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ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… Her collegue in the anti-apartheid struggle, Hilda Bernstein , describes Florence … of the era, participating in the resistance against the apartheid…
BiographyMhlabunzima Maphumulo
… In 1986, as tensions rose in the region because of various apartheid measures and conflict affected most of the region, … One Vote’: The Revival of…
BiographyMakholeka Matthews Meyiwa
… Gwala , and became active in the trade union and anti-apartheid movement during the 1950s. After the formation of … Meyiwa played a prominent role in the…
BiographyOupa Ronald Madondo
… killed by a bomb attached to his body and detonated by the apartheid secret security operatives. It was further …
BiographyDavid Moiloa
… was defined so widely as to include anyone who opposed apartheid rule. On 27 February 1958, Moiloa was served with … the book, Forgotten People - Political…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… he is renowned for his involvement in the fight against apartheid. This included his support for economic sanctions … a policy of constructive engagement…
EventBlacks boycott municipal elections
… of Black electorates followed the repeated call of anti-apartheid forces and largely boycotted the elections, with … although most workers on the Reef went…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
… AIDS to develop. Statistics: On 21 November 2007, a new UN report said more than three-quarters of Aids-related … devastating disease humankind has ever…
Some Personal Recollections of the Free Nelson Mandela Campaign by Mike Terry
… - four years later- that I really became involved in anti-apartheid campaigning. I was President of the Guild of … 60th Birthday. I received a note from…
Address by President Nelson Mandela of South Africa to the 49th session of the General Assembly New York, 3 October 1994
… will mark its 50th anniversary next year with the apartheid system having been vanquished and consigned to the … about not least because of the great efforts…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… parties registered. The 1994 elections marked the end of Apartheid in South Africa. The country-wide elections were … Africa, and a continuous international…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… the South African regime for perpetuation of the policy of Apartheid, which constitutes a crime against humanity.’ In response, the UN Security Council sent…
EventGhanaian President Kwame Nkrumah calls on world leaders to impose “total economic and political sanctions” on South Africa
… leaders to impose sanctions on South Africa because of its Apartheid policies. African harbours were closed to the South … addition, the OAU managed to…
BiographyPresident Seretse Khama
… a vision of a southern Africa post-colonialism and post–apartheid, seen to be a key part in the development of the …
BiographyEnoch Mankayi Sontonga
… official use as the national anthem. On 2 May 1957, the apartheid government declared “Die Stem” as the National …
BiographyMosima Gabriel (Tokyo) Sexwale
… Fund (catering for families and communities ravaged by apartheid violence) and The Sky is No Limit (which aims to …
BiographyJan van Riebeeck
… prominently displayed on banknotes and stamps during the Apartheid era, and statues of both him and his wife can be …
BiographyAmy Thornton
… which had since gone underground (it was banned by the Apartheid government), where she actively campaigned against … Anti-apartheid activist, member of SACP…
BiographyPoomoney Moodley
… life she was forced to take a less active role in anti-apartheid resistance, working instead for the Friends of the …
BiographyBlanche la Guma
… Six, and her racial activism as a Coloured woman during apartheid. Blanche la Guma passed away on 6 July 2023 in Cape … Cape Town. Arendse, L. (2023)…
BiographyEric Magamana Lubisi
… His art depicted the difficulties of being black under apartheid, as well as the themes of hope for a better …
BiographyMaggie Oewies-Shongwe
… set out to make that change. In 1974, during the height of apartheid, she founded one of the first domestic worker …
BiographyKenneth Mosenyi
… word and actively participated in the struggles against apartheid policies. Arrested for a second time, he was … the book, Forgotten People - Political…
BiographyElliot Shabangu
… network. As a result of his involvement in the youth anti-apartheid movement, Shabangu was made the keynote speaker of …
BiographyAlbert Dlomo
… for the ANC. As the pace for the dismantling of Apartheid gathered pace and the ANC was unbanned, Dlomo …
BiographyIrvin Jim
… He became a university student, active in the anti-apartheid movement but poverty forced him to abandon his …
BiographyEssop Goolam Pahad
… four brothers, one of whom is Aziz Pahad , who was an anti-apartheid activist, a former minister, and an MP for … L. 1993. A place in the City: The Rand on…
BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
… carried out the abduction, torture and murder of anti-apartheid liberation fighters. De Kock led the ambushes of … a member of the ANC who turned to become…
BiographyKrishna Rabilal
… of social work with the families of detainees. As the apartheid regime intensified its suppression of political … was kidnapped during the raid and later…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… 16, The Boycott Movement, in London, is renamed the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM). Tennyson Makiwane , Vella Pillay … sends delegations to Egypt, Nigeria…