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Dr Aubrey Maitshwe Mokoape
Dr. Maitshwe Nchaupe Aubrey Mokoape, a medical doctor at the King Edward VII Hospital, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) became invovled in politics at the…
Wendy Schwegmann
Wendy Schwegmann was born in 1954 in Zululand, where she spent her youth. She has a diploma in Interior Design from Natal Technical college and is a graduate…
BiographyNomkhosi Mary Mini
Nomkhosi Mary Mini was born in 1959, the daughter of Vuyisile Mini, South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) activist and first African National…
BiographyRev. George Champion
Reverend George Champion was born in the state of Connecticut, United States in 1810. After graduating from Yale University, Champion joined the American Board…
BiographyJulian Raymond Cobbing
Julian Cobbing was born in 1944 in London. He studied at the University of London where he gained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree and later obtained his PHD…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, from 1942 to 1946. There Ruth graduated with a BA degree in Social … During Ruth`s early campaigns which took part during…
BiographyMuziwenhlanhla Trevor Phila Makhoba
Trevor Makhoba was born in Umkhumbane, Durban in 1956. His art is uniquely grounded in his experience of life and contemporary events in KwaZulu-Natal. He…
BiographyPatricia Horn
Pat Horn initially got exposed to politics in the early 1970s through her involvement with adult literacy projects during her days as a university student. In…
BiographyMoritz Isaac ("Manu") Herbstein
Manu Herbstein was born in 1936 in Muizenburg in the Western Cape. He graduated from the University of Cape Town with a B.Sc in Engineering in 1958. From 1959…
BiographyChristopher Nceba Faku
Christopher Nceba Faku was born on 11 February 1956 in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth. Faku received his education at the Cowan High School and Lovedale College…
BiographyChief Sekonyela
Sekonyela was born in 1804 in Harrismith next to the Wilge River. He was born in the royal family and later became the Chief of the Batlokwa people. His father…
BiographyAbednego Bhekabantu Ngcobo
Born in Natal in 1931, he studied at Adams College and Ohlange Institute, where he matriculated in 1950. After working some time in a Durban textile plant,…
BiographyEdward “Eddie” Webster
Edward Webster was born on 29 March 1942 and educated at Selborne College. He obtained a BA Honours degree and University Education Diploma from Rhodes…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1903 - 1923 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… a small opposition to this idea in the community. Until 1946 there existed no Government-Aided Islamic Religious … of a unified syllabus for madaris of the…
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.
BiographyNdazana Nathaniel Nakasa (Nat Nakasa)
Ndazana Nathaniel (Nat) Nakasa was born on 12 May 1937 in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape. Nakasa was the second of three children of Joseph Nakasa and his wife,…
BiographyAhmed Essop “Quarter” Khota
Ahmed Essop "Quarter" Khota, was born on 5 July 1928. His friends affectionately knew him as “Quarter”, a name given to him by Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu…
BiographyThabo Marcus Motaung
Marcus Motaung grew up in Diepkloof in the 1960s and 1970s. His family moved to the Township around the early to mid-1960s. They were part of families forcibly…
Ronald (Ronnie) Britten
At a young age, while a student at the University of Cape Town, Ronald (Ronnie) Britten was an active member of the then Non-European Unity Movement, later to…
Victory is Within our Grasp: Statement at the World Conference on Sanctions against Racist South Africa by O. R. Tambo, UNESCO House, Paris, 16 June 1986
Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf, President 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…
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.
Statement by Oliver Tambo of acceptance of the Ho Chi Minh award bestowed on the African National Congress by the World Peace Council, 15 December 1986, Luanda
We are greatly honoured to receive, on behalf of the African National Congress, the illustrious Ho Chi Minh Award, conferred by the World Peace Council on the…
Presidential address by Alberth Luthuli to the Annual Provincial Conference of the Natal Branch of the African National Congress, 5 July 1956
(Press report) "The struggle for freedom must go on no matter how hard the struggle might be! It must go on because Freedom is the noblest human attainment…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 30 Novermber 1976, Volume 71
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Professor Helm and others, to the Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 29 November 1976, Volume 67
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Alexander Paul Hare, Professor of Sociology at the University of Cape Town, D. Crowie and others, members of the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 29 November 1976, Volume 65
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Peter Sawyer, a technical official from Cape Town, who had witnessed the use of tear gas to disperse crowds, to…