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First Matabele War
… on Matabeleland. Image of King Lobengula from a brochure by 'the History Society of Zimbabwe'. In 1888 Rhodes sent … Lobengula, had witnessed the decimation…
South African Youth Revolutionary Council (SAYRCO)
… that broke out on 16 June 1976 was organised and directed by the Soweto Students Representative Council (SSRC) . Recent … the event suggest that the SSRC was…
The adoption of the Freedom Charter
… The Freedom Charter was not adopted immediately by the ANC. The executives of the four organisations of the … 1955 and agreed to recommend the adoption of…
Conquest: 1600s-1800s
… Africa, Cape Town: HSRC Press, pp 43-44, (Commissioned by the Department of Education)). This excerpt from Van … with surprising honesty, the sentiments…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… however, a contentious issue, widely discussed and debated by ordinary people, participants and historians. Depending on … African Defence Forces (SADF) , a…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… only to unskilled work, which was performed mostly by Black people (Dugard 1978: 85; Horrell 1978: 6). Repealed by section 51 of the Second General Law…
A growing urban African population
… there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the population had increased to 17 000 growing to 26 … City Council (JCC) in its slum…
Federation of Amateur Theatrical Societies of South Africa (FATSSA)
… of South Africa was founded in 1938 in Krugersdorp by the representatives of 20 amateur dramatic societies in South Africa. The Federation was led by the…
The National Anthem
… is in .pdf format (245 KB). History A proclamation issued by the (then) State President on 20 April 1994 in terms of … Suid-Afrika") Die "Stem van Suid…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… By 1895 Britain was getting more confident about taking … get as much of the Transvaal's railway traffic as it could by reducing its rates. It was aware that…
Pedi
… surrounds this term, as Sepedi, the language spoken by the Pedi people, which has been often referred to as … the father’s side] family clusters. According…
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by…
Chapter 5 -The Character, Role and Significance of SASO
… largely agree with both the framework of analysis employed by Nolutshungu and his assessment of SASO's character, role … interpretation of SASO. Since…
Establishment of the Cape and its impact on Khoikhoi and Dutch
… the Dutch government, the company expanded Dutch influence by taking possession of land, expanding trade routes and … to own land, build farms and improve…
4. The ANC underground between Rivonia and 1976
… especially African, politics after the Rivonia Trial, held by historians and other scholars of South African resistance, is conveyed with only limited…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 1). Convenor: Janet Cherry
… Revisiting SACP traditions of revolutionary critique by Pedro Mzileni** This paper argues that the African … paper will focus on four key policy programmes…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… When the Nationalist Party was elected to power in 1948 by a minority of the white electorate, their platform … policy did not change radically for the next…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… mining occupations to whites and coloureds only. Repealed by s 20 of the Mines and Works Amendment Act No 27 of 1956 … "Native Union" 1912 112 stands are…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… townships and rural communities. The church is well known by the abbreviation, ZCC, pronounced "zed-see-see." The ZCC was established in 1924 by Joseph…
ArticleBolt (1970-1975)
… Peter Strauss' "Diary of a man reading Spenser"; poems by Lawrence Lerner; Douglas Livingstone; Oswald Mtshali; Christopher Mann; Ruth Keech; and fiction by…
Chapter 3 - Gumede’s role in NNC and SANNC Politics, 1909 – 1919 ‘We pray that the people be allowed to live in peace in their own land’.
… inland Africans in Natal. 179 The division was aggrevated by personal differences between Gumede and Dube. Fortunately … Square to listen to the Congress…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… open casket in his home before the funeral, attended by 20,000 mourners at King William's Town. Source: The Drum … tortured and in a state of semi…
ArticleNdebele
… IsiNdebele is one of the 11 official languages recognized by the South African Constitution, and in 2006 it was … languages; isiNdebele is a tonal language,…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… against South Africa should be considered jointly by the First and Sixth Committees. 21 November - 30 November, … Nations. A multi-racial delegation from…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… , Brian Bunting and Ray Alexander . This law was repealed by section 33 of the Internal Security and Intimidation … areas. The influx into the big cities was…
The Politics of non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections
… was one of the most important campaigns waged by South Africa’s liberation movements in the 1980s. For … union and urban residency rights for Africans put…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… local tensions that reinforced and were in turn reinforced by the divide between AZAPO and the UDF. In what the Truth … celebration of Republic day. The…
Indian Community
… or return to India after completing their contracts. By 1910, nearly 26.85% indentured men returned to India, but … Many workers were forced to reindenture…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and student revolt in the Cape
… Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. After its launch SASO became the vehicle … an outspoken critic of poor quality…