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ArchiveDavid Koloane fought for the right to define himself – and his art by Ruth Simbao, 24 July 2019
… Koloane was deeply influenced by Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness movement. It was important, he suggested, … in his own writing: We were expected to…
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… and soon became representative of the exclusion that the Black majority faced from South African society. Not only did South Africa exclude Black players…
ArchivePromise of hope
… A2 litho black on white photo two young boys crying; text: What is needed by the black people of South Africa is not sticking plaster; but the … one united…
EventLocal elections in Townships
… Following government's introduction of Black Township Councils in the late 1980s, which attempted to co-opt Black leaders into the Apartheid system without…
A Survey Of Race Relations In South Africa 1973
… party has been faced with increasing manifestations of black dissatisfaction and anger. The Black Conciousness movement appears to be gaining strength, … and…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in South Africa and Namibia, 11 August 1981
… unusual type. This was in South Africa on 9 August 1956. Black women of our country had for centuries been subjected … inequities. They were suffering as…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… to know: That South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly claim … or belief; And therefore, we, the…
"What I would do if I were Prime Minister" by Albert Luthuli, 5 February 1962, Chicago
… now. Greater latitude will be allowed to immigrants - both black and white - from other parts of Africa. Non-racial … repressive. I do not cherish such…
Crucial Stage in the Struggle for Liberation of Southern Africa - Statement at the World Conference for Action against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Lagos, Nigeria, 23 August 1977
… streets of Soweto, Langa, Mameledi, Alexandra and other black ghettos at the hands of the same enemy forces. The … a series of explosions that are…
Chapter 9 - Division weakens the movement
… active policy-makers," stated Sobukwe, "maintain, in the face of all the hard facts of the South African situation, … according to them, oppressed as workers…
PlaceVictoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Zambia
… view of the green Zambezi River below, the dark rock face and lush foliage. It is 250 metres wide with the main …
Bonani Africa 2010 Awards
… Limpopo , Santu Mofokeng, Let’s talk... and Oupa Nkosi, Black Diamonds Honourable mentions Araminta de Clermont, Life …
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… shield 1. The SS Mendi - represents the courage of many black South African soldiers and their fellow white officers …
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
… the rise to prominence of the SACP, particularly in some Black townships as the ANC experienced a marked decline. …
EventThe Chinese Community in South Africa is granted ‘White’ status
… of the Apartheid Regime the Chinese have been classed 'Black' again. South Africa's high court ruled that Chinese South Africans would be reclassified as …
EventThe second Carnegie Report on poverty in South Africa is released
… eradicated poverty amongst Whites. Fifty years later, most Black South Africans endured a level of poverty even more … activists and humanities specialists,…
“I want to live not survive”: the politics of refusing low-wage work in a time of mass joblessness by Hannah Dawson
… Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Why would young Black South African men refuse low wage jobs in a time of …
PlacePorterville
… as " Coloured ", 21.0% as " White " and 1.6% as " Black African ". It was laid out in 1863 on the farm: …
Famous Gatsha Buthelezi Editorial in SASM Newsletter, April 1973
… timers believe that Chief Gatsha Buthelezi will free the Black People. This famous "daddy" of the "Zulus" with his "tricks" manages to confuse so many black…
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO), an affiliate of the Black Consciousness Movement. At the age of 22 , he joined the first black consciousness…
Eye of the Needle - Notes by Richard Turner
… Turner 1 It will be noted that the author uses the term "black" throughout to refer to persons of color, including … Africans. This use of the term has deÂ…
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… The UDF begins to focus on the planned elections for the Black Local Authorities (BLAs) and other local government in … nephew is killed in the bombing. 16…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… argument against the Bantu Education on that fact that Black children had to know their place in South African by … 23). The apartheid government primary…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… anti-Indian and other discriminatory legislation against black groups intact. The Immigrants Regulation Act of 1910 … 1913 The Native Land Act formally…
Document 120 - Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa (c. 1940)41
… the workers to the unity of their interests in the face of attacks from a common enemy, the ruling class. The … independent workers' policy and class…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to The Joint Sitting of Parliament, Palais Du Parliament, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1 December 2005
… We are indebted to the Congolese people who, even in the face of the desperate resistance of colonialism in Angola, … racism of the colonisers as well as…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… scattered clothes hanging from rusty pipes, a young black man is down on his knees. His feet are naked, his … great eye for detail, Cole was one of South…
EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
… in nature. Magadlela was a member of and adhered to the Black Consciousness movement led by Steve Biko. He became … acquainted with the leader, who…
EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
… did to the character and self-esteem of the educated Black man. The book was banned in South Africa in 1966. … Dortmund, West Germany and is rated as one of…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… The government intended to redistribute 30% of the land to Black people by 2014. However, for the following reasons, the … and the falling into disuse of…