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| A-0016560 | article | The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966 | 21 Mar 2011 | – |
| A-0016556 | article | African nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924 | 21 Mar 2011 | – |
| A-0016550 | article | South African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996 | 21 Mar 2011 | ✓ |
| A-0016546 | article | United Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994 | 21 Mar 2011 | – |
| A-0016528 | article | African National Congress (ANC) | 20 Mar 2011 | – |
| A-0016522 | article | uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) | 20 Mar 2011 | ✓ |
| P-0013973 | place | Parow | 16 Mar 2011 | ✓ |
| P-0013882 | place | Cato Manor, Durban | 16 Mar 2011 | ✓ |
| B-0009268 | biography | Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma | 1942 | ✓ |
| B-0009245 | biography | Dr Alfred Bitini Xuma | 1893-1962 | ✓ |
| B-0009239 | biography | Gisele Wulfsohn | 1957-2011 | ✓ |
| B-0009223 | biography | Sheila Weinberg | 1945-2004 | ✓ |
| B-0009221 | biography | Eli Weinberg | 1908-1981 | ✓ |
| B-0009211 | biography | B J Vorster [John Vorster] | 1915-1983 | ✓ |
| B-0009202 | biography | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd | 1901-1966 | – |
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
Introduction Sharpeville shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
1946 22 June, The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been in power since the transition to democracy in April 1994…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
On 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). The formation of the…
PlaceParow
Parow was a Residential Suburb of Cape Town located some 16km from the City Centre. It was established by: 'Johann Heinrich Ferdinand Parow…
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
History of Cato ManorCato Manor was established in Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) and is situated 5km west of the Durban city centre. The…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Early LifeJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Msholozi – his praise name) was born on 12 April 1942 at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal)…
BiographyDr Alfred Bitini Xuma
Alfred Bitini Xuma was born on 8 March 1893, in Manzana, Ngcobo District, in the Eastern Province (now Eastern Cape). Xuma was the seventh…
BiographyGisele Wulfsohn
Gisèle Wulfsohn was a freelance photographer specialising in portraiture, education, health and gender issues. Gisèle studied Graphic Fine…
BiographySheila Weinberg
Sheila Weinberg was born in Johannesburg on 1 October 1945, the daughter of Eli and Violet Weinberg who were both members of the ANC and…
BiographyEli Weinberg
Eli Weinberg was born in 1908 in the port of Libau, in Latvia on the Baltic Sea. He experienced the First World War and the October…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
Overview Balthazar Johannes Vorster (also known as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978,…
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 8 September 1901. He was the second child of Anje Strik and Wilhelmus…