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The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners/Fellowship of True Afrikaners
… The Genootskap vir Regte Afrikaners (the GRA, the Fellowship of True Afrikaners) was launched in Paarl, Western Cape on 14 … The Genootskap vir Regte…
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 … The spread of these ideas to Europe and…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE The Wits History Workshop, the Mapungubwe Institute for … are hosting this conference on the history and politics of…
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…
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 … power in South Africa but other populations groups like the…
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…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… In 1948 the Nationalist Party (NP) won the election, and began to introduce the policy of apartheid. The African National Congress (ANC) reacted … ANC and…
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…
Address by President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the World Economic Forum, Southern Africa summit
… Address by President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the World Economic Forum, Southern Africa summit …
Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS)
… PACOFS operated from Bloemfontein with Rex Hugo as the first director. In 1996, state subsidy was reduced and … a non-profit entity. It was restructured as…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the revival of armed activity 1970s-1980s
… The independence of Mozambique, in particular, gave tremendous momentum to the armed struggle in South Africa. Jacob Zuma recalls that … with the outside.”…
Colonialism and the exploitation of resources (under construction)
… Colonialism and the exploitation of resources (under construction) …
Second European Settlement at the Bay of Natal
… Second European Settlement at the Bay of Natal …
Speech at the Summit of Co-operation Council
… Speech at the Summit of Co-operation Council …
ArticlePeople involved around the Death of Samora Machel
… People involved around the Death of Samora Machel …
ArticleThe Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU)
… The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) …
A selection of documents related to the Defiance Campaign
… A selection of documents related to the Defiance Campaign …
Systems of democracy: the American Revolution (under construction)
… Systems of democracy: the American Revolution (under construction) …
BiographyRuth First
… Ruth Heloise First was born on 4 May 1925. She was the daughter of Jewish immigrants Julius and Matilda (neé Levetan) First. … particularly those who worked…
Speech by President Mandela at the unveiling of the Human Rights Monument
… Speech by President Mandela at the unveiling of the Human Rights Monument …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Opening of the Noluntu Project
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Opening of the Noluntu Project …
Speech by President Mandela to the Joint Sitting of the Canadian Parliament
… Speech by President Mandela to the Joint Sitting of the Canadian Parliament …
Message to the Annual Conference of the African National Congress in Bloemfontein
… Message to the Annual Conference of the African National Congress in Bloemfontein …
"Notes of the month", Umvikeli-Thebe/The African Defender17 9, June 1937
… "Notes of the month", Umvikeli-Thebe/The African Defender17 9, June 1937 …
BiographyJoyce Piliso-Seroke
… a diploma in Communication. Upon completion she went to the University of Fort Hare and worked towards a University Education … conferred the National Order,…
BiographyStephen J.C. Dlamini
… Dlamini became a trade union member and rose through the ranks, ultimately becoming the Chairperson of the African Textile Workers’ Union in the 1950s…
BiographyAlfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo
… born on 4 January 1879 in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. At the age of four his parents moved to Amajuba in the southeast of the … The following year he worked…
BiographyAndrew Mokete Mlangeni
… Andrew Mokete Mlangeni was born on 6 June 1925 on a farm in the Bethlehem, Orange Free State (now Free State Province) district, as one of a twin (he has a…
List of organisations which support and are affiliates of the regional United Democratic Front
… List of organisations which support and are affiliates of the regional United Democratic Front …
International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract) …