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BiographyRay Harmel (nee Adler)
… a born fighter, and never succumbed to intimidation. When one of her bosses offered her several perks if she would … African National Congress and the…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… South Africans, but this later changed to a call for a ‘one man one vote’ system. Rubin became the chairperson of the Liberal … of apartheid), would leave…
BiographyJohn Jack Curtis
… When the government banished Chief Luthuli to a remote part of Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) because he would not …
BiographyOprah Winfrey
… made a career out of my own authenticity. I don't have one face I present to the white world or to the black world. … # The future is full of possibility,…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… specialised hunter-guilds, of which, the Kamajoisia were one. The various armed militias that became known as the … [14] Not just anyone could join or call…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… the early 1950s until the 1990s, focusing on the work of one artist particularly. While Abdullah Ibrahim is by no … his conversion as the ‘universal truth’: …
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… and were victorious. Later, the day was commemorated as part of the Afrikaner nationalist project. This article … see the articles dedicated to them on the…
ArticleZulu
… The Zulu language, of which there are variations, is part of the Nguni language group. The word Zulu means "Sky" … at the southern end. The majority of…
Khoisan Identity
… the past’. This address held special significance as one of the first official recognitions of Khoisan communities … with its own identity. There is an…
BiographyEddie J. Khaile
… Communists from the executive committee. In 1927 he became one of the first Africans elected to the central committee of …
BiographyGqeba Mzwandile
… family’s shack shop in the township of NAME. Mzwandile had one brother and two sisters. Gqeba Mzwandile was sentenced to …
BiographyChristopher James Albertyn
… of the Textile Workers Industrial Union in Durban. He was one of those banned in November 1976 along with 22 people …
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… were born in the area or had worked continuously for on one employer for 10 years and if they had not been found to … ensure that the idea that women’s…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… and Silverton attacks appear in court. This becomes one of the most publicised guerrilla trials in South Africa. … Durban - for which the ANC claim…
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… Mbhazima Shilowa, former the Gauteng Premier, now one of the leaders of Congress of the People (COPE) as … the accuser and that they have had sexual…
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
… assaulted by security police. Before his death (which was one in a string of prison deaths), he had been seen by Dr … to their patients, irrespective of the…
ArticleFrontline States
… onerous handicaps.... Whilst Botswana accepts that we are part of the Southern African economic complex and that the … South Africa's military might, which…
ArticleSharpeville
… a day of mourning. He also called for a national one day “stay at home”. The Government retaliated by passing … state of emergency declared by the…
BiographyJim Lithako
… Free State [now Free State Province]. He was said to be one of the leading agitators in Witzieshoek, who had refused …
BiographyBonisile John Kani
… did result in a number of published and unpublished works. One of the plays that emerged in 1972 was Sizwe Bansi is …
BiographyTrevor Andrew Manuel
… played an important role in the bus boycott because he was one of the few activists that was not detained. From here …
BiographyFather Trevor Huddleston
… This earned him the nickname ‘Makhalipile’ or dauntless one. During this time he developed close friendships with … Anglican priest, author, one of the first…
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… constructivist approaches to ethnic identity, the first part of my essay outlines a theoretical model based on the … the validity of their shared argument…
The National Arts Festival
… office space as well as performance facilities. The NAF is one of the oldest cultural events in South Africa, having run for over 40 years and it has also…
ArticleXhosa
… language (Isixhosa), of which there are variations, is part of the Nguni language group. Xhosa is one of the 11 official languages recognized by the South ……
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… and exclusion from citizenship of Africans. Part one examines the historical roots of apartheid, from the … them a large area of land in the central and…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… Trek. The Cape stayed a British colony until it became one of the four provinces of the Union of South Africa in … into exile. In 1887 they annexed Zululand,…
BiographyEric Magamana Lubisi
… He completed his matric at Mamelodi High School – art was one of his subjects, which his teacher, Alex Selepe, … group exhibitions in South Africa. In 1979,…
BiographyAlois Mate
… resisted arrest and as a consequence two were killed and one injured.” With no compromise from the side of the state, … arrest, firearms were used against…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… shown through her correspondence, shaped her motivation as one of the most influential South African female Coloured … was interested in the political unrest…