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ArticleA history of Soweto
… The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great number of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in … authorized the government to…
BiographyDaniel Sefudi Rakgoathe
… at Botshabelo Training Institute. In I960, with the help of the Reverend Henneck Seloane, Rakgoathe was able to attend … an MA degree in African Studies at…
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… went to Pietermaritzburg to study at the University of Natal and remained in Pietermaritzburg until relocating to … 2011. At Natal University he joined the …
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the … Charter -- one that would advocate for a…
BiographySuliman Moosa Esakjee
… in 1928. He worked as a clerk, and was an active member of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) from its inception. He served as the Joint Secretary of the…
BiographyElize Botha
… Transvaal (now Gauteng ). She enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, in 1948 and majored in … and Dutch languages and literature earning…
BiographyRev George Wauchope
… Organisation (SASO) while studying at the University of Fort Hare in the early 1970s, and went on to join the … BPC was banned in 1977 by Jimmy Kruger, then…
BiographyJoseph Mathunjwa
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 26 May 1965. He is the son of David Mathunjwa, who was a Christian preacher. He … around R300 to 400 a month. Joseph Mathunjwa…
BiographyMolefi Paul Sefularo
… to public health management diplomas from the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), he held a medical degree from the Medical University of South Africa …
BiographySusan Shabangu
… served as the assistant secretary for the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) and the Federation of Transvaal Women . She was a member of the Anti…
BiographyDeborah Jean Budlender
… had just completed her honours studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT). While studying, she was very active in … Debbie worked as head office…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 7. Events leading up to Passive … Interim Report, which called for a Round Table…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional … by Erica Theron was appointed to improve the…
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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… as BJ Vorster or John Vorster) was the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978, after having served as … would not be scared off by saboteurs and…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred … hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South Africa. The town…
BiographyDr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
… teachers. In 1944, her father was promoted as headmaster of Stephanus Hofmeyr School. Ramphele contracted severe … of the Eastern Cape branch of the Black…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… Historians recognise the significance of popular struggles over the past 100 years. But debates … manufacturing and agriculture”, but also to take tough…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: Impact on the Indian Working class: the Growth of Indian trade unions
… Those who formed part of the poorest section of the Indian community, such a labourers, artisans, … law into their own hands’ and volunteered to lead any…
ArticlePartial State of Emergency, July 1985
… On 20 July 1985 the government declared a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape … and PWV (now Gauteng ) areas. This was the…
BiographySondeza Lugogo Mngomezulu
… district, Natal [now KwaZulu-Natal], was said to be one of the ringleaders of the unrest that broke out in this area. Ntunja Mngomezulu … Mngomezulu for fear…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… now Gauteng] Old Location where they moved to in search of work. Here, Madingoane became involved in community … ARVs following the government’s decision of…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 6) A Spiral of Trials In the arrests, indictments and trials that … in 1946 with the “sedition trial”, it became…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… Women at the start of the 20th century It is only over the last three or four … (Wells 1993:3). It also set the tone for later anti-pass action by militant…
Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the Inaugural session of the Twelth Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries
… Address of the President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the Inaugural session of the Twelth Conference of Heads of State or Government…
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… are gathered here to pay homage to an outstanding leader of the African liberatory struggle, a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life in the service…
BiographyMalusi Nkanyezi Gigaba
… various student and youth organisations such as Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the South African Youth … Congress (SASCO) and Young Christian…
BiographyPandelani Jeremia Nefolovhodwe
… (now Limpopo). Nefolovhodwe then went to the University of the North (also known as Turfloop), where he continued with his political activism andbecame a…
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron … and embarked on what would today be called a development…
BiographyZuleikha Mayat
… who first came to South Africa from India at the age of five with his stepmother. Her mother, Amina, was also from … never turned away a customer even if…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June … 1979 as a national organization to represent the interests of Black school students…