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ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… After World War II , the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans … political rights and independence. While in some…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… The Significance of Indian Opinion by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie Department of History, University of the Western Cape Address to Conference on the Alternate ……
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… Introduction This feature examines the history of forced removals in Johannesburg up to the destruction of Sophiatown. It begins by establishing the link…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… Prehistory of Southern Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the Polokwane area: the BaKoni Malapa Museum south of the stadium and…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… against apartheid throughout the country. With the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in August 1983, this … Consciousness organisations began to…
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… Introduction Fanakalo is a bridging language of communication in multilingual and multinational settings … and positive associations with this pidgin; the…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… the petition. The campaign was supported by a wide variety of tendencies, including the Soweto Committee of Ten , Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) , the…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held its opening conference on 20th … to create an organisation that could become a think tank of the resistance movement…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… The Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA) was the external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) , and had offices … States, Canada, France,…
ArticleThe formation of the SANNC/ANC
… Bloemfontein is the birth place of the SANNC, which became the ANC in 1923, one of the largest organizations in later years to struggle for … and Indians to…
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… Sterkfontein and other sites. The first modern inhabitants of the country were the hunter-gatherer San (‘bushman’) and … livestock. Bantu-speaking clans that…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… Background and policy of apartheid Before we can look at the history of the apartheid period it is necessary to understand what … in 1948. Apartheid called…
ArticleThe effects of WW2 in Africa
… themselves against European conquest. As a result, most of Africa was colonized by 1900. Only Ethiopia and Liberia … After the First and Second World Wars…
ArticleAccount of events: Rand Rebellion 1922
… David Ivon Jones was the secretary of the ISL, who had been instrumental in forming the first black trade union - the Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA) -…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… Introduction Pretoria is located in the north east of South Africa, to the north of Gauteng , and 60 Kilometres away from the north east of Johannesburg [i] …
ArticleSouth African Congress of Democrats (COD)
… Whites who identified themselves with the aspirations of those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed the … the South African Indian Congress (SAIC…
ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
… On 20 July 1985 the government declared a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape … and PWV (now Gauteng ) areas. This was the…
ArticleThe Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896
… war in recorded history, lasting less than three-quarters of an hour. The engagement was provoked when the pro-British Sultan of Zanzibar, Ali bin Said, died…
ArticleGandhi and the burning of passes
… Law Amendment Ordinance (Black Act) to control the entry of Indians into the Transvaal. Every Indian man, woman and … older than 8 years had to register with…
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… Pretoria’s founder – a man by the name of Marthinus Wessels Pretorius - arrived in Pretoria in 1848 [i] . At the time of his arrival , King Mzilikazi and the…
ArticleCommemorating 350 years of the establishment of the first formal school in South Africa
… Commemorating 350 years of the establishment of the first formal school in South Africa …
CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927
… CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927 …
CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927
… CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927 …
CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927
… CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927 …
CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927
… CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927 …
CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927
… CHAPTER III: The Aftermath of the Cape Town Agreement: The Politics of Dissension, 1927 …
List of organisations which support and are affiliates of the regional United Democratic Front
… List of organisations which support and are affiliates of the regional United Democratic Front …
International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract) …
The collapse of apartheid in South Africa - coming together of internal and external pressures
… The collapse of apartheid in South Africa - coming together of internal and external pressures …
ArticleStructure of Government in South Africa
… education, and one for sport. The Executive is a committee of all the heads of these departments. This is called the Cabinet The … is where our elected…