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BiographyMichael Cassidy
… South African Christian leader, writer and founder of Africa Enterprise, renowned for his initiatives at …
BiographyD Fuyani
… Fuyani was a factory worker. He was the rural organiser of the African National Congress , and prominent in New … Member of the African National Congress …
Mkhonza Abner
… Abner was released from Robben Island prison on the 18th of October 1981. His prison number was 114/7477. He was from …
Sithole Thembinkosi Abner
… Abner was released from Robben Island prison on the 27th of February 1986. His prison number was 15/3271. He was from …
Bheki Magubane
… A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we … African National Congress. (1996). List of ANC Members who Died in Exile from the ANC…
Solomon Albert Mahutso
… Solomon Albert Mahutso, a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we … African National Congress. (1996). List of ANC Members who Died…
BiographyThabo Motene Marera
… About ten years ago, he approached Velocity Films (one of the top 25 commercials film companies in the world) and … that this particular school had ever…
BiographyDavid Tsolwane Uhuru Hlongwane
… was born on 1 January 1963 in the Zwelethemba township of Worcester. He studied at Vuyisile High School, without … arrested several times. Despite this and…
BiographyLucas Radebe
… to avoid the violence in the township. Soccer was one of his favourite pastimes, and his talent was soon spotted by … named him “The Chief”. In 1998 he was…
BiographyPatricia Jobodwana
… She enrolled at Fort Hare University at the age of 14 for a BSc in medicine in 1955. …
BiographyA. B. Nogaya
… in 1949 and during the Defiance Campaign led a batch of 40 volunteers to defy apartheid regulations, for which he …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 9
… officially by the Union Government and the Government of India. It was important that the position of Congress … of properties are not static; they are in a…
BiographyMaria Ndlovu
… Maria Ndlovu is a mother of two, a rape survivor, a PWA (person living with AIDS) and … Maria Ndlovu is a mother of two, a rape survivor, a PWA (person…
Abraham Pule
… Pule was released from Robben Island prison on the 21st of March 1991. His prison number was 45/5658. He was born in …
BiographyHenry “Black Cat” Cele
… 1949 in KwaMashu, Durban, South Africa. As a member of the Cele family he was referred to by his clan name Ndosi … from the Siyabakhumbula Awards, 2011.|…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… Sharpeville Massacre, when police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed black protesters outside the Sharpeville police … the scene. The protest, led by the Pan…
ArchiveJonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture by Gwen Ansell
… on stage, Gwangwa’s playing contributed to every genre of South African jazz. Overseas, he was hailed as player, … for ten years, leading the Amandla…
PlacePlettenberg Bay, Garden Route
… The Town of Plettenberg Bay lies almost on the border of the Western and Eastern Cape. "Built on the hillside, most of the Town is on a steep slope leading…
Chapter II - Partners in protest
… link with the Black Sash, an activist organisation of women voters, which therefore excluded black women since … in December, I went to Bloemfontein in the…
BiographyAmichand Rajbansi
… born in Clairwood, Durban on 14 January 1942. At the age of 14 he attended every African National Congress (ANC) rally … tournament” Weekly Mail. Vol 2 (48)…
BiographyDorothy Shanley
… for by friends and neighbours during the arrest and trial of Dorothy and her husband Errol. She lives in London. …
Leong Yun Pin
… prison under the 180-day clause.The official cause of death at an inquest was given as suicide by hanging. …
Qonda Hoho
… who who was shot dead during a shoot-out with members of the SAP on 4 March 1988 at his cousin’s house in …
BiographyLouise Latsky
… was an author and zoologist. She studied at the University of Stellenbosch, and was the first woman to be awarded a … E.J. Verwey (ed), New dictionary of…
BiographyJulius Phumelele Busa
… African National Congress (ANC) organiser for the Congress of the People. His charges in the Treason Trial were …
BiographyJan Gerard Sekoto
… amongst the Pedi community in the Middelburg district of the Transvaal. … ‘About Gerard Sekoto’s music’, (advertising the playing of his music, at the…
BiographyActing Chief Moepadira Mphahlele
… Moepadira Mphahlele was the Acting Chief of the Mphahlele community in the Northern Transvaal. He was …
BiographySiphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
… Siphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu, son of Sipho and Joyce Nobantu Mthimkhulu was born on the 23 … by His Excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the reburial…
BiographyAbdullah Haji Adam Jhaveri
… Abdul Karim Jhaveri, and himself, were the directors of Dada Abdulla and Company. Dada Abdulla met Gandhi in …
BiographyThambi Naransamy Naidoo
… War (also known as the South African War). He was the son of Govindasamy Krishnamy Thambi Naidoo . … From Protest to challenge: A documentary History of…