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ArchiveDawn Volume 7 November/December 1983
ArchiveTo make 1984 another landmark
ArchiveContact Volume 2 No 9, 2 May 1959
ArchiveContact Volume 2 No 7, 4 April 1959
Contact Volume 2 No 5, 7 March 1959
ArchiveContact Volume 2 No 5, 7 March 1959
BiographyNomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize was born on 12 April 1940 in Sophiatown, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng). Her family’s forced removal from Sophiatown to Meadowlands…
BiographyEsme Bodenstein
Esme Bodenstein was born on 6 July 1929 in Johannesburg. She trained as a physiotherapist at St Mary’s Hospital in London before moving to Cape Town. There…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… to South Africa, Building a Nation, and Parliament In 1989, FW de Klerk replaced PW Botha as president and began …
BiographyLeo Linda Sihlali
… Movement and in the community until his death on 20 March 1989. …
ArchiveBlack Sash Grahamstown Advice Office Report to the National Conference 1985
Report on the activities of Black Sash Grahamstown Advice Office for January 1984 - December 1985
BiographyFanele Mbali
Fanele Mbali was born on 1 December 1937 in a village called Eqolweni. Mbali’s father, Charlton Babana Mkhonto and his brother William Ntozakhe decided on the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1970 - 1978 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… aims and objectives, 1987 11. Muslim Youth Rally manual, 1989 12. Towards a principled struggle. 1970 Islamic … 259 23 07 1986 204 11 06 1987 208 08 OS 1988…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
In aftermath of the June 16 Uprising, the government cracked down on student activists and organisations alike. On 19 October 1977 the Black Consciousness…
BiographyBarend Jacobus (Ben) Erasmus
Barend Jacobus Erasmus was born to Barend Jacobus Gerrit Wessel Erasmus and Susara Catharina Elizabeth Horak on 29 December 1918 in Johannesburg. His father…
BiographyViolet Sarah Matlou (née Phiri)
Violet Sarah Matlou (nee Phiri) was born on 4 April 1920 in Rustenburg. She started her schooling in Welgeval and completed it at Mmabeskraal under the…
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
1940 Born in Cape Town. 1960s Graduates from the University of Cape Town with Mathematics and English. 1972 Earns a PhD in literature from the…
BiographyZainunnisa “Cissie” Gool
Zainunnisa “Cissie” Gool was born in Cape Town in 1897. One of South Africa's most popular and renowned female political leaders, her father was the prominent…
BiographyCaesarina Kona Makhoere
Caesarina Kona Makhoere was born near Pretoria in 1955. Her father was a policeman and her mother worked as a domestic worker. At a young age she was forcibly…
BiographyJonas Mosa Gwangwa
Jonas Mosa Gwangwa was born in 1941 in Orlando East, Soweto. The young Gwanga was one of many musicians mentored by Alto Saxophonist Kippie Moeketsi. He then…
Sizakele Sigxashe
Sizakele Sigxashe was born on 21 June 1937. Sigxashe joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1959 and became involved in its anti apartheid activities…
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was born in Munhango, Moxico Province in eastern Angola on 3 August 1934. Savimbi's primary education took place at Protestant mission…
BiographyVicky Sampson
Vicky Sampson was born in 1969, to Faye and Victor Sampson. Her father, Victor, was a member of the Golden City Dixies, a travelling vaudeville group. When…
BiographyArnold Selby
Arnold Selby was born on 14 November 1918 in South Africa. He joined the liberation struggle in the 1940s. His experience as a miner brought to light the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
1930 October 5, The Asiatics Land Tenure (Amendment) Bill imposes segregation on Indians in the Transvaal. The South African Indian Congress meets at an…
ArchiveNational Union of South African Students 1986 Calendar
Yellow poster with black lettering. February to December 1986 Calendar.
ArchiveThe universal declaration of human rights 1948-1988
Offset litho; black, blue and yellow; The universal declaration of human rights 1948-1988
ArchiveYoung christian students 1988: action towards a teachers church
Offset litho; black and green calendar; Young christian students 1988 : Action towards a teachers church
”Banishment of Winnie Mandela”, 1983 interview Brandfort, OFS
Winnie Mandela bannished & banned to Brandfort. Interviewed by SA documentary filmmaker Kevin Harris for his 1983 documentary: "No Middle Road To Freedom".
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
Josiah Tshangana Gumede was born on 9th October 1867 in Healdtown Village, Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. His father, John Gumede, and his mother were…