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… Apartheid Israel The Politics of an Analogy Edited by Jon … Soske and  Sean Jacobs   Foreword by Achille Mbembe   In Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy , twenty … reflect on the similarities and differences between apartheid-era South Africa and contemporary Israel, with an …

… Ray Chikapa Phiri, 70. Reflecting on their lives and work tells us a great deal about the intersection of black politics and culture under apartheid, and also about the ways South Africans see the … where gold had been discovered in 1887. By the 1940s, his birthplace of Benoni was a bustling, relatively …

… for him to board in Durban so that he could further his education. He began submitting his writings to various newspapers while still at school. … South Africa, consistent with the policies of racism and apartheid, offered few opportunities for black reporters, …

… (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 10th of November in 1934. Both his parents were born in India. He began schooling around … Indian High School until the beginning of 1951 when he and his elder brother went to Umzinto where they wrote their … When he came out of prison, Kader had to get permission to work in his own law office.  In 1996, he was re-admitted as …

… the University of Witwatersrand. Friedman then went to work as a senior editor at the Financial Mail from 1976 and … Friedman compiled a series of studies into the reform of apartheid and its implications for a democratic South Africa. … department at Rhodes University. Friedman received his doctorate in literature from Rhodes University in 2007.  …

… South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep at a Bloemfontein hospital after being admitted … (87) continued to paint daily during the last few years of his life at a home for retired Catholic priests. … South African painter of Belgian descent, dies in his sleep …

… Clinic from 1952 to 1955, and then both moved to work at the Durban Medical School.  After his detention in the Durban Central Prison in 1960, they …

…  in 1941 and became an executive member in 1956 until his arrest on 1 September 1963. At that time Naicker was … to 14 years’ imprisonment on 29 February 1964. He served his entire sentence on Robben Island.  Upon his release, on … the  special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid  in observance of the Day of Solidarity with South …

… is the eldest son of King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon and his second wife, Queen Thomo. He was educated at the Bekezulu … College of Chiefs and then privately tutored. He lived at his father's official residence at Khethomthandayo and … with his opposition to international sanctions against apartheid. King Zwelithini threw his lot in with Buthelezi …

… He was one of eight children, and spent most of his youth living with his aunt. His mother was a domestic worker and his father a … to involve people of other colour in the struggle against apartheid. He started thinking about working together with …

… The history of the Natal University Medical School in the Apartheid 1980s was one of turmoil. A discontented student … model to all academics, particularly to women, who had to work in an environment that was full of discrimination. … medical icon and a fearless protector of students during apartheid. She was a role model to a generation of South …

… who was a civil servant of the Transvaal Republic, and his wife Talitha Cumi Lombard. Faure received her early … drama. In 1925 she became more renowned when she began to work with the then rising star, Dutch actor, Paul de Groot. … University College, and still continued with theatrical work. She successfully trained many aspiring teachers and …

… of organisations or individuals. On the same day, 17 anti-apartheid organisations were restricted in terms of Section 6 … 17 anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of Section 6 …

… (NIC) to become a formidable force in the struggle against apartheid in the ranks of the South African Communist Party …

… the University of Western Cape (UWC), where he began his passionate foray into his studies of the Afrikaner language. He earned a reputation … on the mission of guiding the university away from the apartheid educational model. After the African National …

… raised in South Africa. Biddy Partridge first began work as a freelance photographer for the South African … Zimbabwe as interracial marriage wasn’t permitted under apartheid. There, they worked as musicians. Other Samuels … Partridge participated with Afrapix by sending in her work for the Staffrider exhibitions. Partridge also wrote and …

… He was one of the residents forcibly removed by the apartheid regime to Moroka Emergency Camp. Malele joined the  … Party of South Africa, or carrying out its interests.  His “crime” was that he was caught by two African Special … escape, but other sources said that he had a big gash on his head and was lying naked on the floor in a room at John …

… Masekela began to play the trumpet, encouraged by anti-apartheid activist Father Trevor Huddleston , who helped him … Jazz Band – South Africa’s first youth orchestra. In his early days as a teenager on the South African music … above-mentioned artists. Masekela was deeply affected by his life experiences, and therefore made music that reflected …

… to Arthur Krim on the occasion of the people for the American Way Award ceremony 8 November 1992 …

… A key suspect in the bomb attack on the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, who was …

… forces and set tyre barricades ablaze in the belief that American troops shot to death …

… (Turfloop), where he graduated with a degree in Social Work in the early 1970s. While studying at Turfloop, he was … on 5 August 1976, Mohapi died in police custody. Upon his death, police produced a "suicide note", claiming he had committed suicide in his cell. An inquest held later did not make a finding on the …

… the founder and editor of the Contemporary Review . His mother was a social worker serving the poor in London. … part of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). Like his father he became an editor and worked at the … Bunting was financially crippled and could no longer work as a lawyer so he became a viola player in the …

… (now Gauteng), South Africa where he was also raised. His parents emigrated to South Africa from Gujarat. Chiba abandoned secondary school to help provide for his family. The 1956 Treason Trial sparked his interest in … in the United Democratic Front (UDF) and continued to work in the African National Congress (ANC) underground. …

… newspaper in 1884, Imvo Zabantsundu (Black opinion). His father was also a founding member of the South African … the University of Fort Hare).  John Tengo Jabavu and his son Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu, around 1903 Davidson … better farming methods, stressed the value of manual work, and pleaded for racial co-operation,He retired in …

… (now Eastern Cape). Fihla grew up in PE from 1945, after his parents found work there as labourers. He completed tenth grade at Newell … project manager for Metropolitan Life, Fihla continued to work underground for Mk and assisted in building street and …

… directory of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for her work in the Mofolo Integrated Community Development … subjected to the harsh labour conditions under the apartheid system. She became an active member of the trade …

… in Healdtown Village, Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. His father, John Gumede, and his mother were Christians and, according to their grandson … significane for Gumede was the visit to Natal of a Black American troupe of Virginia Jubilee Singers in 1890. The …

… an awareness of the role that women played in the anti-apartheid struggle as well as turning points in the political landscape. Her work has been widely exhibited and published in both …