats where she came in contact with the African National Congress and met the dynamic Florence Matomela and others. … members of its national executive of the South African Congress of Trade Unions  (SACTU). She helped publicize the …

… Kilnerton Training College. She joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in 1959, when it broke away from the African National Congress (ANC). Moabi participated in the 1960 Anti-Pass … in community programmes and is listed by the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa in the United Nations (UN) …

… Nkosinathi Benson Fihla was born on 13th June of 1932 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Province (now Eastern … of Fort Hare, and in 1954 he joined the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). He attended Healdtown for a … to 14 years imprisonment in 1964 for African National Congress (ANC) activities and while on  Robben Island he …

… times as a messenger and a shopkeeper. He was a member of the African National Congress national executive committee from 1955 to 1956 and … in the Alexandra branch in Johannesburg. Banned a number of times under the Suppression of Communism Act, he was a …

… Abstract : For most of his life, Arthur Nortje’s poetry remained relatively … to the new changes as groups such as the African National Congress , South African Indian Congress and South African Coloured Peoples Organization … Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang …

… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the death of President Samora Machel …

… Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 1960, was President-General of the African National Congress  (ANC) from December 1952 until his death in 1967. … growers to wage labour. The ANC, the Transvaal Indian Congress and the Natal Indian Congress resisted the new … Lutuli ANC President 1952-1967 [online] African National Congress . [accessed 4 March 2004]|Presidential Address by …

… the treason trial proceedings. She was acting secretary of the Eastern Cape Action Committee from 1954 to 1955. In 1956 she was a committee member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) National Conference. …

… a clerk and a journalist. In 1955 he was elected secretary of the Cape Town branch of the South African Coloured People's Organisation and in … After leaving South Africa, he joined the Pan Africanist Congress in exile and spent a period in China in the 1960s as …

… before passing away in West Berlin, Germany at the age of 39. Dyani actively fought against the apartheid regime … the medium of music and assisted the African National Congress (ANC) by performing at events in Africa and Europe. … jazz, music, double bass, apartheid, African National Congress, Blue Notes, exile, Islam. Introduction Johnny Dyani …

… in Johannesburg, where he joined the  African National Congress  (ANC). In 1918 he was arrested on charges of incitement in connection with the Rand "bucket strike" of sanitation workers. The charges were eventually withdrawn, … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 …

… Fellow countrymen, Militants of the African National Congress and of the struggle for … of all the oppressed and exploited, as well as all true democrats of our country, who have stayed in the field of … January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the …

… Johannesburg District Committee and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South Africa (later SACP). In 1943, he helped A. B. Xuma revise the African National Congress (ANC) constitution, and was charged with incitement … strike in 1946. He was also a member of the Congress of Democrats and formed part of the defence team for the leaders …

… Apartheid Eli Weinberg was born in 1908 in the port city of Libau, Latvia to a Jewish family. Growing up, he … , a weekly publication that supported the African National Congress (ANC) . [i] These photographs, which documented … after policemen raided homes and arrested members of Congress Alliance and other associated organisations on 5 …

… 1938 in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, the third of six children [1] . One of her siblings was Neville Alexander. Since her father was … and soon became involved in the Teacher’s League (TLSA) of South Africa. In January 1960, she moved to the Garden … Scanlon, H. 2007. “Representation and reality: Portraits of Women’s Lives in the Western Cape 1948-1976”. HSRC Press: …

… in ANC campaigns in the Cape Town area and was a member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions. A defendant in the Treason Trial from …