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ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… between Bloemfontein and the diamond fields. 1875 First post office is accommodated in the Old Parliament building on … of whips was prohibited in town. 1892…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… were also re-emerging. The Johannesburg-based Sunday Post launched a nationwide 'Release Mandela' campaign, with … the ANC and PAC issued statements…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… Julius Nyerere address the founding meeting of the Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) in London. 1960 Huddleston is … is elected president of the AAM, a position…
ArticleTruth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt they had been a victim of … human rights abuses that took place…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… widespread poverty and deep inequalities - the legacy of apartheid still casting a long shadow on the new democracy, … opportunities. Although some progress…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
South African and World leaders
… was a very important leader in the struggle against apartheid. He was one of the leaders of the ANC. Like many … Prize for Peace in 1993. When the ANC won…
ArticleTimeline Interim Constitution 1991 to 1993
… was approved and it was duly endorsed by the last apartheid Parliament and became the Constitution of the … The interim Constitution came into effect on 27…
Learning about history through writing
… event to be staged in country following the end of apartheid and the country’s advent to democracy in 1994. Furthermore this event was the first in the…
EventCODESA II Talks end in deadlock
… to facilitate a new constitutional dispensation for a post-apartheid South Africa. Established by the end of 1991, it … the way for the democratic elections…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… African provinces. Cape Town began as a small trading post run by the Dutch East India Company (DEIC) from the … The day became a very important day for…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… him down. The search for Peter Johnson’s remains began in 1994, when Petronella, another of Peter Johnson’s sisters, … While there was the record of the…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of over … engaged in these talks. President Thabo…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
… Army (APLA) to launch the armed struggle against the apartheid government. Despite organisational problems in … South Africa (CODESA) negotiations, but took…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… demonstrates remarkable continuity in her unrelenting anti-apartheid pursuits, advocating for the same repressed … for half a century despite the consistent…
ArticleThe History of LGBT legislation
… these are words that were used to explain South Africa’s Apartheid regime, which officially lasted from 1948-1994 (Thompson, 1990). Millions were affected by…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… Introduction In the years following 1994, South Africa has become well known for its culturally … beat of the music (Martin, 1999:114). The Carnival during…
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… for healthcare purposes, it was still receiving prisoners! Apartheid (“apartness” in the language of Afrikaans)—an … and black political organizations…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indian community Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 April 2014
… is a much better place to live in now than it was before 1994. For that we are thankful to millions of South Africans … of us to understand the social basis…
Work In Progress
… scene. In September 1977 popular political resistance to apartheid seemed to be waning, although the impetus that 16 … came from a group of University of…
150th Anniversary; Anxieties of Commemoration - Towards a National Dialogue by Omar Badsha and Jon Soske
… a heroic narrative of 'Indian contributions' to the anti-apartheid struggle and nation building. Concerned with the … sidestepping an open discussion on race…
Dr. Pallo Jordan’s speech at the 20th anniversary of the Bisho massacre, 07 September, 2012
… strongman, Brigadier Oupa Gqozo and the die-hards of the apartheid regime. Twenty-eight people were mowed down in a … Eighteen years into South African…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… of the IFP were in Ulundi, the former capital of the apartheid era KwaZulu homeland. Inkatha (definition) The … political powers of Zulu kings. Buthelez's…
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
… focused on the unity sport can bring to the conflicts of post-1994 South Africa. …
EventMandela meets Taiwanese Foreign Minister
… maintained a friendly official relationship with Taiwan post-1994 and was duly rewarded with economic aid this changed in …
Rafique Mayet
… Commission during the first democratic elections in 1994, some of these pictures were published in a book called … submitted essays for the show "Blank -…
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… out in numbers to share the moment which came eight years post the first South African non-racial polls of 1994. ANC's National Executive Committee said in a…
Community Arts Project (CAP)
… in the development of Cape Town’s cultural life during apartheid. Like other community art centres, CAP was open to … of communication and exchange between…
PlaceKwazulu Natal Province
… (or place of the Zulu) was granted self-government under apartheid on 1 December 1977. According to the apartheid … of influence since the establishment of…
ArticleThe Homelands
… The Bantustans or homelands, established by the Apartheid Government, were areas to which the majority of the … system under the many laws and policies…