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ArticleBlack South African literature
… The origins of Black South African literature in English lie in the Eastern Cape. The … of diamonds and gold irrevocably transformed South African society…
Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO)
… The Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO) was initiated in 1990 … its lack of representation of different aspects of South African…
BiographyNana Sita
… in Matwadi, a village in Gujarat, India, in 1898, in a family which was active in the Indian freedom movement. He … the ideal of Gandhi and have suffered the…
BiographyMafika Pascal Gwala
… a domestic worker. Gwala was four years old when the Group Areas Act , Act No 41 was passed in 1950. As he matured to … with intense police and government…
ArchiveThe orderly urbanisation policy and the plight of the urban poor
… The orderly urbanisation policy and the plight of the urban poor …
ArticleContemporary South African Artists
… add biographies of both men and women contemporary South African visual artists here in an effort to continually … Contemporary South African Artists …
BiographyYusuf Joe Jacobs
… Jacob’s mother was Zubeida Carr. During the war years the family moved to Durban. His family, involved in tailoring, lived in working class areas such as…
BiographyDr Hersheela Narsee
… in Durban on the 23 of March 1956. Narsee grew up in a family of eight children. She attended the Gandhi Desai High … forms of protests. She was detained for…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… in the history of South Africa. Today in the new South African it is celebrated as the Day of Reconciliation between … in the townships to challenge the…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… Squadron. On 2 October she landed units of the South African army at the port of Luderitz, then part of German … and strong winds. Only 6 people survived the…
BiographyMfanasekaya Pearce Linda Gqobose
… prospects for a viable career, Gqobose joined the South African Military Service in 1941, and served in South Africa, … Cape to take up employment and to…
BiographyAllison Wessels George Champion
… Association in 1920, Champion soon gained noticed as an African spokesman and became associated with the of the Joint … of the Durban Combine Location…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
… South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were … officially recognised as a permanent part of the South African population and the Department of…
The Royal family arrive in Pretoria during their visit to South Africa.
… The Royal family arrive in Pretoria during their visit to South Africa. …
The South African War
… The South African War To this day the reasons for this conflict remain … The South African War …
BiographyJacobus Wilhelmus Sauer
… in the Cape Colony. He did his education at the South African College in Cape Town. After completing his studies he … led introduction of legislation that…
ArchiveSimonstown Black Sash leads the struggle against the Group Areas
… Simonstown Black Sash leads the struggle against the Group Areas …
ArchiveGroup Areas: Out of the grey and into the black...
… Southern African Research Service … Group Areas: Out of the grey and into the black... …
Proclamation of the first group areas affecting Indians in Johannesburg.
… Proclamation of the first group areas affecting Indians in Johannesburg. …
THE ‘SUBS’ STEWARD - “a fine leader to workers in all areas”
… THE ‘SUBS’ STEWARD - “a fine leader to workers in all areas” …
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… into the Union of South Africa. During this war, many African people associated themselves with the British in the … nationalism. At the same time, the…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… Turning points in modern South African History since 1948& In 1948 South Africa held a … residents tried to rebuild their lives despite inadequate housing,…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… command, become a colony. 7 May, Van Riebeeck and his family leaves Table Bay on board the Mars for Batavia. 1663 … 22 years. The freed slaves are to be…
BiographySir Ernest Oppenheimer
… house during 1916 riots. In 1924, as member of the South African Party under General Jan Smuts , Oppenheimer … pointing out that he was the first to provide…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June 1979 as a … of the Soweto uprisings . During its formation the South African Student…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… a key role, in organizing mine and farm-workers in the areas as well as, in the Lebowa revolt of 1986. To summarize, … South African Youth Congress (SAYCO) …
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… by conquest and warfare along with patterns of trade. West African societies were shaped by competition for wealth and … civilisation. It was ruled by the…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… at Marikana, North West Province. 1913 A strike of 9000 African miners takes place at Jagersfontein Diamond mine, … and killed by police in Alexandra and…
ArchiveMigrant Labour Family Life 1975 - 1986
… Migrant Labour Family Life 1975 - 1986 … Migrant Labour Family Life 1975 - 1986 …
BiographyJeevenundhan (Jeeva) Rajgopaul
… He grew up in Clairwood, Durb an. In 1961 his family was uprooted from Clairwood and they were forced to go … — an area designated for Indians under the…