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Alexandra township, celebrates 100 years. Picture of Noord Street during the Alexandra Bus Boycott
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Alan Paton president of the LPSA addresses a crowd in Fordsburg, 28 July 1957.
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Dr James Moroka (left) and his successor Chief Albert Luthuli in December 1952
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Johnson Phillip Mlambo, founding member of the PAC and PAC deputy president
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Former communications minister Roy Padayachie (left) and deputy minister Obed Bapela
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SAHO remember the 100th birthday of the Walter Sisulu.
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People lining up to vote in the first democratic elections in April 1994. Photograph by Graeme Williams.
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A lorry carrying Chief Kaizer Matanzima followers after searching for Poqo activists. Photographer: Drum Photographer, Baileys African History Archive (BAHA)
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This day in history
26 May 1966
Zola Budd, former SA athlete and World Record holder, is born
Zolla Budd was born to an Afrikaans family on 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein. She was one of five children. Budd was especially close to her ...more
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Mildred Lesiea
Mandu Mildred Ramakaba-Lesiea was born on 28 January 1933 in Langa, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), the only official area for African accommodation in... more
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South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
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