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ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
How did the Great Depression in the USA bring about a crisis of capitalism? Background and focus It is important to understand that the focus of THIS section…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… was a top-secret chemical and biological weapons (CBW) program instituted by the South African government during the … , a former head of the chemical and…
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
The Springbok Legion (SL) was a leading organisation formed in 1941 to fight for the rights of soldiers during World War II and in the post-war period. Over…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… stemmed from the municipality's social amelioration program launched after the riots of 1929-30. The limited …
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, after the banning of the ANC and PAC, the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) resuscitated the anti-apartheid struggle in…
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
Indentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa By Brij Maharaj 15 Nov 2023 Dr Brij Maharaj is an academic…
ArticleThe African Union and Regional Economic Integration
Following the wave of independence which swept the African continent in the 1960s, integration schemes became an increasingly important tool for facilitating…
ArticleAbstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes Conference
Following is a list of abstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes - Celebrating 50 Years Conference. “White ladies [do not] push heavy skips”:…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Essay Questions
Explain to what extent Stalin succeeded in transforming Russia into a superpower by 1939. Stalin came to power on the back of Lenin’s death in 1925, after…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… published by The Namibia Project and SWAPO’s Literacy Program. [35] 1976 South African playwright Frederick …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… saboteurs in 1983. The UN General Assembly adopts a new program of action on apartheid. 1984 8 January, In its annual …
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
Abstract The UDF was an umbrella organization that was founded to unify the hundreds of Anti-Apartheid movements occurring in the 1980s. Female leaders such…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… was created from this meeting, outlining a joint program for a negotiated transfer of power. The Patriotic … had a steering committee which dealt with the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
… "fall back on a centrally supervised market-influenced program of state capitalism". [14] In this regard, Lenin …
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
In 1975, Peter Johnson, joined the ranks of the uMkhonto we Sizwe and disappeared into exile. Nearly a decade later, on the 26 October 1984, Johnson, now known…
The ANC Women’s League in the Struggle for Women’s Rights in South Africa by Meghan Knapp
This article was written by Meghan Knapp and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract The African National…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
In 1948, the National Party (NP), representing Afrikaners, won the national election on a platform of racism and segregation under the slogan of 'apartheid’…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
Introduction Staffrider was a South African literary and arts magazine published by Ravan Press in Johannesburg from 1978 to 1993. It took its name and…
‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens by Rachel Fenton
‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens Rachel Fenton ‘Politics and the Novel’ January 2015 …
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… by F.W. de Klerk; after elections de Klerk announces program to reform the apartheid system Walter Sisulu of the …
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… by F.W. de Klerk; after elections de Klerk announces program to reform the apartheid system Walter Sisulu of the …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
Introduction In the previous section, we have learnt about the origins of capitalism, however, we paid cursory attention to the racial character of that…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
The shards of South Africa’s fragmented history share a common thread throughout; at the core is a struggle for equality and visibility. Over the course of the…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
The industrial Revolution has shaped the societies we live in today and more so in Britain and in Southern Africa. It brought about not only changes in…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
This short history of Electrical Supply Commission (ESKOM) aims to provide an overview of the history of the power utility over its first seventy-eight years…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
Following on from Part 1, this article seeks to analyse some of the historical and present dynamics bedevilling ESKOM. Over the past twenty years, ESKOM’s…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
Teachers and learners should note that there are many links on this site which deal with the depth and breadth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
May Day celebrated on 1 May annually, is a celebration of workers and their work. It has a long history, being a day of commemoration and celebration of the…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
The South African Communist Party and Mozambique Introduction The Mozambique Liberation Front, popularly known by its Portuguese acronym, FRELIMO (Frente…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
Like all other Black ethnic groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive legislations enacted by Colonial and successive governments…