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A former theology student, Carl Niehaus, is sentenced to fifteen years in prison for high treason in the Rand Supreme Court. Hi
… A former theology student, Carl Niehaus, is sentenced to fifteen years in …
A Black high school student, Sipho Malaza, dies while in Security Police custody. His death is the twenty-first in detention si
… A Black high school student, Sipho Malaza, dies while in Security Police custody. …
Harold Cressy, educationist and teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College (
… teacher, is born at Rorke’s Drift. He was the only Black student of the South African College ( …
BiographyTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… proceeded to Itshepeng Higher Primary. In 1971 he became a student at Morris Isaacson High. He was a passionate reader. … Mashinini joined the South African…
Erick Mabaso
… He was a student revolt casualty of 1976. …
BiographyBilly Modise
… and was admitted to a hospital for six months. As a student at Fort Hare, he came into contact with Professor ZK … the Fort Hare branch, and later served as…
BiographySaleem Badat
… 1976 Soweto uprising , developing into activism during his student days – serving on the student wages commission , joining the Release Mandela … author of…
BiographySydney Shall
… born 1932. Volunteer in the Defiance Campaign . Active in student affairs at University of the Witwatersrand … Volunteer in the Defiance Campaign. Active in…
BiographyGeraldine Fraser-Moleketi
… High School in Claremont , Cape Town. She took part in student politics at Livingstone and was elected to its Student Representative Council. After…
BiographyRichard Steele
… in Kempton Park. Academically, Steele was an exceptional student. He was captain of the cricket and athletics teams, … head prefect of his class. He also…
BiographyDavid Hartman
… students uprising and as a result he became active in student politics while at high school. After completing his … expose the evils of the system. As…
EventOne hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest
… hundred and twenty three people banned following June 16 Student Protest …
BiographyJackson Mphikwa Mthembu
… dipped his feet in politics for the first time, becoming a student leader. However, his poor background meant that on …
Black Consciousness, Black theology, student activism, and the shaping of the new South Africa by Professor N. Barney Pityana, 9 October 2012, South Africa
… Black Consciousness, Black theology, student activism, and the shaping of the new South Africa by …
An American post-graduate student, Amy Elizabeth Biehl, 26, is dragged from her car by a 100-strong mob of youths in Guguletu,
… An American post-graduate student, Amy Elizabeth Biehl, 26, is dragged from her car by …
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… It was Biko, along with others who guided the movement of student discontent into a political force unprecedented in … in 1961. Steve proved to be a studious…
BiographyDr Gurunathen (Guru) Kistnasamy
… led to his involvement in political activism as a student. On 6 September 1966, Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd , the … Verwoerd. The silence that ensued was broken by…
BiographyFrans “Ting Ting” Masango
… a good academic record which was interrupted by the 1976 student uprising . He played an active role in the uprising. …
BiographySiphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
… activism began with him joining the South African Student Movement (SASM) in 1977. … Bay Municipality, (2009), Tribute to the PEBCO 3 and COSAS , [online],…
BiographyNyangana Zithulele Absolom Cindi
… observers. In September 1974 Cindi was arrested following student rallies that were held to celebrate the triumph of … a defendant in the lengthy trial of…
Jacob Zungwane Mashabane
… 1976 Mr Jacob Mashabane, aged 22, a University of Zululand student was reported to have died in detention at the … under was undisclosed.Mr Mashabane had…
BiographyDr Hassen (Ike) Mahomed Moosa
… (UCT) and was active in the political movement since his student days. Moosa was an executive member of the Franchise …
BiographyThabo Marcus Motaung
… at Madibane High School in Diepkloof in 1972. As a student he was actively involved in the Students Christian … African Students’ Movement (SASM). After…
BiographyDr Irvin Khoza
… before attending Orlando High in Soweto. He was a student at Fort Hare University (Alice, Eastern Cape) but did …
ArchiveBlack Power - Students Forced to Leave Meeting - SASO and other affairs
Message to the World Festival of Youth and Students by O. R. Tambo, Moscow, July 1985
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb 'Devil's Tooth' in the Drakensberg Range
Location: back to this day in history search archive The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in South Africa, with Thabana Ntlenyana the highest peak in…
BiographyGlenn Moss
… of Arts in Political Science, with a thesis on the 1976 student uprising in Soweto . While at University, he served in numerous student leadership positions…
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… and finish his education there in 1985. Kriel was a strong student, excelling in science and mathematics specifically. … involvement, however. Kriel was a…
BiographyJeanne Zaidel-Rudolph
… and was educated at Pretoria High School for Girls. As a student, she displayed an extraordinary gift for playing the …