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Stella Sigcau, South African minister of Public Works since 1999 and third prime minister of the former Transkei, is born at Lu
… Stella Sigcau, South African minister of Public Works since 1999 and third prime …
ArticleDrum Magazine
… the dynamic changes that were taking place among the new urban Black South African – African, Indian and Coloured – communities. The … while you were inside…
BiographyErnest Mamashila
… a fleet of taxis.On his return from a holiday with his family in Cape Town he was told that the police were waiting … Behind Closed Doors. By Shireen Motala …
EventThe recommendations of the Riekert Commission (to investigate the employment conditions of Black workers) are tabled
… to a crisis faced by the apartheid state, as South African capitalism has been facing its deepest recession … It recommended that those Black workers already…
Statement by Denis Goldberg, ANC at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners
… to mark the international Day of Solidarity with South African and Namibian Political Prisoners. We wish to thank … by the system of detention without trial…
ArchiveMinutes of the 52nd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Natal, Durban, 8th - 13th July 1975
… Minutes of the 52nd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Natal, Durban, … Minutes of the 52nd Congress of the…
Address by His Excellency President Jacob Zuma on the celebration of Freedom Day, 27 April 2011, Union Buildings, Pretoria
… from guilt and fear, leading to the formation of one South African nation, united in its diversity, colourfulness and … Act No. 26 of 1970, black people were…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… From the early years of colonial rule, South African youth had participated in various forms against the … without a national body to reconcile different…
PlaceBlue Crane Municipality, Sarah Baartman District- Eastern Cape
… Area. The Municipality is named after the South African national bird, the blue crane. It spans an Area of … disinvestment in rural areas, the dominance of…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bound to strike back by Emilia Potenza
… To begin with, factory workers were not provided with housing. They had to struggle to find accommodation, and … of resistance was to look for better jobs…
ArchiveHighlights on successes and experienced challenges during the 25 years of freedom and democracy.
… but my education is the same as that of a learner from urban area. Indeed, Mr President, we have a caring … communities promote increased interaction with…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
… agrarian/ rural societies in Britain became industrial and urban. Before the Industrial Revolution took place, … the agricultural workforce and spending less…
Summary Minutes of exploratory discussions held in London on 3 May and 4 May 1988 between a South African Delegation and an Angolan Delegation, facilitated by a Delegation from the United States
… stability. Includes a joint press statement and the South African reponse to a draft agreement between the Government … of Cuba, the Republic of South Africa…
PlaceHangberg, Hout Bay
… in to tear down the houses, on the firebreak. The South African Police Service fired rubber bullets and canisters of … , but many are also spread out in…
Liberation
… of forced removals from our homes, of poverty in rural areas, of oppression on the farms and of starvation in the … We have suffered from migrant labour that…
Address on Freedom Day, 27 April 2003
… more than a million previously homeless people, now have housing. Many more will access the state subsidy, so that … as the Integrated and Sustainable Rural…
BiographyBheki Cele
… His father, a senior “Induna” (Chief) at the then South African Railways, raised him by himself until he passed away … and Lamontville [3] . The difference…
PlaceDistrict Six, Cape Town
… and internalise. District Six thus became one of the main urban targets for destruction in the city of Cape Town. On 11 … district became mythologised, as a…
ArchiveRepression Portfolio Report 1991 to 1992: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1992
… on 6 March 1992 discussing regional monitoring, Sash's Urban involvement, political imprisonment, protest action, squatter issues, housing, policing, court…
ArticleKwaMsiza - A Ndebele village
… residents are Ndzundza Ndebele , and belong to three major family groups: the Msiza, the Bhuda, and the Skosana. They … north of Pretoria. There he was…
ArchiveAziz Pahad: the unassuming South African diplomat who skilfully mediated crises in Africa, and beyond by Professor Anthoni van Nieuwkerk
… Anthoni. (Prof). (2023). Aziz Pahad: the unassuming South African diplomat who skilfully mediated crises in Africa, … Aziz Pahad: the unassuming South…
BiographyStephen Joel Chifunyise
… cultural policies not only in Zimbabwe but also in other African countries such as Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Eswatini … theatre in Zimbabwe. He was also…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… 1946. Like the other anti-communist legislation, the South African enactment of the Suppression of Communism Act in 1950 … pay and dismissal.17 In addition…
BiographyMaphuti Moraka
… or indicate the whereabouts of her two children. Her family returned her to Matatiele and after she was allowed to …
BiographyJoshua Ramopudu
In 1962, people from a ‘swartkol’ (‘black spot’), Maleuskop, between Groblersdal [Limpopo Province] and Middelburg [Mpumalanga] were removed and relocated at…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… the immigration of the foreign spouses of permanent South African residents but not to afford the same benefits to … that gays and lesbians were unworthy of…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
… district of Cape Town. Seven foreigners from different African countries were killed on the Cape Flats. Amongst … Province. After two weeks, the violence…
BiographyCassim Mahomed Lakhi
… illness. After his father';s death in 1941, he joined the family business in Greytown. When the University College for … Ebrahim, and two daughters. He was…
ArchiveMinutes of the 54th Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of the Witwatersrand, 29th November - 2nd December, 1976
… Minutes of the 54th Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of the … Minutes of the 54th Congress of the National…
ArchiveMinutes of the 53rd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Cape Town, 30th January - 4th February 1976
… Minutes of the 53rd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Cape Town, 30th … Minutes of the 53rd Congress of the…