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BiographyRobert M. Resha
… whiteman. Whites talk about white civilisation; we have a black civilisation too. We are fighting against nobody but …
BiographyJohn O’ Malley
… including Botha himself, who hunted and braaied the rare black-faced impala. Botha flanked by his generals, launched …
BiographyEpainette Nomaka Mbeki
… of South Africa (CPSA) in Durban, making her the second black woman to join the CPSA after Josie Palmer (Mphama) . …
BiographyDenis Mayer
… in the USSR, and this, together with his efforts to assist black workers at his work place with personal and legal …
BiographyStanley Huette Uys
… involving Verwoerd over the removal of the few remaining Black people from the common voters' roll. Uys and his …
BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
… Education Act and the suggested removal of the Hurutshe “black spots.”’ Considered a "thorn in the flesh” of the …
BiographyEli Weinberg
… ceremony. He was also instrumental in training a number of Black photographers among them Joe Gqabi . Gqabi was …
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… When Black workers in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in … by the late 1980s. From the beginning of the 20 th century Black workers in South Africa made…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Newsweek, 01 August 1980
… : Yes, because it does not depend on our having to stand face to face with their armoured divisions. One of the … because they find it almost impossible to…
EventNelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday.
… social, economic, political and institutional rights of Black people. The commemoration of his birth this year (2008) … and several other accolades, and…
EPILOGUE
… you raised these so-called fundamental issues. To call for face-to-face talks in such a situation is entirely unacceptable. We …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… of the trip. No one from the caste had ever crossed the “black waters” and no one could, without compromising their … was faltering and Indian resistance was…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… and affiliated herself to various organisations within the Black Consciousness Movement, founded and molded after the … Activist Steven “Steve” Biko founded…
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… South African trade union federation that organised mostly Black employees that aimed to be a national, non-racial umbrella organisation that could…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
… place, particularly in the form of giving contracts to new black elites. The Guptas were given coal contracts as old … Godinho note that Gigaba styled…
BiographySonja Schlesin
… Amendment Ordinance and Immigration Restriction Act or “Black Act” . When the Restriction Act came into force in … into South Africa. He was not, however,…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… fee increments. It is important to note that historically Black universities like the University of Fort Hare and … is a collective movement that should not…
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… apartheid in South Africa. She would also become the face of women’s anti-apartheid activism despite and because … not only endured, but overcame the double…
BiographyMosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota
… his ideas. He moved towards non-racialism and away from Black Consciousness ideology. Lekota was released from …
BiographyBlanche la Guma
… subsequently banned. The Nursing Act discriminated against black nurses by promoting segregation and the dominance of …
BiographyMartin Plaut
… Labour Party. Martin Plaut's publications include: Power! Black workers, their unions and the struggle for freedom in …
BiographyPresident Seretse Khama
… economy, administration and relations with other Black African states were repaired and developed. During his …
BiographyPaul Stopforth
… for the next seven years. Inspired by the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko in 1978, the artist …
BiographyHeidi Holland
… apart, incised tissue, as Patrikios sawed through a black Zimbabwean’s leg. In the ensuing racial uproar, the …
BiographyReginald (Reggie) September
… political debate on the inequalities suffered by black people. His political involvement began when he came …
BiographyHarriet Bolton
… built and began a programme to establish trade unions for black workers who were barred from joining trade unions by …
BiographyEnoch Mgijima
… of that year he began baptising his followers in the Black Kei River near his home at Ntabelanga. Because of his …
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… others to write to show the strength of individuals in the face of struggle. He still holds an important spot in South … of Fort Hare in 1972. [i] He was…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… Secondary School, one of her teachers gave her a copy of a Black Consciousness booklet which featured women activists …
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
… 22 March 1907. The Asiatic Law Amendment Act, 2/1907 ("The Black Act") was identical to Ordinance 29/1906. All male … to be shown to police on demand. The…