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The Women of Marikana
The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North…
The Women’s Charter
Adopted at the Founding Conference of the Federation of South African Women Johannesburg, 17 April 1954. The Charter expressed the…
The Women’s struggle Timeline 1905-2006
A decade by decade events account of the women's struggle in South Africa. 1905 Charlotte Maxeke, formerly a Kimberley…
The World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
Nelson Mandela was born into a world of war, revolutionary upheaval and a worldwide influenza pandemic. In July 1918, when Mandela was born…
The Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
Indian immigration into Natal brought with it strained relations and severe problems and conflicts between the White colonists and the new…
The Youth Struggle
From the early years of colonial rule, South African youth had participated in various forms against the racist character of colonialism,…
The Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
The need for a controlled labour force: Indentured Labourers There is an indentured labour gallery on the SAHO site, webteam please select…
The ‘four nation’ thesis
The concepts of a nation state and a plural society are often seen to be at odds with one another. Jon Soske states, in his essay ‘The…
The “Wind of Change” speech
"The wind of change is blowing through this continent and, whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political…
Thembisile Chris Hani References and further readings
Thembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
1942 28 June, Martin Tembisile, who later becomes known as Chris Hani, is born in the village of Sabalele in Cofimvaba (then named St…
Thoughts on Bongiwe and the role of Revolutionary Art
Thupelo (1985)
The Thupelo workshops were initiated in 1985 in Johannesburg by the South African artist, David Nthubu Koloane, together with William ‘Bill…
Timeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
1994 27 April,South Africa's interim constitution which was adopted in November 1993 came into effect on 27th April 1994 to administer…
Timeline for Grade 12.4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
1955 The Freedom charter is adopted. This was the statement, charecterised by its demand that “ the people shall govern” that…