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… Cosatu ban: state hopes to smash apartheid resistance …

… The York Conference on post-apartheid South Africa …

… Black housing - weapon of apartheid - what will change? …

… Land restoration: first step to heal apartheid`s scars …

… Action Youth statement on the anti-apartheid coalition …

… Nelson Mandela first married in 1944. He and his wife Evelyn had 2 children and divorced in 1957. A year … Winnie Madikizela-Mandela . Their marriage survived his 27 years in prison, but ended in divorce in 1996. Shortly after his release from prison, Mandela met Graça Machel, the widow …

… born on 27 January 1948 in Alexandra Township. He began his education at the Roma Mission School in Alexandra before … Hare University (Alice, Eastern Cape) but did not complete his studies as he was allegedly expelled for anti-apartheid activities. …

… given me an opportunity to reiterate my call for Resist Apartheid Campaign. We have met here today primarily to … our solidarity in supporting this Congress Call for Resist Apartheid Campaign, and for the Congress of the People … Government represents their major implementation of their apartheid policy and, no doubt, is a forerunner to what will …

… (Blouberg Municipality) on 26 February 1931.  He completed his Standard 6 (Grade Eight) at Uitkyk Secondary School in 1952. Maphotho left his home towards the end of 1952 to search for employment in … and exploitative conditions which people experienced under apartheid labour laws. He joined the African National …

… father and a South African mother, in Pretoria, in 1956. His father emigrated to South Africa at the end of the Second … in township soup kitchens at the encouragement of his Principal. After five years here, he went back to the … the extent at which the then government sold and justified apartheid as just. Steele returned to South Africa in 1976 …

… Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) issued an anti-Apartheid letter, stating that lawful means must be used to fight against injustices of apartheid rules. The Bishops wrote; "As Christian people we … Anon, (1962), 'Catholic Bishops attack Apartheid', from  The Star  (Available at National Library of …

… held in Johannesburg on 11 September 1906, Gandhi adopted his approach to non-violent protest commonly known as … (loyalty to the truth) for the first time. He called on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the … Mahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass …

… My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy Norman Levy entered liberation politics during the 1940s, finding his niche in the left wing of the liberation movement. As an … Africans who preferred to translate verbal opposition to apartheid and oppression into active opposition. Rather than …

… was the first-born in a musical family. In the 1960’s the Apartheid government continued its project of racial divide, … later tried the clarinet and trumpet as means to advance his musical talents. As time passed he realized that his love for musical sound was the saxophone; first he …

… 1925 at Benoni, Transvaal, into a family of five children. His father was a clerk at Modder B mine, which was later … Cape to receive missionary education. After completing his matric, he enrolled for BSc degree at  Fort Hare … political activities cost him his job. His expulsion from work meant that he also lost his residential permit to live …

… of the most daring and high-profile attacks against the apartheid state in the 1980s. From the spectacular 1980 Sasol … national liberation struggle.   Attacking the Heart of Apartheid   is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of the anti-apartheid struggle, the dynamics of armed resistance, and the …

… in the 1950s in response to the enactment of numerous apartheid laws by the South African government. During the … than 8 500 people were imprisoned for refusing to obey apartheid laws and the campaign attracted thousands of people … this opposition to the government as dangerous and warned his people not to get involved. Read more about the Defiance …

… at Kgakana Village, Polokwane. A son to a trade unionist, his father worked in Johannesburg where he was an active … Primary School in Limpopo. At the age of 19, he left his hometown for Johannesburg to look for a job, where he got … Silver , for his self- sacrifice in the struggle against apartheid and outstanding leadership in the trade union …

… was acting Chief of the Ndebele on three occasions until his death on 6 June 1964, bought Leeuwkraal on behalf of the … in 1951. As a consequence of the injustices brought on by apartheid, Masilela and her husband decided to leave South … by her son, Elias Masilela, who chronicled her selfless work (as well as the activities of the ANC in Eswatini) in …

… village near Zeerust North West Province, South Africa. His parents, now late, were Nkokwe Peter and Moleseng Anna Tiro.  Tiro had two brothers and one sister. His mother was a domestic worker at Emmarentia in … Isaacson, the Principal of was put under pressure by the Apartheid government to fire him. Travelling to all parts of …

… Schlemmer then went on to study sociology and social work at the University of Pretoria from where he graduated … African sociology, politics, economics and anthropology. His efforts to help unionise Black workers won him the … for him: they wanted access to the office of one of his Black researchers. They explained that the researcher was …

… Art Project and has participated in the yearly workshops. His work has been exhibited at the UFH Annual Exhibitions and the … and produces commerical graphic design as well as his own art work. He is married to artist Bongi Dhlomo. …

… children of Abraham Saks, later changed to 'Sachs', and his wife, Hannah Rivkin. Sachs made up his own birthdate … of the many Afrikaner girls from rural areas who came to work in the garment industry on the Witwatersrand during the … The South African Treason Trial (1959 ) and The Anatomy of Apartheid (1965) . In 1926 Sachs married Ray Ginsberg, a …

… (now kwaZulu-Natal) on 2 June 1944. He was brought up by his grandparents as his mother passed away a few days after … its centenary in 1970) and one on agricultural development work that focused on the Valley Trust, a rural development … and analysis of the conflict and helped demystify the apartheid state's propaganda on "black on black" violence.  …

… young Jim, aged 20, followed in the aviation footsteps of his mother, who had been the first woman to fly … Africa to take care of the business interests left by his deceased father, Sir Abe Bailey. His initial plan was to … were handled with caution to avoid clampdowns by the apartheid government, but frequent exposés drew attention to …

… in the Somerset East district of the then Cape Colony. His father was a senior councillor (umphakathi) to the … was at this post, in 1883, that he married Deena Nzanzana, his first wife; together they had five daughters and a son. … United States, Asia and other parts of Africa. Among the American participants was Dr. W E B du Bois, the father of …

… in Korsten, Port Elizabeth on 24 October 1947. He received his primary education at Hillskraal in Korsten. His family relocated to KwaZakhele in 1957 where he continued … and Qaqawuli Godolozi were lured into a trap set up by the apartheid security police posing as members of a foreign …

… civilian government, and he was named the new President. His reign was marked by increasing levels of corruption and … stages, torture and murder. He was eventually ousted by his people and he fled Somalia on 28 January 1991. He ruled … Dictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule …

… Limpopo. He is a painter and sculptor. He received his primary education at Thunzi Primary School where he … for an Iron and Steel company until the end of 1985. His first pictures were exhibited at the roadside. While he … centre where he met Jo Thorpe who started to promote his work. In 1987 he won an award at the Festival of African Art …