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PlaceFordsburg and the Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg
… Ethiopian and Syrian cultures. Fordsburg’s history dates back to the 1800's, when gold miners were housed there. …
A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather Hughes
… music drawing and some grammar (Vietzen, 1980: 17-18) - or sons could attend a local boarding school or be sent … of the most thriving of these. The Inanda…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… with whomever [he] wanted” to form a military organization.11 Once given the green light, Mandela began to recruit … the Party) and quite detached from the…
PlaceBetty's Bay
It is located 100 km from Cape Town beneath the Kogelberg Mountains on the scenic R44 ocean drive between Pringle Bay and Kleinmond. The history of Betty's Bay…
Introduction of A Crime Against Humanity
… of Apartheid. The Convention was entered into force on 18 July 1976. The following are extracts: Observing that the …
Chapter 3 - The Rise of the ANC
… their masters to justify oppression and exploitation”¦" [11] Today we see the parallel in the role of the Bantustan … South African within the present…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Between those two dates, her many novels and short stories articulated key …
PlaceBredasdorp, Overberg
… and was the editor for Die Huisvrou (The Housewife) for 11 years. After a full life of literacy, Audrey finally …
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… and the Communist Party of South Africa, 1927-1939 (2006), The Finger of God: Enoch Mgijima, the Israelites and …
The Fruits of the 1973 Durban Strikes: A Powerful Black Trade Union Movement. Are they still on track or are they off the rails? by Johann Maree
… from 1976 to 2008 and was chair of the Board from 1978 to 2006. He worked at the University of Cape Town from 1972 …
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
Attempting to impose a working structure on a proposed new series of images which would take the photographer right across the country, David Goldblatt bought…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1948
… where the Jumna and the Ganges Rivers meet, on Thursday, 12 February. The provincial governors, now in New Delhi, will …
Document 4 - “The Great Native Strike”, “ The International, 27 February 1920
… of "Socialist poison," for which publicity we give thanks! 12 The demands of the natives have been vague. The strike is …
Mission Stations - I-L
… in Kchalatlolu had three rooms, the middle one measuring 12 by 12 feet; cooking being done outside. There was also a cattle … "I write this in a pretty…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… of Transfer : December 1861 * Licence to quit Colony : 18 July 1873. Between 1860 and 1861 five more ships with … women. The percentage of Muslims on board…
PlaceOppermansgronde, Free State Province
… his family from time to time; a journey that involved a 12-hour ride on horseback. However, when his family later had …
PlaceKamiesberg Municipality, Northern Cape
… In 2007, an estimated 12,117 people lived in Kamiesberg Municipality. The … In 2007 an estimated 12,117 persons lived in Kamiesberg. The Kamiesberg Local …
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… the Rivonia Trialists. When the accused were sentenced on 11 June 1964, 50 MPs marched to South Africa House in Trafalgar Square. On 18 June, the UN Security…
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
… and independent territories, should attend. Regarding extra-parliamentary structures, the ANC, the PAC, AZAPO, the … late-night bilateral meeting between the…
Chapter 17. Afrikaner Nationalism and the Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… a secret super-organisation of Afrikanerdom, which dates back to 1918 and has achieved great power in recent …
PlaceWynberg, Southern Suburbs
… site among locals for braais and picnics, Wynberg Park dates all the way back to 1902. The stretch of gardens seems …
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… of SWA and concentrate on putting down the rebellion. On 12 November 1914, de Wet, who led the rebels in the OFS, was …
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… and health of neighbours. Representation of Blacks Act No 12 of 1936 Removed Black voters in the Cape from the common … of natives?. The Development Trust…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… Africans could only stay in an urban area for more than 12 hours if they: a) Had been born there and had lived there …
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… labour system, which brought rural workers to the city on 11-month contracts and then expected them to return home for … Eastern Native Township 1926 3,968…
PlaceUniversity of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University the 2nd of the Universities in the picture in the Banner. With an interesting Link In Further Reading. This University was developed…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt's landscapes of high voltage by Melvyn Minnaar, 21 November 2014
… obvious reasons – is Marikana, North West Province. May 11 2014. The outline of the sharp, steep angle of the …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
On Thursday 08 July 1897 two daughter congregations ceceded from the DR Church Johannesburg, being the DR Church Jeppestown and the DR Church Johannesburg East…
85. Charter for Change, 1981
… One hundred and ten organisations met in Durban on 10 and 11 October 1981. Among them were the Natal Indian Congress, … is reproduced here as it appeared in…
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
… Organisation was founded on 4 May 1947 Durban. Then, on 11 September 1948 a national body, the South African Indian …