Biography: Chief Albert Luthuli (1898 – 21 July 1967).

"I have joined my people in the new spirit that moves them today, the spirit that revolts openly and broadly against injustice."

Early life.

Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli was born in around the year 1898 to a Seventh day Adventist missionary, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, (present Zimbabwe). He attended a missionary school in his ancestral town of Groutville, Natal. Luthuli also trained as a teacher at Edendale, near Pietermaritzburg. He also attended Adam’s College where was part of the staff until 1935.

This Week in History; Nigeria, Kingdom of Lesotho and Guinea archive Independance, Nadine Gordimer wins Nobel and Many Others.

This week 1st -7th, is incredible in Africa as far as History is concerned. Here at BRT, we have started a feature called This Week In History, the purpose is to highlight the important elements in Africa in the past days, of this week.

Independence For Africa.

On the first day of October, 1960, Nigeria achieved independence from the colonial masters - the British with Namdi Azikiwe as Governor General. Later, in 1962 0n the