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ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
… district of Cape Town. Seven foreigners from different African countries were killed on the Cape Flats. Amongst … in the same area. 2013 On 27 February 2013,…
The 1980s and the crisis of Apartheid
… 1980s was a decade which became a turning point in South African history. Popular protest by masses of ordinary South … (but still powerless) level of…
ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
… schools and colleges. The UDF and Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) called for a two-day strike.In … many of its leaders were detained, and…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1992
… we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress. Through the length and breadth of … of the tasks that lie ahead. This is…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… parties became centres of community life and gave the African working classes a new sense of identity. This is how … ending during the second half of the…
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
… West Africa, Central and East Africa. On the Southern African sub continent, it is Angola that is reputed to have … in the growing manufacturing sector. Its…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… Society of Young Africa (SOYA) for six months; joins the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), citing the arrest of African National Congress (ANC)…
ArticleNdebele
… one of the 11 official languages recognized by the South African Constitution, and in 2006 it was determined that just … as a home language. Similar to the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 68th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1980
… the occasion of January 8th, 1980, 68th anniversary of the African National Congress of South Africa. Today is January 8th, the birthday of the African…
Document 28 - Brian Bunting, “Problems of the Multi-Racial Conference”, Liberation, 28, November 1957
… the disfranchised - in fact, the majority of the South African people. But side by side with them we must aim to … - the alliance of the national…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… Nguni, anthropological and linguistic data suggest an East African origin for Sotho-Tswana speakers, in this case in … changes for all Black South Africans…
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… commandos set up by Afrikaners among the workers. Although African mineworkers were not directly involved in the 1922 … no support from her. Solly Sachs YCL…
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… including members of the ICU, the Communist Party and the African National Congress (ANC) - were influenced to varying … the teachings of Garvey to fit in…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… the multiracial and liberal National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In particular, NUSAS was outspoken … idea for an exclusively all-Black movement…
Oupa Nkosi
… and was nominated in the 2003 MultiChoice Calendar - African Photographers of the Future. Works as a newspaper …
Araminta de Clermont
… Ruth Prowse School of Art, Cape Town. Collections: South African National Gallery; UNISA; Simmons College, USA. …
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… establishing farms and sugar plantations. After the South African War there was a shortage of agricultural labour. … Tax of £ 1 on all men over the age of 18…
Durban Historical & community
… Durban. Inanda was home to three key figures in South African and World history. It was home to – Dr. John … Mdliwamafa Shembe the founder of the largest…
Institute for Industrial Education (IIE)
… 1974 onwards, the IIE started up the publication, South African Labour Bulletin to report on and analyse labour … who also who served on the editorial board…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… political wing of the BCM and the counterpart of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) , decided to set up an … secured a greater degree of support…
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
… A number of interrelated factors led to the South African War. The factors that have been covered in the text … understand the interrelated factors that led…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… notable being the rise and eventual demise of the South African Congress of Trades Unions (Sactu) Emerging in the … University of Natal, together with…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… and how did this reality pave the way for the rise of African Nationalism? Present an argument in support of your … 1910. Britain had defeated Boer…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… , Sheikh Mogamat Geyer, Imam Isgaak [Ishaq] Eksteen [d 1955], Imam Abas ['Abbas] Kamalie [1955-?]. 1808 Appointment of Jan van Boughies as Imam of Palm ……
ArticlePoetry and Resistance in the 1970’s
… A multitude of African poetics has populated the constantly shifting maps of …
ArchiveThe 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
… In opposition to the impending forced removals, the African National Congress (ANC) mounted a campaign which … Richard Baloyi and its leaders R. V. Selope…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… of Kongo, c. 1350-1550” in The International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 34, No. 1 (2001), pp. 89-120. … in the Kingdom of Kongo: 1491-1800”…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… found at Goodhope Primary in Bellville South. 11 August, African pupils from Langa, Gugulethu and Nyanga hold marches … East, the north eastern end of the…
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
… This new name was approved on 26 May 2005, by the South African Geographical Names Council (SAGNC), but was later … Jenkins, E. 2007.Falling into place, the…
Message to the People of South Africa on the 68th Anniversary of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1980
… Today is January 8th, the birthday of the African National Congress. This 68th anniversary of the … of capitalist exploitation and imperialist reaction on…