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… 1957 in Central Western Jabavu, Soweto. Mashinini was the second son of Ramothibi, a lay preacher in the Methodist … death. Mashinini died under mysterious circumstances in 1990. He was hospitalised for multiple injuries, aparently … in shaping the history of the country. In 1979 he gave an interview to a SAgovernment-sponsored magazine, discrediting …

… in District Six, Cape Town on 11 December 1968, before the residents there were forcibly removed. Ready D and his … who played the music for everyone. He credits this, in an interview for Goodhope Radio, as being a reason he became a … conscious. POC released their first album, Our World ,  in 1990. It featured the first ever Afrikaans hip hop song, Dala …

… Dirk Johannes Coetzee was born in 1945. The son of a postmaster, he grew up in the Northern Cape. … Coetzee admitted the existence of the unit in an interview with Pauw and confirmed Nofomela’s story.Coetzee … responsible for eliminating ANC aligned activists. In 1990, Coetzee told the Harms Commission in Britain, led by …

… 19 June 1950 in Durban. After starting a medical degree at the University of Natal, he switched to studying for a … politics and become a student political activist” (LRC Interview, 2007: 1). In 1971 Nupen became involved in the … ‘ Isisebenzi’ (the Worker). He was arrested a couple of times while delivering the newspaper for various issues such …

… was born on 14 November 1918 in South Africa. He joined the liberation struggle in the 1940s. His experience as a … that Arnold had to change his flat every few weeks". In an interview a few months prior to his death, Selby described … - and completed his first full marathon in 1981. From 1984-1990, Selby and other members of the ANC formed the Mandela …

… to sing at church, and performed her first solo during the 1947 Royal Visit. Miriam began her working life helping … on to perform for heads of state, and even the Pope. In 1990, African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela … that her music was not consciously political in an interview with the British times she said:  "I'm not a …

… was born on 25 April 1932 in Johannesburg in what was then the Province of the Transvaal (now Gauteng Province). Her … public facilities and freed many ANC activists. In 1990 the ANC was unbanned and  Nelson Mandela  was released … for his show in the Parliament building. He recalled in an interview with Daniel Lieberfeld that she replied to his …

… was a pioneer of social welfare in South Africa, founding the Urban Housing League. His father, Hendrik, had joined the … left its mark. Turning 80, Steyn recollected in an interview that his mother had said: ‘besorgdheid is die … remembered that F.W. de Klerk's speech of 2 February 1990, announcing the release of Mandela and the lifting of …

… 25 kilometers from Durban. She matriculated in 1959, at the age of 19. Tshabalala-Msimang went on to receive her … She held this position until her return to South Africa in 1990. Tshabalala-Msimang convened the first International … unclear and misleading. For instance, in a September 2000 interview conducted by talk show host John Robbie (and aired …

… Neville Edward Alexander was the first of six children of Dimbiti Bisho Alexander, a … However, what enraged Bam - back in 1977 and in our interview - was Alexander's refusal to see Biko on security … society.  The 1990s (Wosa, PRAESA, LANGTAG) In 1990, Alexander wrote a book entitled  Education and the …

… Early Years Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela was born, the fifth of nine children, in the village of Mbongweni, … interrogation team brought a prisoner into the adjacent interview room and began torturing him. Winnie’s … most famous prisoner. Free Nelson Mandela On February 2 1990, FW De Klerk used the opening of parliament to unban the …

… at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal ). He is the first born of five children of his father Nobhekisisa … to South Africa After the ANC was unbanned in February 1990, Zuma clandestinely returned to the country in March, … under Zuma’s presidency. During the day Zuma gave an interview that indicated that he would not step down, he felt …