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BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… later became a trade union activist and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). While visiting Cato Manor … meetings too. In 1959, he joined the ANC…
BiographyNontsikelelo June-Rose Cothoza
… of Zizile Cothoza, Nontsikelelo Cothoza, or Nstiki, as her family refers to her, was raised in Lamontville, a township … involved in student activism as the…
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… working as a clerk in a factory. He was a South African poet and editor, writing in both English and Zulu. … Movement (BCM) and he was a member of Black…
ArchiveSA Air Force operation, Car bomb carnage in SA's worst-ever urban terror attack, Rand Daily Mail, 21 May 1983
… SA Air Force operation, Car bomb carnage in SA's worst-ever urban terror attack, Rand Daily Mail, 21 May 1983 …
ArchiveFive Freedoms Forum - African National Conference, July 1989: Report of Commission on Sanctions (A3)
… Report of the African National Congress - Five Freedoms Forum, Commission … Five Freedoms Forum - African National Conference, July 1989: Report of…
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… Kevin Carter, a South African photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, committed … 1994 after he was killed in a cross fire while covering an African…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the African National Congress presented by ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, 12 January 2019
… Comrades and Friends Fellow South Africans, This year, the African National Congress celebrates 107 years of exist-ence. … of access to funding and capital…
ArchiveAnnual report of the Commissioner of the South African Police for the year 1959
… Annual report of the Commissioner of the South African Police for the year 1959 … Annual report of the Commissioner of the South African Police for the year…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress (South Africa) Office of the Treasurer-General Constitution, Powers and Function
… African National Congress (South Africa) Office of the … African National Congress (South Africa) Office of the …
BiographyJohn Ronald Tolkien
… and Father Francis looked after them through a forster family. Dring his days at school Tolkien showed keen interest …
ArchiveStatement of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference
… Statement from the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference in response to many … of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic…
PlaceGugulethu Township
… people to be subjected to forced relocation. The Native (Urban Areas) Act of 1923 provided that all Africans, other … Council (CTCC) erected prefabricated…
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… of 1900 between the Boers and the English, the Pierneef family decided to move back to the Netherlands in 1901 where … was reviewed favorably. Pierneef…
ArchivePresidential address delivered at the Conference of the All African Convention meeting at Bloemfontein
… Presidential address delivered at the Conference of the All African Convention meeting in Bloemfontein. Summarises … Presidential address delivered at the…
ArchiveA statement on the occasion of the 65th Anniversary of the African National Congress
… Statement by Alfred Nzo, Secretary General of the African National Congress on the ANC's 65th Anniversary. … A statement on the occasion of the 65th…
ArchiveLetter from Cape Town Branch of the South African Communist Party to Moses Kotane
… Letter from the Cape Town branch of the South African Communist Party to Moses Kotane, outlining the state … Letter from Cape Town Branch of the South…
Letter from Cape Town Branch of the South African Communist Party to Moses Kotane
… Letter from the Cape Town branch of the South African Communist Party (SACP) to Moses Kotane, outlining the … Letter from Cape Town Branch of the South…
BiographyMary Dorothy Benson
… happy home with all the racial prejudices of White South African of the time. At around the age of eighteen, the young … in the British High Commission…
BiographyReverend Mcebisi Osman Xundu
… Action Committee. The Committee was extended to other areas under the jurisdiction of the Port Natal Administration … husbands of the women he had…
BiographyFrancois Pienaar
… January 1969 in Vereeniging into a working class Afrikaner family. Although he participated in various sporting … and captained the team on 89 occasions. In…
BiographyJennifer Schreiner
… Representative Council (SRC), National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), Wages Commission and Communities … In 1979 Schreiner was recruited into and…
Luke Mazwembe
… Western Province Workers Advice Bureau and of the South African Student Association,was detained under section 22 of … in questioning,with Mr I Farlam…
BiographyPhindile Mfeti
… compiling an archive of political resistance at the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) in Johannesburg. … travelled to Botswana to meet with…
'Opening Address' at Annual Conference of the South African Indian Congress by Dr. S. M. Molema, 25 January 1952
… is to be asked to open this 20th conference of the South African Indian Congress , and I wish to thank you for the … to remember the salient, the dominant…
"Opening Address" at Annual Conference of the South Afri­can Indian Congress, by Dr. S. M. Molema, January 25, 1952
… is to be asked to open this 20th conference of the South African Indian Congress , and I wish to thank you for the … to remember the salient, the dominant…
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
… clashed at Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) during the South African War. The battle came after General Lord Roberts, … (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the…
BiographyJulius Sello Malema
… joined the Masupatsela (Trailblazers), a movement of the African National Congress (ANC) at the age of nine, where, … age of 14 Malema was elected as both…
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… On 21 February 1985, the South African government finally approved the introduction of … government also promised to improve facilities in those areas. The…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… leadership ability) virtually leaving women out of South African history. The reason for this ‘invisibility' of women, … and seeing to the well-being,…
BiographyAlan Keith Brooks
… United Kingdom. His father was a doctor by profession. His family moved to Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) where he … for a law degree. He subsequently…