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BiographyRobert John McBride
… were a White Afrikaner bus driver from the rural village of Harding in southern Natal, and a Coloured daughter of a Zulu-speaking mother and a Coloured…
Document 60 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the Communist League of South Africa, 3 March 1936
… Allison Drew Document 60 - Letter from the Workers' Party of South Africa to the Communist League of South Africa, 3 March 1936 … which we are faced. Again,…
Chapter 4. From The Poverty of the Platteland to the Slums of the City: Farm Girls Turned Into Factory Hands
… Poor White problem spread to the factories and the slums of Johannesburg and was soon felt in the offices of the … and to help their parents, some of who…
BiographyErnest Mamashila
… 35,was detained on 16 November 1976 under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act.His wife was told that he was being held at the Brakpan … Mamashila was a…
BiographyRichard S. Canca
… about 1924, he obtained an M.A. degree from the University of Cape Town. In 1948 he was an AAC delegate to the joint conference of the AAC and the African…
BiographyDonald Thumamina Mboto
… on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. He was the ninth child of Thandiwe Daphney Mboto. He attended school at St. Michaels … and had not yet secured formal…
BiographyAlfred Mamagale Tebeila
… The banishment of Alfred Mamagale Tebeila, Mamogase Sebei, Mashilo Tseke … Administration], and interfering in the ‘smooth running of tribal affairs.’ It…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… to promote its policies and campaigns like the SAP’s Ons Land newspaper in Cape Town and De Volkstem in Pretoria. Die … by the wants of the white population…
BiographyRev. James Arthur Calata
… and in national church affairs, serving as president of the Inter-denominational African Ministers' Federation … studying for the Anglican ministry.He joined…
BiographyFrank Chikane
… Frank Chikane, the son of James and Erenia Chikane, was born on 3 January 1951 in … where he matriculated before registering at the University of the North …
BiographyTopsy Madaka
… New Brighton, Port Elizabeth in 1954. He was the son of Nontsikelelo and Mongameli Madaka who, both passed away in … in Transkei. He also attended the Mount…
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
… On 28 June 1948, Soviet forces had cut off all land access to the British, American and French zones of Berlin, a city which was located deep within … post…
BiographyHarry Themba Gwala
… and teacher, Gwala known as Munt'omdala or The Lion of the Midlands, grew up in the Pietermaritzburg area. After … and Cable Workers” Union in Howick…
BiographyMosiuoa Gerard Patrick "Terror" Lekota
… 1948, into a working-class family. He was the eldest of seven children. Most of Lekota’s schooling was completed in Kroonstad. He … independence. He was…
BiographyEthel Walt
… White South African women, settling for a life of leisure and privilege while ignoring the realities of apartheid. However, her courage and conviction forced…
Chapter 7
… and therefore had no need to fear us, he would give us-land and liberty to lead our own lives as we please. "For … Whites are worried over our terrible…
Say It out Loud - The 1921 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 29th March, 1921
… of the franchise, than the framers of the South Africa Act. They made no distinction in the political rights and … of the Cape, which by Ordinance granted…
ArticleCONFERENCE PROGRAMME: THE POLITICS OF ARMED STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
… 23-25 November 2016, University of the Witwatersrand (Venue: John Moffat Building and … CONFERENCE PROGRAMME: THE POLITICS OF ARMED STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN…
BiographyAziz Goolam Hoosein Pahad
… Schweizer Reneke, North West Province, (formerly a part of the old Transvaal Province). In 1959, he matriculated at … in Sociology and Afrikaans, in 1963,…
BiographyHarriet Bolton
… in 1927 in Makwassie in Southern Transvaal, the eldest of four children – a younger brother and two sisters. Her … Industrial Workers Union. These Unions…
Statement at the Ninth Extraordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Organisation of African Unity, Dar Es Salaam by O. R. Tambo, 7 – 10 April 1975
… Mr. Chairman, Your Excellency, Secretary General of the OAU, Distinguished Ministers, Fellow leaders of the National Liberation Movement, Your…
Chapter 2. The Early History of the Garment Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… I had been active in the labour movement since the days of my youth, my election to the position of general secretary … under the provisions of the…
ArticleParties involved in the history of elections in South Africa
… African Moderates Congress Party (AMC) Dikwankwetla Party of SA Federal Party (FP) Minority Front (MF) Soccer African … Parties involved in the history of…
Archive2016 - President Zuma: State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2016
… The Speaker of the National Assembly, The Chairperson of the National … in Mpumalanga. Honourable Speaker and Chairperson, Land reform remains an important…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Economic Transformation, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… to be further discussed in branches and other structures of the movement in preparation for the 52nd National … of rural development. Strong interventions in…
EventTrial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends
… The lengthy trial of nine student leaders from the Black People's Convention … on this date. They were found guilty under the Terrorism Act and sentenced to…
BiographyHassim Mohamed Seedat
… at the Springfield Teachers Training College, being part of the first group of teachers to qualify from this institution when it was … Thumba Pillay and…
BiographyZindziswa “Zindzi” Nobutho Mandela
… to life in prison at Robben Island after the conclusion of the Rivonia Trial in 1964. She went on to live with her … Province for eight years. This…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education Bradford, Helen, Women, Gender and Colonialism:…
EventPresident Mbeki opens the second sitting of PAP
… state president, Thabo Mbeki, opened the second sitting of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) for the first time at its … parliament was established in March…