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Dr David Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls and names it after his queen.
… Livingstone reaches the Victoria Falls and names it after his queen. …
Pres. Paul Kruger undertakes his first official visit of two days to Johannesburg.
… Pres. Paul Kruger undertakes his first official visit of two days to Johannesburg. …
Prof. Chris Barnard divorces his second wife, Barbara, after twelve years of marriage.
… Prof. Chris Barnard divorces his second wife, Barbara, after twelve years of marriage. …
Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference "Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa", 04 December 1987, Arusha
… to energise all humanity everywhere to act against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa. We disperse and … gathered over the people of Botswana. Botha is…
BiographyAhmed Essop “Quarter” Khota
… Ahmed Essop "Quarter" Khota, was born on 5 July 1928. His friends affectionately knew him as “Quarter”, a name … by Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu . It…
ArchiveDemocracy and the Left in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Ben Turok interviewed by Carilee Osborne
… corruption efforts by former president Jacob Zuma and his allies, making him a target for the latter group. He has … unconstitutionally.] That is how the EFF…
BiographyBarbara Mosima Joyce Masekela
… school, St Peters. She learnt about the coming of apartheid through reading books and newspapers and listening … formed part of the exiled team, which…
Jeanette Eva Schoon (née Curtis)
… Curtis and the sister of Neville Curtis , also an anti-Apartheid activist and banned person. In 1973 Curtis assisted … Botswana . In exile the Schoons…
BiographyRev. James Arthur Calata
… a poor farming family at Debe Nek near King Williamstown. His father James Calata was a Presbyterian and his mother Eliza, an Anglican. He trained as a…
BiographyDr James Lowell Zwelinzima Njongwe
… above all an extremely hard worker." Njongwe established his medical practice in New Brighton township. Port … national executive committee. Until Njongwe…
EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
… on a 167 day journey into the interior, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, a companion named Mietjie Versveld, his son and Dr. Heinrich Lichtenstein, an…
BiographyElias Phakane Moretsele
… This underscored Moretsele's commitment to and love for his tribe of origin, the Pedi of the North-Eastern Transvaal, which characterised his entire public…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… line drawn anywhere at any time by any member of the apartheid security forces. In a move to put forward the real … As part of a defiance campaign against…
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… Bon Accord near Pretoria on 12 December 1931. He lost both his parents at an early age and was raised by his sister. The family moved to Marabastad and then…
EventSA Prime Minister P. W. Botha warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails
… warns the country that confrontation will be inevitable if his proposed President's Council fails. The Council was part … warns the country that…
BiographyKisten Moonsamy
… (NIC) to become a formidable force in the struggle against apartheid in the ranks of the South African Communist Party …
BiographyTito Mboweni
… for a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He did not complete his studies there because of his political activism, and left the country to go into exile … of…
BiographyJordan Kush Ngubane
… in Natal, the son of a policeman. After receiving his early education in Ladysmith, he entered Adams College in … early interest in politics intensified. He…
BiographyAlfred Temba Qabula
… worked as a machine-handler in the mines in Johannesburg. His father died in 1949 after someone allegedly poisoned his drink. His mother died a few years…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… being thrown off a tram for being a Jew. In 1934, Schwarz, his younger brother Kurt and his mother Alma left Germany for South Africa travelling on … Jewish…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… Cape Province) and lived in Mowbray until he finished his schooling. His mother, Rose Emma, was born in Cornwall, England and his … a LLD in 1987 from the…
BiographyPresident Seretse Khama
… on 1 July 1921 at Serowe, Bechuanaland (now Botswana). His grandfather was Kgosi (King) Khama III, known as Khama the Good, the ruler of the Bangwato people…
BiographyElliot Tonjeni
… deported to Basutoland, and Tonjeni, whose organisational work with farm workers had made him notorious among whites, was banned from the western Cape…
BiographyPeter Jones
… Steve’s death the day after the funeral, three weeks after his death,” Peter Jones remembers sadly. Steve Biko and … says he tried to speak to some…
BiographyEsther Barsel
… on the first day of the trial, allowing him to go home to his children who had been under the care of his sister and brother-in-law. He was subsequently…
BiographyGcinisizwe Sylvester Khwezi Kondile
… for Bjuris degree in 1976 [3] . Kondile was an anti-apartheid activist and a member of Umkhonto weSizwe. Going … University of Fort Hare in 1980, Kondile was…
Tribute to the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid - Statement at the Meeting of the Special Committee on its Tenth Anniversary by O. R. Tambo, New York, 2 April 1973
… racist terror, shut up behind the iron curtain of apartheid South Africa, where every day we have to bury … dead by a policeman or whipped and clubbed to…
BiographyOupa Joshua Gqozo
… March 1952. He is the son of Anna and Fikile Joel Gqozo. His father was a skilled labourer and religious minister. At his young age Gqozo was sent away by…
BiographyPaul Shipokosa Mashatile
… was an active participant in the liberation struggle from his student days as a member of the Congress of South African … parties in 1990 when the UDF was…
ArchivePopulism without Robin Hood? Forms of ownership and control in a post-apartheid South Africa: Summary and some proposals
… Paper by Ben Fine on ownership and control in post-apartheid South Africa. Covers the economy and privatisation, … Robin Hood? Forms of ownership and control…