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EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… of basic human rights”. Born in Soweto at the height of Apartheid in 1971, Ditsie was an anti-Apartheid and LGBT rights activist. She was one of the … women…
New Year Message to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 December, 1964
… of the unequivocal stand of the United Nations on many issues affecting our struggle against apartheid. The vigilance and swift reaction of the Special…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… calls for a broad anti-nationalist front to oppose anti-apartheid laws such as the Group Areas Act. May, The … and Yusuf Cachalia as joint secretaries. The…
PlaceSophiatown
… of Black people increased in the Cities, the Johannesburg City Council (JCC) passed Slum Clearance programmes with the … in Sophiatown. The National Party …
EventThe first museum is opened in Soweto, and is named after Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties of the 16 June 1976 Soweto uprising.
… history and heritage of the struggle for freedom against Apartheid. It has become a popular destination for tourists, … squalor and an upbeat lifestyle, it's…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
PlaceMalay Quarter, Cape Town
… incursions from commercial development and the threat of Apartheid legislation. It is one of the oldest parts of Cape … the then Historical Monuments…
PlaceUnion Buildings, Pretoria
… Africa . It is situated on Meintjieskop and overlooks the City . The Legislative seat of Parliament is in Cape Town … later, in 1956, some 20 000 women,…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… discussion that was said to have focused on the issues of South-West Africa and South Africa itself. Nor did … the African press for meeting with…
Chapter 13 - The public participation process
… must be consulted in an organised fashion, on specific issues in order for the new law to be sensitive to and shaped … a population expecting to be delivered…
EventAbdullah Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, dies in Cape Town
… this day at the age of 69. Founder and leader of the anti-apartheid African People's Organisation (APO) , he was the first non-White to become a member of…
EventInternational Olympic Committee re-admit South Africa
… and the country was expected to participate in the Mexico City Olympics late in 1968. However, this decision elicited … in the international sports arena as…
Capital Cities Activity
… Which capital city belongs to province number 1 ? Bisho Bloemfontein …
Address by Mashatile on the occasion of the 20th commemoration of the Bisho massacre, 7 September, 2012
… here present The Executive Mayor of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Councillor Zukiswa Ncitha … for all. They marched in pursuit of an…
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… favoured settling in the countryside of South Africa as urban areas were breeding grounds for Anti-Semitism [vii] . … relations between the English and Jews…
Document 26 - Nelson Mandela’s reply to F. W. De Klerk
… workshop on the 23 - 24 Oct. 1995 to deal with critical issues relating to the political, social and economic … made in the workshop. The workshop focused…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the South African Communist Party Cape Town, 28 July 1996
… and unemployed, the organised and the unorganised, the urban rural communities. It has to promote the interests of those previously disadvantaged by the…
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
… General Teachers General Totalitarianism Detentions Urban Africans General Wage & Working Conditions …
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… 80,000 protesters gathered outside of Bisho, the capital city of Ciskei, and demanded an end to the military … he said in a TV interview. Under South Africa…
From Amsterdam with euphoria
… hometown of South African colonialism and of the apartheid ideology of the Boere in the seventeenth century: but also the city that resisted Nazi anti…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… both politics and negotiations during the struggle against apartheid. Women helped transform South Africa into a new, … now have a voice and freedom from the…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 1: Student Activism
… Town in South Africa. This sparked national debate around issues of decolonisation and lack of transformation in South … Fall (RMF), a new student movement…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… as virtually all channels for the expression of anti-apartheid sentiment are closed. The World Student Christian … body for regional youth organisations 5…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1900s
… Most of the evacuees start moving back into the urban centre, mostly into the 'Malay Location', one of the …
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… called Southern and Nothern Rhodesia. The Precursor to Apartheid In July 1890 Rhodes became the Prime Minister of … , a document that is often seen as the…
Grade 6 term 1 classroom support
… 3 of the following areas: 1. The geography of the city of Mapungubwe. How does the city look like etc. 2. Trade practices – describe what … Stone…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bosman Street, Pretoria
… sure to climb the tower for stomach churning views of the city. This church and the Printing Works across the street … one of the most beautiful…
ArchiveCHAPTER THREE: The Emergence Of Grassroots Politics, 1979-1981 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
David Goldblatt,The Transported of KwaNdebele by L'oeil De La Photographie, 26 September 2016
… of everyday life to reveal the far-reaching effects of apartheid and the post-apartheid conditions that continue to impact the country’s … day traveling to…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… Street house in Doornfontein, just East of Johannesburg’s city centre. Indres’ banning and house arrest orders … radical campaign, focusing on the history of…