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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…
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…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… partnership project Abstract The Federation of South African Women founded in 1954 and was a federation of … organisations that opposed the apartheid…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… as part of a trend of seizure of territory across the African continent by European nations that became known as … with the British gaining control over most…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… the most efficient way to protect each race. The Afrikaner Nationalism of Malan’s National Party posited that each race … and cultures. If each race is…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… 1940 Walter Sisulu and Professor Z. K. Matthews join the African National Congress (ANC). The ANC establishes a … population. 7 July, The Executive…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… in South Africa . Not only did Luthuli become the first African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but it was also … even harsher measures of oppression…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… 1940 Dr. A.B. Xuma is elected President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Walter Sisulu joins the African National Congress. The population of…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ascended to the South African presidency on 9 May 2009 on a wave of popular … acquittal opened the way to advance his campaign for…
ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
… the Sharpeville incident, a meeting convened by the South African Communist Party (SACP) in December 1960 in … aimed to discern the way forward in light of…
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 answer … 1910. Britain had defeated Boer…
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 Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… and by 1902 at the end of the Anglo-Boer or South African War, the Afrikaners had once again lost their … their claim to hold exclusive power within the…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… Dennis Brutus called Nortje “perhaps the best South African poet of our time.” [i] Due to the racial oppression … was one of the few poets who presented the…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Golden City Post Can Themba was born a Black South African in a country where his race comprised of the … the brutalities of the apartheid regime in various…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… First”, Donald Trump is the latest recruit to a dangerous nationalism. Flagrantly authoritarian figures like Donald … the early 20th century South Africa,…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… Afrikaner newspapers were essential supports for Afrikaner nationalism, and from the 1870s onwards they were used to … the slaves.”’ [5] Brand was a legal…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… Afrikaansce Republiek Pass laws in the Transvaal, or South African Republic, were intended to force Black people to … be arrested. Passes on the diamond…
ArticleDavid Goldblatt Timeline
… letters column to express his outrage at what the South African police were doing. Today, there's no meeting that is … disgust, because he was strongly…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… served from 1884 to 1899 with the outbreak of the South African War (Anglo-Boer War). In 1882, a town council was … also in the broader political spectrum of…
ArticleNational and Provincial Elections - 2024 - South Africa
… swear to adhere. The eleven parties to the GNU include the African National Congress (ANC), Democratic Alliance (DA), …
Article“The Dark and Heavy Shadow”: Gender Based Violence and Anti-Gender-Based-Violence Campaigns in South Africa
… that only 1 in 9 crimes of GBV are reported to the South African Police. [3] Therefore, and unfortunately, the … on 28 February 2020). Gender-based…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… Gatsha Buthelezi played a prominent role in South African politics for almost half a century. He was one of the last of a generation of black South…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
… left untouched the fundamental cleavages in White South African society. The manner of the country's entry into the … at various stages between 1910 and…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… to the cities through starting irrigation schemes in African Reserves. [13] Even though black South Africans … social welfare services, which caused the…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… Attempts by the National Liberation League (NLL) and the African Peoples Organisation (APO) to protest against this … Walter Sisulu and Professor Z. K…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… the international working classes. Historically, the South African Communist Party (SACP) has organised protests, … Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) …
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… there were existing political organisations like the African People Organisation (APO), the Coloured People's … The situation changed only with the formation…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… QUESTION 1: HOW WAS AFRIKANER NATIONALISM PROMOTED IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE 1930s TO … defeat has been a decisive fact in twentieth-century South African…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… white race would continue to dominate all aspects of South African society. Its ideology of "baaskap", or "white power", … development, which drew heavily…