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BiographyChief Dalindyebo
… Chief Dalindyebo, of the Tembus, was born in 1865. At the age of 14 years he was admitted into St. … study the aspirations, habits and customs of his people…
BiographyDr Hassen (Ike) Mahomed Moosa
… Born in 1923. Moosa was a medical practitioner. He was educated at … Hare and the University of Cape Town (UCT) and was active in the political movement…
ArchiveEducation for liberation
… Gold and black poster. Notice of a conference at Camden Town Hall, London, on Saturday 3rd April 1993. Organised by the Black Solidarity Committee of the…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… which mobilised its members around racial segregation in urban areas that was being introduced as a result of the … to give way to more radical organisations…
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
… When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws …
ArchiveMay Day : Living wage rally
… White poster. Title in red letters. Black and white COSATU Logo. Black and white artwork of crowd of people with man in front …
BiographyMrs N. S. Lachimi Pillay
… Mrs. N. S. Pillay (Lachimi), sister-in-law of Veerammal Naidoo, went with Veerammal and her … months with hard labour while taking care of an infant in…
BiographyJames J. Majoro
… A clerk and ex-miner, Majoro was instrumental in establishing the African Mineworkers' Union. He later became its secretary and was one of the accused in the…
Call for papers - “Ukutshona kukaMendi”/ "Ukuzika kukaMendi": The Mendi Centenary Conference
… Act of 1913, as a reason why these men left their homes in rural South Africa to contribute to the war effort. It also aims to examine the roles played by…
BiographyDr. Susan Vosloo
… She joined the heart team at the Groote Schuur hospital in 1984, and completed her training in 1988. She did her first heart transplant when she was 33 …
BiographyHymie Barsel
… Born in 1920 Barsel worked as a clerk. During the 30s he was assaulted when taking part in demonstrations against the Blackshirt Movement. He was …
Archive2013 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 14 February 2013
… GCIS viewing centres around the country, including those in Khayelitsha, Nyanga and Gugulethu here in Cape Town. Let … On broader economic transformation,…
ArchiveMDM (Mass Democratic Movement)
… Cream poster with title in black letters. Initials of all trade unions and student bodies in red and black letters around the border. Artwork of a black hand…
Chapter 7 - ‘We Are Also People’
… returned at 8 am saying Zakes had been murdered. One day in her life was too little, too soon, to impress on Le Rona … through her mesh curtains and saw a…
BiographyJansie Lourens
… Carl Niehaus , were found guilty of active participation in the African National Congress (ANC), the planting of bombs, assisting people in fleeing the…
BiographyEdward Sonnyboy Bhengu
… Edward Sonnyboy Bhengu was born on 8 November 1934 in Sophiatown to Gladys Toti in the Italian household of the Mattera family. He was the …
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… 1903 a very tired but fired up young man worked till 3am in the morning in the central business district of Durban. He … began his Ilanga lase Natal. In the…
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 21 May 2004 (After National Elections)
… Ministers Premiers and leaders of SALGA Mayors and leaders in our system of local government Our honoured traditional … EU and the US markets, as a result,…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… The outbreak of Bubonic Plague in Cape Town appears to have given a measure of warning to … a combined area of 6m by 2.4m, providing accommodation for black…
Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101st Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 2013
… of their land, and turned them into pariahs and wanderers in the land of their birth. We mark 100 years of the seat of … designated all urban areas in the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… of their land, and turned them into pariahs and wanderers in the land of their birth. We mark 100 years of the seat of … designated all urban areas in the…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… and so it was passed on from one generation to the next. In this way history was kept alive. This is called “oral … Oral traditions include medical practices…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… scattered clothes hanging from rusty pipes, a young black man is down on his knees. His feet are naked, his … Instead, this is a communal shower room for…
BiographyNorma Kitson
… Norma Kitson (nee Cranko) was born to Jewish parents in 1933 in Berea, Durban . She was one of four children, and had an … The Activist who started the anti…
ArchiveWomen unite!
… White poster with black lettering. Artwork of a black baby with a red and black striped T-shirt, also a mother with a child outside a shack. Poem in red…
ArchiveUnemployed workers
… Unemployed Workers Movement recruitment poster. Black, red and white poster with title in red letters. Support the campaign in black letters.. Black and…
EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
… writer and actor William (Bloke) Modisane was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Modisane left South Africa in … did to the character and self-esteem of the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's nominee to … get the vote. This means in effect that the…
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
… the introduction of free and compulsory education for Black pupils. This was the fifth concession to Black demands since the 1976 Soweto Uprising. The…
ArchiveThe beast of Bisho : Gqozo must go!
… Red poster with black lettering. Black and white image of soldier with army hat on, on the telephone on black block in centre with words in white lettering…