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Chapter 17. Afrikaner Nationalism and the Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… national aspirations. Yet it is impossible to grasp South African events, political conflicts and problems without an understanding of Afrikaner Nationalism,…
Lindiwe Charity Nyembezi Mthembu
… and Ntuzuma Youth League. In 1984, Mthembu joined the African National Congress (ANC) and Congress of South African Students (COSAS) . Also associated with…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… date, December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought … set about creating the basis for a…
BiographyPeter Moonsammy
… Congress and United Democratic Front (UDF ). After the African National Congress (ANC) was unbanned, he joined the …
EventThe PAC is formed
… were frustrated by the multi-racial character of the African National Congress (ANC). They echoed the sentiments … of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL), who…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing … NUSAS was affected by the growing feeling of the Afrikaner…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… from the colonies. These changes included taking land from African people and giving it to the growing number of … or crops as was the practice before…
EventThe Second General Election is held in the Union of SA
… results was a clear indication of the growth of Afrikaner nationalism. The party managed to make their political … for the other political parties counted as…
BiographyLeigh Davids
… [Accessed on 24 February 2020] Iziko South African National Gallery Staff, “Remembering Leigh Davids”, …
BiographyBabette Brown
… 2019 at the age of 87. At the news of her passing, former African National Congress (ANC) Minister, Ronnie Kasrils , …
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… Asia and several countries aside from South Africa on the African continent. Marc Latamie, Castor & Pollux, (1995), … Kingelez and Isaac Julien, whilst in…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
… During the 1920s, the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) - which changed its name to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923 - did not…
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… political power was evident throughout South African society, its rituals and membership remained secret. … of the OB was to formally represent growing…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… in its history, I consider it my duty as leader of the African National Congress , a Union-wide premier political organisation among the African people in…
EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… to unify members of this group. It aimed to build a South African nationalism that recognised their varied origins, but one that emphasised a unique South…
Displacing Hierarchies: Nation and Universities in India and Africa by Amrita Pande, Faisal Garba and Ruchi Chaturvedi
… that story from our other locations: the rest of the African continent and India. In both spaces, a critical … have challenged authoritarian governments in…
EventAfrican National Congress Youth League is founded
… The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth wing of the African National Congress. It was formed in 1944 by members of the ANC who…
When Mandela's Predecessor toured the US to Expose Segregation back home by Matthew Blackman (www.ozy.com), 29 May 2018
… A short, well-dressed 44-year-old man of the southern African Barolong tribe stood at the American border near … the first secretary-general of what would…
BiographyJoseph Fansio Mati
… Luthuli and Nelson Mandela . As a result, Mati joined the African National Congress (ANC) and became an organiser for …
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… Workers Union (GWU – now a part of the Congress of South African Trade Unions – COSATU ) and started working as an … returned to teaching. Govender was a…
PlaceUniversity of Stellenbosch
… and was thus central to the cultivation of Afrikaner Nationalism in the 20th century. Between 1919 and 1978 each South African prime minister had been an…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… On 14 October, three days after the declaration of South African (Anglo-Boer) War, W.K.L. Dickson (who had perfected … Diamond Robbery was released. It was…
How to Approach Heaven by Jon Soske (Chimurenga Magazine)
… adventure—so believed Albert Luthuli, president of the African National Congress from 1952-1968. A devour Christian, … values—not the ingratiated construct…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
… World War Two was a contentious one on behalf of the South African government. This is because within the ruling United … Party (UP) there was a split…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… J.C.C. Laas. The OB was evidence of the surging Afrikaner Nationalism in the centenary year of the Great trek (1938) … coalition between the National Party …
From Segregation to Apartheid
… were, by the 1940s, increasingly under threat however, as African resistance to the racially based system rapidly … industrialisation and a substantial…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… He was a long- time National Chairperson of the South African Communist Party. It is ironic that Slovo, vilified by … the great voice of compromise and…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… policies included apartheid, the establishment of a South African Republic, and the promotion of Afrikaner culture. NP … first prime minister of the Union,…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… in which he called for a pro-Afrikaner form of South African nationalism. Hertzog became the Prime Minister after the defeat of General Jan Smuts and his…
BiographyWolfie Kodesh
… and 1995, Kodesh worked on collecting stories of South African political activists which are housed at the Robben … ON THE DEATH OF COMRADE WOLFIE KODESH…