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BiographyIan Mkhize
… Mkhize was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) but when the ANC was banned in 1960, he …
BiographyKate O’Regan
… at UCT. She was also an advisor to the African National Congress (ANC) on land claims legislation, and to the …
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1999
… contested by only 16 political parties: African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Party (DP), New National Party … Party (UCDP), Pan Africanist Congress …
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… in peoples' minds as to why the government had allowed the Congress of the People in 1955, to take place. In 1956, their question was answered when 156…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… The African National Congress (ANC) in exile developed strategies to influence … with Oliver Tambo, John Nkadimeng (General Secretary of SACTU), Kay Moonsamy…
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…
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 …
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…
Ebrahim Badsha
… outfitting shop, was an active member of the Natal Indian Congress ( NIC), and close confident of Mohandas Karamchand …
BiographyLot Kgagudi Maredi
… of the Mohlaletse branch of the African National Congress (ANC). …
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…
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…
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…
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…
BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
… involvement and mobilisation, becoming a member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the United … were recorded and sent to the International…
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…
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. …
BiographyElmon Malele
… Moroka Emergency Camp. Malele joined the African National Congress (ANC) during the 1952 Defiance Campaign , as an … A member of the African National…
BiographyBertha Gxowa (Mashaba)
… and shorthand. Signing up to join the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) during the anti-Bantu education …
BiographyRuth Mompati
… job. Ruth’s husband was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) . From 1953 to 1961 she worked as a typist … the South African government at Groote…
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 …
Nikiwe Deborah Matshoba
… Association (YWCA). The YWCA sent her to its world congress in Ghana in 1971. Matshoba went on to university and …
BiographyHilda Bernstein
… long standing associations with the African National Congress (ANC), particularly through the ANC Women's League. …
BiographyVirginia Engel
… a great deal of public exposure to the African National Congress (ANC) . Virginia was detained, with other activists, …
BiographyRefiloe Jackie Phelile Sedibe
… Sedibe, in Barberton . Her uncle was an African National Congress (ANC) activist, he became her role model. Sedibe … www.mg.co.za [Accessed on 6 August 2012…