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ArticlePaper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)
… had branches in the Transvaal, Natal and the Western Cape. One of its achievements was successfully breaking down ethnic …
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South Africa's Radical …
PlaceTheewaterskloof Dam, Villiersdorp
… The Theewaterskloof Dam is one of the features of Villiersdorp , and is significant for … it something of an inland lake, rather than the image one has of an…
Statement at the 50th Session of the OAU Coordinating Committee for the Liberation Of Africa by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 13 May 1988
… their mission. Today, all of us are confronted with only one colonial and settler regime to vanquish, the racist … in united action for people's power, is an…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Joint Sitting of Parliament to Report on the Processing of Some Presidential Pardons: Cape Town, 21 November 2007.
… result of apartheid repression and aggression. Yesterday, one of our daily newspapers, the Johannesburg Star , carried … the participants in the conflict of…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… Sophiatown's gangs in these terms, they have been seen as part of the resistance rather than social outcasts to be … was a large increase in the number of…
PlaceLuneburg, Kwazulu Natal
… cash store. It’s what surrounds Lüneburg that makes this part of the world such an undiscovered treasure. Miles from … society’s many creature comforts it is…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… aid societies, were an important example of this. As Leah, one of the characters in Peter Abrahams' novel, Mine Boy, explains: They are all women who sell…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… and mobilise supporters from the wider black community. One such organisation, founded in January 1972 (although some … the Black Consciousness Movement The…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… apparent unity, the SCA was divided into four chapters, one each for Africans and Coloureds, White English speakers … in their home country. They published a…
When your position can't be sustained, create a scarecrow - The Menace of Post-Apartheid South Africa by Thabo Mbeki, 18 January 2016
… the organisation would face in terms of its work. Part of what happened was that with much of our leadership … among the Rights of a member of the ANC were “…
A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 April 2015, South Africa
… EFF leaders have been seen intervening decisively on the part of workers, demanding all sorts of remedies from … social justice in South Afrika will not be…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Heritage Day, Cape Town
… to the history of our people, many of whom lived in this part of our country and were the first to encounter the … to the East, the first people they…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… Natives, full liberty to enter, travel or reside in any part of the South African Republic, etc. etc. Even as late as … ordinance was amended in 1903 and the…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 3 - The South African Constitution: Birth Certificate of a Nation by Hassen Ebrahim
… Press, 1998. The adoption of our Constitution in 1996 was one of the major turning points in the history of our … action and from joining trade unions. The…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
… was defended by breakwaters to protect shipping. The older part of this structure was called the Victoria Dock. The newer part is called: ' Duncan Dock '…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… outside South Africa, announced its intention not to be part of CODESA and accused the government and the African … the Azanian People's Organization (AZAPO)…
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… together with other homelands, was incorporated to form part of South Africa’s nine provinces. It is now part of the North West Province. Other parts of the…
PlaceFramesby, Port Elizabeth
… Framesby is one of Port Elizabeth’s well-known residential suburbs. It is flanked by Cape Road (which is part of the N2 motorway, extending from Durban in ……
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Peace and Stability, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… apartheid system, this arrangement needs to be reviewed as part of the introduction of CSFs. 17. School Safety and … MASS MOBILISATION Noting that: 18. Moral…
South Africa's freedom struggle by E.S. Reddy
… to impart in the Indian community in South Africa, he took part in demonstrations against anti-Indian measures by the … a leader of the Indian community of…
27. Transvaal Indians respond to the 1895 arbitration decision
… maintained that it did not restrict Indian trade to any part of a town, although Asiatics might be confined to some … of the law in the matter. In the…
The diary of Maria Tholo - October 18 - November 1 by Carol Hermer
… all around us. My neighbour, directly in front of me, was one of the biggest liquor sellers. Friday was especially … they started following him around. He…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… Perestrelo, Portuguese navigator and cartographer is one of 64 survivors of the crew of 473 who reaches Delagoa Bay on foot, and one of 23 to be ultimately…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… gathering plant food in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia. One group, the !Kung, lived in an area called Nyae Nyae … for he !Kung. The Marshalls lived with some…
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… OF ACCUSED NO.11, by Bob Hepple On 11 July 1963, I was one of seven men arrested at the Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, … a factual account of the events leading…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… ensuing bloodshed resulted in the death of 28 marchers and one soldier. Over 200 activists were injured. On 18 … the massacre, ANC president, Nelson Mandela…
Address of Nelson Mandela at his Investiture as Doctor of Laws Soochow University, Taiwan, 1 August 1993
… and human rights are inseparable. We cannot have the one without the other. It is not be an easy road that our … of rights being used to conceal attempts to…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… in Zuma’s corruption trial - played a significant part in heightening his image as a figurehead of the people’s … the Mineworkers Construction Union (AMCU) –…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… were required to be racially segregated, separated from one another by open spaces and with separate access roads” … the home of his son D.D.T Jabavu at Fort…