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BiographyDr. Percy Yutar
… of eight children in a family of Lithuanian immigrants. His father originally spelled his surname as Yuter before arriving in South Africa. Yutar … Many…
ArchiveTo his Lordship Bishop P J Buthelezi: Open letter on day of Consecration, October 22nd, 1972
… Open letter of congratulation to Bishop P J Buthelezi on his appointment as Black Auxillary Bishop in the Catholic Church, Johannesburg. His appointment is…
BiographyMagnus Malan
… Magnus Malan was born in Pretoria on 30 January 1930. His father, Avril Ire de Merindol, was a professor of … of parliament and speaker of the House of…
BiographyIsaiah Mdliwamafa Shembe
… Escourt in the Drakensberg region (near Giants Castle). His forefathers had settled there to escape the regiments of … the daughter of Malindi Hadebe, born…
BiographyBernard Lazarus Sigamoney
… He is considered one of the few Indian leaders of his day who attempted to transcend racial boundaries with … sport and politics. Sigamoney was born in 1888…
BiographyJ B Marks
… Ventersdorp, Western Transvaal (now North West Province). His father was a railway worker and his mother, a midwife. His father was a staunch supporter of ……
BiographyThembekile Enoch kaTshunungwa
… organiser in 1954, he undertook much of the preparatory work for the Congress of the People and was one of its … he began to explore the possibilities of…
BiographySusanna Helena Kok
… she obtained her MB ChB in 1935. In 1936, Kok went to work at the chief mission station of the Dutch Reformed … Care, which she was awarded in 1948. In 1949,…
BiographySylvester Stein
… later become well known for their accounts of life under apartheid. In the late 1950s, Stein left South Africa, and … Stein founded Electric Word Publishing,…
EventSouth Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.
… During Apartheid, South Africa was expelled from many international … only to be banned again in 1978. With the end of Apartheid, the country was again…
Cornelius Judah Fazzie
… 1924 Queenstown Eastern Cape,but grew up largely in Tsolo.His migrant father worked in the Western Cape.He began school … the 1952 Defiance Campaign . After…
ArchiveReport of the Working Group on Values in Education, as requested by the Minister of Education, Professor Kader Asmal
Work is stopped at the Kimberley mine after forty-three years when it becomes uneconomical to operate at a depth of 1 083 m.
… Work is stopped at the Kimberley mine after forty-three years …
The ANC begins an open-ended campaign of public protest with a day of rallies, work stoppages and threats of a crippling genera
… campaign of public protest with a day of rallies, work stoppages and threats of a crippling genera …
Bernard Mafiyeka, NUMSA shop steward, is gunned down by one of a group of four men as he is walking to work.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. 255. … down by one of a group of four men…
Document 69 - We Must Learn New Methods of Work”, Congress Voice, issued by the Emergency Committee of the A.N.C., 2, 2, May 1960
… Document 69 - We Must Learn New Methods of Work”, Congress Voice, issued by the Emergency Committee of …
On proposal of Sir Pierre van Ryneveld a special service battalion is instituted in Pretoria to provide work for young men afte
… service battalion is instituted in Pretoria to provide work for young men afte …
BiographySimon Petros (Peter) Matseke
… was born in Pretoria in 1878, but little is known about his early life except that he was a member of the Bakgatlo … the Boer commandos during the South…
BiographyNzimeni Elliot Mfaxa
… for a short time and worked as clerk but devoted much of his time to organizing for the ANC and the Cape Youth League, … sentenced to 9 months for…
BiographyJackson Mthembu
… and Carolina in the then Transvaal, where he went with his grandmother Sarah Mthembu to work in the mealie fields, at age seven. His grandmother and uncles…
BiographyBenni Gwigwi Mrwebi
… had a big showman personality as he was loved by many of his peers and followers. He became the first black South … the rights of musicians and their…
Letter to the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid by O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 October 1975
… of Germany aimed at perpetuating the South African apartheid regime. Your Excellency will agree that the facts … We shall be extremely grateful if Your…
BiographySoromini Kallichurum
… The history of the Natal University Medical School in the Apartheid 1980s was one of turmoil. A discontented student … model to all academics, particularly…
Review Essay: Crisis, History and the Challenge of Reinvention in the Postcolonial: The African National Congress after Apartheid by Laurence Piper
… and of African Affairs, and is currently the Desmond Tutu Professor in the Faculty of the Social Sciences at the … version – a problem perhaps due to the…
BiographyDenise Darvall
… heart transplant, performed by Professor Chris Barnard and his team at Groote Schuur hospital. Earlier that day she was … , and her kidneys went to 10 year…
BiographyGertrud Theiler
… director of the Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, and his wife, Emma Sophie Jegge. She was born in Pretoria on 11 … She spent a number of years overseas…
BiographyBiddy Partridge
… raised in South Africa. Biddy Partridge first began work as a freelance photographer for the South African … Zimbabwe as interracial marriage wasn’t…
BiographyMweli Skota
… but he continued to identify with the ANC and to work for its revival in the years following the enactment of … Congress, Skota was national and even pan…
Letter from Witvoet Mapapu to Priscilla Hall requesting for assistance to access his pension money
… Hall of Black sash requesting for assistance in getting his pension money from the Ciskei government … to Priscilla Hall requesting for assistance to access…
ArchiveLetter from Witvoet Mapapu to Priscilla Hall requesting for assistance to access his pension money
… Hall requesting for assistance to enable him to get his pension money from the government … to Priscilla Hall requesting for assistance to access his pension…