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… M. N. Bhola was born and educated in the Cape Province . She was an organizer of the women's … African National Congress (ANC) from the mid-1920s onward in the Western Cape , and the first woman to stand trial on … attended the 1931 Non-European Conference, and was active in the All African Convention (AAC) during the mid-1930s. …

… once more to open your biennial Conference. It was in 1954 when I had the honour to open your twenty-first … you believe in Freedom For All to accept the challenge of apartheid and solemnly to resolve that somewhere and soon a … Conference! You are meeting at a time when the policy of apartheid is bringing untold suffering to thousands of …

… ‘civilised Africans'. William Philip Schreiner was born in 30 October 1857. He was the tenth child of Gottlob and … , but was forced to resign after the failed  Jameson Raid  in 1896. He returned to Parliament in 1898 and became Prime Minister of the Cape Colony the same …

… Gomolemo Mokae was born in Ga-Mokopane. He was the last of the eight children born of … (now Chis Hani Baragwanath) and started a general practice in Soweto before moving on to Ga-Rankuwa. He is an ardent and … medical doctor and political commentator, Dr Mokae writes in English and Setswana. He has had numerous literary works …

… After the demise of Apartheid, the South African rugby team, … (Springboks/Amabokoboko) went to Murrayfield, Edinburgh in Scotland to engage their Scottish counterparts. The last time the team made a trip to Scotland was in 1969, when they lost 6-3 to their host and demonstrations …

… Liberation was founded in Johannesburg as a magazine of quality, focusing on issues of concern to Blacks and non-establishment Whites in South Africa. It was subtitled " a journal of democratic … Joseph, Govan Mbeki, Richard Cope and other critics of apartheid. Written in English, it was published by Daniel …

… chairman of the South African Communist Party and an anti-Apartheid activist. He joined the SACP, a close ally of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s. …

… Conference on children,repression and the law in apartheid South Africa. Harare, 24th september 1987. …

… Lucas Seage, South African artist, was born in Newclare, Johannesburg. Seage attended Barolong High School in Gaborone, Botswana and then Damelin College in … of the resistance artists, who saw art as a weapon against apartheid. References: Rankin: Images of Wood, p. 155. …

… In a videotaped interview with David Goldblatt that is … has documented the everyday, insidious manifestations of apartheid and its aftermath, rather than violent clashes and … images powerfully convey the scars, large and small, that apartheid has left on his homeland. Goldblatt was inspired …

… Jaydew Nasib Singh was born in South Africa about 1920 and graduated in the mid-1940s with a law degree from the University of the … African Indian Congress  (SAIC) and played a leading part in organising Indian-African co-operation following the 1949 … to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 - …

… he was chief and interpreter of the Gorinhaikonas. In 1630 he was taken to Bantam by the English and returned to … to his people, and the European settlers who were engaged in a trading relationship. As result of his position as chief … unfairly taken from the Gorinhaikonas people by the Dutch. In 1659, after losing this war, he and his two followers, …

… player, Arthur Ashe, to visit South Africa to take part in the national championships to be held at Ellis Park in April. Arthur Ashe campaigned against apartheid in South Africa and called for South Africa to be … African American Athlete Athur Ash , from Black History in America , [online], Available at www.myblackhistory.net …

… head of the Anglican Church with a 1.6 million membership in South Africa. He used this position to intensify his opposition to the Apartheid system in the country. …

… minister of defence, Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota is born in Kroonstad, Free State (the former Orange Free State). … he received from the soccer field. Lekota joined anti-apartheid movements in the early 1970s. He served six years on Robben Island …

… Born 1906. Commercial traveller. Prominent in the defiance campaign in Cape Western, and in Langa Congress activities. …

… University of Pretoria were welcomed with great turmoil. In 1889, the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) proposed that … African War had broken out between the ZAR and Britain. In 1902, after the 'Peace Treaty of Vereeniging' was signed, … the first semblance of a University, to open its doors in 1908. In 1910 the Union of South Africa was declared and …

… other things to convey our own best wishes for success in the important work in which you are engaged of achieving … African people, could free ourselves from the tyranny of apartheid and establish a democracy. The new wave of … We faced a similar problem as you. The UN had declared apartheid a crime against humanity. The logical conclusion …

… to draw together disparate and often unco-ordinated forces in the mass-based democratic movement into a mighty national anti-apartheid front. …

… behind window jail bars with candles. Quote from Mandela in April 1964. World Youth Action Against Apartheid poster. India believes Mandela's freedom concerns …

… Coleman. Photographs of Ahmed Timol, Neil Aggett who died in detention and Andrew Zondo. Issued by the Apartheid Museum. …

… Unauthored notes on the political situation in South Africa, prepared for the ANC National Executive Committee. Covers the crisis of apartheid colonialism, the economic crisis, the ruling class …

… and the U.S. Secretary of State, George Schultz, regarding apartheid and violence in South Africa. Includes notes for meeting with Mr George …

… Thobisile Zibambele (39) was from Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. He started working for Lonmin in 2009. On 16 August 2012 Thobisile was killed at scene 1 after being shot twice by the police, in his shoulder and thigh. He was the sole breadwinner in the …

… Henry Mvuyisi Pato (35) was from Mbizana in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2011. On 16 August 2012 Mvuyisi was killed at scene 2 after being shot in the back and palm by the police. He was clearly trying to …

… Julius Tokoti Mangcotywa (61) was from Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2008. … 2012 he was killed at scene 2 after being shot twice in the chest by the police. He was the sole breadwinner in the family and left behind his wife, five adult children, …

… Doe Molefe was born in 1950 in Dukathole, Germiston. Molefe began making highly original … for an exhibition of post-boxes held at the Market Gallery in 1986. His work has also been exhibited at the Goodman …

…  and elected to the ANC national executive committee in December 1952. He was expelled from the ANC in 1954 for allegedly organising a dissident left-wing … and deputy-president of the Swaziland Progressive Party, in which capacity he commuted regularly between Johannesburg …

… publication of the Liberal Party, was published monthly, in Pietermaritzburg, during the period January 1954 to … 1957. With effect from January 1958, publication began in Cape Town, on a fortnightly basis, and continued until … parties illegal in South Africa. Contact, in defying apartheid, documented political struggles not only in the …

… evening. The year 2015 marks 60 years of a historic moment in our history, when South Africans from all walks of life … of South Africa as a whole and dealt a fatal blow to apartheid colonialism. We continue to be inspired by Madiba … like to introduce another special guest, the country`s Sports Star of the Year and Banyana Banyana striker, Miss …