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BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… of other political parties they wrote a Women’s National Coalition Women’s Charter and presented it in February of …
BiographyJohannes Gerhardus Strijdom
… senior Transvaal Nationalist to refuse to join the 1934-coalition administration with the United Party (UP) formed …
BiographyMiriam Tlali
… house Skotaville . As a member of the Women's National Coalition, Tlali assisted in drafting the Preamble to the …
ArchiveWomen's Organisations in the Western Cape
ArchiveUnited Women’s Congress Constitution
Annie Silinga
Annie Silinga was born in 1910 at Nqqamakwe in the Butterworth district of the Transkei where she completed only a few years of primary school. In 1937 she…
ArchiveThe Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
… 20, 2020, https://www.constitutionhill.org.za/sites/site-womens-jail . [6] Constitution Hill, “The Women’s Jail.” [7] … 6, 2020. https://www.constitutionhill…
BiographyCharlotte Maxeke
Where was Charlotte Maxeke born? Many sources cite Charlotte Maxeke’s (née Mannya) birth place as Fort Beaufort the Eastern Cape, however, there are other…
Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko agrees to form a coalition government with opposition leaders after five days of rioting, th
… Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko agrees to form a coalition government with opposition leaders after five days …
Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko agrees to form a coalition government with opposition leaders after five days of rioting, th
… Zairian President Mobutu Sese Seko agrees to form a coalition government with opposition leaders after five days …
The newly formed DA-IFP "coalition of change" leaders of the parties, Tony Leon and Mangosuthu Buthelezi, hold their
… The newly formed DA-IFP "coalition of change" leaders of the parties, Tony Leon and …
President Mohamed Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges
… Siad Barre of Somalia flees the capital, Mogadishu, as a coalition of rebels seize power. The country plunges …
BiographyFlorence Mkhize
Florence Grace Mkhize, widely known as 'Mam Flo', was born in 1932 in Natal. At a young age she decided she wanted to fight against apartheid and the…
BiographyAmina Cachalia
Amina Cachalia (née Asvat) was born on 28 June 1930, Vereeniging, Transvaal (now Gauteng) to Ebrahim Ismail Asvat and Fatima Asvat. She was the ninth child in…
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
Dulcie Evonne September, the second eldest daughter of Jakobus and Susan September was born on the 20th August 1935 in Royal rd, Maitland and grew up on the…
ArchiveSpeech by President Nelson Mandela on Women’s Day, Pretoria, 9 August 1996
Chairperson; Ministers; Guests; Friends and compatriots. When the women of South Africa converged on these Union Buildings forty years ago, from every…
ArchiveRural Women’s Lives by Gill de Vlieg (SPEAK), June 1992, Johannesburg
ArchiveANC Takes A Stand On Women’s Liberation by SPEAK, 1985 – 1990, Johannesburg
BiographyEulalie Doreen Stott
Eulalie Doreen Stott was born in Fish Hoek on 4 August 1922. Stott was the only child and after her parents’ divorce, when she was just three years old, she…
EventMbeki unveils Women's Monument at Union Buildings
President Thabo Mbeki unveiled the Women's Monument at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The aim of the monument was to commemorate the role of women in the…
EventNigerian women occupy ChevronTexaco oil terminal
On this day, approximately 600 Itsekiri women began a peaceful occupation of ChevronTexaco's Escravos oil terminal in the Niger Delta, demanding jobs for their…
BiographyFaith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko
Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko was born on the 2 April 1965, at Charteston Location, Nigel. She completed her junior primary education at the Jabavu East Community…
General elections in South Africa. The Herenigde Nasionale Party (Re-united National Party) comes to power in coalition with th
… Party (Re-united National Party) comes to power in coalition with th …
BiographyCheryl Carolus
Cheryl Carolus was born on 20 April 1959 in the Cape Flats of Cape Town to a working class family. Her father was employed as a printer’s assistant and her…
BiographyNandisile Thoko Mpumlwana
Nandisile Thoko Mpumlwana (nèe Mbanjwa) was born in Melmoth, Zululand, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). A co-founding member of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM…
BiographyWangari Maathai
… [xv] Maathai established a campaign of the Jubilee 2000 Coalition in late 1998, which she played a significant role …
BiographySadie Forman
A fierce non-sectarian and advocate for racial equality and women’s rights, Sadie Forman (nee Kreel) was born in 1929. Her father, Bunim Idel Krill, a Yiddish…