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Desmond Tutu interviewed by John Carlin
… changes has been a preoccupation of the South African left. In the 1950s it was argued that: the combined … and that they were forced into living in…
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
… the concept of racial segregation or laws like the Group Areas Act that forced different race groups to live in … the central control of the white minority…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… Sisulu during his incarceration on Robben Island: A South African Love Story This remarkable love story spanning more … of separation, harassment and brutal…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… Cape. These ‘Cape’ Khoikhoi would be the first African population to bear the brunt of White settlement. … or ‘clicks’, belonged to a totally different…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… in her book, The Black Sash: The Story of the South African Women's Defense of the Constitution League, that the … joined in 1963, the ‘pass laws’ were ”¦…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… Mzilikazi (meaning The Great Road), was a Southern African king who founded the Matabele kingdom (Mthwakazi), … whom many had considered to be the greatest…
ANC statement on the passing of Epainette Mbeki, 7 June 2014
… Mrs Mbeki has for decades been a pillar of the Mbeki family and her community. During the absence of our stalwart … mother, our stalwart and heroin. To the…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
… Former member of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, … He was banned in South Africa and had initially taken his family into…
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… for women. An introductory background on South African customary law will be presented by way of tracing the … of segregation, and after democratization. The…
PlaceSomerset West, Cape Helderberg
… to differentiate it from Somerset East, another South African town in the Eastern Cape. Somerset West lies within … blanket and torch and celebrate the joy…
America, Spanish conquest
… powerful empires of the Aztecs and Incas dominated large areas of the Americas. There was no trade across the Atlantic … labour and Africans slaves proved to…
PlaceTokai, Cape Town
… It was built in the late 1940's due to the urgent need for housing for South African soldiers, returning from World War II. A 'Tokai' is … late 1940's due to…
PlaceMeadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
… accommodate Black residents who were forcibly removed from Areas like: Sophiatown and the Western Native Townships. The … accommodate black residents who…
BiographyZindziswa “Zindzi” Nobutho Mandela
… Mandela was born on 23 December 1960 in Soweto to South African struggle icons Nelson Mandela and Winnie … (1992). In 2013 she remarried, this time to former…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… date, December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought … on what became known as the Great…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… I. The South African Indian Congress has on many occasions broughtto the … for the Indian communityin isolation. II. The South African Indian Congress is a…
PlaceElandsfontein Farm, Pretoria
… Here you would be able to get a taste of authentic South African country living. During the day you can go for walks … cottage on a working farm can sleep 6…
Appendix 1: Freedom Fighters On The March: A Message From Dr. Y. M. Dadoo To The Indian People
… SouthAfrican soil. "WE ARE AT WAR" says the leaflet of the African NationalCongress which was widely distributed in … thecoming struggle of each sector of…
PlaceWorcester, Western Cape
Worcester is a Town in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is located 120 Kilometers North-East of Cape Town. This town has a rich History covering a time when…
BiographySamuel Makama Martin Masabalala
… He worked for some years in Rhodesia and served in an African unit in the Boer War. Thereafter he worked at various … Union (ICU). In 1919 he became an…
The National Animal
… and rougher. This species has adapted to the dry, barren areas and open grass plains and is thus found especially in …
PlaceChris Hani Municipal Region, Eastern Cape
… House (former home of the renowned author of Story of an African Farm), the Dutch Reformed Church (built as a replica …
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
… Petrus Mashishi, President of the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) from its founding in … only be allowed to work in black residential or…
BiographyErnst Heinrich Daniël Arndt
… 1951 he was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, a position from which he retired in … to 1954 he was a member of the…
Claremont Histories Photographic Exhibition
… removed from Claremont and Harfield under the Group Areas Act. The event is co-sponsored by South African History Online and books published by South African…
Mzimhlophe /Qhudeni
… persons while the overall population of the Qhudeni Rural Housing project area is approximately 7 685 persons which …
ArticleTimeline of State Action Against the Press in the 1960s
… The Post Office refused to handle a cable from the South African representative of the Daily Express in London which … Michael Harmel, The Guardian and later…
Document 35 - Constitutional principles Schedule 4 of the Interim Constitution
… Africans. Properly planned, it can unify the nation around areas such as a commitment to: Training, re-skilling and … land and rural development, provision…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha … changes for all Black South Africans. In 1953, the…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) transformed South African from an agrarian society at the edge of world trade … and gold that black miners extracted from…