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| A-0100275 | article | How the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town | 10 Feb 2016 | – |
| A-0100259 | article | Participation or Boycott by M.J. Naidoo | 9 Feb 2016 | – |
| A-0100256 | article | Newspaper article: "The Coolies Here from the Natal Mercury", Thursday, November 22, 1860 | 9 Feb 2016 | – |
| A-0100174 | article | 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline | 25 Jan 2016 | – |
| P-0099974 | place | Piketberg | 13 Nov 2015 | ✓ |
| A-0099747 | article | State of Emergency - 1985 | 21 Jul 2015 | ✓ |
| A-0099608 | article | The Black Sash: A History of Transformation | 15 Jun 2015 | – |
| A-0099607 | article | Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi | 15 Jun 2015 | – |
| B-0099279 | biography | Saleem Badat | 1957 | ✓ |
| B-0098835 | biography | Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali | 1940 | ✓ |
| A-0098760 | article | The Group Areas Act of 1950 | 19 Dec 2014 | – |
| A-0098530 | article | 2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa | 24 Oct 2014 | ✓ |
| B-0098414 | biography | Chris van Wyk | 1957-2014 | ✓ |
| A-0098355 | article | Yusuf Dadoo Timeline | 22 Sep 2014 | – |
| B-0097205 | biography | Miriam Tlali | 1933-2017 | ✓ |
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
The cornerstone of the Group Areas Act of 1950 was to prevent interracial contact ‘as far as possible’ [i] , while at the same time…
Participation or Boycott by M.J. Naidoo
ArticleNewspaper article: "The Coolies Here from the Natal Mercury", Thursday, November 22, 1860
"The past week will long be memorable amongst Anglo Natalians. At last, after the discussion of years and the extinction of hopes…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
1859After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law,…
PlacePiketberg
The small, farming Town of Piketberg also sometimes spelt Piquetberg in the past. Is located at the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range…
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
The year of 1985 signaled the beginning of the end of apartheid society and governance in South Africa. Following an upsurge of violent and…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
This article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
This article was written by Sarah Rahimi and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Zarina…
BiographySaleem Badat
Dr Saleem Badat holds Bachelors and Honours degrees in the Social Sciences from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a Certificate in Higher…
BiographyOswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali
Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali was born on 17 January 1940 in Vryheid, Natal, where he attended Inkmana High School. His parents were…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This 'separateness' put South Africans of different…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
In democratic South Africa, the government allows citizens to express dissatisfaction through peaceful demonstrations. Workers are also…
BiographyChris van Wyk
Chris van Wyk was born at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg in 1957 and grew up in Newclare, before moving to Riverlea…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline
The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. Starting at the beginning…
BiographyMiriam Tlali
Miriam Tlali was born in Doornfontein in Johannesburg, Transvaal (Gauteng). She grew up in Sophiatown. Miriam wanted to study literature at…