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… process. By 1950, the Group Areas Act was created by the apartheid government. This act displaced thousands of Indians … achievement for the Indians given…
EventTatamkhulu Afrika South African poet, writer and struggle activist dies
… to an Arab father and a Turkish mother on 7 December 1920. His parents relocated to South Africa in 1923 where they died … renamed him John Charlton. After…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New Times, 05 January 1980, Moscow
… southern Africa have waged against colonialism, racism and apartheid since the early 1960s. During these years the … people to win freedom is irrepressible…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New Times, Moscow, January 1980
… southern Africa have waged against colonialism, racism and apartheid since the early 1960s. During these years the … people to win freedom is irrepressible…
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
… where he is, and the aim should be to get him to repent of his wrongdoings rather than to work for his forceful removal out of the country. The white man…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… Lord of the Church for giving them the grace to proclaim His word, and for granting this oldest Evangelical Lutheran … which he agreed on condition that he…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 5th National Congress of COSATU 7 September 1994
… of those who hae all alongeefited from the system of apartheid. This, however, cannot subtract from the strategic … Combined with issues such as the…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… were the indentured labourers, the people contracted to work on the sugar plantations because the Natal … As a teenager he followed a path that many others…
EventFilm producer, Jamie Uys passes away
… South African film director who made 24 films. Prizes for his work included the 1981 Grand Prix at the Festival …
EventLady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car accident in Paris
… time. Princess Diana was, best known for her charitable work - notably publicising work on behalf of people with HIV/Aids, the plight of the … leprosy, or…
PlaceSouth End Museum, Port Elizabeth
… resulted from Forced Removals, the Group Areas Act and Apartheid legislation that oppressed so many people for so long. Local Museum devoted to the History &…
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… of the Orange Free State (OFS) on 5 December 1894. Part of his childhood was spent in a concentration camp during the … he was also involved in the 1914…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… controversy. In the 1960s, as international criticism of apartheid grew, the Springboks became increasingly isolated … arena as they were seen as…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… unions revolted. Then with the emergence of the Apartheid regime they eventually left and by 1954 formed the … “sweetheart union” that closely aligned itself…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… to earn her doctorate at The Sorbonne in France in African American Literature and Civilization, and her knowledge of … particularly from other West African…
The Great Trek Was Not Over Abolition by Ron (Republican Trekker Volk), 30 October 2008
… own slaves. Canadian professor Wallace Mills noted this in his course on the Great Trek & the Encyclopedia Britannica … Piet Retief only mentioned the…
Remarks by the President of the African National Congress Comrade JG Zuma to Worker`s Day Durban, 1 May 2015
… organisations engaged in this struggle." There shall be Work and Security The Peoples` Movement can take great pride … These are all rights that were gained…
Address at The Official Opening of The Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, 28 June 2003
… a bustling cosmopolitan port, Percy Bysshe Shelley said in his poem, Hellas: "The world's great age begins anew, The … East India Company is no more. The…
Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, Motherwell, 25 November 2004.
… incidence of violence against women and children we must work simultaneously to improve the material lives of our … mobilisation we undertook during the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the Occasion of the 108th Anniversary of the African National Congress by Cyril Ramaphosa, 8 January 2020
… organiser, Harry Gwala worked for the people throughout his life. - Vuyisile Mini. A dedicated freedom fighter, … Mini was among the first ANC members to…
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… of the ANC’s newspaper, Abantu Batho , but spent much of his life being hounded out of positions by the colonial … Robert Grendon’s Paul Kruger’s Dream , is…
ArticleIndian South Africans
… which stated that the indentured Indians were to work for the Natal colonial government on Natal's sugar … immigration policy restrictions, imposed by the…
EventMK hero cadre Solomon Kalushi (Khala) Mahlangu is executed
… Solomon Kalushi (Khala) Mahlangu was executed by the Apartheid regime for being part of an abortive attempt by … South Africa, determined to assist in the…
Chapter 25. A Reichstag Fire Trial Replete With A Van Der Lubbe
… at night and shout threats and abuse. I frequently had to work late at the office, to prepare the union's case for the … martyr, who was being victimised by…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… Two years after taking office, Verwoerd realised his republican dream, when a White-only referendum supported his plea for a republic. This was also the…
PlaceNamibia
… forces, and had been given a gun in recognition of his services. The Bondelswarts were ordered to hand him over. … riots broke out in Windhoek over the…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… alongside Orlando Township. Between 1950 and 1953 the Apartheid Government attempted to force the JMC to implement … and relocate residents in Meadowlands…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… degree at the University of Havanna, where he also began his political career. In 1953, he led a failed attack on Moncada Barracks in Cuba. This resulted in…
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… Dingane planned an ambush and murdered Retief and his party of 100 people. This act culminated in the Battle of … , which was launched to wage an armed…
The CASA Conference
… The Anti-Apartheid Beweging Nederland (AABN), which was part of the Dutch Anti-Apartheid Movement, organised the Culture in Another South … their activities…