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To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction)
Document 87 - “Lessons of the All-Bantu Convention”, The Spark, 2, 2, February 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 87 - "Lessons of the All-Bantu Convention", The…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 22 April 1976 during the Prime Minister’s Vote
During April 1976 the Prime Minister's visit to Israel gave a new dimension to South Africa's foreign policy. The formal agreement concluded on economic co…
BiographyHassim Mohamed Seedat
Hassim Seedat, was born in Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), in 1930. His family came to Newcastle as traders in the late 1880s. He attended St Oswalds…
George Botha
Mr George Botha aged 30,a coloured teacher at the Patterson High School in Port Elizabeth, was detained on December 1976 in terms of section 22 of the General…
BiographyElliot Mngadi
Elliot Mngadi was born in Roosboom around 1918. Alongside Peter Brown also a leading member of the LP, Mngadi spearheaded the cause of black farmers in Natal…
BiographyMhlabunzima Maphumulo
Mhlabunzima Maphumulo was born on 6 September 1949 and not much is known on the location of his birth or his childhood. At the age of 24, Maphumulo inherited…
BiographyMakholeka Matthews Meyiwa
Matthews Meyiwa was born on 24 August 1924 in Georgedale, near Hammersdale in Natal (now KwaZulu Natal). He was born to George and Anne Meyiwa who were peasant…
BiographyDorothy Nomazotsho Zihlangu
Dorothy Nomazotsho Zihlangu was born in 1920 at Dyamala Village in Alice in the Eastern province (now Eastern Cape). She received her Standard Six primary…
Document 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South…
ArchiveAlleged Police Violence in the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage Area: Paper Presented at National Conference 1986
Alleged Police Violence in the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage Area: Paper Presented at National Conference on 15 March 1986 discussing police brutality, riots, mob…
ArchiveThe Attitude of Coloured People Today: A paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1976
The Attitude of Coloured People Today- A paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 17 March 1976 discussing Apartheid, the vote, Representation…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Labour Conference,19 June 1986
Our struggle has entered a phase which marks the final days of the apartheid system of colonial and racist domination. The extraordinary challenge represented…
EventWorld War II: The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ends as German forces capture the beach port
On 4 June 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk ended as German forces captured the beach port. The nine-day evacuation, the largest of its kind…
BiographyMaxwell Mduduzi Malinga
Maxwell Mduduzi Malinga, was one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved fighters in the 1970s and 80s. He was born on 09 November 1947 at Steadville,…
BiographyArthur Maimane
Arthur Maimane was born on 5 October 1932 in Pietersburg. He completed his matric at St Peter's College in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, which was also known as…
BiographyBettie du Toit
Bettie Du Toit was born on 15 July in 1910, on a farm in the former Transvaal Province. She was orphaned at three when her father died. Her mother had passed…
BiographyMannie Manim
Mannie Manim was born in June 1941, in Cape Town. With more than 50 years’ involvement in theatre, Manim has left indelible imprints in the arts and…
Joel Joffe
Joffe was born to a Jewish family on 12 May, 1932 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Abraham Joffe, a businessman, had come from Latvia and…
BiographyKeorapetse William Kgositsile
Keorapetse William Kgositsile (popularly known as Bra Willie) was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He attended Matibane High School. Influenced…
BiographyReginald (Reggie) September
Reginald September was born in Wynberg in Cape Town on 13 June 1923, the son of Florence, a housewife, and Nicholas September, a carpenter. He first attended…
BiographyAndimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo
Andimba Herman Toivo Ya Toivo was born on 22 August 1924 in Omangundu near Ondangwa in the Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia. He attended the Ongwediva…
BiographyMosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota
Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) on 13 August 1948, into a working-class family. He…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
Joseph Faniso Mati was born on a farm near Adelaide, Eastern Cape and grew up in Port Elizabeth. During high school, teachers encouraged students to attend…
Document 57 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 57 - Letter from the Communist League of South…
BiographyShaleen Surtie-Richards
Legendary stage, film, and television actress, Shaleen Surtie-Richards, was born on 7 May 1955 in Upington, Cape Province (now Northern Cape). She attended…
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape ) on 18 December 1946, the third child of Mzingaye Biko and Nokuzola Macethe …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… married B. M. Khaketla, Lembede's Heilbron roommate, in 1946. One of Lembede's last acts before moving to … into African political and social circles.”Š 21 ”…
BiographyDr. Mantombazana ‘Manto’ Tshabalala-Msimang
Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on 9 October 1940. She attended Inanda Seminary Secondary School, a boarding school for black South…