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4. The ANC underground between Rivonia and 1976
… The accepted view of black, and especially African, politics after the Rivonia Trial, held by historians … Police as the ‘dynamite coolies’), returned to his…
BiographyJulius Phumelele Busa
… in organising textile workers in Worcester, and was an African National Congress (ANC) organiser for the Congress of …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1903 - 1923 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1903 South African Moslem Association 62 The South African Moslem … 'Abdullah 'Abdurahman, hailed from an esteemed…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… its history and significance within the broader South African historical context and narrative. That being said, … and Ceylon. A further 22 percent of the…
BiographyClive Edward Butler Rice
… time and that would have been an insult to one of South African greatest cricketers. Instead he was appointed as a … a career, spanning almost four decades,…
BiographyThulisile Nomkhosi Madonsela
… term. She was the only full-time commissioner in the South African law Reform Commission at the time. Of all her … the advancement of women, Madonsela is a…
BiographyAnderson Khumani Ganyile
… 1959. Ganyile’s interest in politics was sparked by the African National Congress (ANC) 1952 Defiance Campaign . In … a first year student at the UFH,he…
BiographySiphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
… His political activism began with him joining the South African Student Movement (SASM) in 1977. … Blacks Civics Organisation (PEBCO) 3 and Congress of South…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Women’’s Day: Ga-Motlatla, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North-West Province, 9 August 2008
… ensure their independence. We are proud that many South African women have made a mark for themselves by proving that … criminal perpetrators are husbands,…
Adapted from De Rietfonteyn: Founding of Grahamstown By Elron Kleinhans
… British people be sent to the Cape Colony to populate the areas on the banks of the Fish River, and serve as a human … The scheme offered 100-acre land…
80. Local affairs committees: a means to an end
… the effectiveness of the system. Mr. Moolla is a South African Indian Council member, who was voted into office in … attained by the effective use of the…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… 1950 was a turning point in the political history of the African people in this country. It was marked by a number of … by introducing two most notorious…
Event523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo Boer War
… livestock was killed. Boer women and children and Black African people were put into separate concentration camps. … children were housed in concentration…
Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
… It was another issue that the IFP exploited. In urban townships and informal settlements, particular leaders … This was supposed to be done irrespective of…
Address by the Chancellor of the University of Zululand, Mr Jacob Zuma, at the Gala Dinner of the First International Co-Operatives Conference, Kwazulu Natal, 24 February 2009, Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban
… extend a warm welcome to our brothers and sisters from the African continent. It is wonderful to have you here, so that … common social and economic needs -…
BiographyDavid Sibeko
… person with the Freedom Committee of the Organization of African Unity. In 1968 Sibeko was appointed head of the PAC's … this capacity he was the first…
Grade 10 Archive
… of wealth and power from the feudal aristocracy to the urban middle classes, and we compare the situation in France …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 88th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2000
… South Africans: Today we mark the 88th anniversary of the African National Congress. We celebrate our anniversary … disbursements, the school nutrition…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-business summit 30 March 1994
… in many areas: within the National Economic Forum, the Housing Forum, the TEC Sub-council on Finance, and in the … Decisive steps need to be taken without…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
… in many areas: within the National Economic Forum, the Housing Forum, the TEC Sub-council on Finance, and in the … Decisive steps need to be taken without…
PlaceMozambique
… past, it was mostly overlooked in the greater scheme of African safaris. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked … valley and then gradually into the…
ArticleFederation of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW)
… of the formation of its mother body Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) and also in commemoration of Women's … and lack of time to devote to needs of…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… district was declared a White area under the 1950 Group Areas Act of the Apartheid government. [iii] History The … developed into one of the most multi…
ANC ‘Military High Command’ Leader Interviewed
… on Africa" program BBC World Service 4th July 1986 South African police today launched a campaign to fight a spate of urban bombs. There have been about a…
BiographyMarthinus Wessel Pretorius
… Andries Pretorius, and the first president of the South African Republic and founder of Pretoria. He died on the 19th …
PlaceTownship Tours of Cape Town
… life brushing shoulders every day. There are still certain areas favoured by specific cultural groups. And a township … The township was established in 1927,…
EventPresident F. W. de Klerk rings in cabinet changes
… Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee, Correctional Services and Housing and Works Minister, General Magnus Malan, a former … De Klerk indicated that he considered…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… Langa was born in apartheid South Africa in 1950. His family, friends, and his own life were made in and developed … in South Africa. He was and still is a…
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… the GFWBF. It became a dynamic point of contact between African workers in different industries and the Bolton Hall … by the 1973 strike wave. Alongside semi…
BiographyJansie Lourens
… Niehaus , were found guilty of active participation in the African National Congress (ANC), the planting of bombs, …