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ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
What is Communism? Communism is a social, economic, and political ideology whose aim is to establish a communist society in which there is a collective…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… Makanya, who later became the President of the ANC Womens Congress. Both Josiah and Charlotte came from Fort …
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
Nokukhanya Luthuli, maiden name Bhengu, (also known as MaBhengu) was the wife of Chief Albert John Luthuli. Although she never became as public a figure as her…
ArchiveWomen raise your voice in the future constitution
… people with fists raised. ANC logo. Produced by the ANC Womens League (PWV). …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of Women’’s Day: Ga-Motlatla, Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North-West Province, 9 August 2008
Programme Director, Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, Minister of Provincial and Local Government, Sydney Mufamadi, Premier of the North West,…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
Colonial History of Domestic Work Since slaves were used as domestic servants in the settler colony from the middle to late 18th century, domestic…
ArchiveFEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape II)
… FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand …
ArchiveFEDSAW - Western Cape Cultural Festival 27 May 1989 (Tape I)
… FEDSAW - Western Cape Womens' Festival was held to organise women group to go hand …
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
Josina Mutemba Machel was a revolutionary Mozambican fighter for FRELIMO who like thousands of women fought for independence for her country until she died at…
The Sweet Workers’ Union
The Sweet Workers’ Union (SWU) originated as an offshoot of the short-lived Women Workers’ Union, founded by Fanny Klenerman in the mid-1920s, when that…
Land Reform and Traditional Leadership in South Africa
INVITATION TO PANEL DISCUSSION Land Reform and Traditional Leadership in South Africa What does King Goodwill Zwelithini’s new…
EventThe burghers were victorious in their struggle against Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel and his officials
… their land. This was a resounding burgher victory. A coalition of burghers had overpowered the officials and …
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
1994: South Africa's first non racial, democratic electionsSouth Africa’s democratic system was endorsed by voters drawn from across the country’s racial…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… related transgressions. The African National Congress Womens League (ANCWL) was very much involved in the campaign. …
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
Black business pioneer, community leader, altruistic medical practitioner, involved in several education initiatives, former secretary-general of the ANC Youth…
ArticleHow did it influence the rise of Nazism?
… of the votes, and Hitler was appointed as Chancellor in a coalition government in 1933. When a fire broke out in the …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
In 1959 the Africanists broke away from the ANC and formed the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). The histories of these two organisations are inextricably linked…
Article50 Facts on Africa
In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts about this continent that people may not…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the rising Afrikaner nationalism. The ANC which was weak in the 1920 and…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… smaller, and in 1933 the two parties merged to form a coalition government. The two parties were named the United … National Party to form the Democratic…
ArticleBrenda Fassie’s 1997 hit song Vulindlela still raises questions about South Africa as a nation
In 1997, South Africa’s most famous music star had a huge hit. Brenda Fassie’s Vulindlela became a national pop anthem, played especially at weddings and…
ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
Dulcie September was a fierce and ambitious anti-apartheid activist in South Africa. Her work with various resistance groups throughout her life, particularly…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam Paper Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam Memo Level 1 & 2…
EventGeneral De Wet is defeated by British forces
At the height of the South African War 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War), General Christiaan Rudolph De Wet was defeated at Bothaville, South Africa by British forces…
EventFeminist writer and activist, Diana E. H. Russell is born
Diana E.H. Russell was born in Cape Town on 6 November 1938. Her mother was British and her father South African. After completing her bachelors degree at the…
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
Anti-Apartheid activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian Ngoyi died on 13 March 1980. She was 68 years old. …
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South…
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati was born in Tlapeng Village, few kilometres from Ganyesa in Kagisano-Molopo area within the district of Bophirima, now called Dr Ruth…
ArchiveNUM, FEDTRAW, rural, parliament and miscellaneous
… Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) did not just celebrate the 1956 womens's protest march , but also encourage women to unite …
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
Born Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela in the Eastern Cape, President Mandela’s former wife and politician was elected President of the African National…