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Being Freedom Fighters: The autobiography of Morena Motaung

Being Freedom Fighters: The autobiography of Morena Motaung

Born in Katlehong, on the East Rand, Morena Motaung became involved with the pre-1994 liberation movements, namely the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), and the African National Congress (ANC). He joined its military wing Umkhonto We Sizwe (MK) and its internal structures the Self Defence Units (SDUs) on the East Rand.

This autobiography relates his own story of the political struggles in the 1980s, and the transitional period that followed after 1994.

Motaung, Morena Ashraf

Colin Shum papers

Colin Shum was the first superintendent of the Cato Manor Emergency Camp. He resigned because the municipality refused to provide permanent housing for Africans and Indians in Cato Manor.

Community Leadership and Power in Natal, Report

Community Leadership and Power in Natal, Report

The research project relates to the life history of Mr Henry Caleb Sibisi, and was conducted by Iain Edwards, with the assistance of Mr C. Ndlovu. It covers Sibisi's life, as an Adams College educated agricultural demonstrator; his participation in the politics of Cleremont, where he becomes the first unofficial and self-styled mayor; his involvement in the New Africa movements; and in the restarting of the Inkatha movement in the late 1950s.

Durban North Commando Group 10

The unit was primarily tasked in quelling township riots, and resorted under the command of the SADF's Natal Command. During the State of Emergency in the 1980s, this commando was tasked with protecting strategic facilities. S.B. Bourquin held the position of a Commandant at the Commando Group 10.

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