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Chapter 1 - Striking a balance between Tribalism and Christianity
… be traced back to chief Khondlo. 7 Khondlo was succeeded by his son Phakathwayo, then came Vezi, Makhunga and John … independence and culture were trampled…
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
… (NUSAS). NUSAS was a liberal organisation dominated by White students. When it was formed in 1924, it was an … of the government. Primarily because NUSAS was…
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… Filling the void left by SASO? The Azanian Students Organisation (AZASO): A … Student Organisation (AZASO) was established in 1979 by students from five…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… The apartheid era was characterised by different resistances such as the Sharpeville massacre , … massacre , when a large number of miners were killed by the…
ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… I). The first plenary meeting of CODESA was chaired by Chief Justice Corbett and Justices Ismail Mohamed and … On 21 December 1991, a Declaration of Intent…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… APDUSA warned that a “whites only” republic envisaged by the apartheid government was poised to launch an attack on … herrenvolk ideas with a black mouth…
The South African War
… the regional economy. Although an initial attempt was made by some mine owners and the ZAR government to find common … had a minimal effect upon Johannesburg…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… 1976, a group of people with Mosima Sexwale are taken by two cars a Fiat and a Soviet-origin vehicle to Dar es … Lukhele that he has people he would like to…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… the Freedom Front (FF) - The parties represented by these delegations record the following agreement: 1. The … 3. They agree that their negotiations shall be…
ArticleMissionary settlement in Southern Africa 1800-1925
… stations. This material was researched and prepared by Franco Frescura to be published in book form. SAHO has … in the local built environment as early as…
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… The Company had been granted a monopoly to trade with Asia by the government of the Netherlands. Jan van Riebeeck … Hope and are now almost extinct. The…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… This period was characterized by events leading up to the formation of the African National … and growth of working class consciousness as evidenced by the…
ArticleTransport on land
… kinds of transportation that use wheels. Some are drawn by animals, like wagons and carriages, and others are drawn by people, like the rickshaw. Cycles also…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… the ANC at the end of the decade were largely influenced by a desire for a more aggressive stance towards an … Resolutions Committee and E.T Mofutsanyana is…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… Africa attempted to compel piecemeal reforms introduced by the apartheid government but the ANC refused to accept … to try and convince the ANC to accept…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… and governance legislation.W. J. du Plessis notes that “By the time of the advent of the new South Africa, about 17 … Corner of the Waterberg District (No: 8…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
… of history, theory and criticism of art and architecture by: promoting research encouraging liaison and discussion … Ordinary members forfeit their…
ArticleForced removals on Highveld and "black spots", 1912-1991
… in the legislation. The Act was transgressed not only by independent African farmers and sharecroppers but also by landowners. Much of the land in the region…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… organizations under their jurisdiction that they abide by this resolution by the said date. Since then May Day has been celebrated on … celebration of May…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… formations? And to what extent were they inspired by local and grassroots political formations unrelated to … that they were largely responses to new…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… of Volkskas Bank after realising they were being tailed by the police. They hold 25 civilians hostage and after a … unique leadership role still accorded to…
Journals
… of Art Historians launched a journal in 1987. Accredited by the Department of Education and Training, the journal … well as exhibition and book reviews…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… (CBSIA) amalgamated. [1] Opposition to the participation by the NIC in the Colonisation Commission appointed by the Union Government in 1933, some members of…
Article1973 Durban Strikes – TUCSA – Harriet Bolton
… strikes provided another platform for this line. Buoyed by a mandate in favour of organising African unions from the … registered unions’ assistance to…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… MK Sabotage. This photograph was part of a sequence shot by a Rand Daily Mail photographer, two of which were … countries. The latter part of the 1960s…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… A documentary history, Volume two 1943 – 1964. Edited by Alison Drew. Part one Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against … Coloured People's Council, to be "the only…
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… since Chiefs proved they were willing to be co-opted by the colonial rulers at the expense of their subjects. The … or Land Reclamation Scheme was introduced…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded by stepping up…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… aftermath. The build-up to the killing of 34 mineworkers by the South African Police was marked by incidents of intimidation and assault. The Lonmin…
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… was established as an effective political force by the early 1970s, and by 1972 it had achieved a success that made the State wary of … experiments with…