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ArticleThe Order of Luthuli
… - the legendary liberation struggle leader and first African recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1961 - for African people to participate fully in the…
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… The main aim was to secure commercial and trade links with African societies and protect those links from other European … competitors. Europe established…
ArticleBonani Africa Festival of photography
… through joint projects with artists and academics. South African History Online has entered into a partnership with … photographic festival, will feature…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as a … the Union of South Africa, their treatment after the South African War and numerous laws that…
Control: 1910 - 1948
… Act "Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native found himself, not actually a slave, but a … cash economy. The result was that…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… prostitution and illegal brewing in urban areas. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General and … to General Barry Hertzogs efforts to influence…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… Native Affairs Act was yet another spin-off of the South African Native Affairs Commissions report of 1905. It paves … successful completion of the course…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… employers. TUCSA had long paid lip service to the ideal of African unions registered under the same legislation as … for this line. Buoyed by a mandate in…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… Caiphus Semenya is a South African composer, musician, and arranger that became known … messages, instill courage, and inspire hope among the African…
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANC CANDIDATE PREMIERS, 23 April 1999
… the Northern Cape, I have endeavoured to serve the South African people, my organisation and my country, to the best … against the odds, to integrate…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… 100 meters final at the Olympic Games in 1908. The South African Reg Walker is the athlete on the right At the … a representative team to the Games in London…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… 1906 The African National Congress (ANC) sends a delegation to the UK … Indian Congress he was introduced to members of the South African Communist Party…
Article1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987
… labor 1922 Army quells miners' strike, killing 214 1941 African workers formed the African Mine Workers Union 1943 In order to stave off the growing unrest…
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… In 1940, Alfred Xuma was elected the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), and a period of greater … Xuma was still moderate, and called for…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… it also means no share of our husbands' Christmas bonus. African men do not give money easily for clothes, and … quite an actress; she had a small part in…
ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… begun to forge differences between the experience of African and white women. African men were no longer part of the traditional homestead … both town and…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… tribes. In an attempt to divide and conquer, the South African government, which ruled the country, claimed that … These minerals were part of the motivation…
ArticleThe Namibian struggle for independence – 1966 – 1990 – a historical background
… the many years of revolution, 1966 – 1990. The South African government also believed that by holding onto … Angola would be kept further away from South…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… the Cape Colony . 26 February, Mahatma Gandhi supports the African Peoples Organisations resolution to declare the day … newspaper Imvo Zabantsundu (Black…
ArticleArts and Cultural Organisations
… Art Gallery Museum Africa Pretoria Art Museum South African National Gallery (SANG) Slave Lodge The Owl House … Wits School of Arts (WSOA) THEATRES AND…
Nelson Mandela Letter to F.W. de Klerk, 9 July 1992
… your commitment to a negotiated resolution to the South African conflict need to be supported by stating positions … veto or overseeing powers of any other…
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… or Boerejode (plural) is the term used to identify South African Jews who have acculturated themselves to the … [i] . The identity group differentiates…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… ' Bill of Rights ' and ' The Atlantic Charter from the African's Point of View '. This document was drawn up after … at the end of this booklet. The Annual…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… While Abdullah Ibrahim is by no means the only South African musician to use jazz for political goals, the … ‘international’ performance styles, and only a…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… Africa’s White community in the 1950s, Gilder followed the African National Congress into exile in 1976. He aided the … officer. Key Words Barry Gilder,…
ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… dwellers, bubblegum music of the 80's, and Imibongo (African praise poetry). Great South African music legends such as Miriam Makeba and Brenda Fassie ……
ArticleList of parties 2009 Elections
… African National Congress Democratic Alliance Congress of the … Democrats United Democratic Movement Freedom Front Plus African Christian Democratic Party…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… Historians argue that the rushed imperial conquest of the African continent by the European powers started with King … on the causes and results of European…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC and South…
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… got Dr Moroka, who was the Treasurer General of the All African Convention, a rival of the ANC;we asked him if he was … was one of conflict and tension. Then…