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ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
… gathered to perpetrate violence against the repressive apartheid state. Succeeding the Sharpeville incident, a … recruited straight to the SACP Central…
BiographySelf Mampuru
… to 1939. He was unsuccessful in organising cooperatives on his return to South Africa. In 1943, critical of the inaction …
BiographyTom Lebekoe
… Vryburg District on 6 June 1956. There is no evidence of his order of 6 June 1956 being revoked. … the book, Forgotten People - Political Banishment under…
BiographyDarius Segatle
… Province] until the end of 1960, when he was dismissed for his purported anti-state activities. He was accused of … the book, Forgotten People - Political…
PlaceClermont, a Township of Durban
… Clermont under the Apartheid days was a black middle income Township, in … road and is named after Sir Clermont, a farmer who sold his land. It was the only…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Sindile Moya
… member of PAC provincially, and is still an activist in his community in Langa. He is also an executive member of the … the fear of guns. These tools were a…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… on Robben Island Although banned and house arrested after his release from Robben Island in 1973, Indres Naidoo … an influential behind-the-scenes role in…
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
… together, preserved and unified them originally for his own and, ultimately, the public’s enjoyment. Thus the … necessary and valuable course through which…
Chapter 2 - THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD
… Indian Congress, was among the first to leave, making his contribution to the Party's 5th Congress from exile; … spite of this underground experience, the…
ArchiveThe Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan Ansumana
… called South Africa. It is the year 1948. A law promoting Apartheid has just been passed. A majority of the country’s … for any white person to harass a…
ArticleThe House in session
… new system by arguing that they would be able to oppose Apartheid ‘from within’. Hendrickse said in January 1986: 'It … and even collaborated with the NP in…
Speech of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the rally to relaunch the SACP Johannesburg, 29 July 1990
… aimed at undermining the democratic heritage of the American people, by conducting a virulent offensive against … old friend. There is an old established…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… an attempt to make the country ungovernable and force the apartheid regime to abandon its oppressive policies. Similar … Shortly after they were elected,…
Links & Partnerships
… Foundation. Franco Frescura Official site - Collection of his work. Richard Turner Official site - This website is a joint … and People General South…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… of African-working women were engaged in production work in the 1950s, the trade unionists, like the nurses and … to remove social, legal and economic…
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… and students added a dimension to the struggle against Apartheid that changed political landscape in South Africa. … the divisions created by apartheid and…
BiographyWilhelmina Louisa Freund
… William J. Pickerill. She also assisted Bell in producing his second play, Hippolytus, by Euripides. This company of …
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… a British naturalist, is the person most remembered for his contribution to how the process of evolution works. He … the Bible in the Book of Genesis, and…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the release of the 20 Year Review: South Africa 1994 to 2014, Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 11 March 2014
… celebration and discussions about the progress made, and work that still needs to be done to move South Africa … of the first President of a democratic South…
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
… the grip of colonial occupation, white minority rule and apartheid took up arms to overthrow their oppressors. In … write and document the history of the…
Telegram to Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic by Oliver Tambo, 27 May 1967
… people in their firm stand and struggle to resist Anglo-American Machinations to recolonise Arab States. War threat … as an act of provocation and aggression…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… (CRLR). 1999 March, Only 41 land claims settled although work has been in progress for years. 2000 July, Minister of … get back the land that was siezed…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… in fields. Gandhi paid tribute to G. A. Natesan for his work for passive resisters deported to India. July 30, Gandhi … spoke at Socialist Hall, Johannesburg…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Formation of the International Socialist League (ISL)
… he wrote, "it is the right and duty of every man to use his own intelligence in deciding whether or not the terrible … duty of every man, whether he up…
ArticleSharpeville
… any warning to disperse, opened fire on the unarmed crowd. His colleagues followed suit. The firing lasted for … districts – the first state of emergency…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… 1999, the Museum had been placed in the hands of: 'British American Tobacco'. By 2003, since the Museum doesn’t form the … Johann Rupert then decides to buy…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… This document was based on the ideas of Rousseau and the American Constitution. It promised freedom to the people of …
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… - 2002) was born in Springs on 12 November. He spent his childhood in the village of Peelton, and later in King … Tshwete left school and immersed himself…
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… Britain. At the end of the decade Sisulu had moderated his views somewhat to support the non-racial Congress … eminent leaders of the freedom movement…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… Any omissions are unintentional as this timeline is a work in progress that will be added to over time. Please … Group Areas Act of 1950. 1954 H.F…