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EventFirst celebration of International Women's Day
… as the historic 1956 anti-pass march by thousands of South African women. Visit our feature 'History of Women's struggle … ' for further information about…
ArchiveCHAPTER TWO: Class, Consiousness and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… through political activism to change the future for the African people and free them from the white regime. Men such … as Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo and…
ArchiveThe romantic rewriting of Haile Selassie’s legacy must stop by Dr Yohannes Woldemariam, 4 February 2019
… Negast still reverberate in the discourse of Ethiopian nationalism. While the majority of the Ethiopian people do … tyrannical reign, the perception that…
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… acknowledge the help that I have received from the African Education Trust, Newnham College and the Managers of … out of a multiplicity of discourses which…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… Afrikaner nation fifty years later that promoted Afrikaner nationalism . [6] These schemes also formed the backdrop of …
EventSouth Africa's TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
… first formal hearings in East London City Hall. The South African TRC was set up by the Government of National Unity … The Commission heard testimonies from…
EventThe Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… Army (APLA) was the underground military wing of the Pan African Congress (PAC). APLA was formed in the 1960s, after … of the PAC and other political…
EventCiskei is granted 'independence'
… Black homeland to be granted 'independence' by the South African Government. Chief Lennox Sebe is elected President by …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… and people for slavery from countries, such as Africa. African countries became dependent on colonizing “mother” … trans-Saharan trade routes between Songhay…
EventANC's Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act
… African National Congress (ANC) leaders, Walter Sisulu and … movements like Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and others…
EventFormer Bafana Bafana Legend John Moeti dies
… and also member of the Bafana squad thet lifted the 1996 African Cup of Nation …
The Colors of Resistance in Apartheid South Africa: Black Consciousness Poetry and the Racial Elusiveness of Wopko Jensma
… South Africa alongside the protest poetry of white South African poet Wopko Jensma. It is argued that while the racial … apartheid racial categories, as well…
EventVerwoerd's grandson joins ANC
… historic move, Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former South African Prime Minister, Hendrik Verwoerd, main architect of apartheid, joins the African National…
The Fruits of the 1973 Durban Strikes: A Powerful Black Trade Union Movement. Are they still on track or are they off the rails? by Johann Maree
… Union. He served on the Editorial Board of the South African Labour Bulletin from 1976 to 2008 and was chair of … Abstract The 1973 Durban strikes, when 60…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… “Africans’ Dinner”, celebrating the incorporation of the African Progress Union and the Society of Peoples of African Origin into the Union of African People…
EventCI and SACC offices are raided
… the offices of the Christian Institute (CI) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC), two religious formations … to investigate the CI, the National…
EventThe Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… others, the Black People's Convention (BPC), the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and the Black Community … divided with some of its members…
Some Personal Recollections of the Free Nelson Mandela Campaign by Mike Terry
… of UDI, I spent two terms teaching as a volunteer at an African Secondary School run by the London Missionary Society … I began to understand and sympathise…
Chapter 29. Policy and Tactics of The Union
… made possible largely by the rapid development of South African industry generally and more particularly by the … level to a position which is modern, not…
ArchiveCHAPTER FOUR: The Revival Of Alliance Politics, 1982-1984 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
PlaceMogwase, Bojanala Region
… in 2000. The Municipality has a predominantly Black African population, with fewer Indian, Coloured and White …
EventMike Gatting's rebel cricket tour is curtailed
… the National Sports Council (NSC) and the white South African Cricket Union (SACU) on the rebel cricket tour by …
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… Bill, 1931 1 The above two measures weakened the Coloured, African and Indian vote in the Cape in relation to the White … see what lies inside it. The…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The World The Workers Made
… if he was lucky enough to be constantly employed. And for African workers, the ‘Laws for Non-Europeans Only’ made town life more expensive and dangerous…
Chapter 6 - Defining the agenda
… United Nations, the Commonwealth, or the Organization of African Unity, and threatened to withdraw if this demand was … argued that the demise of the Soviet…
EventPolitical activist Mziwonke 'Pro' Jack is assassinated.
… The African National Congress (ANC) activist, Mziwonke 'Pro' Jack …
EventIFP proposes a truce with ANC
… The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) proposed a truce with the African National Congress (ANC) as an effort to distil … ANC and itself. The IFP blamed the…
ArchiveThis violence is not unique to SA by Daniel Magaziner, 09 September 2019
… a single incident between an Indian shopkeeper and a young African man sparked days of tremendous brutality across …
Sue Williamson Book Launch
… 4 October 2025 Time: 11h00–13h00 Venue: Iziko South African National Gallery RSVP online on WebTickets: …