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ArticleGrade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
… Other segregation laws and policies included the Native Land Act of 1913 and the Pass laws . National Party victory … labour in cities. Black people were…
EventUS opposes new sanctions against SA, believing they will be counterproductive to the transformation and negotiation process
In his address to the senate foreign relations committee, United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State, Herman Cohen, said that the US strongly opposed any…
Beyond the barricades: the 1985 schools boycott and the vicissitudes of the Athlone Students Action Committee(ASAC)
A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BA Honours in History at the University of Cape Town. This dissertation…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
On 25 May 1996, two South Africans - Ian Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd, reached the summit of Mount Everest. This was the first official South African team to…
The Failure of Good Intentions: What Went Wrong with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission upon Granting Reparations?
This article was written by Ashley Ridge and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project
ArchiveCiskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Empoyers Project
Transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Employers Project regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio…
PlaceStrandfontein
… bracket families. With the raw, ruff and underdeveloped land, they started to construct roads and houses. The first … bracket families. With the raw, ruff…
PlaceMokopane also known as Potgieterus
… This Farm was returned to the Bjatladi Community under the Land Reform Process , in 2003. There is a wide variety of …
PlaceMokopane- also known as Potgietersrus
… This Farm was returned to the Bjatladi Community under the Land Reform Process , in 2004. There is a wide variety of …
EventThe 104mm field-gun known as 'Long Cecil' is test fired for the first time
The 104mm field-gun designed by American George Labram and manufactured in the De Beers workshop in Kimberley, known as 'Long Cecil' after Cecil John Rhodes,…
EventStart of the Muslim community's Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… freedom and in 1805, they had been allocated a piece of land - the Tana Baru Cemetery - for burial purposes. In 1886, …
ArchivePersonal Message to H. E. R. F. Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information from Under Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger
A personal message from the US Under Secretary of State to the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the situation in southern Africa and urging…
ArchiveSummary notes of the meeting between South Africa and the United States: London, 13-14 January 1982
Report from a meeting between representatives of the South African Government and the United States Government to discuss the military withdrawal from Angola…
EventDundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
Dundee and Glencoe were retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops as the South African War II 1899-1902 (Anglo-Boer War II 1899-1902) intensified. The area…
PlaceDullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
… Shops and Markets and the poor Agricultural of the Land. Many settlers therefore, returned to Holland. During … seems easier to rather explain the effect…
Document 61 - A. Mon [M. N. Averbach] 4 , “A Comment on Trotsky’s Letter to S.A.”, Worker’s Voice, 1, 3, July 1945 […]
… to S.A.", Worker's Voice, 1, 3, July 1945 [”¦] HOW THE LAND WAS CREATED In order to understand the present land problem in South Africa, it is necessary to…
The Hunter-Gatherers of Southern Africa: Summary
… Advanced weapons – Khoi/San were forced off their land: NO FIREPOWER New diseases – with no natural immunity, … 2. Cattle were a symbol of wealth. 3. Nomadic…
ArchiveReports made to the police concerning the demonstrations and/or matters associated therewith: 16 th June 1976
A list of reported crimes that occured in and around Soweto on the 16th June 1976
Amendment to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No.52 of 1951
Suggested amendments to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No. 52 of 1951
Discussion between Mr B G Fourie and Mr Luis Honwaya (representative of Mocambique Prime Minister): Lusaka, 17 June 1975
Discussions between South Africa and Mozambique about diplomatic relations between the two countries after the impending independence of Mozambique
ArchiveDiscussion between Mr B G Fourie and Mr Luis Honwaya (representative of Mocambique Prime Minister): Lusaka, 17 June 1975
Discussions between South Africa and Mozambique about diplomatic relations between the two countries after the impending independence of Mozambique
Archive9th August: International Day of Solidarity with the struggle of women of South Africa and Namibia
Blue, red, green and white poster. Artwork of a woman with a fist raised. Issued by the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid,1981,New York.
Discussion between Mr R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dr Belli-Bello: Cape Town, 15 May 1986
Meeting to discuss the relationship of South Africa with Angola, the importance of developing mutual trust and the importance of peace in the region.
ArchiveStatement protesting against first bannings under Suppression of Communism Act and calling for defiance of unjust laws
Statement by Dr Y M Dadoo published in "The Guardian" on May 22, 1952, protesting against first bannings under Suppression of Communism Act and calling for…
ArchiveOperation Oliekol: Removals and Orderly Urbanisation in the P.E./Uitenhage areas: Paper Presented at National Conference 1987
Operation Oliekol: Removals and Orderly Urbanisation in the P.E./Uitenhage areas: Paper Presented at National Conference on 13 March 1987 discussing…
ArchiveRecord of discussions at the meeting at Dakar between an ANC delegation and a group organised by IDASA
Record of discussions at the meeting at Dakar between an African National Congress delegation and a group organised by IDASA. Report made from notes taken by…
ArchiveLetter from Alexander M Haig Jr to the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, South Africa
Letter from US Secretary of State, Alexander Haig, to Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information, regarding a schedule for the withdrawal of Cuban…
ArchiveBlack Local Government and the Crisis in Khayelitsha: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1991
Black Local Government and the Crisis in Khayelitsha: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 2 March 1991 discussing forced removals, school…
EventMember of the African National Congress and Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Thizwilondi Mabudafhazi is born
Member of the African National Congress and Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs since 17 June 1999, Rejoice (Joyce) Thizwilondi Mabudafhazi was born in…
ANC NGC – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly by Marius Strydom (News24 Voices), 12 October 2015
ABOUT two years ago, Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba found himself facing an angry television audience at a recording of The Big Debate, the popular TV…