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ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… engaging with Dadoo and his contemporaries’ legacy, by interrogating impulses of the time that might have been … the needs of the 21st century. Today we are…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… Bookmarked by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the … Routes: History and Geography, the biennale was curated by Nigerian-born, and at…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… was the finest ever held, although it had been preceded by much serious controversy during the year. There were 30 … Opening greetings Beginning with a …
Article1913 Satyagraha Campaign Resumes
… the Interior why the campaign was being resumed. The visit by G.I Gokhale in October and November 1912 had failed to … refused to recognise Hindu and Muslim…
Early struggles, contact and conflict in the Cape Colony
… but for Southern Africa. Firstly, ‘discovery’ of the Cape by European sailors resulted in the increasing use of the … of their cattle when sailors attempted…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… times, there was cooperation and sympathy strikes carried by black workers in support of grievances raised their white … The strike lasts a week and is…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… (or 'Homelands') out of the 'Reserves' carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately … of repressive laws and further erosion of…
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… often silenced to maintain the financial support provided by the male abuser. The task of providing education and … Girl children in South Africa are not…
ArticleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
… of the Republic of South Africa , 1996, was drawn up by the Parliament elected in 1994 in the first non-racial elections and approved by the Constitutional…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… patterns of exclusion. One of the earliest proposals by the VOC of creating a barrier between the Khoikhoi and the … hedge was aimed at protecting Dutch…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… By 1980, the Black Consciousness organisations were in a … people signing the petition. The campaign was supported by a wide variety of tendencies, including…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… of the German army was to “bleed” the French army to death by capturing Verdun. The Germans launched six offensives between February and November. By October…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… fierce crackdown on the rebels, resulting in many deaths. By 1956 the uprising had effectively been crushed, but the … trend of seizure of territory across…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… This was spelled out in the Programme of Action adopted by the ANC in 1949. Under this policy the first major action … against the common enemy and was a…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… event, on 9 April 2015, the Rhodes statue was taken down by the University. This event marked a symbolic shift in the … in, aimed at campaigning for better…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… a creation of Afrikaner political aspirations, established by the National Party to spread its message and strengthen … of these. The Afrikaner Bond was…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… (1899-1902) , but the British acted to appease the Boers by granting them responsible government before Union was … of the country. They saw the Transvaal as…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… fans seek the thrills of highly tuned motor cycles tearing by with staccato exhausts in a cloud of dust. But to an older … it will recall the big water…
Introduction
… December Truth and Reconciliation Commission approved by parliament. Local government elections announced for 1 … in KwaZulu/Natal (26th). Final…
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
… only seven percent of the total landmass to be owned by Africans. Outside of these “reserves,” Africans are no … and the urban African population increases…
ArticleZulu Family History
… Children 27 (As of 2003) HRH Prince Lethukuthula Zulu (by Queen MaDlamini), born 1970. HRH Princess Sibusile Zulu (by Queen Buhle MaMathe), born 1972. HRH…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo ja Toivo. The party was originally formed to … independence in 1990. The SWA territory…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… of the Black Consciousness (BC) movement were banned by the apartheid government. COSAS organized students at … indoctrinating youth and that this could only…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… decided to make their way overland to Cape Town, and by the time they were discovered by a rescue party at the mouth of the Kei, only 22 had come … wisely,…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… with and resistance to apartheid. Calls were made by the Indian Congress to reject the plans of the newly … at first proposed an alternative to re-housing…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
… continents. Section 1 (The rise of Nazi Germany) begins by looking at the aftermath of WW I, focusing on the signing … Versailles (1919) and the reparations…
Political revolution between 1820 and 1835
… Central Africa. Some historians argue that it was set off by the rise of Zulu Kingdom under King Shaka Zulu (that … the Zulu kingdom. Shaka Zulu lived with…
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
… to ‘maintaining peace and order’ which was threatened by the increasingly ‘ungovernable’ nature of the Black … government’s resorting to emergency measures…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… whereby the supervisory and skilled jobs were performed by Whites, while unskilled and hence poorly paid labour … The favoured form of industrial action was…
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… (or 'Homelands') out of the 'Reserve's carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately … of repressive laws and further erosion of…