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EventAnti-Apartheid demonstration is held outside SA embassy in Washington
… the South African embassy in Washington in protest against apartheid and President Reagan's policy of constructive … ultimately led to the passing of the…
EventMinister promises relaxation of apartheid rules and elimination of racial segregation in sports
… of Sport, Piet Koornhof, announced a relaxation of apartheid rules for sport and declared that the government is … Mail&Guardian , (2007), ‘Apartheid-era…
BiographyWolf Kibel
… 1903. As a young boy Kibel was preoccupied with carving. His father’s death in 1911 brought sudden insecurity to Kibel … health from an impoverished…
BiographyFrantz Fanon
… Island of Martinique. He was fifth of the eight children; his family belonged to the middle class. His family were descendants of African slaves who had been…
ArchiveA Place In The City - The Rand On The Eve Of Apartheid by Luli Callinicos
… spoke for many on the eve of the general election: The Apartheid policy of the Nationalist Party is nothing new and … Africans. The white liberals and Xuma…
The Changing Nature of the African Working Class: Migrant Workers, Identity and Struggles by Sithembiso Bhengu
… from the countryside in search of industrial and domestic work in the cities. Many of the militant industrial …
Commander Simon van der Stel departs on his long journey to Namaqualand.
… Commander Simon van der Stel departs on his long journey to Namaqualand. … Commander Simon van der Stel departs on his long journey to Namaqualand. …
BiographyWilliam Khanyile
… years in prison which he served on Robben Island . On his release in 1972, he was placed under a banning order and … the trial collapsed and he was acquitted…
BiographyMonty Johannes Motloung
… Motloung started his primary schooling at Mmuso Lower Primary School in 1965. Ten years later, in 1975, Motloung went to pursue his secondary education at…
BiographyVukile Ntuli
… in the uBombo district, northern Zululand. He received his primary school education at the Ndaleni Practising … 1972 - 1975 at the Dlangezwa High School…
BiographySolomzi Ashby Peter Mda
… and shoemaker in their district (Herschel). Peter and his siblings attended a local Catholic school despite their parents being devoted Anglicans. From his…
BiographyDaniel R Koza
… Pietersburg and in the mid-1930s came Johannesburg where his path somehow crossed Gordon's.Drawn into trade union work and the philosophical framework of…
BiographyPatrick Chamusso
… Patrick Chamusso will be remembered for his role in the bombing of Sasol’s Secunda power plant in the 1980s as a protest against the apartheid regime. But…
Springbok rugby coach Jake White selects a record six players of colour in his starting line-up ¬ and nine in his squad of twe
… coach Jake White selects a record six players of colour in his starting line-up ¬ and nine in his squad of twe …
On his return from Paris, General Hendrik van den Bergh has his own passport impounded on orders from the minister of the inter
… On his return from Paris, General Hendrik van den Bergh has his own passport impounded on orders from the minister of the …
George VI, who became king when his brother abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, is born. He visited SA in 1947 with his family.
… George VI, who became king when his brother abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson, is born. He visited SA in 1947 with his family. …
BiographyAmina Cachalia
… Thandray took it upon himself to develop the awareness of his students about conditions in South Africa. Her father … meetings. She also became very involved…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… major pieces of legislation designed to create the new 'apartheid (apart) city' were enacted, namely the Population … the different races in South Africa…
BiographyDaniël Francois Malherbe
… and a half years. He returned to Stellenbosch to further his studies and soon left for the Universities of Halle and Freiburg in Germany where he completed a…
Academia and activism: A unique alliance in working class organisation post 1973 by Vannessa Kruger
… collect data to counteract state media disinformation. The work of these groups, multi-disciplinary in nature and based …
EventWinnie Madikizela Mandela, a stalwart in the fight against apartheid, passes away
… of South Africa, particularly in the struggle against apartheid. She is also known as the ex-wife of the former … experience of the oppression of black…
BiographyLucas Radebe
… April 1969 in Diepkloof, Soweto. When he was 15 years old, his parents sent him away to Bophuthatswana to avoid the violence in the township. Soccer was one…
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… to her discontentment with political interference in her work as a journalist. That same year her passport was … is detained, while pregnant, by the security…
Comments and Observations on Proposals for a United Nations Security Council Resolution on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, 1963
… Security Council is at present seized of the question of apartheid, following its resolution of August 7th. [1] (2) … the purpose of discussing and deciding…
ArchiveThe South African Art Collective That Imagined the End of Apartheid by Keenan Teddy Smith, 27 August 2019
… Nelson Mandela and silence anti-racist resistance to apartheid in South Africa. On July 21, 2018, Palestinian … their cause could attract. A sensory time…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt salutes a photographer whose work speaks fluently about people and event (Mail & Guardian), 30 January - 5 February 2015
… David Goldblatt salutes a photographer whose work speaks fluently about people and event (Mail & …
Document 108 - African National Congress to be Revived: Leaders’ Co-ordinating Committee’s Work, South African Worker, 4 September 1937
… Congress to be Revived: Leaders’ Co-ordinating Committee’s Work, South African Worker, 4 September 1937 …
O. R. Tambo leaves South Africa illegally on the instruction of the ANC to carry on work outside the country.
… Africa illegally on the instruction of the ANC to carry on work outside the country. …
Leaders of South Africa’s major sports federations agree to work towards a blanket moratorium on all contact with international
… Leaders of South Africa’s major sports federations agree to work towards a blanket moratorium on all contact with …
Benjamin Johnson Langa
… Johnson, Langa’s father, was a Minister of Religion and his mother was a housewife who was also intensely involved in … uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operative,…