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Challenges to capitalism; Russian Revolution and the establishment of the Communist state
This information was part of our old 'history classroom content' written in 2003, we have updated is slightly to meet the needs of the new curriculum but…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
On 2 February 1990, the National Party government unbanned political parties, released many political prisoners and detainees, and unbanned many people,…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940 - 1949 1940 Within a year of his joining the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), Dr Yusuf Dadoo's role as an activist in…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
1961 FNLA and MPLA begin a guerrilla campaign to overthrow Portuguese colonial rule. 25 April 1974 Portuguese colonial rule ends after a coup removes…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A Charge of Treason When detectives invaded the Congress of the People on 26…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
< Menu page < 3. Formation of the NIA | 5. Convulsions in Natal > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
22 June 1946 —The Government of India requested that the question of the treatment of Indians in the Union of South Africa be included in the agenda of second…
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) announced its formation on 27 July, 2013 in Soweto. The party was formed by former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema…
The South African War
The South African War To this day the reasons for this conflict remain the source of much emotive debate (read more). Regardless of who provoked the war,…
EventCliff Drysdale, the tennis star is born
Eric Clifford “Cliff” Drysdale was born in Nelspruit on 26 May 1941.[i] He was widely regarded as one of the best tennis players South Africa has ever produced…
Letter on plans for June 26, from the Rev. J. J. Skomolo to Professor Z. K. Matthews, June 16, 1950
St. Peter's Mission 16-6-50 My dear Chief; I am writing you a private letter. The national executive has agreed on the sit down strike on June the 26th…
The Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre
As the Polly Street Art Center drew to a close so Rorke's Drift was established. Polly Street was urban, Rorke's Drift rural. If Polly Street attempted a…
ArticleThe Impact of Colonialism
… religions. Portuguese trading stations in East Africa A map drawn in Spain dated 1375, showing the king of Mali …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1946-Press Reports on the Campaign
From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer 1946 NIC Meeting, Curries Fountain, Durban There was…
Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay, 12 August 1908
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida This book, History of Muslims in South Africa: A Chronology, probably the first of…
PlaceTiffindell Ski Resort, Eastern Cape
Tiffindell Ski Resort - South Africa's only ski resort situated in Barkley East, Eastern Cape, South Africa's only snow ski resort! Tiffindell Ski Resort…
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
Contents Chapter 1: Theoretical Debates and Methodological Controversies Chapter 2: Questions Method Chapter 3: The Constitution of Black as ‘Other’ …
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
The history of four years of the revolutionary multi-racial union in South Africa, the Industrial Workers of Africa, and the labour movement at the time. …
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Some Aspects of the Native Bills
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu Today we find ourselves in a crucial stage of African economic and political…
ArticlePaper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)
The Paper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU) was formed on 31 May 1974 in Springs, Transvaal. It was also established with the help of the Urban Training…
Women at the start of the 20th century
It is only over the last three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. Previously the…
Chapter 5 - Who would deliver us from oppression? Gumede and African politics in South Africa,1921-1927
‘After being a man of the world, I have discovered there is no Zulu, Xhosa, Mosotho or Coloured, but all are and must be known henceforth as Africans’, JT…
Chapter XIII - Journey to the banished
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph At long last 1962 arrived and I could say to myself, "It's THIS year" ”” this year that my bans would end and I…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
On October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
1884 Otto von Bismarck chairs the Berlin Conference to stem the scramble for Africa. Only Morocco, Ethiopia, and Liberia are recognized as independent…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
1884 Otto von Bismarck chairs the Berlin Conference to stem the scramble for Africa. Only Morocco, Ethiopia, and Liberia are recognized as independent…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Durban
Programme Director, Your Excellency, the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, And esteemed members of the Indian delegation, Ministers and Deputy…
Speech at the Tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party by O. R. Tambo, Zambia, August 1988
Your Excellency, Comrade President Kenneth Kaunda, President of UNIP and of the Republic of Zambia, Honourable members of the Central Committee of UNIP, …
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt on Ranjith Kally's 'Memory Against Forgetting', by Ranjith Kally with Kalim Rajab, 30 January 2015
Until the photographer Ranjith Kally held his first exhibition at the Goodman Gallery in Jo’burg in 2004, I knew hardly anything about the man and his work…