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BiographyDr James Sebe Moroka
… began to distance himself from official AAC policy. By 1946 Moroka played a leading role in the NRC’s confrontation …
BiographyArchibald Campbell Jordan
Archibald Campbell Mzolisa Jordan, the son of an Anglican minister, was born on 30 October 1906 at the Mbokothwana Mission Station in the Tsolo District of…
BiographyRuth Mompati
Ruth Mompati was born on 14 September 1925 in the village called Khanyesa in the North West Province. She was the daughter of Seli Seichoko and her father was…
BiographyDavidson Don Tengo Jabavu
Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu (D. D. T) Jabavu was born in the Cape Colony in 20 October in 1885. He was the eldest son of John Tengo Jabavu, a politician turned…
BiographyAhmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada
… offices of the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council. In 1946, the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) launched the …
BiographyThomas Patrick Murray
… capacities and was elected to its executive committee in 1946. He became President in 1950, Assistant General …
BiographyFreda Levson
… Levson's involvement in liberation politics started in 1946 when she assisted the Reverend Michael Scott in his …
BiographyHarry Snitcher
… Francisco Franco (of Spain) in the public marketplaces. In 1946, along with other members of the Central Committee, he …
BiographyDenis Mayer
Denis Mayer was born in Parkwood, Johannesburg, on 8 September 1923. His father, Harold, was the Recruitment Manager for the Chamber of Mines, and had come to…
Archive“We Shall Resist” - The Role of Indian Women in the Passive Resistance Campaign 1946-1948 by Kalpana Hiralal
… Role of Indian Women in the Passive Resistance Campaign 1946-1948 by Kalpana Hiralal …
BiographyMahomed Dawood Barmania
… Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill in March 1946 signalled the failure of the SAIC’s strategy and, in so … Barmania addressed the Senate for 50…
BiographyCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart
Charles Robberts (Blackie) Swart was born on 5 December 1894 in Morgenzon, Winburg district. He was the son of Hermanus Bernardus Swart and Aletta Catharina…
ArchiveNusas 1966 -1986: an introduction
Introductory essay on the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) covering the period 1966 to 1986.
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
1941 Born in Cape Town of British parents c. 1947-58 At school in Cape Town 1953 Father dies 1958 Matriculates from St George’s grammar school …
BiographyAlan Stewart Paton
… arguably most famous, novel, Cry, the Beloved Country , in 1946 in Trondheim, Norway. He completed the book on Christmas …
Resolutions of the ANC Annual Conference, December 14-17, 1946
… Resolutions of the ANC Annual Conference, December 14-17, 1946 …
BiographyJulius Nyerere
… College, Uganda, to study education. He got his degree in 1946 and returned to Tabora to teach. In 1949, Nyerere was …
BiographyBen Baartman
… Mineworkers Union (AMU) and participated in the great 1946 AMU strike . He was fired and headed for Worcester, …
Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo's Statement In Court In Trial For Passive Resistance, June 1946
… (Dr. Dadoo was sentenced in June 1946, at the beginning of the passive resistance campaign, to … Statement In Court In Trial For Passive Resistance, June…
BiographyAbner S. Mtimkulu
… of independence from the national ANC. When Dube died in 1946, Mtimkulu became embroiled in a political struggle that …
BiographyHerbert Henry Curson
Herbert Henry Curson, the eldest son of Henry Charles Curson, was born on 22 September 1892 in Upper Umzimkulu, KwaZulu Natal. His schooling was completed at…
BiographyElijah Thomas Zondi
Elijah Thomas Zondi was born on 22 October 1917 in Pietermaritzburg to Thomas Zondi, an evangelist and Bellinah Mchunu. He attended the Burnside Community…
BiographyAlfred Temba Qabula
Alfred Temba Qabula was born on 12 December 1942 in Flagstaff, Bhalasi in Pondoland to Solomon and Nonkhululeko Qabula. Qabula’s father worked as a machine…
BiographyDaniël Francois Malherbe
Daniël Francois Malherbe was born on 28 May 1881 in Dal Josafat in the Cape Colony, to P. J. Malherbe, a founder of the Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners …
BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
His Majesty, King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II was born on 2 May 1938, in the Village of Salang in the Mountain District of Mokhotlong in the…
BiographyBartholomew Hlapane
Bartholomew Moru Hlapane was born in 1918 in in the Ficksburg distric of the Orange Free State. Hlapane was a factory worker. A traitor to the African…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Statistical analysis of Resisters
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & … imprisonment. Statistical Analysis of Campaign 13 June 1946-13…
BiographyAnna Johanna Dorothea De Villiers
Anna Johanna Dorothea de Villiers was a linguist, writer, and educator. She born on 24 December 1900 on the farm Saxenburg, Kuilsrivier. She was the eldest of…
BiographyMary Agnes Stainbank
Mary Agnes Stainbank was born in 1899 on the farm Coedmore in Bellair, Durban. She was educated at St. Anne's DSG at Hilton. Stainbank was an artist way ahead…
BiographyReverend Zaccheus Richard Mahabane
Zaccheus Richard Mahabane was born in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State (now Free Stae Province), on 15 August 1881. His parents were Christians and prosperous…