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ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… the way they were portrayed within the media. Within South Africa, there is a thriving cartoonist community who take it … worked hard to establish a free and…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… That was how I managed to get away. People were running in all directions”¦some couldn't believe that people had been … see what their contacts had heard…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… AND NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN HIS COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA. I was born on the 1st June, 1913 in the district of … the white girls in my department to get…
Liberation
… "We the marginalised people of South Africa, who are landless and land hungry, declare our need for all the world to know. We are the people who have borne…
BiographyRay E. Phillips
… Ray E. Phillips was born in 1889 and active in South Africa for four decades following World War I . He … A documentary History of African Politics in South…
BiographyEddie J. Khaile
… and also was recruited into the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). In late 1926 he was expelled from the ICU … A documentary History of African…
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the term sometime in 1884, and it … were slow to realise the benefits of…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… H. and R. Simons, commenting on these factions, say: "All the factions refused to fight in Britain 's war, set … members of the party. Although H. and R…
ArticleThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 1995
… from repressive rule to democracy in 1994, South Africa witnessed the establishment of the Truth and … as its chairperson and vice chairperson respectively. …
BiographyAbdool Kader Hassim
… was a member of African Peoples Democratic Union of South Africa (APDUSA) . His first child was born in March 1964 a …
BiographyPeter McKenzie
… to do so. He worked at the Sunday Tribune , The Star (Africa edition) and at Drum magazine, where he soon became …
Jafta Kgalabi Masemola
… for the ideals of a free, just and democratic South Africa. * Some sources give Masemola’s date of birth as …
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… policies of apartheid; resistance by the people of South Africa, resistance by South Africa's neighbours and … to follow. This document sets out to list and…
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… largest scale non-violent re sistance ever seen in South Africa and the first campaign pursued jointly by all racial groups under the leadership of the ANC…
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
… or talk! As an awaiting trial prisoner I could “enjoy” all these facilities but the effects of solitary detention … court during his application for bail. …
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. … trade union organisations. The Denver strike, original in all its…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… fortunate to have known albeit briefly. We met in South Africa at an international conference on Palestine in 2006, … have been moved by his passion for…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… Province, and Botswana. The first pottery in South Africa associated with the Sotho is called Icon and dates to … (later the Pedi). It is important to note…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… a catastrophic war on earth which was going to destroy all sinners. Only those who were faithful to God’s Word would … and permission is granted. After…
Chapter 8 - The politics of Congress in the late 1950s
… up the economic and political set-up of present South Africa." "To win these demands," he continued, "calls for the … establishing some permanent democratic…
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
… By 1985 the struggle for democracy in South Africa had intensified, and the country found itself on the … the government listen to calls for negotiation?…
ArticlePan-Africanism
… Pan-Africanists envision a unified African nation where all people of the African Diaspora can live. In more general … and Blyden, both contemporaries of…
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… One of the godfathers of the fight for equality in South Africa, he has fought long and hard against racism and … of the Anglican Church, had strong links…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… would have profound implications for the future of South Africa. CP leader Andries P Treurnicht, also known as “Dr … for whites”. This would result in the…
Archive2006 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 3 February 2006
… State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Joint Sitting of Parliament 3 February … friends and comrades; People of South…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… Poqo, the armed wing of the PAC, was established in South Africa to form cells and commence work towards the armed … the Central Committee, his role…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… of Conquest and Colonialism: Portuguese Expansion in Africa Abid Bahrami, “From dawn to dusk of colonialism: A … practise traditional African religions or…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… far as Mossel Bay for the protection of the coast. South Africa also has a long history with mercenaries. From 1781, … both World Wars. In 1914, under…
BiographyEudy Simelane
… violently homophobic practice has been a plague on South Africa’s LGBTQI+ community, particularly the black lesbian … Thato Mphithi and Themba Mvubu were the…
Article1970’s: Poetry Timeline
… Guild formed, to provide structures of support for all creative practitioners in South Africa. ‘Tsetlo’, Mongane Serote’s second book of poetry, is …