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ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of all races’. The first iteration of Art South…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
The struggle for a shorter workday, a demand of major political significance for the working class dates back to the 1800s. On 7 October 1884, the Federation…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
Introduction Full feature on the History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the role played by women in the struggle for freedom…
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
The South African Native Labour Contingent (SANLC) was formed in 1916 in response to a request from the British Imperial Government for an African labour force…
Gallery
This extensive history through pictures gallery documents the role that women have played in the liberation and democratisation of our country from 1900…
ArticleSharpeville
On 19 March 1960, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) called on Black South Africans to leave their pass books at home and thereafter gather peacefully at police…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
The opening moment of education in South Africa coincides with the foundation of the colonial experience at the Cape in 1652. Six years after the Dutch East…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
Introduction General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
General Louis Botha headed the first government of the new Union of South Africa, with General Jan Smuts as his deputy. Their South African National Party,…
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
A series of legislations were passed by the NP led government in the 1950s as it sought to deal with dissent and entrench apartheid. Leading political…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
South Africa enters the War General Smuts signing the agreement at the first meeting of the UN General Assembly. Source: P. Joyce (2000), Suid-Afrika in die…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
Origins One of the defining moments in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa was the Sharpeville Massacre and its aftermath. The heavy-handed…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
Miriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts Abstract: Miriam Makeba is a Grammy award-winning singer. She is from Johannesburg and dedicated her life to…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
The South African Communist Party and Mozambique Introduction The Mozambique Liberation Front, popularly known by its Portuguese acronym, FRELIMO (Frente…
Mission Stations - G-H
Mission Stations - G GABAZI, Libode, Cape: No data available GABERONE, Botswana: SPG 1895 GAGA, Cape: GMS GA LEKALEKALE, Transvaal: Bn GA MATLALE,…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
Jazz has had an especial role in the social and cultural politics of South Africa. This paper will trace its function in the political struggle waged by Black…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron inhabited the area between 350AD to 600AD. Linguistic and…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
When Black workers in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in January 1973, the government and employers were shocked, and they responded mainly by giving in…
ArticleThe Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was different that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had banished the Black resistance…
ArticleList of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
Cross border raids 1975 August Invasion of Angola. 1978 4 May Air and ground strike on SWAPO refugee camp at Kassinga inside…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A Charge of Treason When detectives invaded the Congress of the People on 26…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
By the 1860s, subjugation of African people in the immediate vicinity of the Cape had been achieved. Other than a small, enfranchised minority who owned land,…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
This feature celebrates Samora Machel and examines the mysterious circumstances surrounding his death and acknowledges the contribution that he made to…
South African and World leaders
South African leaders South Africa has a long and very rich history. Many different cultures and communities live side by side and even together in South…
ArticleThe Western Front
At the outbreak of the First World War, Germany put into operation the Schlieffen Plan. This plan was based on the assumption that in case of a war breaking…
Introduction
IN THE AFTERMATH OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS - May 1994 - December 1996 Introduction The South African elections of April 1994 have been widely hailed as a …
Mawanda Isaac Mbongela
Born: Mount Ayliff, Eastern Cape, 1986. Resides in Vereeniging and is in his third year of study at the Vaal University of Technology. Exhibition: VUT…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
Introduction Staffrider was a South African literary and arts magazine published by Ravan Press in Johannesburg from 1978 to 1993. It took its name and…
ArticleThe Cordoned Heart
South Africa: The Cordoned Heart is considered as one of the seminal photographic exhibitions and books of the 1980’s. The exhibition and book was a product of…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce some…