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72. The Defiance Campaign, 1952
… ingrained racialist ideology of the Nationalists. In his letter, he warned the African National Congress that … (c) residential separation; and (d)…
ArchiveAppendix 5 Notes on Palestine and Israel by Denis Goldberg
… it to be free to rebuild our country The world condemned apartheid and international anti-apartheid campaigning was an important part of our struggle. The…
EventUnions protest against the circumstances of Aggett's death
… A call for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest against the death of Dr. Neil … of thousands of workers. Outrage at the circumstances of his death cut…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… cost of its perpetrators. For the rest of the voyage, his fellow passengers, go out of their way to treat him as an … as to ignore the offending racists…
ArchiveSport: Threat to the security of the state
… on Special Branch interference in sports in line with apartheid ideology of white dominance. Instances of … Association (SASA) are mentioned. Brutus…
EventAnsuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, poet, dramatist and novelist, is born in Durban.
… articles. Although Dr Singh was known for her medical work, she was also known as a novelist and the author of … women in the Indian community. She continued…
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
… On 31 March 2017, President Jacob Zuma exercised his constitutional rights as the head of the executive branch … fiscal year. [4] The grounds on which the…
ArchiveA despot’s time to face democracy by Niren Tolsi
… squirrelled away from the State Security Agency in his name. Likewise the Commission of Inquiry into State … or refuses to be transparent with it when he…
ArchiveThe Congress of the people
… and he was a very nice, quiet man. I stayed with him at his place in Durban when I was once there. And his wife too - they were nice people. All those…
PlacePrincess Vlei Conservation Area
… Sailors while bathing in its waters. During the years of Apartheid , it became one of the few Natural Areas that …
Africa and Freedom, 1961
… in Man or to set a limit beyond which the human being in his black form might not strive to serve his Creator to the … banned, censured, proscribed and…
EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… This Act served to weaken organisations opposed to the apartheid regime by preventing them from accessing funding from overseas. Institute members regarded…
ArchiveBlack Art and Artists in South Africa
… used 08:26 - 09:38 - Influence of Zondi and others on her work 09:38 - 10:36 - No contact with other artists at present … the art world 12:53 - 13:37 -…
EventWorld Teachers Day - “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”
… the primary intention to focus public attention on the work of the teachers. UNESCO proceeded to announce that 5 … annually as a World Teachers' Day to…
ArchiveCelebrating 25 years of Democracy and Freedom
… hero who fought for our freedom I can hear the echo of his voice from that cold courtroom when he said, “Freedom is … He was sentenced to isolation in a…
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… police on 15 October 1985. The massacre reflected the apartheid government's growing desperation to quell social … Sinton High School, had become a gathering…
Class, Consciousness and Organisation:Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa, 1979 - 1996 by Kumi Naidoo
… College, D. Phil., Michaelmas, 1997 Resistance to the apartheid system, led by the African National Congress (ANC) … of the city and shaped the contours of…
Freedom In Our Life Time - African National Congress Activities
… a few weeks ago; the progress of Congress organisational work in the O.F.S. [Orange Free State] and the Cape; the … meetings, the Rev. Gentleman is often…
The Role Of The Indian People In The South African Revolution: An Interview In 1968
… also mount ever-increasing resistance to every aspect of apartheid: the Group Areas Act must not be allowed to govern … of the Indian people in the…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… smaller tribes in the area across the Vaal. Not long after his arrival, Mzilikazi decimated the Bakwena tribe, who had … east, including Bechuanaland…
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… in Afrikaans, although she translated some of her own work - and those of other Afrikaans poets - into English. Her work was also translated into German,…
PlaceVictor Verster Prison
… of these grounds was Victor Verster, who, after selling his farm to the government, became a commissioner within the … Prison on Robben Island in 1988, in…
OAU-AU 50th Anniversary Lecture by ANC President Jacob Zuma East London, 26 October 2013
… intact. Also important is to remember that the real work began when Africa attained independence from … African Renaissance, Dr Kwame Nkrumah stated…
EventSouth African black activist and poet Benjamin Moloise is hanged for allegedly killing a police officer
… upholsterer and poet, Benjamin Moloise was executed by apartheid government on 18 October 1985. Moloise was accused … was involved. The US and the Soviet…
EventJudgement is handed down in a landmark case
… These cases contributed to the gradual dismantling of apartheid laws regulating movement and torture, and became part of the process of chipping away of…
Black Student Politics
… the 1970s and 1980s played a pivotal role in eroding apartheid and creating the conditions for the transition to … Africa. However, few works on political…
Say It out Loud - The 1939 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 11th April, 1939
… to expect every man  white as well as Coloured  to do his duty. So to you fellow delegates my advice at the outset … by reference to a man's race or to…
PlaceSt Paul’s Anglican Church, Main Road, Rondebosch
… would almost certainly have known of the local Geology so, his recommending this site for Building a Church would have … is still exists it is in need of…
PlaceHamburg Village
… and doors. In the 1980's hotel magnate- Sol Kerzner, paved his way by using the Governments and their ‘approving’ laws … a Casino development in Hamburg,…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… Shaka, others suggest Mzilikazi simply wanted to expand his zone of power westwards. By the time Mzilikazi left … a militaristic system of regimental towns…