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ArticleThe Unforgiven
ArticleMagoo’s Bar Bombing - Jessica Bundage HIST 3377 December 17, 2013
ArticleWho was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himself
South African liberation leader Albert Luthuli died on 21 July 1967 near his home in Groutville, in the South African province of KwaZulu…
ArticleSurvivors tell of blast ordeal by Clare Harper, The Star, 25 October 1988
ArticleAccomplice would repeat bombing act, The Citizen, 2 February 2000
ArticleSouth Africa: Two die as Huge Car Bomb Devastates Shopping Centre, Reuters, 8 November 1988
ArticleYusuf Dadoo. Some facts of his life - Vladimir Shubin
Yusuf Dadoo. then the SACP Chairman, one of 15 members of the Central Committee and one of 7 members of the Executive had initially opposed…
ArticleThe Struggle that Toppled Apartheid by David Whitehouse, 17 November 2006
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad by Max Rossiter
The Role of London in the Anti-Apartheid movement, specifically in relation to the SACP and the ANCThe international aspect of the anti…
ArticleThe Story about Africa’s “First Woman Billionaire”
Where does Isabel dos Santos's wealth come from? Her country's resources are basically treated as her family's property.
ArticleKole Omotoso, the Nigerian writer, scholar and actor who inspired a continent
ArticleKenya’s forgotten Mau Mau freedom fighters and the impeached deputy president that stood up for them
ArticleOmar Badsha: an ordinary South African whose struggles and triumphs offer insights into broader social movements—Sean Jacobs reviews Available Light by Daniel Magaziner
Omar Badsha worked exclusively with available light. His approach to photography mirrored his broader approach to life and politics—a …
ArticleThe South African Council on Sport at 50: the fight for sports development is still relevant today
The South African Council on Sport (SACOS) was the sports wing of the anti-apartheid liberation movement. It was established in 1973 and…
ArticleWhat genetic analysis reveals about the ancestry of South Africa’s Afrikaners
The story of human history is one of migrations over the globe and admixture – the exchange of DNA – between populations. Two of the most…
Peter Randall: a pioneering publisher who established the radical Ravan Press in South Africa
ArticleFeya Faku as I knew him – a tribute to the great South African jazz trumpeter
A tribute to the great South African jazz trumpeter by Darius Brubeck
ArticleEstablishing the Constitutional Assembly
After South Africa’s first democratic elections, the newly elected parliament would double as a Constitutional Assembly and would be…
ArticleReimagining unity: The imperative of National Dialogue 2.0 in SA’s political crisis
ArticleAcademic rigour, journalistic flair by Siona O'Connell (The Conversation), 5 June 2025
ArticleSeeing and Being Seen by Patricia Hayes
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid: A Preliminary Study of Albert Luthuli, 1920s-1952s Dr Peter Alegi, Department of History,…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
With special reference to the campaigns in Britain by the Anti-Apartheid Movement Paper prepared for the United Nations Unit on…
ArticleZolani Michael “Msamaria” Mcetywa: the unassuming activist by Thamsanqa D Malinga
ArticleObituary: Eddie Webster’s influence over generations of students extended to the country and beyond its borders by Andries Bezuidenhout (Mail and Guardian), 6 March 2024
Professor Edward Charles Webster — or Eddie, as he was known to his family, friends and colleagues — unexpectedly died of a heart attack on…
ArticleEddie Webster leaves a legacy of advocacy for social justice that transcends academia by Ethan van Diemen (Daily Maverick), 5 March 2024
Born in 1942, Edward Charles Webster dedicated his life to understanding and advocating for the rights of South African workers. His…
ArticleDeath of Nat Nakasa: Jumped or Pushed? by Roseinnes Phahle
ArticleZuleikha Mayat - South African author and activist who led a life of courage, compassion and integrity
Mrs Zuleikha Mayat was a remarkable pioneer, writer, public speaker, civic worker, human rights champion and philanthropist.
ArticleRoseinnes Daniel Phahle by Allison Drew
Born on 21 March 1936, Roseinnes Phahle grew up in Alexandra Township. From 1950 to 1952 he boarded at St Peter’s School (now St. Martin’s)…
A Native of Nowhere:The Life of South African Journalist Nat Nakasa, 1937-1965 by Ryan Lenora Brown
ArticleHoosen Coovadia
ArticleJerry Coovadia: the South African doctor who led the fight against HIV in children by Professor Glenda Gray
Hoosen Mohamed (Jerry) Coovadia - Citation
ArticleAziz Pahad: the unassuming South African diplomat who skilfully mediated crises in Africa, and beyond by Professor Anthoni van Nieuwkerk
ArticleSt James Church Massacre
A terrorist attack on St. James Church in Cape Town, South Africa left 11 people dead and 58 wounded. At about 7:30pm, on Sunday 25th…
Projecting radicalism
Noni Jabavu was one of South Africa’s most trailblazing writers. Her commitment to elite ambivalence makes it difficult to hail her as a…
ArticleMukami Kimathi and the Scramble to Own Mau Mau Memory
The struggle for control of Mau Mau memory and memorialisation resurfaces with the burial of Mukami Kimathi.
ArticleBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
Dulcie September was a fierce and ambitious anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. Her work with various resistance groups throughout her…
ArticleCuito Cuanavale, Angola 25th Anniversary of a Historic African Battle by Ronnie Kasrils (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
Prohibited from meeting openly by South Africa’s apartheid government, the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party was held…
ArticleThe 1973 Durban Strikes: Building Popular Democratic Power in South Africa
By the end of January 1973, workers in around 100 factories and other workplaces went on strike, including more than 6,000 workers at the…
Josie Mpama - 1903–1979
This study discusses the life and political struggles of Josie Mpama (1903–1979), a leader in the resistance against colonial oppression…
Articles by Professor Brij Maharaj
Articles are written by Professor Brij Maharaj Please click on a Link to access the article you choose to read.
The Integrated Community Apartheid Could Not Destroy: The Warwick Avenue Triangle in Durban
This paper focuses on the Warwick Avenue Triangle (WAT), an inner city community, and attempts to explain how one of the oldest mixed…
Urban struggles apartheid local and civic and the transformation of the state: the case of community organizations in Durban
The pressure for change at the local level from civic, community, ratepayers and residents' associations has significantly informed…
Restructuring the Apartheid City - Cato Manor - A Prime Urban Reconstruction Opportunity
Cato Manor, in the city of Durban, was identified for urban reconstruction and development, with promising prospects for economic…
The Erosion of Residential Segregation in South Africa: The 'Greying' of Albert Park in Durban
In South Africa, the Group Areas Act, which emphasised racial residential segregation, was one of the key instruments used to enforce the…
The Group Areas Act and Community Destruction in South Africa - The Struggle for Cato Manor in Durban
In South Africa, attention has been drawn to the destruction of Sophiatown in Johannesburg (Lodge 1983) and the razing of District Six in…
Race, Ethnicity and Conflict in the Indian Diaspora
The Indian diaspora can be regarded as an international phenomenon, with a presence in more than 100 countries globally. The different…
Hamba Khaya - Go Home to Mumbai - Tracing the New Indian Diaspora
Indians in the indentured diaspora were always vulnerable, in both colonial and postcolonial times. This essay analyses some of the…
The Historical Development of the Apartheid Local State in South Africa: The Case of Durban
In Durban, there was a strong historical alliance between the Council and the white working class. The Council was particularly sympathetic…