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Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1946
… of the reports and the absence of real body matter make one think that the Government is now trying, with the … him the ear of the Indian Delegation. Mr. A.I…
Address by the President of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of Civil Society Forum of the WSSD, Johannesburg, 23 August 2002
… Site, Sterkfontein, the Cradle of Humankind. This is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world … with the fact that we gathered in…
ArchiveMarikana: The blame game - A special report by Niren Tolsi and Paul Botes
… operation after the killing of 17 miners at "scene one". Instead, police continued to another koppie, "scene … monthly amount per cow to have the animals…
PlaceMsinga Local Municipality
… areas. The Municipality is in the South Western part of the District Municipality Area. Although the Area has … situated 46 km southeast of Dundee, and is…
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
… and countless other inequities. They were suffering as part of the exploited black labour force, as impoverished … of us. Their hearts are with us. "We are…
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
… of mankind, humanity came to realise that life for each one of us can be full only if it is based on the acceptance … cause, against the same enemy. Mr…
ArchiveAppendix 7 South Africa, the transition to democracy and the banning of torture, by Denis Goldberg
… and indeed opposed apartheid as the cause of the violence. One of the more famous of these doctors was Dr Wendy Orr who … The Truth and Reconciliation…
Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk, 26 June 1992
… with which bona fide negotiations can take place. For its part the National Executive Committee has resolved to monitor … deadlock will remain unresolved. 7…
Document 26 - S. P. Bunting, Statement on the Kuusinen Thesis1 , presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 20 August 1928
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 26 - S. P. Bunting, … and the creation of a revolutionary…
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… but was still rising. The government's method was, on the one hand, to try to suppress the trade union and political … New restrictions on the black middle…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… opens its doors. 1957 April, The Indian Market is declared one of Durban’s worst fire hazards by the Chief Officer of … Congress conceding that it might be…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… responsibility that has been cast upon each and every one of us when we decided to challenge the might of the Union … greatest Empire of our times?" "It is…
ArticleTowards a people’s culture - Art and Resistance under Apartheid
… Art in the state of siege The Sharpeville Massacre was one of the most important turning points in the history of … Two grief-stricken young women being…
Launch of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… substantial. This operation was more successful than the one in Ordinance Road where a bomb did not explode properly … of three members who each had a…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… assaulting three on duty employees, fatally wounding one and torching six motor vehicles at the plant. 13 August, … the protesters. Two SAPS members are…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… Africa is seen as the protest capital of the world, with one of the highest rates of public and labour protests in the … the quartzite rock that encases the…
ArchiveWhy The EFF Is A Fascist Political Party by Gareth van Onselen, 26 March 2018
… asked, "Why does Malema's race threat go unpunished?" One way or the other, Malema's hyper-racial rhetoric in 2018, … for a black child to determine the…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… these icons and remember how their struggles have played a part in establishing a more conscious South Africa, not only … a successful soccer player, active…
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
… with little help, if any, from the government. This was part of the “survival of the fittest” idea and was in line … South West Africa. The Germans had…
X - Counsel’s Submission on behalf of the Biko Family
… the court is entitled to draw an inference that one or more of them was responsible for unlawfully assaulting … which looms so large their present evidence…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… as well as 19 days of service annually for 5 years as part of the Citizen Force. By the middle of 1974, control of … from 1988 - 89, but restrictions were…
EventThe South African Air Force is established
… South African Aviation Corps (SAAC), which was formed as part of the Active Citizen Force (ACF). In April 1914, six … 3,000, with 260 active-duty fatalities…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… Immorality Amendment Act, Act No 21 of 1950 This Act was one of the most controversial pieces of Apartheid … provided that all South Africans be racially…
PlaceWinterberg Mountains, Amatola
… mountains, crisp, clear air, and incredible scenery allows one to experience real rustic, countryside living. One of the highlights of staying here in the…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… Like all centenary lectures, the reflection on the life of one ANC President is in essence a review of the period during … the African Union, as we have lost…
ArchiveAn Interview With F.W. De Klerk, the Last Apartheid President of South Africa by Nicolas Rossier
… after the new dispensations started in South Africa, if one looks back, there are reasons to be positive and say we … and we presented the new vision. I…
Report of the Joint Planning Council of the ANC and the South African Indian Congress, November 8, 1951
… for the commencement of the struggle as it marks one of the greatest turning points in South African history … for the commencement of the struggle as it…
Protest Art
… in 1983 amalgamated many grassroot organisations under one banner. Some organisations consisted of cultural workers …
PlaceTsitsikamma National Park, Eastern Cape
… a wonderland of inter-tidal and marine life. This is one of the largest single unit ‘no take’ (including fishing) … magical world of inter-tidal life and…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… (certain) mastery of South Africa is a remarkable one, elaborately romanticised by Afrikaner publicists as a … only accepted Afrikaans speaking white people…