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Biographyde Villiers Graaff
Sir de Villiers Graaff (Div) was born on 8 December 1913 in Cape Town, Western Cape. He attended Western Province Preparatory School, Claremont, Cape Town from…
EventDesmond Tutu is elected Archbishop
… Vitae, and other biographical information http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1984/tutu-bio.html - A biography on the Nobel Prize website …
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… Sun City. The doting king feted Moffat. He allowed him to lecture him about his cruelty and ungodly ways. When Moffat …
BiographyProfessor Fatima Meer
… Buildings in Pretoria in 1956. In 1956, Meer started to lecture Sociology at the University of Natal. She was the …
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… a decision, then the leadership should accept it. In 1984-85 he was detained for two months on charges of public …
EventCleric and anti-apartheid activist, Mpilo Desmond Tutu is ordained as Archbishop of Cape Town
… of the South African Council of Churches and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Desmond Tutu, was ordained as an … to his appointment as Archbishop, Tutu was awarded…
ArchiveUDF celebrates
… black on white litho; photo Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Text: Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1984; UDF Celebrates; music, dancing, speakers, free, all …
BiographyStella Nyanzi
Dr Stella Nyanzi was born in Masaka District, Buganda Kingdom in Uganda on 16 June 1974. Also known as Nnalongo (which means mother of twins), she is a medical…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… struggle legacy. SAHO hopes that this conference, lecture and archive will in turn inspire new research and … of the liberation struggle. The Dadoo Public…
EventUS Senator Edward Kennedy visits SA
… African people. He was hosted by the recipient of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, Bishop Desmond Tutu. During his stay of …
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… States of Development (2000) and What is Politics? (1984 and 2004). Dr Adrian Leftwich died in April 2013 in the …
EventBishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
… of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award ceremony was held in Oslo on 10 December 1984 and was delayed for…
BiographySumboornam Pillay
Sumboornam (Sam) Pillay, who later became known as Sam Moodley, was born in 1948*. She grew up in the multi-cultural community of Dundee, Northern Natal (now…
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… Tutu's speech "Fortieth Anniversary of the Republic?" 1984 16 October, Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his endeavours for a ……
BiographyStephen Joel Chifunyise
Stephen Joel Chifunyise[i] was born on 21 September 1948 in Nhema, Shurugwi, in the Midlands province of Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). He started school…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… helped tremendously. When Chief Luthuli was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961, Tambo accompanied him and his wife … the Nkomati Accord between South…
EventF.W. de Klerk, former state president of South Africa, is born in Johannesburg.
… Affairs (1982-1985); and National Education and Planning (1984-1989). In 1982 he became the Transvaal leader of the … released from prison. He and Mandela…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… 1984-1990:- The people armed Introduction Numerous factors … to a mutual non-interference pact, at Nkomati in March 1984. Under the terms of the Nkomati…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… to a mutual non-interference pact, at Nkomati in March 1984. Under the terms of the Nkomati Accord South Africa was … the ANC’s ability to operate inside the…
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… forms of actions ranging from marches, demonstrations and lecture boycotts either to advance or defend the right of … authorities with state security…
BiographyAdam Small
… University of Oxford before returning to South Africa to lecture philosophy at the University of Fort Hare in Transkei …
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
Dr Jotello Festiri Soga, the first South African of any race to obtain a degree in veterinary medicine, was born in 1865 at the Mgwali Mission in the then…
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… the injustices of racial segregation and oppression. In 1984 while still imprisoned, Mandela rejected the … Award. After his release in 1990, Mandela…
BiographyZuleikha Mayat
Zuleikha Mayat was born in 1926 in Potchefstroom, Transvaal (now North West Province). Her father, Mohamed Bismilla, was a prominent business person who first…
South African and World leaders
… apartheid. Mandela and De Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1993. When the ANC won the elections … that apartheid was a sin to be…
BiographyJames Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo
A colossal figure amongst South African choral music composers and directors, Professor James Steven* Mzilikazi Khumalo was born on 20 June 1932 on the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… in the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1984. 1981 KwaNdebele proclaimed a self-governing territory. … of the South African Defence Force…
BiographyRick Turner
… more than prepared texts delivered from a podium in a lecture hall. This interest in drawing the best out of …
BiographyGovin Reddy
… to Kasturi having broken up, Reddy married Tessa Colvin in 1984, the daughter of a friend and chairperson of the Black …
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… celebrating First’s life. 1983 The Ruth First Memorial Lecture is inaugurated. 1984 24 August, Joe Slovo delivers the second Ruth First Memorial Lecture in…