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BiographyBalelekeng Sam Masemola
… Masemola worked as a clerk. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1949 and helped to steer his branch in … Member of the ANC. Active in anti-pass…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
… Pottery production was also a very important feature of Iron Age society. The Iron Age women were skilled potters. … is still developing content for this…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought to … South African war was fought in a region where four fifths of…
Art lost in a time of struggle by Mary Corrigall
… artists who were sidelined, staging large retrospectives of the likes of Dumile Feni and, more recently, Kay Hassan. Although this exhibition is obviously an…
ArticleSouth Africa - First 20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014)
… vote for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This year, 2014, marks 20 years of…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter Campaign
… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was … South African Indian Congress, South African Congress of Democrats and the newly…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… came about in the 1960s. This change was the result of combined elements, including the formation of the PAC, growing frustration among black people, the…
BiographyGovan Mbeki
… a communist and a firm believer in the superior morality of socialism to his last day. He threw himself into the work of linking the struggle for socialism…
ArchiveReport of the Resolutions Committee
… Report on an African National Congress seminar to discuss Constitutional guidelines from … Report of the Resolutions Committee …
BiographyChristopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu
… advocate, legal expert, and former African National Congress ( ANC) stalwart. Mpofu was born on 2 September 1962 (one of two other siblings) to Nosebenzile…
BiographyJoel Mabi Lengisi
… Lengisi later moved to East London African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader. In October 1952, Lengisiwas banned under the Suppression of…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. With the help of the G.I. Bill, he attended San Francisco College, where he … for his radical political beliefs…
BiographyRonald Vernie Dellums
… States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. With the help of the G.I. Bill, he attended San Francisco College, where he … for his radical political beliefs…
BiographyLydia Kompe
… had was taken away. As a result Kompe had to drop out of school and leave her family and move to Johannesburg to … time union employee. She was involved in…
BiographyWilliam Khanyile
… belonging to a banned organisation, the African National Congress (ANC). He was sentenced to eight years in prison … exile in Maputo and began working for…
Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS)
… a non-profit entity. It was restructured as an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture under the name Performing Arts Centre of the Free State , which…
Dan Tloome
… the Communist Party. In 1941 he was chosen vice-president of the Council of Non-European Trade Unions. He remained a leader in this … Milling Workers' Union…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… any political mobilisation. Soweto, the epicentre of the June 1976 uprising, was singled out for special … to mobilise students in Soweto was the formation…
A list of Books and Speeches pertaining to Robert Sobukwe
… A list of archive items pertaining to Robert Sobukwe: Books : Time … Speech, April 1959 Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of…
Professor Zakes Mda review of Robert Mcbride A coloured Life
… The work is clearly a result of meticulous research and depends on extensive primary … approach it will be an indispensable text for the students of history…
ArchiveNotes of ANC economic seminar
… notes taken by Jack Simons at an African National Congress economics seminar to discuss the economic situation … Notes of ANC economic seminar …
BiographyOscar Mpetha
… its general secretary. He joined the African National Congress ANC in 1951 and in 1958 was chosen president of the Cape ANC in a disputed election. He was…
BiographyAlbert Nzula
… worked as a court interpreter, and served as secretary of the local branch of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) . He … part at eclipsing…
BiographyMxolisi Mgxashe
… Mgxashe was born in 1944. He joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in Cape Town in the 1960s and took part in the … Robben Island prisoner, exiled person…
ArchiveReport of meeting with HM
… Report from H. Makgothi to the African National Congress National Executive Committee on a meeting with … Report of meeting with HM …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… 1950 - 1959 1950 January 6-8, The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) holds its last legal conference in … prior to its dissolution. February, At an…
BiographyZacharia Solly Shoke
… education at Orlando High School, Soweto Township, south of Johannesburg. Other academic qualifications include a … a Certificate in Defence Management from…
Sizakele Sigxashe
… born on 21 June 1937. Sigxashe joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1959 and became involved in its anti … He left the country in 1964 and joined…
Statement to the 20th Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Addis Ababa, 14 November 1984
… Mr. Chairman, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Your Excellencies, Heads of … OAU for the coming year. On behalf of the African National…
ArticleA history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008
… This is a collection of timelines of Indians in South Africa from 1654 until 2008. … A history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008 …