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ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
Life Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta was born on July 21, 1944 in Yaba near Lagos, Nigeria, to Igbo parents, Jeremy Nwabundinke and Alice Okuekwuhe…
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
Introduction Reflecting on her past years of imprisonment in 2012, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela stated “I think you can stand imprisonment of 27…
EventOlive Shisana is born
Prominent South African academic, Dr Olive Shisana was born in the town of Pietersburg, South Africa, on the 27th of November 1950. [1] She holds a BA degree…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2020 submissions
Claire Albin Claire Albin is a sophomore at Southern Methodist University originally from Shreveport, Louisiana. She is currently studying Marketing…
ArticleHealth and welfare
… African public health organisations in partnership with a coalition of more that 100 community-based organisations, the …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… introduction of the Tricameral Parliament . The UDF was a coalition of anti-apartheid organisations sympathetic to the …
EventKaunda calls for Thatcher's exclusion from talks on South African sanctions
In protest of the system of apartheid, economic sanctions against South Africa had been advocated from the 1960s onwards. However, it was only in the 1980s…
Address at the AGM of the SADC Electoral Commissions Forum Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania 27 September, 1999
… made a temporary Constitutional provision for an enforced coalition among the major parties, which come together in a … would derive from not being forced to…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Early LifeJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Msholozi – his praise name) was born on 12 April 1942 at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). He is the first…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
The picture above shows how dire the situation was in America during the Great DepressionImage Source Source 2A The source below describes the impact of…
Call for papers: 100 years of the SACP
… and has, since 1994, been part of the ANC-led governing coalition through the tripartite alliance. This milestone …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… to join their parties together for the next election. Coalition was rejected and they decided to enter into a pact … thinnest of majorities (5 seats). The…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… parties, the Nationalists and the SAP, entered into a coalition to deal with the economic problemsarising from the … had lacked the required two-thirds…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
In an interview with the New Nation, Felix Ndimene alleged that the Selous Scouts of Pietersburg and Five Reconnaissance Regiment (5RR), part of the SA Special…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
What is our heritage?Heritage is what we have inherited from the past.Each of South Africa’s nine provinces is rich in diverse heritage that belongs to all…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
In 1917 ordinary workers and rank and file soldiers overthrew the Tsarist autocracy that had been in power in Russia since the late 1400s. This became known as…
ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… who went to see Prime Minister Louis Botha to plead the womens' case. Following this, the Free State regulations on …
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
SAHO has commenced their very first Graduate Development Programme, a skills development intervention that was made possible through a partnership with the…
PlaceLamu, Kenya
… https://naturaljustice.org/international-womens-day-voices-of-women-activists/ …
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
In the late afternoon of Wednesday, 21 September 1966, I took part in a small political demonstration on the campus of the University of Cape Town (UCT). It…
ArchiveWinnie Madikizela-Mandela: Revolutionary who kept the Spirit of Resistance alive by Shireen Hassim (The Conversation), 3 April 2018
No other woman – in life and after – occupies the place that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela does in South African politics. A stalwart of the African National…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
28 March 1652, the Dutch Merchantman, the 'Amersfoort', anchored at the Cape with a cargo of 174 Slaves. The Amersfoort's arrival in Table Bay, with Slaves in…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
Introduction Since independence, English has been Namibia’s only official language. This was a controversial policy and remains contested. This timeline…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 1: Student Activism
Including Qondiswa James, Mbali Williams, Mihla Hanise, Anya Isabel, Kas and Hunter Hosted by Didintle Ntsie Filmed 5 September 2020 Broadcasted 6…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
South Africans went to the polls on 8 May 2019 in a general election considered the most important since the dawn of democracy in 1994. The ruling African…
ArchiveThe Importance and Power of Gender Safe Spaces by Shanél Johannes
As gendered individuals, our lived experiences are not static, for our positionalities and realities differ. The creation of a safe space is important to…
EventSouth Africa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National Disaster
On this day in 2025, South Africa officially classified gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster, following nationwide protests where women…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… a co-ordinated African response to segregation. This coalition did not turn into a permanent body because of …
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… regulations. Soon, though, NEUM clashed with the CPSA and coalition between these organisations collapsed. In spite of …
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Strategic Debates, the ANC - SACP alliance and the Soviet Union. Convenor: Tshepo Moloi.
The role and influence of the South African Communist Party in the armed struggle by Patrick Mangashe UFH [email protected] Abstract The Communist…