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… The situation in the Eastern Cape in the early late 18th and early 19th century (approximately1780 … - 1850) was as follows: There were three groups of people: The Xhosa, who had lived there for hundreds of years. The … Contact, conflict and dispossession on the Cape eastern or northern frontiers in the nineteenth …

… After the ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of the African National Congress (ANC) last month, it is vital … The co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State … The co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State …

… Introduction European interest in Zimbabwe can be traced to the 18th century. This began with the arrival of Christian missionaries in 1858, who befriended … and land grabbing settlers. Cecil John Rhodes who was the pioneer of the conquest of Zimbabwe, with his British …

… are not synonymous. Open any school mathematics book and the role of African scholars has been relegated to the category of ‘ethnomathematics’, as if mathematics here was in some way linked to tribalism. The contribution of African women to the development of …

… Towards Union It is often assumed that the discovery of gold at the Rand was the chief cause of the South African War. This is not … The Union of South Africa 1910 …

… This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 10) Time for a Chartist Movement The idea of the Freedom Charter and the Congress of the … The Freedom Charter by Norman Levy …

… How cases reach the Constitutional Court A case can reach the Constitutional Court in a variety of ways: as the result of an appeal from a judgment of the High Court or … How cases reach the Constitutional Court …

… During its long history of struggle, the ANC has always been in the vanguard of the struggle against racism, today known by the name … Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws …

… article was written by Ashley Schumacher and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the year of 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa six white … were brought together by their shared outrage against The Senate Act that was devised by the Nationalist Government …

… The participation of young people in the liberation struggle preceded the student uprising of June 16, 1976. Before the … Youth and the National Liberation Struggle …

… The 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria , South Africa constitutes … Indians, Coloureds, Whites, and Blacks – staged a march on the Union Buildings of Pretoria to protest against the abusive pass laws. Estimates of over 20,000 women – some … 24 October 2014]|Seidman, Judy.  Now that you have touched the women, you have a struck a rock, you have dislodged a …

… Introduction The history of White colonial land dispossession did not begin with the passing of the Native Land Act in 1913, it spans back to the expansion … The Natives Land Act of 1913 …

… By the 1860s, subjugation of African people in the immediate vicinity of the Cape had been achieved. Other than a small, enfranchised … The Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910 …

… The Constitutional Court was established in 1994 by South Africa's first democratic constitution - the interim constitution of 1993. The Court, the key institution of our constitutional … Historical Background of the Constitutional Court …

… The arrival of the British at the Cape changed the lives of the people that were already living there. … Britain takes control of the Cape …

… The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This 'separateness' … on their own paths in a partitioned system of development. The policy goal of separate development allowed the National … The Group Areas Act of 1950 …

… South Africa's Constitution (1996) enshrines the supremacy of the Constitution and the rule of law. Everyone in South Africa, including the … The South African Human Rights Commission …

… Introduction This feature examines the history of forced removals in Johannesburg up to the destruction of Sophiatown. It begins by establishing the link between the destruction of Johannesburg’s inner city … Urban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown …

… In September 1993, the South African legislature approved the setting up of a multiparty Transitional Executive Council … South Africa’s transition to democracy. Two months later, the Interim Constitution  under which South Africa was to be … The South African general elections: 1994 …

… was largely unexplored by Europeans for many centuries the maps that were created were by and large grossly inaccurate. They are still a fascinating look into the past. Mountain ranges that did not exist, countries that are fables and, the incognita that is unknown litter these maps. For …

… On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was officially declared between Britain and the Boers. The British forces thought that the war would be … The South African War 1899-1902 …

… CONTENT West Africa before the European slave trade A map depicting the three most well-known West African Kingdoms. Image source The peoples of West Africa had a rich and varied history and … Grade 7 - Term 2: The Transatlantic slave trade …

… In August 1906, the British administration in the Transvaal passed the Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance (Black Act) to control … Gandhi and the burning of passes …

…       The Liberation Struggle in South Africa home home politics & …           Contribute Tell us your story Contribute to the site                 Timeline pre 1900 1902-1910 … 1924-1939 1939-1948 1948-1960 1960-1994 1939-1948:- The Second World War and its impact 1939 Aliens Registration …

… The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held its opening … 1951. Led by I. B. Tabata , SOYA was closely linked to the Non European Unity Movement (NEUM). Addressing the first conference , Tabata emphasised the critical need to … The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) …

… to organise a society, which aimed at coming boldly before the public and asking their encouragement. After various revisions and amendments the society took its present form ... [and has] ... now … that this young sapling may grow to become a great tree, the roof-tree of a South African Academy, where a strong and …

… Different sections of the South African community reacted to the formation of the republic in different ways. The fact that the republic … Reactions to the formation of a republic …

… Defiance Campaign mass meeting The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its … such as petitions and deputations. In December 1949, with the support of the ANC Youth League, a new leadership came to … Background to the Freedom Charter 1955 …

… King Kong: An African Jazz , was the first all-Black South African musical which opened in 2 February 1959. The musical chronicles the rise and fall  of champion boxer Ezekiel ‘King Kong’ … King Kong the Musical 1959 -1961 …