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Theophilus Kgosikobo Musi
… Born in 1936, Theophilus Kgosikobo Musi was a clerk. He taught for a while in a primary school but then had to find employment in Johannesburg to support…
Chapter 14 - Epilogue: lessons from the negotiating table
… for few, if any, other countries have been as successful in negotiating a political settlement. This is especially … a compromise that convinced right…
Sipho Philip Mutsi
… Sipho Philip Mutsi died in 1985 at the Odendaalrus police station, he was the youngest detainee to die in police custody at age 17. He was arrested with…
BiographyMafolisi Mabiya
… Mafolisi Mabiya (28) was from Dutywa in the Eastern Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2007. On 16 August 2012 Mafolisi was killed at scene 2 after being…
BiographyMolefi Osiel Ntsoele
… 16 August 2012 Mr Ntsoele was killed at scene 2, shot once in the back by the police. He left behind his wife and 4 … financially supporting his elderly…
BiographyFezile David Saphendu
… Fezile David Saphendu (24) was from Mqanduli in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009, when he replaced his brother who had found another ……
BiographyJ. Nkampeni
… Businessman. Joined the Industrial and Commercial Union in 1925. In 1943 became a member of the African National Congress . … Leader of the Korsten…
BiographyMark Fish
… Mark Fish, or “Feeeeeesh!” as we know him, was born in Cape Town on 14 March 1974. He started his soccer career in South Africa, but has departed our shores…
BiographyEphraim Chaka
… Ephraim Chaka was born in 1924. His family came from Ladybrand, Orange Free State … Chaka, Maniki Chaka and Meiti Chaka. The family lived in Sharpeville. He…
BiographyDenise Darvall
… renown when on 3 December 1967, she became the donor in the world’s first successful human heart transplant, … hospital. Earlier that day she was very…
BiographyThembinkosi Gwelani
… Thembinkosi Gwelani (27) was from Makhwaleni, Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. On 16 August he was not employed at … Gwelani, who was part of the strike…
BiographyBongani Mdze
… Bongani Mdze (28) was from Jabavu, Mataliele in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2005. He was the first person in his family to work at the…
BiographyMzukisi Sompeta
… Mzukisi Sompeta (37) was from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2006. … 2012 Mzukisi was killed at scene 1 after being shot…
BiographyAhmed Mahomed Cachalia
… Ahmed Mohamed Cachalia joined the Satyagraha struggle in the Transvaal. He was an extremely wealthy man and was … made a concerted run on him to punish him…
BiographyR. Daniel
… from the early 1930s, he was known as a Trotskyist in his political leanings. In the 1940s he was associated with the All African … and the short-lived…
Political Overview by the Gauteng ANC Chairperson, Paul Mashatile, at the Provincial General Council, 8 June 2012, St George`s Hotel, Tshwane
… must loyally articulate and defend the Gauteng position. In addition the PEC will also table its annual report. … from where they were at the time of our…
PlaceDiepsloot, Johannesburg
… Diepsloot is a densely populated township in the North of Johannesburg, South Africa. Diepsloot, … most densely populated townships. Established in 1994, by…
PlaceHellenic Football Club, Pretoria/Cape Town
… South African Association Football Club based these days, in Cape Town. They are nicknamed: "The Greek Gods". Established in 1958 by Greek South Africans …
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Opening Address by President Jacob Zuma, Midrand, 26 June 2012
… a significant year, the centenary of our movement. And in only six months, we will hold our 53rd National Conference … towards economic freedom, is the fact…
BiographySiphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
… Mthimkhulu was born on the 23 March 1960. He grew up in Njoli Street, Zwide Township in Port Elizabeth. His political activism began with him joining the…
George Montsioa
… Born at Mafeking in 1885, grandson of the great and distinguished Natural … Court of South Africa. He is third African Barrister in South Africa. Mr…
BiographyJohn Hlatywayo
… John Hlatywayo was born in 1928, Chipinge, Rhodesia. Hlatywayo originally trained as … Hlatywayo travelled to Rhodesia and was given a studio in the Rhodes…
BiographyMichiel Hendrik Nesser
… Michiel Hendrik Nesser was born on 28 July 1874 in Lusaskop, Philipstown. He received informal teaching from … by these authors he began writing verse, and…
BiographyKhanare Elais Monesa
… Khanare Elais Monesa (36) was from Maseru in Lesotho. He started working in the mines in 1999. After working at two previous mines, he started …
BiographyJackson Lehupa
… Jackson Lehupa (48) was from Mount Fletcher in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2007. … Mr Lehupa was killed at scene 1, after being shot…
Jacob Zungwane Mashabane
… a University of Zululand student was reported to have died in detention at the Johannesburg Fort after being detained … held under was undisclosed.Mr…
BiographyC. M Kobus
… (NEUM). Holder of a B.A. degree, he taught for some years in the Cape before qualifying as a lawyer in 1954. In the mid-1950s he served as national…
BiographyHenry Mshololo
… violins and sculptures of angels. He has participated in group exhibitions and is represented in public and private galleries in South Africa. …
BiographySir. Richard Bourke
… Richard Bourke was born on 4 May 1777 in Dublin, Ireland. During his army career he was promoted to … the civil and judicial establishment of the Cape Colony…
BiographyJoan Morice
… South Africa’s first qualified veterinarian, was born in Barberton in 1904. She completed the first two years of pre-veterinary … facility. She received he…