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The 1994 South African Election by Phyllis Jordan
Tomorrow, April 26, 1994, an historic event will take place in South Africa, 18 year old and over, men and women, black and white, will go to the polls to…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
1940 Dr. A.B. Xuma is elected President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Walter Sisulu joins the African National Congress. The population…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
By the 1860s, subjugation of African people in the immediate vicinity of the Cape had been achieved. Other than a small, enfranchised minority who owned land,…
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
Main catalogue Books 1. ASVAT, Farouk, 1952- EXILES within : an anthology of poetry / 7 South African poets. - Johannesburg : Writers Forum, 1986. -- 68p. :…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Mercosur Heads of State Summit Ushuaia, 24 July 1998
President Menem; Your Excellencies; Ladies and gentlemen, For too long geography has kept us apart despite the many similarities of our histories. For…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
We are gathered here in Lisbon, representatives of governments, non-governmental organisations and liberation movements, because there exists a situation in…
ArticleAn Introduction to Sophiatown
In 1899, an investor named Herman Tobiansky envisaged a pleasant white suburb that could be developed on a site to the West of Johannesburg. It was some way…
Black South African Poets of the 1970’s and their Publications
Poet Critical Writings and Interviews Publications Date Keorapetsi Kgositsile The word is Here: Poetry from Modern…
ArticleHarriet and the Bolton Hall Four
The “Bolton Hall Four” David Davis, David Hemson, Jeannette Cunningham-Brown and Halton Cheadle were banned for five years under the Suppression of Communism…
Interview with Africa Report by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1981, New York
AFRICA REPORT: To many critics, the African National Congress (ANC) looks like a failure. After 70 years, racism is more entrenched than ever. What is your…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
The Republic of Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 1
From the book: A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin An early photograph of " A.I."with C.F. Andrews The main road…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
“People who come here say how alive this place is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
Music Music was a central feature of the urban culture that developed in Johannesburg and in Sophiatown in particular. It was here that the most important…
Student Politics in the Era of Democracy
During the 1990-1994 period of political liberalisation and negotiations leading to the first democratic elections the South African Students Organisation …
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
Before learning about Social Darwinism, it is important to understand Darwinism. Here is a brief summary, but you can read more in the section in Grade 7 Human…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
1906 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg in connection with the agitation at present going on in the…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by Walter Sisulu
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede I knew Anton Muziwakhe Lembede for only four years before his tragic and untimely death…
Timol: Salim Essop testifies of beatings, torture following arrest, News24, in Politics Web online, 27 June 2017
Salim Essop takes centre stage during first day of inquest sitting into Ahmed Timol’s death Johannesburg – The man who was arrested alongside late anti…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of experts for the support of victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa Mobilise world support for African Liberation struggle, 09 April 1973, OSLO
Mobilise world support for African Liberation struggle [Oliver Tambo, speaking on behalf of all liberation movements, thanked the Government of Norway for its…
Mobilise World Support for African Liberation Struggle - Statement, on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of Experts for the Support of Victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa, Oslo by O. R. Tambo, 9 April 1973
[Oliver Tambo, speaking on behalf of all liberation movements, thanked the Government of Norway for its hospitality. He specially praised the Norwegian…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
During this period the ANC cooperated with other organisations such as the APO and the NIC to fight increasing segregation imposed by the white minority…
Grade 10 Archive
This archive features classroom material that is no longer required in the curriculum. The Slave Trade: One of the most controversial issues regarding…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
How is the South African Government dealing with the aids epidemic? In 1987, the apartheid government recognized that HIV and AIDS had the potential to…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
On 28 October 1917 more than 400 market gardeners from the Springfield Flats (Tintown) area in Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal) drowned when the banks of the…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
South Africa became a charter member of the United Nations (UN) on 7 November 1945. South Africa was one of the original 51 founding members of the UN from its…
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
From the book: Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Although out of active politics, Gomas observed with keen…
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…
ArticleThe missionaries
Missionaries arrived in Pondoland in 1830 when Faku, the ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom from 1818 to 1867, allowed Wesleyan missionaries to establish a mission…