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AMINA CACHALIA

Cachalia vows more ‘truth to power’ after DA demotion 

Party leader John Steenhuisen said the comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict undermined his leadership

  • Paddy Harper
3 min read
The crowd at the Union Buildings on August 9 1956. About 20 000 women marched to Pretoria to protest against passes for black women.
ALBERTINA SISULU

60 Iconic Women — The people behind the 1956 Women’s March to Pretoria

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the anti-pass march to the Union Buildings, we profile 60 of its participants and organisers

  • Supplement
16 min read
Struggle stalwart and born-free: Amina Cachalia outside the front door of her home in Fordsburg and her granddaughter
AMINA CACHALIA

Sue Williamson celebrates an enduring female legacy

Artist Sue Williamson celebrates the women who helped to usher in South Africa’s liberation.

  • Katlego Mkhwanazi
6 min read
Family and friends: Amina Cachalia with Nelson Mandela at his home in Houghton.
AMINA CACHALIA

Amina Cachalia: A story of struggle, triumph and love

Amina Cachalia certainly was an extraordinary woman ­– Nelson Mandela clearly thought so, too.

  • Staff Reporter
11 min read
Family and friends: Amina Cachalia with Nelson Mandela at his home in Houghton.
AMINA CACHALIA

[From our archives] Amina Cachalia: The woman who said ‘no’ to Mandela

Before he got married to Graça Machel on his 80th birthday Nelson Mandela proposed to a fellow struggle stalwart and an old friend, Amina Cachalia.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Amina Cachalia.
AMINA CACHALIA

Struggle veteran Amina Cachalia has passed away

‘Cachalia deserves a special place in our history for her humility and commitment over many decades to the cause of freedom,’ says the presidency

  • Sipho Kings
1 min read