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Cape Times reports that the Cape Town City Council has voted to reject the Group Areas Act of 1966 and to request that the enti
BiographyJohn Gomas
John Gomas was born in Cape Town. He was a tailor by profession and a member of the Garment Workers' Union. He served as secretary of the Cape Town branch of…
BiographyLaura Jean Levetan
Laura Jean Levetan was born in Cape Town in 1955, the third child of Lionel and Marie Levetan. Their household was steeped in Anti-apartheid politics and Laura…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… as a ‘chaotic state of affairs’. (Roodt v. Lake & Others, 1906) In response, these varying sets of laws were …
BiographyZwelidumisle Mjekula
Zwelidumisle Mjekula was executed at age 36,for the murder of a security guard in Port Elizabeth in June 1986.
BiographyRamafokisi Mathews Mofokeng
Ramafokisi Matthews Mofokeng was banned in July 1966 for two years under the Suppression of Communism Act.
BiographyThuse Majalla Moerane
Thuse Majalla Moerane was banned for five years under the Suppression of Communism Act in March 1966.
PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… decorated spire and a prominent pyramidal dome built from 1906-1908. The principal deities of the temple are Vishnu, …
BiographyThomas Titus Nkobi
Thomas Titus Nkobi was born in 1922, the son of a taxi driver, he grew up in Johannesburg. Member of the national executive committee of the African National…
BiographyConny Braam
In 1971 Conny Braam, together with some others, broke away from the Comite Zuid-Afrika (CZA) to form the more radical Anti-Apartheidsbeweging Nederland (AABN)…
BiographyWilton Zimasile Mkwayi
Wilton Zimasile Mkwayi was a trade unionist who served a life sentence for his involvement in Umkhonto We Sizwe. He was born into a peasant family near…
BiographySydney Derrick Sipho Mdanda
He was born in Durban. He attended Mzuvele High School and matriculated in 1979. He studied at Fort Hare University from 1980-1985 and obtained a BA(FA) Degree…
BiographyJock Leyden
He was born in Grangemouth, Scotland. He settled in Durban which was to be his home for the rest of his life. He attended part-time art classes at the Natal…
BiographyGabriel Kee Kuboni
He was born in Durban. From 1950 to 1959 he attended the Lourenco Marques High School, which changed its name first to Sibonenlo High School, and which is…
BiographyGarth Erasmus
Garth Erasmus was born on 12 April 1956 in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape. Erasmus was raised in Port Elizabeth and from an early age expressed an interest in art. He…
BiographyAndrew Clement Verster
Andrew Vester was born in Johannesburg in 1937. He obtained a National Diploma in Design (1959) from the Camberwell College of Art, London, and an Art Teacher…
BiographyBenjamin S. Rajuili
Benjamin S. Rajuili was born in the Sotho-speaking Matatiele district of the Transkei in 1915, the son of a schoolmaster. He attended Lovedale and Fort Hare,…
BiographyVernom ‘Rogers’ Nkadimeng
Vernom Nkadimeng was born in 1958 to the African National Congress(ANC) activist and trade unionist John Nkadimeng. Nkadimeng skipped the country…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 11 February 1977, Volume 106
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Helen Suzman, Member of Parliament for Houghton, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other…
Suppression of Communism Further Amendment Bill is approved by 106 votes to forty at its third reading. It is made retrospectiv
BiographyPiet Makgofe
Born in 1914 Makgofe was a labourer. He joined the African National Congress in 1938 and was active in the 1946 African miners' strike.
BiographyJoseph Mpoza
Born in 1926, Joseph Mpoza was shop assistant. He played a leading role in Worcester strikes and trade union campaigns.
BiographyJoseph Mpoza
Born in 1926, Joseph Mpoza was shop assistant. He played a leading role in Worcester strikes and trade union campaigns.
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
1932 Born in Vrededorp, South Africa. Matriculates from Western Native Township High School. 1954 Worked as a photojournalist for Drum Magazine, South…
BiographyJames Randolph Vigne
James Randolph Vigne was born in 1928 in Kimberley and grew up in Port-Elizabeth. He went to school at St Andrew’s College in Grahamstown where he enjoyed a…
BiographyMahomed Dawood Barmania
Mahomed Dawood Barmania was the son of Dawood Barmania, owner of commercial and farming properties in both Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and Surat in the West…
BiographyDullah Mohamed Omar
Dullah Mohamed Omar was born in Observatory, Cape Town on 26 May 1934 and grew up in District Six. He attended the Kipling Street Muslim primary school in Salt…
Aaron Khoza
Mr Aaron Khoza,aged 35,from Kagiso was detained on 9 December 1976 in Krugersdorp in terms of section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act. He was transferred to…
BiographyPaul Mokabe
Mokabe was one of the students who stood up against the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in African schools in 1976. In 1977, Mokabe…
BiographyPaul Ramadiba Mokgathle
In 1956, Paul Ramadiba Mokgathle, a senior headman at Linokana Reserve (Zeerust), Marico District, Transvaal [now North West Province]came into conflict with…