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Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
… . It has been the ruling party in South Africa since apartheid. 1948 The state of Israel is established. Israel is …
South African Labour history
… It was made up of... read more "Land and Labour during Apartheid" Land and labour are two very important elements of …
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… in South Africa has been fueled by both systems of apartheid and patriarchy. It is evident that, with the legacy …
ArticleCongress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… campaign. It served to consolidate an alliance of the anti-apartheid forces of the 1950s composed of the African …
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… of South Africa's great leaders in the struggle against apartheid. One of the most vital aspects of the bridge is its … famous for having held many political…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… in South Africa is passed. The law was introduced by the apartheid government and part of its overall policy of … Coloured, Indian and Black. Using these…
EventMaria Mary Burton, former national president of the Black Sash, is born
… Africa in 1961, and upon witnessing the injustices of Apartheid, became a member of the Black Sash in 1965. Founded … to Burton's membership, the Black Sash…
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… of its neighbouring countries in order to prop up the Apartheid system, resulted in strong condemnation by … of its neighboring countries in order to prop up…
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… had to withdraw due to political pressure due to the Apartheid policies of the South African State. The Apartheid government claimed that they were…
EventAbolition of Internal Security Act
… This measure had been one of the most hated pieces of apartheid legislation and had been used against tens of thousands of anti-apartheid protesters. The…
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… two years in 1987. Most violent action was directed at the apartheid government, but soon spread between residents of … for the violence as it was later…
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… of South Africa by the English Cricket team. Angry anti apartheid demonstrators including the African National … who went on the tour received financial…
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… all major military conflicts from 1820, including the apartheid struggle. The Queen’s Fort Military Museum, in … War, World War I, World War II and the…
Chapter 14 - Epilogue: lessons from the negotiating table
… also went on to produce a constitutional frameÂwork within which previously warring parties could co-exist … of Hernus Kriel, Joe Slovo's cracks about…
PlaceLady Grey, Eastern Cape
… George Grey, also gave permission to name the place after his wife, “Lady Grey”. The Land surveyor, Mr. Orpen measured … Rev. Ross was a learned, multi…
The Military Defeat of the South Africans in Angola by Horace Campbell (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… In Angola in the spring of 1988 the armed forces of apartheid South Africa and the US-backed mercenaries of Jonas … out the cost of the battle and told him…
Constitution of the ANC
… from all discriminatory laws whatsoever. (c) To strive and work for the unity and co-operation of the African people in every possible way. (d) To strive and…
PlaceStikland Cemetery
… age, had been told by one of the family’s elders that his grandfather had been buried Stikland Cemetery. The … during 1962 and 1963. ( link in FURTHER…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… shall mean every African, Asiatic, Native or Coloured American person, Coolie or Chinese " . " My definitions (du … disability whatsoever simply on account…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the president’s budget debate in the National Assembly 20 June 1996
… can fully express itself in the blast furnace of hard work. Now the framework has been set out. And it enjoys the … for employers to contribute to the…
Dare you Ponder the Obvious: Of course Mbeki is Aloof by Thabo Mbeki, 1 February 2016
… that, “A leader should constantly seek to improve his capacity to serve the people; he should strive to be in … of the ANC leaders were involved in demanding…
49. The certificates are burned
… let him step forward and say he does not want his certificate to be burned, but if it is your solemn … or to see fellow country-men trampled underfoot or his…
Document 95 - “Welcome The All-African National Convention! African National Convention Must Mark Beginning of National Liberation Movement”, South African Worker, 27 June 1936
… can advance only with expanding liberaties. WE WANT BREAD, WORK LAND AND FREEDOM' DEMAND "BREAD AND WORK, LAND AND FREEDOM!" These can be got by organising…
PlaceGannahoek Farm
… Map The labour tenants who lived on Gannahoek farm had to work on another commercial farm owned by the McFie family. In … alleged that at first the PFE had…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… Cape from Mauritius at a very young age and by 1808 was in his early twenties. His slave-owner was the proprietor of a wine store in Cape … which began to…
PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… deterred by influx control, arrived in search of work. By 1995 there were over half a million people living in … heritage. Local businessman Luzuko Mteto ,…
Challenges facing workers and unions: The role of the ANC by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… We need to define these challenges and agree a work programme within the Alliance that will address the … if the ANC is clear on what it believes the policy…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 25th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, 16 December 1986
… to life imprisonment where they remain to this day. In his statement to the court Comrade Mandela, confronted with … of our country beyond our reach and that…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… to life imprisonment where they remain to this day. In his statement to the court Comrade Mandela, confronted with … of our country beyond our reach and that…
SACTU press release in ‘New Age’, 22 November 1962
… arrested] people in their homes or flats he will make Apartheid workable and just? Does he think that the non-White … 'marked' by a member of the Special…