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… Ntandazo Nokhamba (36) was from Lebode in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin around 2006. … 2012 he was killed at scene two after being shot once in the back by the police. He was the breadwinner in his family and left behind his wife and 5 young children. …

… Babalo Mtshazi (26) was from Lebode in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2006. On 16 August 2012 Babalo was killed at scene 1. He was in the head by police. He left behind two young children, his …

… Conan Doyle Modiakgotla was born at Thaba 'Nchu in the Orange Free State, he was a building contractor by … and Commercial Workers' Union  (ICU) for Griqualand West. In 1929 he was elected vice-president of the short­lived … A. B. Xuma's  bid for re-election as ANC president-general in December 1949. …

… He trained as a potter in the Ceramic Workshop at the ELC Art and Craft Centre, … permanent collection of that Gallery. He is represented in art museum collections in SA and abroad. …

… was fondly addressed, was born on 8 August 1936. She lived in the region of Dunn, in Ward fourteen. She was a very energetic woman. When … her part to help bring about a better life for all people. In 1990, Margareth joined the African National Congress (ANC) …

… [A joint appeal to all "suppressed" people in South Africa, whether European or Non-European, to form a … ever would be taken to fight their case. The Nationalists` apartheid policy for the Indians was the logical outcome of … not make their intentions clear, the electorate fell for apartheid which, to the followers of Dr. Malan, meant bigger …

… Sindile Moya was head prefect in Zimasa Higher Primary School in Langa during 1976. He was … the fear of guns. These tools were a major asset in the Apartheid regime to sow fear and disunity amongst the masses. … also all retails that were supporting multinationals and Apartheid supporting ones. The youth of that era was not only …

… Clermont under the Apartheid days was a black middle income Township, in Durban. It is surrounded by Westville, Kloof, New Germany … able to buy property and build houses. Since the end of apartheid Clermont has been sprawling with shacks as people …           Community Justice in a Volatile South Africa: Containing Community Conflict, …

… - The 160th anniversary of the arrival of Indian workers in South Africa  The feature on Indian South Africans forms … indentured labourers and the birth of this community in South Africa. We are using this to launch and major … immigration policy restrictions, imposed by the apartheid regime, were scrapped. People from India, Pakistan, …

… In 1990, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), … Alliance (Tripartite Alliance). COSATU has been involved in the liberation of the country and has fought for the … address the huge socio-economic problems brought about by Apartheid government. Most importantly, the ANC government’s …

… youth, and some of the challenges faced by young people in the country’s oldest town. Mads has used photography - … has inspired a deep and abiding passion for, and interest in, Mitchell’s Plain, its people, its neighbourhoods and the … ordinary’ of Cape Town has seen him become involved in a number of projects. This includes work with Cold Turkey, …

… statement stating that the Churches had no objection in principle if the authorities thought that circumstances … intermixing of couples of different races both in the area of marriage as well as casual sex. The Mixed … the Immorality Act were among the first major laws of the apartheid government. In 1949 mixed marriages were banned in …

… Dr Zach de Beer, was elected as leader of the anti-Apartheid Progressive Federal Party. The officials of the … his position, the party had only 17 seats out of 178 seats in the White parliament. De Beer succeeded Colin Eglin. … AP,(1988), ' Top South African Executive To Run Anti-Apartheid Party ', from The New York Times [Online], …

… of advanced radar and navigation equipment emphasized Apartheid South Africa's military might, especially to those involved in the liberations struggle. … Ndlovu.S.M,  The Anc and the World  as published in South African Democracy Education Trust,  The Road to …

… programme; deciding on the university's role in an Apartheid society. …

… poster blue, orange, white; map showing Bantustans; text: Apartheid: 70% of the population are Africans. They are … They have no land at all -- only residential rights in urban areas. (Total Population: 28 million) …

… Lucas Sithole was born and grew up in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was one of ten sons of a Zulu lay priest in the Zion Christian Church, Richard Ndlala Sithole, and a … name and called himself Ted or Teddy, a name reflected in the signature of one of his very early works. Later he was …

… In 1950 the apartheid government introduced the Unlawful … Organisations Act and the Suppression of Communism Act. In March 1950 the African National Congress (Transvaal), the … It was this campaign that led to the consideration of apartheid by the United Nations General Assembly. The …

… position after the new constitution came into force in 1984. The constitution further created three houses of … over them. Botha held the position until he resigned in 1989. Blacks were not happy with these new developments, … they viewed the new constitution as a means to enhance apartheid. …

… of its record and strategy during its campaign against Apartheid. The document expressed the ANC's full support and … to achieve its objectives. A list of ANC members who died in exile, including the names of 34 members executed by order of a military tribunal, was also contained in the document. Click here to read ANC submission document …

… elected President of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in the early 1960's and the world conference on 'Church and Society' was planned for July. During the Apartheid era the South African government regularly refused … the outspoken cleric Bishop Desmond Tutu, were restricted in this manner. …

… Houari Souyah, President of the Algerian Peace Committee in Algiers, to Dr Yussuf Dadoo, a former President of the … African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the leader of the anti-apartheid movement in Britain. Source: Leader Newspaper. …

… The National Assembly voted in favour of the separation of  the people of South Africa … Population Registration Act was read for the first time in Parliament. Subsequently, it became the cornerstone of the Apartheid policy. An office was set up to oversee the …

… Qwaqwa was one of the ten homelands in South Africa introduced by the apartheid government. It was home to the Batlokoa and Bakwena … the San language meaning ‘whiter than white’ which was in reference to the sandstone that makes up most of the …

… Pollsmoor Prison is situated in Tokai, Cape Town, and is the largest Prison in the Western Cape Province.  It is an overcrowded facility … his release. Walter Sisulu and Ahmed Kathrada , both anti-apartheid activists, were also incarcerated at Pollsmoor and …

… was one of the women’s rights organisations that emerged in the 1950s and conducted a massive campaign against apartheid laws, the pass laws in particular. FEDSAW was multi racial and consisted mainly … on 29 August 1987’ , from  South Africa: Overcoming apartheid Building Democracy , [online], Available at  …

… The Mandela House Museum in Soweto is housed in what was once the home of  Nelson Mandela , the World's … Soweto was an important location of the struggle, against apartheid, and Mandela's house seems an appropriate site for …

… Slabbert, a staunch opponent of 'separate development' (Apartheid) and leader of the opposition Progressive Federal … Party (PFP), resigned as leader of the PFP and as a MP. In his dramatic announcement he stated that he came to the … a book, The Last White Parliament, after his resignation. In the book he explains his reasons for resigning and his …

… Born Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela in the Eastern Cape, President Mandela’s former wife and … her post as Member of Parliament. She was re-elected in 1997. Madikizela- -Mandela is widely respected within … one of the most recognised faces of the struggle agaisnt apartheid. Several productions depicting her life have been …

… Service Officer Dimitri Tsafendas stabs main architect of apartheid Prime Minister H.F. Verwoed to death. A prior … 1961, at the Rand Easter Show, where he was shot twice in the face. Verwoed was sitting at his desk in the House of Assembly when Tsafendas attacked him with a …