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Address given by Ronald First, brother of Ruth First and brother in law of Joe Slovo, on the occasion of the tribute paid to Ruth and Joe by the African National Congress, in the holding of a Torchlight ceremony on the 21st of October 2012, at the Johanne
… in 1922. Both came from Eastern Europe, my father aged 10, Tilly very young Ruth and I were born in Johannesburg. … took a University post, and wrote…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… 2010 19 January: ( Congress of South African Trade Unions ) COSATU affiliate The … a three year agreement where the workers would get a 10 percent increase…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
… more difficult to find a family home in Johannesburg. Only 10 000 houses were available for rental by blacks, and these … Steven Moekena got involved with…
Lindiwe Charity Nyembezi Mthembu
… Youth League. In 1984, Mthembu joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Congress of South African Students (COSAS) . Also associated … Mthembu was an…
BiographyMary Butcher Turok
… during the 1950s as a member of the South African Congress of Democrats (COD). As a member of the COD she was … countries, such as England, Tanzania, Kenya…
BiographySimon Gqubule
… later recruiting him to join the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) . He matriculated in 1947 and … during the conflicts between the African…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… Bantu Women's League of the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) is formed under the leadership of Charlotte … committee of the South African…
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… to mount protest action against white rule. The ANC led Congress Alliance launched its armed struggle (military wing), ' …
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… the African majority. 1912 8 January, The African National Congress (ANC) is formed. 1928 December, The South African … October. 25-27 October, The Patriotic…
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
… rumour””which Swart refused to do. Early in 1940 the OFS congress of the HNP accepted the Federal Council's programme … the banning of Albert Luthuli and…
BiographyEla Gandhi
… at the Verulam Child Welfare, where she remained for about 10 years. Ela first became aware of racial oppression, … at the university. In the 1970's the …
BiographyJames Kantor
… involved with uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the African National Congress’s (ANC) military wing. Nor, he writes, did he … South African Communist Party and the…
BiographyDr. Walter Benson Rubusana
… his third voyage overseas to attend the Universal Races Congress in London. The conference, organised by the Ethical … to attend the inaugural conference of…
BiographyEs’kia Mphahlele
… For a while Mphahlele worked with the Paris based Congress for Cultural Freedom, organising conferences and … in African arts and culture. During the mid…
BiographyPaul Ramotsoane Mosaka
… to the Atlantic Charter Committee by the African National Congress to study problems and issues concerning African …
BiographyAnthony Sampson
… Sampson is reported to have given the African National Congress (ANC) salute in court. In 1966, Sampson quit his job …
BiographyHugh Masekela
… the tour was seen as a violation of the African National Congress ' cultural boycott. His 1987 hit ‘Bring Him Back …
BiographyWilliam Frederick Nkomo
… in Washington DC Nkomo joined the African National Congress (ANC) with the belief that it would provide an …
BiographyNgoako David Thebehali
… Black Consciousness . He did not join the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) when it was formed in 1959, but played a role …
Vusi Mahlasela
… closely observed and scrutinized. In 1988 he joined the congress of South African Writers, which exposed him to many …
Nikiwe Deborah Matshoba
… Association (YWCA). The YWCA sent her to its world congress in Ghana in 1971. Matshoba went on to university and …
BiographyJames Matthews
… South African writing. Matthews was elected patron of the Congress of South African Writers at its inception in 1987, …
BiographyJosie Palmer
… Communist Party (SACP) in 1953 – and the African National Congress (ANC) , using both surnames throughout her life. …
BiographyJeffrey Thamsanqa Radebe
… the 1976 student uprisings he joined the African National Congress (ANC) underground. In 1977 the ANC instructed him to … was convicted under the Terrorism…
BiographyJohnstone Mfanafuthi Makhathini
… the people as an activist of the African National Congress (ANC). He became a key youth organizer in and …
BiographyGreg Marinovich
… Nancefield hostel, where a battle between African National Congress and Inkatha supporters had just ended. He took his …
BiographyCarl Niehaus
… and in July 1980 Niehaus joined the African National Congress . He worked in the ANC underground inside South …
BiographyAchmad Cassiem
… He became politicised in the 1960s when the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) organised an anti-pass campaign that ended in …
BiographySipo Elijah Mzimela
… that enabled him to teach. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) and became involved in political protest … to her daughter, Julia. He lived in New…
Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
… In 1979, Madlala-Routledge joined the African National Congress (ANC) underground. In 1983, she helped form the … position as Deputy Minister of Health. …