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BiographyJob Shimankana Tabane
… in Hammanskraal north of Pretoria. Tabane began attending African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress … junior certificate, but his life was…
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher's exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
… despite the fact that western and newly-independent African countries supported the economic isolation of South … suggested that Thatcher be excluded from…
Document 139 - “The coming Anti-African Bill”. Workers’ Voice.6.2. December 1947
… The Native Land and Trust Act of 1913 and the anti-African Acts on 1936 deprived the Africans of their land and … designed to suppress and destroy the rising…
BiographyJotello Festiri Soga
… Dr Jotello Festiri Soga, the first South African of any race to obtain a degree in veterinary … (now Eastern Cape), into a distinguished Xhosa family. He was…
BiographyMimi Coertse
… all, is quite amazing. She comes from a humble Afrikaans family, and arrived in Vienna ii 1954 as a naive boeremeisie, … Coertse paid her dues, and by…
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
… On 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The … to…
BiographyLorna Peirson
… She was born in Beckenham, London. The family emigrated to South Africa in 1927. She obtained a …
BiographyMary Susan Malahlela-Xakana
… service for anti-apartheid activist and Nelson Mandela family physician, Dr Nthato Motlana . She was 65 years old. …
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
… and form as affiliated bodies, a Federation of one Pan-African Association the name thereof to be" THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRES"S (hereinafter in these…
BiographyGraeme Williams
… photographer. In 1991 he started contributing to the South African documentary collective, Afrapix. Williams later went … evident in his work is a unique…
BiographyLydia Kompe
… government introduced the betterment scheme everything the family had was taken away. As a result Kompe had to drop out … She was involved in establishing…
BiographySimon Nkoli
… Gauteng on 26 November 1957 as one of four children. His family lived in a state of poverty and extreme segregation. … joined his first resistance group; the…
ArchiveHARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018
… The Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union (HARWU) was a South African trade union whose short but intense history was … whites. State determined minimum pay…
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
… Wynand du Toit was taken captive, and two other South African commandoes were killed. The rest of the commando unit … part of an operation to confirm the…
ArchiveThe All-African Convention: The Awakening of The People by I.B. Tabata
… the people first to understand the exact nature of South African society and the forces of oppression, that they … together for the first time in their…
Document 98 - “The All African Convention”, Umlilo Mollo /The Flame, 1, 2, October 1936
… by Allison Drew At the beginning of October 1936 the all African Convention held its conference of the Transvaal … as Professor Jabavu cheerfully puts it,…
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
… The 1st South African Infantry Brigade was recruited at Potchefstroom in … During December 1915, it was decided to send the South African brigade to Egypt…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin
… Fresh from the rural life of northern India, South African Indians and their complex problems seemed to a little … community was united. The office bearers…
EventSouth African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils is born in the Johannesburg
… South African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils was born in … massacre and its aftermath drew him closer to the African National Congress (ANC). He was…
EventSouth African boxers,Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga both win world titles
… 22 October 1999 was a red-letter day in South African boxing history, as both Zolile Mbityi and Peter Malinga captured world titles. Mbityi, South African …
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress
… Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the occasion ofthe 70th Anniversary of the formation of the African…
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) attacks a Namibian refugee camp in Cassinga, Angola
… On 4 May 1978, the South African air force flew over Cassinga, allegedly a Namibian refugee camp in Southern Angola. It was the South African Defence Force’s…
ArchiveThe African Petty Bourgeoisie: a force for change or for the status quo?
… Paper entitled "The African Petty Bourgeoisie: a force for change or for the … Jordan for the weekend seminar of Economist Unit of the African National…
BiographyDavid Hartman
… my skills to help educate my society starting with my own family.” (Interview with Hartman, 2009). Hartman maintains … for Southern Africa(IDAF). Hartman…
EventAfrican National Congress guerilla is shot and killed in Orange Free State.
… African National Congress guerilla was shot and killed by … Ficksburg in Orange Free State on 2nd June 1986.The South African Police spokesman reported that…
EventArmscor’s Chairman announces the production of a record breaking South African artillery system
… Apartheid policies and due to the performance of the South African military hardware in action, especially artillery and … evident during the Battle of Cuito…
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
… medical schools, only 300 are black and of these, only 120 African. We know that the same picture of neglect holds for … necessary to remedy the situation…
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
… Mission Station (up to Std 4) and then moved to live with family in Gleemoor, a section of Athlone (a suburb in Cape … League of South Africa (TLSA). Later,…
BiographyPravin Jamnadas Gordhan
… to changing the quality of life of South Africans. South African Revenue Service Commissioner, Ed Kieswetter, when … and became involved in underground…
EventThe South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) introduces its first national news service
… investigation resulted in the establishment of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and by 17 July 1950 a … and 1970s as more radio stations,…