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BiographyNatvarlal Dayalji “Natoo” Babenia
… was meant to deter him and others from participating in apartheid structures. However, the attack had to be aborted …
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… both Somuth Africa and America Key Words: Miriam Makeba, Apartheid, Civil Rights, United Nations, Manhattan Brothers, … in South Africa sixteen years before…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… and the Skylarks. In 1959 Makeba starred in the anti-apartheid documentary Come Back, Africa which placed the apartheid government under the international…
The ANC’s attempt to become the sole legitimate representative of the people of South Africa by Martin Plaut
… measure dawned on me. The Labour Party, in line with the UN and the Organisation of African Unity, recognised both the … led by Abdul Minty, the honorary…
ArchiveChapter 3 University by Denis Goldberg
… about the exploitation of workers and the role of race in apartheid I saw to be absolutely true. I also discovered that … discussing such matters. The League…
ArticleBiko’s imprisonment, death and the aftermath
… to Britain. This was seen as added proof that the anti-apartheid student activist had been beaten to death while in … to the West’s decision to support the…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… January 28 2013 Egypt DRC peace deal signing cancelled: UN. Ethiopia January 28 2013 Peace Deal Jazz legend Victor … South Africa June 2 2013 Gaddafi Funds…
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… had no contact with the increasing political opposition to apartheid. One would have expected him to accept the status … strange way, he was drawn to those…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… 1993 UNITA is sanctioned by the UN, and the United States officially acknowledges the MPLA … for power continues. 1995 …
Sadecque Variava
… was a cook for weddings. The family was steeped in anti-apartheid politics, and Variava’s brothers Haroon and Yusuf … a wide ranging critique of education…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… of basic human rights”. Born in Soweto at the height of Apartheid in 1971, Ditsie was an anti-Apartheid and LGBT rights activist. She was one of the … of…
BiographySydney Kumalo
… onward. He simply did not acknowledge the strictures of apartheid, and actively sought his collaborators and fellow … during the most repressive days of the…
BiographySunny Girja Singh
… giving radio and television interviews and addressing anti-apartheid meetings. He developed tremendous support from the … after Mandela’s release from prison…
BiographyJoseph Mathunjwa
… seen little improvement in their lives two decades after apartheid ended. Mathunjwa led the mineworkers strike in …
BiographyTlou Theophilus Cholo
… Silver , for his self- sacrifice in the struggle against apartheid and outstanding leadership in the trade union …
BiographyMduduzi Richard Shabalala
… them at the time that Lesotho was in on good footing with Apartheid South Africa. They were abducted by the Lesotho …
BiographyNorman “Billy Holiday” Pietersen
… On 11 March 1987, Pietersen was shot in his bedroom by the apartheid Riot Squad; 12 shotgun pellets to his chest killed … Sizwe (MK) guerrilla. On 11 March,…
BiographyPauline Podbrey
… the Industrial Council. However, the introduction of grand apartheid legislation, in particular the Mixed Marriages Act …
BiographyAziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad
… the African National Congress (ANC), developing the Anti-Apartheid Movement in the United Kingdom and Europe. In 1966, …
BiographyGladys Thomas
… books that spoke to the experiences of children during apartheid. She is also the author of “Children of …
ArchiveThe Life of Trevor Huddleston, Makhalipile (the Dauntless One) by Victoria Vandiver, 3 May 2018
… The United Nations referred to apartheid as “a crime against humanity” (United Nations, … Huddleston’s connection with the townspeople, “He was so un-English…
Address by President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the 62nd session of the United Nations’ General Assembly, New York
… 'Responding to Climate Change', during the United Nations (UN) Session that would mark the half-way point towards the … effective, flexible and inclusive…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
… into their own hands and give notice that colonialism, apartheid and foreign domination would no longer be … Can we go from here to gather in the meeting…
BiographyKay Hassan
… His mother brewed traditional beer at a shebeen, defying apartheid laws and repeated raids by police. His cousin, … G.V. (2003) Voices of Justice and Reason:…
BiographyDikobe Ben Martins
… and was consciously non-racial, in the segregated apartheid era. Staffrider had two main objectives: to provide …
BiographyCharles Nupen
… had run (such as the 1974 campaign) which was seen by the apartheid government as promoting the objectives of a banned …
BiographySipho Gumede
… Quincy Jones . In South Africa, Sipho continuously defied apartheid laws by performing in multiracial concerts. In 1992 …
BiographyBongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
… African printmaker, art administrator and opponent of apartheid, Dhlomo grounds her art on the socialist-realist …
BiographyDr Hoosen Mia Haffejee
… of the brutality employed by the security police during Apartheid. His tragic death devastated his family whilst at …
BiographyJoe Slovo
… that the SACP would commit itself to a multi-party, post-apartheid democracy, freedom of organisation, speech, …