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… students and migrant workers founded the Ovamboland People’s Congress (OPC) on 2 August 1957 at a barbershop … 35 Somerset Road, Green Point in Cape Town. The Ovamboland People’s Congress (OPC) sought to fight for the rights of … occupation of the country by South Africa. The Ovamboland People’s Congress (OPC) was the forerunner to the Ovamboland …

… he became vice president of the BCM affiliate, the Black People’s Convention (BPC). Through his writing, Shezi … audience. His play titled Shanti. Received reviews by the People’s Experimental Theatre Group in the early 1970s. In …

… the need for change in South Africa, and joined the Black People’s Convention (BPC) in 1973 while still at school. The … Uprising . Molefe was a founding member of the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO), which was founded by the … and others, and began to realise the need to involve people of other colour in the struggle against apartheid. He …

… for Coloureds, which the South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO) resolved to boycott. He joined the South African Coloured People’s Congress (SACPC) in 1961. The SACPC was formed because people considered the SACPO, founded by Alex la Guma , …

… new housing development, specifically built for ‘Coloured people’ called Schauder. Sophia attended the local Saint … Textile Workers Union in Port Elizabeth working alongside people like Raymond Mhlaba , the late Vuyisile Mini , Govan … the Bantu Education Act . It was then that the ‘Coloured People Congress’ was formed. In 1955 Sophia was appointed as …

… the caves in the mountain. Though this terrified the people, it did not put an end to the fighting. Wishing to save his people, on 31st July, the chief surrendered, and, not wanting … when the British authorities allowed him to return to his people. They gave him a great welcome and he ruled peacefully …

… Street, Durban on 16 December 1930. Seedat witnessed four people being shot by police, among them Johannes Nkosi . … a mass meeting at Red Square, Durban, before 2000 people and made a statement that became synonymous with his … all the wealth out of India and keeps millions of our people in suffering, starvation, sickness, illiteracy, and …

… Hare in the early 1970s, and went on to join the Black People’s Convention (BPC) . After BPC was banned in 1977 by … the first publicity secretary of the newly formed Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO). Wauchope shot to prominence in … to declare as he had been framed. He maintained that only people who had committed gross human rights violations should …

… the Mozambican independence in conjunction with the Black People’s Convention (BPC). The government through the … the ban, on 25 June 1974 Myeza led a crowd of about 10 000 people at the Curries Stadium in Durban. In the evening … of 6 years. After his release, Myeza joined the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO). He was elected as to serve in …

… Union, an organisation that superseded the African People's Organisation (APO) and later rivaled the South African Coloured People's Organisation  (SACPO)as a mouthpiece of Coloured …

… (BCM) particularly between 1968 and 1976, mobilising young people into the BCM especially in Soweto.   She was actively … she was recruited into the Poqo , and later the Azania People’s Liberation Army (APLA) underground as an … gender impediments of the time to assert the right for the people of South Africa to be free from racism and sexism, …

… of the ANC in Western Transvaal. When the Congress of the People  was convened in Kliptown in 1955, Mpho led more than … Congress Alliance, Mpho was arrested alongside 156 other people and charged with treason in the 1956 Treason Trial . … of the Botswana’s first politics party, the Bechuanaland People’s Party (BPP). However, due internal problems within …

… that his interest in the languages and customs of other people took root.  Becker was educated at primary schools in … and researching and writing three other books on the Black people of South Africa that appeared during the 1970s - Tribe … New York and his interest in the life-styles of different people extended beyond South Africa. These included the …

… years,” he says. Jones and Biko, both members of the Black People’s Convention , were travelling together when they were … Jones. “He was serious and committed to his work for the people, like the rest of us. His capacity and fearlessness for people- all kinds, good ones or evil – was something to be …

… Namibian John Pandeni was one of hundreds of People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (Plan) SWAPO fighters who …

… and in 1953 helped found the South African Coloured People’s Convention (SACPC) , which was changed to the South African Coloured People’s Congress (CPC) in 1959. In 1954 he married Blanche … up the Freedom Charter at the historic Congress of the People that took place in Kliptown, in June 1955. La Guma’s …

… Africa. In 1972 Rachidi also became active in the  Black People’s Convention (BPC) established by SASO leaders. … lapsing of these banning orders, he joined the  Azanian People’s Organisation  (AZAPO) and was elected Transvaal …

… alliance of ANC/ZAPU armed wings, MK and the Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA). Thus he was part of the … activities such as receiving and inducting scores of young people who left the country after the 1976 Soweto Uprising . …

… an ANC volunteer, Smith attended the 1955 Congress of the People in Kliptown and joined the ANC Women’s March , against … Smith also served on the Executive Committee of the Black People’s Convention (BPC). She was denied a passport by the … and participated in door-to-door work to dissuade people from voting for the President’s Council. She was …

… would force the government to target the ANC and that people were not prepared for a protracted violent battle with … Campaign, a joint military campaign of MK and Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), an armed wing of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU). Mpanza fought alongside James April, …

… practised unity between the Indian and African oppressed people and rejected the policy of appealing to the rulers for a change in the lot of the oppressed people. He was confined to a small village called Pomeroy in … the maintenance of law and order and with the African People's Democratic Union of South Africa (APDUSA) and the …

… institute. He was on the forefront of the cause for black people to determine their causes as artists and musicians as … When Mandela was released in 1990, Pheto was one of the people who expressed disapproval of the negotiated settlement … and religion. He is currently a member in the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO).   …

… Mzwakhe Mbuli, the “People’s Poet,” was born into a poor Zulu  family in … organsiations. if that happens maybe my tape and other people's works could be unbanned” Mbuli, 1988 In the spring … because, ‘It took so many for us to reach where we are.  People died having called the name of  “Mandela,” chanting …

… School. It was around this time, that he joined the Black People’s Convention (BCP) led by Steve Biko.In 1976, Mabasa … other comrades conceptualised the formation of the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) .  Five days later, Mabasa and …

… work in theatre and photography focused on ordinary people - the conditions of their lives, their hardships and … Philip Magwaza, rented a space to run his butchery. Black people, whether living in townships or in rural ‘homeland’ … and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) followers. Many young people were drawn into the resistance movement, including Pax …

… Moshoeshoe still managed to preserve his kingdom and his people’s existence. After the British signed the Treaty of … independence. King Moshoeshoe or Moshesh of the Basotho people of Lesotho. Photo from the Nineteenth Century. …

… under the Nationalist government’s policy of relocation of people.  Mclennan later worked as a parliamentary reporter … spoke very starkly to the desperation and poverty of people forced to move under the apartheid government’s …

… political debate on the inequalities suffered by black people. His political involvement began when he came under … Government threatened to take the vote away from Coloured people he helped to organise the Franchise Action Council and … from exile and as part of the ANC’s NEC he was one of the people involved in the drawing up of the Groote Schuur …

… Mary’s home in Benoni became a central hub for young people, activists, friends, and the homeless. She was a … (ANC) , a founder member of the South African Coloured People’s Congress (SACPO) , and trade union organiser on the … and acquired the task of publicising the Congress of the People (COP) and collecting demands for the Freedom Charter …

… school”. On legal advice, he avoided gatherings of three people or more in any other setting, including encounters in …  As an activist Frank found being exiled away from his people very challenging [xviii] . The focus of his work in … for leaving was to protest against the presence of some people, namely Kenny Parker, Mrs Moodaley, Mrs Hetty …