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Judson Diza Kuzwayo
… the Loram Secondary School.He joined the African National Congress (ANC) as a teenager in 1957,he organized community groups in the KwaMashu area of Durban…
BiographyElizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng
… Cape Town in early 1930s. Mafekeng left school at the age of 15 to support the family. Her first job was at a “canning … she joined the Paarl branch of the…
BiographyChristopher Nceba Faku
… from prison, Faku was elected as regional organiser of the Eastern Cape African National Congress (ANC) and also held an ANC/South African Communist ……
BiographyJacob Sello (Jackie) Selebi
… 1950 in Johannesburg. Selebi was the African National Congress (ANC) representative to the Soviet Union's World Federation of Democratic Youth in Budapest,…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
… This article was written by Peter LaNasa and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … Africa, Federation of South African Women…
BiographyMkhuseli Joseph Kettledas
… Mkhuseli Joseph Kettledas joined the Pan African Congress ( PAC ) in 1961. He was arrested on 8 April 1963 for … Member of the PAC, Robben Island prisoner …
BiographyShirley Gunn
… active. She was recruited into the African National Congress (ANC) in 1980 and became an active member. In … to her political work, she became involved…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 72th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1984
… the 8th January, your organisation, the African National Congress, is 72 years old. In keeping with established … Allow me to begin by extending to you all,…
BiographyAlcott Skei Gwentshe
… Skei Gwentshe played a key role in the establishment of an African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) branch in East London in 1948, … noted that…
BiographyAdelaide Frances Tambo
… London. Adelaide Tambo’s political life started at the age of 10 after a raid by the police, following an uprising in … In 1944, she started working for the…
BiographyVusumzi (Vusi) Linda Make
… Vusimuzi Linda Make was born in Boksburg in 1934, the son of a priest, and later moved to Evaton.the son of an African … was described as a ringleader and an…
ArchivePolicies of apartheid of the government of South Africa
… Policies of apartheid of the government of South Africa, progress made in the implementation of the declaration on apartheid and its destructive … Policies…
BiographyMazizi Magekaza
… A member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was killed in his … • African National Congress. (1996). List of ANC Members who Died in Exile from the…
BiographySefelaro Magashule
… A member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). Died of natural causes in Tanzania …
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… Jafta Kgalabi Masemola, “The Tiger of Azania”, also popularly known as “Bra Jeff” by many … was principal. In 1958, he joined the African National Congress…
BiographyChristopher W. M. Gell
… Gell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1917. One of the most respected White champions of the African cause,After graduating from Cambridge … they…
BiographyDaniel Crosby Mabaso
… Daniel Crosby Mabaso (Tommy Shenge) was executed by order of African National Congress (ANC) military tribunal in Angola …
BiographyErnest Magqwashane
… Member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we …
BiographyJohn Majola
… 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…
BiographySam Mabe
… Member of the Pan African Congress and Deputy Editor of the Sowetan newspaper. Was shot dead in his car by two … Member of the PAC; deputy editor of Sowetan …
BiographyProfessor Fatima Meer
… in Grey Street, Durban on 12 August 1928, the daughter of Moosa Meer and Rachel Farrel and the second born of their … played leading roles in the Natal and…
BiographyRay Alexander Simons
… friend John Gomas , she joined the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) , aged 16. In the same year, she lost … the 1950s, it played a leading role in the…
BiographyPiet Makgofe
… Makgofe was a labourer. He joined the African National Congress in 1938 and was active in the 1946 African miners' … Member of the ANC …
BiographyAndrew Madi
… Member of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto we Sizwe … Member of the ANC and MK. Died in exile in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) …
ArchiveArtwork of map of Africa
… Brown, orange, red, black and white poster. Artwork of map of Africa with a soldier, a farmer and a woman with a baby on … Artwork of map of Africa …
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served as … of dramatic opposition to apartheid – the…
Maggie Smith
… and became the first woman news editor in Africa of the Sunday Times in Johannesburg in the 60s when the press … example. A highly political person and an…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The African Peoples Organisation and the Teachers League of South Africa
… Like their African counterparts, the organisations of the coloured elite came out strongly in support of the British war effort. They shared the same…
South African Constitution 1996
… The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of … of generations of anti-apartheid freedom fighters and democrats who had fought for…
Chapter 6 - The Birth of SACTU
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 6 - … workers' unity, was long overdue. The South African Congress of Trade Unions,…