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BiographyJustice Gizenga Mpanza
… Justice "Gizenga" Mpanza was born on 5 September 1937 at Groutville Mission … His father was one of Chief Luthuli's indunas (advisors). Mpanza went to school…
BiographyJames “Sofasonke” Mpanza
… James "Sofasonke" Mpanza was born in 1889. Mpanza was founder and leader from the mid-1940s of the … of Orlando, to set up a huge shantytown on the veld,…
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ArticleJames Sofasonke Mpanza and Johannesburg’s squatter movement 1938 to 1947
… James Sofasonke Mpanza and Johannesburg’s squatter movement 1938 to 1947 …
EventCommunity leader James Sofasonke Mpanza is born
… James Sofasonke Mpanza (Sofasonke meaning We shall all die), community … Blacks, was born in Georgedale, today part of Cato Ridge. Mpanza was the only member…
EventSouth African Political activist, James Sofasonke Mpanza dies
… James Mpanza, a political activist and founder of the Sofasonke … funeral service and was buried at the Doornkop Cemetery. Mpanza died in 1970, but his…
BiographyChief Bhambatha kaMancinza Zondi
… Chief Bhambatha (sometimes spelled Bhambada) was born in Mpanza near the town of Greytown, Natal Colony. He was the … and rejection of the tax. The…
BiographyAubrey Mokoena
… the hundreds of homeless. They were helped out by James Mpanza, who had taken over a piece of land next to Orlando … National Congress (ANC) , although it…
BiographyTlou Theophilus Cholo
… Six”. His co accused were Sandi Gardiner Sijake, Justice Mpanza, Aaron Mthembu, John William Hosey and Alexander …
BiographyPaul Ramotsoane Mosaka
… Anti-Pass Campaign. The ADP allied with James Sofasonake Mpanza to organise the invasion of empty land to protest …
ArchiveJames Mpanza and the Sofasonke Party in the development of local politics in Soweto by Kevin John French, 1983
… James Mpanza and the Sofasonke Party in the development of local …
James (Sofasonke – meaning ‘We shall all die’) Mpanza, politician and founder of the Sofasonke Party and a champion for bette
… James (Sofasonke – meaning ‘We shall all die’) Mpanza, politician and founder of the Sofasonke Party and a …
James Sofasonke (meaning ‘We shall all die’) Mpanza, politician and founder of the Sofasonke Party and a champion for better ho
… James Sofasonke (meaning ‘We shall all die’) Mpanza, politician and founder of the Sofasonke Party and a …
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
… , head of the Zondi, a Zulu clan that lived in the Mpanza Valley in the Greytown district. Chief Bambatha, with …
ArticleA history of Soweto
… dire need of housing was instrumental in the rise of James Mpanza as a 'father of Soweto'. Also instrumental in his rise … and alliance to a formal…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by Walter Sisulu
… with Nelson Mandela, then a law student, in advising James Mpanza, head of the Sofasonke squatter movement, on how to … workers in the city. When the…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… when Bambatha did not appear, the magistrate sent Major W.J. Clark of the Natal Police with 170 policemen to arrest him. To avoid arrest, Bambatha fled the…
EventBambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata
… known as indirect rule. Bambata was born in 1865 in the Mpanza Valley. He was chief of the Amalondi, who occupied … sent an armed force to arrest him…
BiographyOliver Tambo
… as well as grass roots campaigns such as that of James Mpanza’s Sofasonke movement. At the 1948 ANC conference the …
PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… suggested to the City Council was KwaMpanza, meaning: 'Mpanza's Place', revoking the name of Mpanza and his role in bringing the plight of Orlando sub …
EventChief of the Zondi, Bambata is killed
… In the Mpanza valley in the Umvoti district, a minor chief of the … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; … oor 1000…
EventMembers of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’
… Dinizulu gave tacit support to Bambatha. He returned to Mpanza valley and discovered that he had been deposed by the …
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… for new migrants and in this political contest James Mpanza’s Sofasonke Party adopted radical measures. In 1944 Mpanza led disgruntled back yard residents to…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… led to the growth of a squatter movement. A certain James Mpanza had started the Sofasonke Party in Orlando. The … were protected when the central government…
ArticleWomen in the schizophrenic 1940s - World War II and its aftermath
… Johannesburg, black women applauded and supported James Mpanza's establishment of Shantytown in 1944 in defiance of …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… sent an armed force to arrest him. Bambatha fled to the Mpanza valley with his family and was given refuge by the …
List of Robben Island Political Prisoners
… Israel Makwela Itumeleng Seleka Ivan Molefe Ivan Mthembu J Mkhize Jabulani Radebe Jabulani Mkuzo Jabulani Phikwane … Joubert Kuzwayo Judson Landingwe Julius…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… homes there were Sir Lionel Phillips, Alfred Beit, Col. J Dale Lace, Sir Thomas Cullinan and Sir Percy Fitzpatrick . … informal settlements sprang up…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… sent an armed force to arrest him. Bambatha fled to the Mpanza valley with his family and was given refuge by the … the creation of the South African…