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Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101st Anniversary of the ANC, 8 January 2013
… the adoption of the landmark human rights document, the African Claims in South Africa at the 1943 National … 50 years since the establishment of the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 101th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
… the adoption of the landmark human rights document, the African Claims in South Africa at the 1943 National … 50 years since the establishment of the…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC, the Pan African Congress (PAC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and other anti-apartheid … February, Nelson…
ArticleThe Natives Land Act of 1913
… conquest of Africans came the issue of how to deal with African people, which the government termed the “Native … enacted by both the Afrikaners and the…
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… disrupted during the war years. The value of South African agricultural exports increased by 62 percent. … growing trend towards large-scale capitalisation…
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… and occupied land while dispossessing Khoikhoi, San and African communities in the process. The British in this … claimed were signed by chiefs or leaders of…
ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… Background Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. It is a day in which all are … the proposed Public Holidays Bill before…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… fight against Britain. The issue caused a split in South African politics. At that point, the country was led by the … of the National Party (NP) of J B M…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 81st Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January, 1993
… Today, January 8th, marks the 81st anniversary of the African National Congress. We observe this important date at … to the systematic empowerment of all and…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… annual session of the Provincial conference of the African National Congress (Cape). I know what personal … a good attendance of branches as I know how…
Indian South Africans timeline 1990-1999
… but granted indemnity from prosecution. When the South African Communist Party (SACP) was relaunched as a legal body … was also a member of the interim…
ArticleManto Tshabalala-Msimang timeline 1940 - 2009
… 1962 Tshabalala-Msimang is one of 27 young members of the African National Congress (ANC) who goes into exile following the South African government’s…
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
… Act of 1953, which segregated instruction at all levels. African ‘coloureds’ were barred from attending European … Bantu schools became increasingly centred…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… ... [and has] ... now become a recognised part of South African life. Let us hope that this young sapling may grow to become a great tree, the roof-tree of a…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… Abstract : Many South African Jews such as Eli Weinberg were heavily involved in … lived in South Africa, even considering himself South African despite his…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… imposed prohibitions and the coming-out of the South African art scene to an international audience. The nervous … To this extent 63 national pavilions, and…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the movement of powerful Cuban … western part of Angola led to the withdrawal…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… hospital suffering from tuberculosis. 1944 2 April, The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), the youth wing of the African National Congress is…
ArticleGrade 12 - Civil Resistance in South Africa 1970s to 1980
… which operated both in South Africa, and in other African countries these included the African National Congress (ANC). Hector Peterson carried by … the…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… Asia and several countries aside from South Africa on the African continent. Marc Latamie, Castor & Pollux, (1995), … Kingelez and Isaac Julien, whilst in…
Indian South Africans timeline 1980-1989
… was sent to India to replace Mosie Moolla , as the African National Congress (ANC) representative, for six … embassies calling on them to take action against…
ArticleThe Order of Ikhamanga
… This Order is to be awarded to South African citizens who have excelled in the fields of arts, … by men and women who carry the colourful South African aloft…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… was followed by Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, Chairperson of the South African Indian Congress and Chairperson of the underground South African Communist Party. Both were…
Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon, 1959
… a cultural value. Colonialism made no mistake when from 1955 on it proceeded to arrest these storytellers … Africa has a strictly contemporaneous connexion…
The French Revolution
… has published a number of "Lectures" delivered during 1955 on the theme: "The French Revolution."(PDF) …
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… This Order is to be awarded to South African citizens for distinguished service. The service … finds its inspiration from the Baobab which is a tropical…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… tool for the classroom, aimed at school kids. South African Educational Portal Welcome to the Thutong Portal: … curriculum, and support materials to the…
ArticleWhat is heritage?
… in South Africa, for instance, has both a national South African heritage, as well as a more personal and private one. Such a person might also be considered…
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… committee because of her involvement with organising African workers, Harriet chose to resign from the GWIU in … Harriet’s decision to take on National Union…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… and by the 1980s posed a sustained challenge to the South African regime, which, facing myriad internal and external … Movement protesting British Arms to…