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BiographyWilliam Mothipa (Willie) Madisha
Willie Madisha grew up in the Atteridgeville Township of Pretoria. He completed his high school education in Attridgeville and then studied to become a teacher…
BiographyJanub Gool
Janub Gool, also known as 'Jane', was a founding member of the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM) and an active figure in the All African Convention and the…
BiographyCedric Radcliffe Mayson
Cedric Radcliffe Mayson was born July 16,1927 in London.After training and working briefly as an architect,he emigrated to South Africa as a Methodist minister…
Mxolisi Moyo
Mxolisi Moyo studied photography at the Open School, Johannesburg. He has worked for Post, World and the Tembisa Times. He works mostly in Alexandra and…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… to form an identifiable petty bourgeoisie. The Land Act of 1913 and its complementary labour legislation were the tools …
BiographyVusumuzi Vitus Mvelase
Vusumuzi Vitus Mvelase was restricted to Umlazi. He was the former chairman of Umlazi Residents Association; detained in terms of the Internal Security Act…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… (or 'Homelands') out of the 'Reserves' carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 … established out of the old 'Reserves'…
15th Anniversary of 1922 Rand Strike - South African Worker, 27 February 1937
… the actions ofthe gallant Rand miners and workers of 1913, 1914 and 1922. This in itself is not enough. We must …
BiographyAndrew Michael Boraine
Andrew Michael Boraine was born in Pietermaritzburg on 18 February 1959.He is the eldest of four children of Alex and Jenny Boraine.His father was the…
BiographyNell Kaye
Nell Kaye was born in Johannesburg, 1912. Nell Kaye's reputation rests on her work within a single genre with specific challenges and limitations - the bronze…
BiographyPatricia Horn
Pat Horn initially got exposed to politics in the early 1970s through her involvement with adult literacy projects during her days as a university student. In…
BiographyChristopher W. M. Gell
Christopher Gell was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1917. One of the most respected White champions of the African cause,After graduating from Cambridge…
BiographyIsaac Zakes Nkosi
Isaac Zakes Nkosi, known to his fans as Bra Zakes, was born in Alexandra Township early in 1919. He started his schooling in Alexandra at a Catholic primary…
BiographyAbednego Bhekabantu Ngcobo
Born in Natal in 1931, he studied at Adams College and Ohlange Institute, where he matriculated in 1950. After working some time in a Durban textile plant,…
BiographyH. A. Naidoo
H. A. Naidoo was born in Durban in 1915 and was recruited into the Communist Party in the mid-1930s by Edward Roux. He became an active trade unionist, and…
BiographyJerry Dibanhlele Khumalo
Born in 1922, Jerry Dibanhlele Khumalo was a clothing designer and cutter. He served prison sentences as a volunteer in the 1952 Defiance Campaign in Germiston…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
1905 9 August, Moses Kotane is born in Tamposstad, to Samuel Segogwane, a lay preacher and traditional healer, and Siporah Mmadira Kotane, a seasonal…
BiographyNeil Robert Tovey
Neil Robert Tovey is a South African Football Coach and Former player. He was born in Pretoria on 2 July 1962. He made his professional debut for Durban City…
BiographyRebecca Malope
Rebecca Malope was born in 1968 in Lekazi near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. Beyond the fact that she did not progress that far in her education, little is known…
BiographyJustice Gizenga Mpanza
Justice "Gizenga" Mpanza was born on 5 September 1937 at Groutville Mission Reserve. His father was one of Chief Luthuli's indunas (advisors). Mpanza went to…
BiographyThabo Marcus Motaung
Marcus Motaung grew up in Diepkloof in the 1960s and 1970s. His family moved to the Township around the early to mid-1960s. They were part of families forcibly…
BiographyDavid Sibeko
David Maphgumzana Sibeko was born on 26 August 1938 in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. He received his schooling at the St Cyprian's Anglican School in Sophiatown,…
BiographyIshwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba
Ishwarlal Laloo Isu Chiba was born on 5 November 1930 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng), South Africa where he was also raised. His parents emigrated to…
ArticleANC Women’s League (ANCWL)
When the African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912, it did not accept women as members. In 1918, the government threatened to reintroduce pass laws…
Say It out Loud - Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, 1919
Address to Returned Soldiers of the Cape Corps, c. 1919 1 At the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Dr. Abdurahman and the A. P.O. supported the government in…
BiographyDavid Ngwabeni
David Ngwabeni originally a resident at Ngwabeni Location, Victoria East District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape], had his banishment order issued on 19…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… segregation of races and protect white minority rule. In 1913, the Land Act prohibited blacks from owning or renting … Act These reserves Principal among…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… (or 'Homelands') out of the 'Reserve's carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 … established out of the old 'Reserves"…
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
Forty years ago during January and February 1973 mass strikes by African workers in Durban broke out in protest against low wages. In total 61,000 workers went…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… and Conservation of Water Act was implemented, the 1913 Land Act was introduced, which restricted black South …