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BiographyKobera Manual
… gets into your blood. Though it is very quiet with its one main street and has little in the way of entertainment, with …
BiographyReverend Allan Aubrey Boesak
… (UDF), an umbrella organisation that swiftly became the main anti-apartheid group in South Africa. Following Boesak's …
BiographySantu Mofokeng
… of Humanities, Michigan 2010: Let's Talk, Arts on Main, Johannesburg 2010: Remaining Past, Minshar Art …
BiographyRobert Sobukwe
… confinement – his living quarters were separate from the main prison and he had no contact with any other prisoners. …
BiographyHendrik Frensch Verwoerd
… rural reservations, and strikes and riots occurred in the main industrial areas. Verwoerd's answers to these were bans, …
BiographySunny Girja Singh
… (now known as Bertha Mkhize Street) Bridge – this was the main Durban – Johannesburg railway line. His cell was …
BiographyDr Abdullah Abdurahman
… racial divisions of South African society, Abdurahman's main efforts were of necessity directed at the advancement of …
BiographyCecyl Esau
… for the UDF in the greater part of the Cape Province. His main tasks were to initiate contact in various towns for the …
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… music was also heavily influenced in the 1940s and 1950s by American music and American movies. Hollywood's two … out a pennywhistle and begin to play…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… L.E. (eds) (1999) Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to …
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… steamer remains unsolved. Related: Liu, P.C. (2007) "A chronology of freaque [sic] wave encounters". Published in …
ArticleWomen’s resistance in the 1960s - Sharpeville and its aftermath
… As the 1950s gave way to the 1960s the African National Congress … to be confined to house arrest. With the loss of its three main leaders there was no…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… Campaign and the Congress of the People. During the 1950s the National Party (NP), which came into power in 1948 … conspicuous and prominent in national…
ArchiveAssia Djebar: A Life of Resistance and Inspiration by Logan Landry
… was born in 1936 in the town of Cherchell, Algeria (Chronology Assia Djebar 1996). She grew up learning both … and prestigious French École Normale…
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… as July 1913, which is in conflict with the date in SAHO's chronology, but seems to fit in if we assume that the protest …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… then sent Helen Joseph and Bertha Mashaba on a tour of the main urban areas, accompanied by Robert Resha of the ANC and … to require permits or passes for…
BiographyShaleen Surtie-Richards
… where she played Ma. Surtie-Richards performed on the main stages across the country, as well as in London, United …
BiographyMalcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti
… count two – five years; count three- five years; on the main count for sabotage I give you eighteen years. A total of …
BiographyFanele Mbali
… was more appealing and adopted it instead. Mbali was the main stem of the Mkhonto family tree line. He spent the first …
BiographySimon Gqubule
Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule was born on 18 February 1928 at a place near Cookhouse, Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his…
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from Independence to …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… References: Cloete, P.G. (2000) The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology. Pretoria: Lapa. Copley, I.B. "The Battle of …
History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Mahida This book, History of Muslims in South Africa: A Chronology, probably the first of its kind to be published, …
BiographyPixley ka Isaka Seme
… its function. In the context of the time, chiefs were the main source of potential funding. This critical factor is …
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… become independent in 1854. Brand was confronted by three main issues during his presidency: Firstly, the conflict …
Chapter 6 - The Birth of SACTU
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 6 - The Birth … existed after 1955 for SACTU to organise many more. Main problem Really,…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to …
EventBeyers Naudé is served with his second banning order
… L.E. (eds) (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to …
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… L.E. (eds) (1999) Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to …
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… Nationalism and Working-Class and Popular Resistance 1900-1950s , and The Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance …