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ArchiveThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad by Max Rossiter
The Role of London in the Anti-Apartheid movement, specifically in relation to the SACP and the ANCThe international aspect of the anti-apartheid struggle in…
What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?
“People are looking for things that are easy and foreign. We use foreign models that militate against our very efforts to shape our ailing film industry. We…
South African Constitution 1996
The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in this country. The…
SAAAH: “Reception / Perception”
Post-structuralist discourse has resulted in a shift in emphasis from the author to the reader, or the production of art to its reception. Reception/perception…
Reciprocal Bases of National Culture and the Fight for Freedom by Frantz Fanon, 1959
Colonial domination, because it is total and tends to over-simplify, very soon manages to disrupt in spectacular fashion the cultural life of a conquered…
Document 8 - Letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom
THE DEEPENING POLITICAL CRISIS in our country has been a matter grave concern to me for quite some time and I now consider it necessary in the national…
PlaceCameroon
Cameroon is sometimes referred to as a “true African crossroads” not only because of its geographical position, but also because of the country's great variety…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
Introduction In 1948 the National government was voted into power and instituted apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
The reaction of the outside world to the development of apartheid was widespread, and by the 1980s posed a sustained challenge to the South African regime,…
Inside Robben Island (Part 1) by Thami Mkhwanazi, 14 August 1987
MY YEARS ON THE ISLAND Part One: The University behind locked doors April 1980. The Susan Kruger, a tiny Prisons Service boat, ploughed the Atlantic in the…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
1850 The Nederduitsch Hervormde Church (Nederduitsch Reformed Church) establishes a congregation in Rustenburg. 16 November, A Hervormde congregation is…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
You are here: homehome libraryarticles & documents NANA SITA: LAST OF THE GANDHIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA (2) Among those who kept the spirit of Mahatma…
Zonal Centenary Memorial Lecture on the Life and Times of David Bopape, presented by David Makhura, ANC Gauteng Provincial Secretary, 21 June 2012, Tsakane
Programme Director; Members of the families of Bopape, Dlephu and Motloung; Members of the PEC and REC; The Executive Mayor and Councillors; The…
Judaism
Judaism What do Jews believe? Many Jews wear a tallit, or prayer shawl, to remond them of God's law. Sources: www.ida.net Jews, like Christians and Muslims…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
Before learning about Social Darwinism, it is important to understand Darwinism. Here is a brief summary, but you can read more in the section in Grade 7 Human…
Hlaudi manifesto gives Jimi Matthews and his SABC comrades no option but to vote #Hlexit by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail & Guardian), 27 June 2016
The group’s acting CEO is gone and one of its most popular DJs has just said bye Felicia. But what impact does this have? Ra'eesa Pather investigates. …
The kanga, womanhood and how Zuma's 2006 rape trial changed the meaning of the fabric by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail and Guardian), 10 Aug 2016
During the 2006 rape trial in which President Jacob Zuma was acquitted of rape, there wasn’t much in common in Zuma or Khwezi’s testimonies. But one thing that…
Under the influence of Dumile Feni’s 'African Guernica' by Sharlene Khan (The Conversation), 07 September 2016
In our regular series, “Under the influence”, we ask experts to share what they believe are the most influential works of art in their field. Here, artist…
PlaceSouth Africa
Is the Southern most Country of Africa. It is bordered by Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. It is also bordered by two Seas, namely the…
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
Who will listen to this feisty little woman with the grey ponytail and caftan? Greg Arde spoke to Fatima Meer, once a shining light in the fight against…
Banned, but never silenced by Glyn Williams (Editor - The Daily Dispatch), 6 September 2012, Eastern Cape, South Africa
The editor of the Daily Dispatch, Donald Woods, had become increasingly concerned about the future of South Africa – more and more he left the day-to-day…
61. Segregation reduces our people to helotry
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Asiatic Land Tenure (Amendment) Bill of 1930…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by A. P. Mda
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede When I reflect on my memories of Lembede, two things stick out in my mind ”” his…
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
Gandhiji led a seven-year long struggle in South Africa from 1907 to 1914 for the security and dignity of the Indian settlers in that country who were…
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
“Imbali” is the IsiZulu word for: “Flower”. Imbali Township was established in 1958 and built in the mid-1960s to settle the City workers and employment…
PlaceBritstown, Northern Cape
Britstown located in the Northern Cape of South Africa, a small farming town Named after Hans Brits, who accompanied David Livingstone on a venture to the…
PlaceWest Coast National Park, Saldanha Bay
The West Coast National Park is situated just inland of Saldanha Bay and its secluded Harbour. The exquisite Langebaan Lagoon is, undoubtedly, the jewel of…
Death of a lion of the law, Arthur Chaskalson by Rebecca Davis, 3 December 2012
Former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson died on Saturday from leukaemia. There are few individuals who have played so significant and honourable a role in South…
VI - The Inquest
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa The inquest was postponed until 14 November. At the end of October, two weeks before…
ArticleList of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)
Sharpeville Funeral, 13 April, 1960. Source: Peter Magubane / The Drum Archive / african.picturesCasualties in SharpevilleBakela, WiggiBeshe, JamesBessie,…