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… and African National Congress (ANC) member, who worked in Durban, was from the Makhanya Tribal Area, Umlazi … District, on the south coast of Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal]. In early November 1959, Mnyandu was notified that he should see the Native Commissioner (NC) in Umbumbulu, on the south coast of Natalon 7 November. He …

… Abdulhay Jassat became involved in politics as a member of the   Transvaal Indian Congress …  (TIC), which was an affiliate of the Congress Alliance in the 1950s. In 1958 Jassat was arrested with twenty-eight other members …

… Chief Bhambatha (sometimes spelled Bhambada) was born in Mpanza near the town of Greytown, Natal Colony. He was the … as a popular chief and earned the respect of the elders in his traditional council. However, he was occasionally in trouble with the law. He was fined for 500 pounds for …

… The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. … with a rented 4×4 or just taking your own trusted sedan. In the Western part of the Province, the Northern Cape also … It’s a compact yet unforgettable immersion into SA’s legendary flower season. This is one of the best hikes …

… Daniel Koza was born 1912 near Pietersburg and in the mid-1930s came Johannesburg where his path somehow … African Commercial and Distributive Workers' Union (ACDWU) in 1936,later assuming the union's top position and growing its membership to about 10,000 in the early 1940s.Koza mastered the bureaucratic procedures …

… Jeremiah Baden Leeuw was born in 1932. Originally a member of the African National Congress … (see  Sharpeville Massacre ) and sentenced to 3 years in prison, which was immediately followed by a period of detention. In 1964 he was again imprisoned, serving 8 years on Robben …

… of Archbishop Desmond Tutu when he led a church service in downtown Johannesburg in 1985 to protest the State of Emergency. His interest in photojournalism did not develop any further then, as he …

… Zig Zags of opportunism We have considered it necessary in the previous chapter to pause and deal in more detail with … the Non-Europeans, while on the other hand the political consciousness of the people is growing day by day. The … repercussions of this event were felt far and wide. Every Black man was filled with a sense of anger and resentment at …

… In about 1657 Doman, a Goring-haiqua Khoisan, was sent to … Van Riebeeck seized several Khoisan leaders as hostages in 1658, Doman was the lone protester (the Khoisan chiefs … to enjoy Dutch hospitality). He was particularly scathing in his criticism of Eva ( Herry's  niece, a Khoisan girl …

… part of the Natal Machinery of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in 1985 under the leadership of Muzi Ngwenya (Thami Zulu or “TZ”) operating from Swaziland . She was in the unit headed by Ayanda Dlodlo that was responsible for … of African National Congress (ANC) cadres into Natal. In October 1988, she was abducted by two former MK militants …

… After living for some time in Orlando Township,  Johannesburg , Barney William Ngakane … where he served as chairman of a Liberal Party branch in the early 1960s. In December 1960 he acted as chairman at the consultative …

… Born in 1926 Mavuso worked at different times as a messenger and a … executive committee from 1955 to 1956 and was active in the Alexandra branch in Johannesburg. Banned a number of times under the …

… farm so the family trekked to the Lichtenburg district in the western Transvaal. Like many others, as a young man he … the farm Elandsfontein. They had ten children. He fought in the  Basotho War  of 1865 and the war against  Sekhukhune  in 1876. He did not take a very active part in the first  …

… Daniel William Alexander was born on 23 December 1883 in Port Elizabeth, the son of a West Indian father and an … separatist African Orthodox Church(AOC) that was founded in 1921,in the United States by George Mcguire and which had its …

… Jan Gerritze Bantjes was born in Graaff-Reinet district. He was a member of Voortrekker … leader Jacob de Clercq's group who arrived at Blesberg, in the present-day  Orange Free State , during the  Great Trek  in 1837. He was appointed secretary to the provisional …

… Jonathan Neil Rhodes, better known as Jonty, was born in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on 27 July 1969. He grew up in the picturesque Pietermaritzburg town and excelled in cricket from an early age. In 1992, Rhodes shot to cricket … s://www.jang.com.pk/thenews/spedition/worldcup1999/profiles/sa/rhodesjn.htm | https://www.epilepsy.org.za/did.html | …

… Vuyani Bungu was born on 26 February 1967 in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He attended the … professional. However, Bungu managed to avenge his defeat in May 1990 to capture the South African title and went on to … the Carousel, Hammanskraal. Bungu also defeated Mckinney in a title fight re-match in April 1997. Bungu went on to …

… Comrades and Friends, Ten years ago today, while I was in Pollsmoor Prison, I felt shattered and terribly alone when … the more poignant because I knew both of the men injured in the same blast. In my mind's eye I saw Pallo Jordan as I … We welcome the proposed investigation into the SADF, SA Police, KwaZulu Police, Umkhonto we Sizwe, APLA and others …

… Born about 1800, in Zomba, Central Africa. From his youth the boy showed the … frequently suffered from raids and pretty wars. It was in 1821 that the community of Adjai”²s village had a rude … reigned only a few short hours before, now everything was in confusion and the terror-stricken people were running this …

… Jomo Sono as he is affectionately known was born in Orlando East in Soweto, Johannesburg on 17 July 1955. At the age of 8, his … “Scara” Bamuza Sono, a midfielder for  Orlando Pirates  in the 1960s, died from a car crash. At the time his mother … www.safrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/sono.htm | …

… Formed in 1928 by Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs , this was a union of … workers that transcended barriers of colour and class.  In the late 1920s and 1930s, most of the tailors and … union committees. The garment industry employed Coloured, Black and White women. The White women workers in the garment …

… Thobile Mpumza (26) was from Mount Ayliff in the Eastern Cape. He began working for Lonmin in 2009.He was dismissed in May 2011 after taking part in an unprotected strike and …

… National Congress  (ANC) national executive committee in the 1940s, he was born in the Transkei and educated at Fort Hare. He taught in the Cape and the Orange Free State, becoming principal of …

… Born in 1927 Kepe worked as a labourer. He took part in the 1950 national strike on June 26th. He served a term of … Congress meetings without permits. Trade unionist, active in African National Congress. Imprisoned during Defiance …

… Diaz. He was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a … II of Portugal financed Dias’s expedition. Dias took part in Cabral's expedition that discovered Brazil, but Dias’s … sank during a storm. It is very unlikely that Dias was, in fact, the first mariner to round the Cape. The great …

… Arndt was born in Canada in 1890 and died in South Africa in 1982. In South Africa, Arndt set about …

… to white minority rule and domination by a disenfranchised black majority. Coming shortly after the Defiance Campaign of … the scope for extra-parliamentary dissent and opposition. In the first instance, the campaign originated from the legal … in minimising ideological feuding and rivalry among black liberal-Christians, communists, conservatives and …

… Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi  played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century.  He was  one of the last of a generation of black South African leaders who influenced the transition …  were the ten mainly rural, impoverished areas where black South Africans were required to live and have nominal …

… Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born on 3rd of November 1964 in Langa , a township near Cape Town . She was named after … of the future.' Brenda went to live with Lebona's family in Soweto , where she was supposed to finish school before … singing trio Joy went on maternity leave, Brenda filled in for her. After her contract with Joy expired she made an …