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ArticleAfrica and the Atlantic slave trade - sixteenth to nineteenth centuries
… the first people to live at the Cape. They got their food by hunting wild animals and gathering plant foods like … the rest of southern Africa. The San were…
ArticleThe Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
… (10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors). The Zulu army was led by Dingane's generals Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi. … a third sortie that the Zulu's were put to…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter Campaign
… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in … South Africa of the future’. The idea was endorsed by the…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… was a theatre training workshop that was founded in 1971 by the South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) in … play ZZZip! (1973) was a musical…
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
… Coloured schools was later to write: 'We haven't done much by way of teaching since the Soweto riots first began. Kids … (NUSAS) and just as steadfastly, the…
Nelson Mandela Family Tree
… The Mandela family tree drafted by Nelson Mandela and K.D. Matanzima. From the book Higher Than Hope - 'Rolihlahla we love you' by Fatima Meer . Click here…
Rietvlei
… village of Rietvlei was renamed Vergenoegd in June 1911. By Franco Frescura …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… are injured. The Pan Africanist Congress retaliates by calling for a work stoppage that lasts for two weeks. … the many Africans who present themselves for…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… address issues of gender inequality that were driven by the state against women of colour. The Women’s Charter was … achieved her midwife qualification and…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… that some of the leaders were already being influenced by ANC underground operatives. Murphy Morobe, Billy … student leaders were initiated into the…
ArticlePoverty and development
… of South Africa's Domestic Services Workers , conducted by the Development Policy Research Unit of the School of … women work on farms, where the minimum…
ArchiveFrom the Archive of Steve Bantu Biko by Mafika Gwala, 23 May 2019
… political needs and aspirations of all those victimised by apartheid. He was closely associated with the Soweto … that black consciousness could not have…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… (SACTU). Kimberley's Garment Workers Union is formed by J Mampies, independent of any South African Congress of … inaugural conference in Johannesburg. 13…
Speeches and Public Statements: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… and transcriptions from various sources, some were scanned by Pambili Productions . …
ArticleProvincial Leaders
… If they can’t help you, try to find out yourself by using the internet or by asking your neighbors. Also answer these questions in your …
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… education ,and general welfare of those around her. Guided by the enormous sense of responsibility and duty to her people, she preserved through personal…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… was established under the command of a Captain, assisted by a Lieutenant and several Sergeants and Corporals. The … Legislation The South African Defence Act…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in … South Africa of the future’. The idea was endorsed by the…
Letters: Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… Some of these items have been scanned from originals by Pambili Productions , others are text files and …
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… people were killed. The British government was embarrassed by the army's initial lack of success against what they … Buller suffered a humiliating loss and…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… marked the beginning of territorial segregation by forcing the majority of Black South Africans to live in … relocated to the reserves. Further separation…
France in 1789
… to this model, political revolutions are not caused by one event only. Various factors, evolving over time, can … The philosophy behind a revolution is…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… were heavily taxed. Wealthy farmers responded angrily by destroying their crops and killing their livestock. Stalin punished them by destroying their homes…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… during this period, where he studied in art classes run by Medu for prisoners.) Other cultural activists in Medu … see themselves as elite and isolated…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1950 - 1959
… Africa convene the Defend Free Speech Convention, attended by 528 delegates representing over a million people, … so, unofficially. Dr Moroka presides over…
A list of Books and Speeches pertaining to Robert Sobukwe
… pertaining to Robert Sobukwe: Books : Time for Azania by Robert Sobukwe, 1976 (pdf) Speeches : Robert Sobukwe …
ArticleSouth Africa’s World heritage sites
… A World Heritage Site is declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural …
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… in rugby was not limited to White South Africans for long. By the late nineteenth century some Blacks had adopted rugby … of its subsequent leaders were…
ArticleAfrapix
… collective and photographic agency. Established by Omar Badsha, Lesley Lawson and a small group of black and … in the face of stare censorship. Afrapix…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… next decade. Stalin became a famous local revolutionary by supporting strikers, publishing illegal propaganda and … Stalin made sure that his regime was not…