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ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… in South Africa received a major stimulus as a result of increased demand inside the country and a growing export market. The war had reduced the role of…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider the historical … also be the foundation for the photographic renaissance…
ArticleTeachers League of South Africa (TLSA) conference in 1925
… Background The establishment of the Teachers’ League of South Africa (TLSA) emerged out of increasing racial segregation in the Cape. While … Adhikari, M., ‘…
The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
… Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners (the GRA, the Fellowship of True Afrikaners) was launched in Paarl, Western Cape on 14 … August 1875. The society was…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
… The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
… The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… The indigenous inhabitants of Australia The continent of Australia was settled about 60,000 years ago. Before European settlement, most of the inhabitants of…
ArticleThe Establishment of the Afrikaner Broederbond in May 1918.
… In May 1918 a group of fourteen railway clerks, clergymen and policemen formed an … was renamed the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB). The formation of the AB was…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… are hosting this conference on the history and politics of the armed struggle in southern Africa. The conference is … Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… through the multiracial and liberal National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). In particular, NUSAS was outspoken in its criticism of government…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. Previously the history of women's…
Message from the President, South African Society of Artists
… The South African Society of Artists celebrated its centenary on 26 September 2002 and on 9 December we mark the centenary of its first exhibition held at…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… violence against women. In 1975, Anne Mayne, a survivor of both domestic violence and a gang rape, attended the UN International Year of the Women Conference…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… after the Zuma years. Noteworthy, too, is the number of religious parties — with churches hoping to turn congregant numbers into political power. In the…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… The unique nature of slavery in the Cape Colony hindered many attempts at wide-scale resistance on the part of Cape slaves. Instead many slaves’ attempts at…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
… Pottery production was also a very important feature of Iron Age society. The Iron Age women were skilled potters. … is still developing content for this…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought to … South African war was fought in a region where four fifths of…
Art lost in a time of struggle by Mary Corrigall
… artists who were sidelined, staging large retrospectives of the likes of Dumile Feni and, more recently, Kay Hassan. Although this exhibition is obviously an…
ArticleSouth Africa - First 20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014)
… vote for the first time on 27 April 1994 to mark the end of apartheid rule and establish a new Constitutional order. This year, 2014, marks 20 years of…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… (NP) won the election, and began to introduce the policy of apartheid. The African National Congress (ANC) reacted … immediately to the government’s…
ArticleCommercial, Catering & Allied Workers Union of South Africa (CCAWUSA)
… CCAWUSA (The Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union of South Africa) in 1975, with Emma Mashinini as the … response to a clarion call by the 1985…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… came about in the 1960s. This change was the result of combined elements, including the formation of the PAC, growing frustration among black people, the…
Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS)
… a non-profit entity. It was restructured as an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture under the name Performing Arts Centre of the Free State , which…
A list of Books and Speeches pertaining to Robert Sobukwe
… A list of archive items pertaining to Robert Sobukwe: Books : Time … Speech, April 1959 Robert Sobukwe Speech at the University of Fort Hare as President of…
Professor Zakes Mda review of Robert Mcbride A coloured Life
… The work is clearly a result of meticulous research and depends on extensive primary … approach it will be an indispensable text for the students of history…
ArchiveMemories of Trafalgar High, District Six by Warren Ludski
… Not much of District 6 was left when the apartheid regime forced the … the schools and the odd building here and there. Two of those buildings defined my…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the revival of armed activity 1970s-1980s
… The independence of Mozambique, in particular, gave tremendous momentum to the … with the outside.” Throughout 1975 up to the first half of 1976, many people…
ArticleA history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008
… This is a collection of timelines of Indians in South Africa from 1654 until 2008. … A history of Indians in South Africa Timeline: 1654-2008 …
List of ANC and MK members killed in combat
… This is a list is part of the The ANC and the turn to the armed struggle: UMkhonto … | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s MK Real Name MK Name Date Cause of death Place…
PlaceAkasia- a Complex of Suburbs, of Pretoria
… Town in the Wonderboom district, 3 km from North of Pretoria North, now known as Tshwane. It obtained … 1904 and an old Dutch-Reformed Church, was in the…