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BUT NOT FOR BREAD ALONE
The consequences of capitalism on the lives of working class people extend beyond the workplace per se. Although workers sell their labour power for only a…
PlaceOttery
Ottery was probably established in 1904 as a residential suburb of Cape Town. The railway line from Maitland reached Ottery on 1 February 1904. It was…
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
Based on a speech at the University of Connecticut under the Auspices of UNESCO Chair and Institute of Comparative Human Rights The tenth anniversary of the…
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
At the height of the South African War 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War), General Christiaan Rudolph De Wet was defeated at Bothaville, South Africa by British forces…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
1980 is declared the Year of the Charter, marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom charter in 1955. 1980 SACTU declares the year as…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
Abstract: This paper focuses on the life on Lefifi Tladi. Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer that went into exile in South Africa because of apartheid…
ArchiveSouth African Railways and Harbours Workers Union
SARHWU Logo. Red, yellow and black poster. 1936 - 1986 - 30 years anniversary.
EventNegotiators representing Afrikaner Republics travel to Pretoria to present terms of surrender
At the end of the South African War (also known as the Anglo-Boer War) of 1899-1902, negotiators for the Afrikaner republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free…
PlaceAngola
Angola has a long and rich history, and is home to some of the largest historical kingdoms in Africa such as the Kingdom of Kongo or the Kingdom of Ndongo. The…
PlaceCape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape
… a light beam with an intensity of 15 000 candles. In May 1906 the flash rate was accelerated to one flash every 5 …
PlaceBonnievale, Langeberg Municipality-Cape Town
Bonnievale is a quiet Town in the Breede Valley of the Western Cape. Bonnievale is surrounded by the Langeberg Mountains. What makes Bonnievale so unique is…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
In aftermath of the June 16 Uprising, the government cracked down on student activists and organisations alike. On 19 October 1977 the Black Consciousness…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
This article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the year of 1955 in…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Background - "The Road to Reconciliation." South Africa experienced numerous human rights challenges during the apartheid era. The White-dominated government…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
Racial segregation and white supremacy had become central aspects of South African policy long before Apartheid started. The notorious 1913 Land Act, passed…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
On 3 September the Tricameral Parliament opened in Cape Town while protest demonstrations began in the Transvaal, marking the start of the longest and most…
EventMaude Francis Eyston Sumner, SA painter, is born
On 16 September 1902 Maude Francis Eyston Sumner, SA painter, who lived, worked and exhibited in SA, England and France, was born in Johannesburg. Born in 1902…
65th Anniversary of the South Africa Communist Party - Joe Slovo
… anniversary of the crushing of the Bambatha Rebellion in 1906 highlights two patriots who form part of the pantheon of …
EventSolomon Kalushi Mahlangu is born
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu, a soldier of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), who was executed by hanging in Pretoria…
Community histories of Rustenburg
Afrikaans Community (1838-1899) The First White Inhabitants It is documented that the first pioneers from the Eastern Cape undertook a hunting expedition…
Doing Oral History
Edited by Dr Johan Wassermann (2002) This publication is a product of an Oral History workshop organised by the Department of Education and the facilitator…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
Mandla Langa was born in apartheid South Africa in 1950. His family, friends, and his own life were made in and developed by this program that killed,…
The melody of freedom
A reflection on music Riot policeman Erasmus shot seventeen-year-old Mngcini 'Big Boy' Mginywa from Grahamstown at a funeral because, he told the judge, the…
PlaceRwanda
Rwanda is a land-locked Country located in the Eastern part of Africa. People began settling in the area as early as 10.000BCE[i]. After several successive…
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
In May 1900, at the height of the South African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his forces crossed the Vaal River heading to Pretoria.This…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
In 1959 the Africanists broke away from the ANC and formed the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The histories of these two organisations are inextricably linked…
Archive40 years of struggle for a living wage and conditions
Offset litho; black; 1946 -- 1986 : 40 years of struggle for a living wage and conditions : Then and Now : Mineworkers Say: Decent living conditions Not our…
ArticleManto Tshabalala-Msimang timeline 1940 - 2009
1940 9 October, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang is born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. 1959 Tshabalala-Msimang matriculates from Inanda Seminary. 1961 Tshabalala…
ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
Mandela and MK The late 1950s saw the first hints of an armed struggle occurring in certain parts of South Africa. Various types of armed resistance spread…
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
The German colonisation of Namibia, then German South West Africa, took place in 1884. The Herero, a pastoral and nomadic group, had begun to move into Namibia…