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The Politics of non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections
… to make headway in organising Indian workers. Shamim Marie notes that the anti-election campaign was nevertheless a …
Chapter 16. Coloured and Indian Members - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… emphatically: "Yes". "How were you paid?" I asked. "In notes, in silver? How?" Again the reply came promptly, as she had been taught: "Two one-pound notes…
The flight of the Gwala-Gwala bird: Essays by Ari Sitas, review essay by Linda Cooper
… to this volume, written for its publication in 2016, he notes that in the midst of “the marching ‘impis’ … the flames … struggling today for radical…
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
The caves are situated about 11km from Krugersdorp, on the Farm- 'Swartkrans'. They are believed to have been discovered in about 1896 or 1897, and were opened…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947 16 The Joint Passive Resistance Council of…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 3: Transport through time
This topic examines transport, in all its forms, namely; land, water and air. It looks at the earliest to the most modern forms of transport. The focus in the…
ArchiveOpening Address at the Omar Badsha Photographic exhibition by Jakes Gerwel, September 2001
… exploration of the identity issues. As the introduction notes, Badsha sets himself, and asks his audience, to …
EventSir Benjamin D'Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… for the alleviation of poverty in many countries. End Notes [1] S. Hanson: The African Union, …
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… to be used by visitors. Mary Benson in her biography notes that Chief Luthuli, although christened Albert John, …
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… 1976. Writer H Rider Haggard visits Rustenburg, and makes notes on the terrain, especially a cave, which he …
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… making explosives which were used to commit sabotage. He notes that they preferred avoiding the use of explosives in …
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… Figure 2: Image source Figure 3, 1993: Image source End Notes [i] Sowetan Live. 2007. Lefifi Tladi, poet …
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
F. D. Tothill Even now, almost half a century after it collapsed, any conclusions about the working of Fusion and its chances of long-term success if…
ArticleGrade 12 - Forms of civil society protest emerged from the 1960s to 1970s
It is important to note that South African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much larger world. Therefore, what…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
John Langalibalele Dube was born at Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal on 22 February 1871 to James and Elizabeth Dube. …
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… & surgeon’s reports? I added before sending out the notes: In January of 1975 it was established that prostate … my folder?” “No.” “How can you treat me…
PlaceMolweni, Kwa Zulu Natal
The Population of Molweni is made up of mostly Black Africans, with Females being the predominate Gender! Molweni is a Residential Area of Western Ethekweni…
PlacePaarl Boys Hoerskool (High School)
Established In 1868, the School Is One Of The Oldest In South Africa And Steeped In Tradition. At the foot of Paarl Mountain, surrounded by culture and the…
BiographySolomon Kalushi Mahlangu
Solomon Kalushi Mahlangu was born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956. He was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from then on only…
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
Although Apartheid only ‘officially’ started in 1948, repression was rife in South Africa long before that date. This special project examines the Freedom…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
Counting began two days after the first ever democratic elections in South Africa. Nearly 20 million people participated in South Africa’s first democratic…
ArticleCouncil policies and practice
The council was divided, with verligtes and verkramptes pulling in different directions. It was subsequently also schizophrenic in its approach to reforms,…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… trying hard to recall whether any incriminating documents, notes, names and papers were lying about, exposed. There were … witness said it all: Prosecutor:…
Why have so many major South African films featured non South Africans in the starring roles?
It is very hard to make a feature film, because feature films cost a lost of money. People or institutions (like banks) that invest money in feature films want…
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition of a 'Poll Tax' unleashed one of the most brutal and bloody…
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
GRADE 4: INTERMEDIATE PHASE HISTORY - TERM 1 Topic: Local History Suggested contact time One term/15 hours …
PlaceVergelegen Wine Estate Library
… taste but also Lady Florence Phillips, whose handwritten notes are also on display. Currently, the library is styled …
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
The area was formally developed around 1848–1850 when land was granted to settlers for sugar cultivation. Derived from the Zulu word 'uThongathi', which…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
… industries. In 1917, as the USA entered the war, Weinberg notes how “Major industrial interests profited greatly. … capitalist version of democracy.” This,…