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ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
In the 1930s various trade unions from different backgrounds ranging from conservative craft unions, white racist industrial unions, white dominated racially…
PlaceSea Point
… building was destroyed by the city council in the 1930's. Solomon was well-known for his liberal politics that … where they were surrounded by Coloured…
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
… in Moscow; his ousting as president of the ANC in 1930; and his unsuccesful bid for election to the Native … against the government at the historic ANC…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East
NG Kerk Pretoria Oos is next to Loftus Versfeld Stadium and is located in City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa. The Dutch Reformed…
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… Dr. H.D. van Broekhuizen 1926-1949: Ds. S. Vermooten 1930-1934: Prof. ds. C.H. Rautenbach (assistant) 1944-1945: …
ArchiveSecret Histories | South African Photographer David Goldblatt Reveals the Effects of Apartheid on His Native Land by Miss Rosen, 29 September 2016
… South African photographer David Goldblatt (b. 1930) describes himself as “a self-appointed observer and …
PlaceThe AVA Gallery
… African National Gallery opening in Government Avenue in 1930. In 1945, the Association developed into a national …
PlaceMapungubwe
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa,…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
Company's Garden is a large Public Park and Botanical Garden, set in the heart of Cape Town. This Garden features: a Rose Garden; Japanese Garden; Fish Pond…
David Goldblatt: Intersections; Asbestos; Particulars by Sue Williamson, 1 - 25 October 2003
… was, and was told that at his age (Goldblatt was born in 1930) even if he did inhale the dreaded blue fibres, natural …
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… Dr. H.D. van Broekhuizen 1926-1949: Ds. S. Vermooten 1930-1934: Prof. ds. C.H. Rautenbach (assistant) 1944-1945: …
PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… Million (2008, Joburg archive). Soweto was created in the 1930's when the White Government started separating Blacks …
PlaceSt. Wendolins Ridge, Pinetown
… or Lease Land, at St Wendolins fromm the Mission. Between 1930 and 1950 the Land was divided into 140 Plots and Sold to …
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Glossary
From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education augur well - to be a sign that something…
PlaceTouring the Northern Cape
… Namibian Border . It was originally settled in the early 1930's by people of Xhosa , Damara , Herero , Nama , and …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… of 100,000 at its peak in 1927, the ICU was moribund by 1930. Further attempts at unionising Black workers took place throughout the period after 1930,…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
The Springbok Legion (SL) was a leading organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. Over…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
Pass laws in South Africa were met with fierce resistance during the 20th century. But earlier forms of passes, had in fact been used in various instances…
Man-made women: Gender, class and the ideology of the volksmoeder by Elsabe Brink
… Witswatersrand industry during the Depression years from 1930 to 1932. In her thesis, completed in 1932, she found …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
An image of bold, selfless youth in late 1970s South Africa inspired by the black radical consciousness philosophy. Image Source Essay Question: To what…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… other pictures in his series, Goldblatt, who was born in 1930 and has photographed his native country through the …
PlaceLanga Township, Cape Town
… after many police raids total prohibition was lifted in 1930. Municipal beer halls were built in 1945. In Langa …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 2: The Nuclear Age and the Cold War
… Starting with major scientific breakthroughs during the 1930’s, countries have developed weapons that are based on … sentiment was widespread in America…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… seriously considered for the South African rugby squad. 1930 Becomes secretary of the Bloemfontein Joint Council. … for the Rhodes Scholarship to New…
ArticleThe Ndebele in history
Early History Few Southern African indigenous groups have so captured the interest of the world as have the South amaNdebele of the central highveld, an area…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… to destroy them before they became more organised. In the 1930's the Zulu journalist, Jordan Ngubane, wrote that …
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… with Die Burger and went into decline. It folded in 1930. Di Afrikaanse Patriot Di Afrikaanse Patriot was …
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… be linked to the second Schoolroom, which was Erected in 1930. The addition of the beautiful Minaret, which catches … until close to the time of his death on…
New Generation Sculpture
During the 1980s the work of a number of sculptors working in the northern part of the country, Gazankulu and Venda, came to the attention of academic…