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ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli,…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
After World War II, the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans increasingly agitated for more political rights and…
ArticleAfrapix
Afrapix – Comrades with Cameras A history of a South African anti apartheid Documentary Photography Collective Afrapix, a progressive photographers'…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia, on 21 December 1879. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a domestic servant. He was expelled from school for…
53. The significance of the settlement for the colonial-born India
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In the following article, Albert Christopher…
Banned, but never silenced by Glyn Williams (Editor - The Daily Dispatch), 6 September 2012, Eastern Cape, South Africa
The editor of the Daily Dispatch, Donald Woods, had become increasingly concerned about the future of South Africa – more and more he left the day-to-day…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
Introduction During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the South African labour…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
This article was written by Justin Lawler and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the times of apartheid,…
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
The regular cross border raids by South African troops, that violated the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries in order to prop up the Apartheid system,…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
Some years ago, Muhammed Ali was asked for his thoughts on the death of the great African-American boxer, Joe Louis. Ali’s comment contrasted Louis to another…
Death of a lion of the law, Arthur Chaskalson by Rebecca Davis, 3 December 2012
Former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson died on Saturday from leukaemia. There are few individuals who have played so significant and honourable a role in South…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
The Mau Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to inequalities and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of the colonial administration was a…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
Like all other Black ethnic groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive legislations enacted by Colonial and successive governments…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
Verdict Protests The Silverton and Soekmekaar verdict prompted a wave of protests against the death penalty and particularly the death sentences of Johnson…
ArticleBlack South African literature
The origins of Black South African literature in English lie in the Eastern Cape. The Glasgow Missionary Society founded the school of Lovedale at Alice in the…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
In one image from “Ex-Offenders at the Scene of the Crime,” a series by the South African photographer David Goldblatt, we see an older woman named Ellen…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
Introduction Sharpeville shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid…
PlaceAalwynkop Peak, Mpumalanga
Aalwynkop is a Hill 5 km West of Balfour and 20 km South-East of Heidelberg, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. The name is of Afrikaans origin and means…
ArticleHarriet and the Bolton Hall Four
The “Bolton Hall Four” David Davis, David Hemson, Jeannette Cunningham-Brown and Halton Cheadle were banned for five years under the Suppression of Communism…
The CASA Conference
The Anti-Apartheid Beweging Nederland (AABN), which was part of the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement, organised the Culture in Another South Africa (CASA)…
IX - The Doctors
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa After receiving his head injury, Biko began to die. According to Professor Proctor, …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans just over half a century. The PAC’s…
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
While the tricameral parliament was designed to co-opt Coloureds and Indians and to bring a renewed legitimacy to the Apartheid regime, developments in the…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major political…
ArchiveDiana Mitchell obituary by Julia Gallagher (The Guardian), 08 February 2016
The Zimbabwean political activist and writer Diana Mitchell, who has died aged 83, was an active opponent of Ian Smith in the 1960s and 70s, and later used her…
The War
The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
In 1884, at the Berlin Conference, the European powers carved up Africa amongst themselves. By 1914 all of Africa, except Liberia and Ethiopia, was under…
ArticleCosatu timeline
2010 19 January: (Congress of South African Trade Unions) COSATU affiliate The Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU) entered their third week of striking…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole MorganAbstractElizabeth Davenport has been an integral part of the Black Sash movement from…
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
Professor H. W. van der Merwe former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road,…