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Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… while the question of colour seemed to recede into the background. This was demonstrated by the formation of the …
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… path to independence, which was finally achieved in 1963. Background The British colonial presence in Kenya began in …
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… independent of their former European masters. Background and focus Recommended reading: Martin Meredith …
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… Europe was not very accepting of their multi-racial background and refugee status, leading to work discrimination …
EventThe French Foreign Legion is founded
The elite French Foreign Legion was founded by King Louis-Philippe as a military unit to support the conquest of Algeria, which the French had invaded the…
ANC statement on the Heritage Day, 24 September 2014
The African National Congress calls on South Africans from diverse cultural backgrounds, beliefs and historic experiences to celebrate our collective heritage…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
John Koenakeefe Mohl was born in Zeerust in the Noth West province. He began drawing at a very young age and would often get in trouble in school for not…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… Background What is today referred to as the “Ancient Olympic … immoral, it remained an internal affair”. Against this background 57 white South Africans were…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… Let us remember that he came from a very English speaking background that must have made him hate the Nazis as much as … was highly articulate, well educated…
ArchiveRootedness and Openness in The Life and Works of Véronique Tadjo (b. 1955) by Tim Steckler
… who also draws on her distinctive French and francophone background and heritage. In addition, she also writes … eastern border with Ghana, peoples from the…
Our Greatest Indian Leader since Gandhiji -Tribute to Dr. Gangathura Mohambry Naicker (From: Sechaba, second quarter), 1978
… campaigns of protest and defiance. It was against this background that Monty grew up. At the age of 17 he was sent …
Document 114 - (National Liberation League?), How To Work Among Urban Africans
… in doing work among them no regard was had of their social background and development. Those of the Left and the African …
“Our Greatest Leader since Gandhiji”, By Dr Yusuf Dadoo
… campaigns of protest and defiance. It was against this background that Monty grew up. At the age of 17 he was sent …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
Introduction In the previous section, we have learnt about the origins of capitalism, however, we paid cursory attention to the racial character of that…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… in 1976. The Liberation Struggle in Retreat 1967-1976 - Background During the first half of the 1960s, it was …
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… What differentiates Gilder from the rest was unusual background. Gilder used his multifaceted talents in order to …
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… and her anti-apartheid speeches at the United Nations. Background Miriam Zenzile Makeba was born in the township of …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… of these rebel groups. He did not come from an affluent background, and spent years begging for a Buddhist monastery …
Joint statement by ANC Commission on Religious Affairs and SACC, 18 September 2009
Leaders representing the Commission for Religious Affairs (CRA) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met at Chief Albert Luthuli House in…
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
This was the first Indian High School and Teachers Training College, built in South Africa, was opened in October 1929. This double-storey Complex was founded…
The White man’s task by Jan Smuts, 22 May 1917
… conditions there are very large political problems in the background which always press for solution. And that is what … existed before the war, and which no…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… possessions which had come from the row of rooms in the background. A rusty kitchen stove; a few blackened pots and …
Statement by Oliver Tambo on 16 June 1984
… special significance for our struggle. It is against this background that today - this week, set between June 16 and …
Statement on June 16 by O. R. Tambo, 1984
… special significance for our struggle. It is against this background that today - this week, set between June 16 and …
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: The early years (Part 1) by Raymond Suttner, 4 June 2018
… statement found in his unpublished prison memoir. “With my background I was a bit uncomfortable. . ..” (My italics). …
ArchiveRemembering to think critically: Rick Turner 40 years on by Anthony Egan, 8 January 2018
… existential ideas of freedom and responsibility. His background and philosophical choices distanced him – from …
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The Early Years at the Rand
… for an industrial city. The Economy of the Rand gives the background to the power and influence of the mining …
The First South African side to play in the sub-continent: Boer Prisoners of War in 1901 (Part 1 of 2) by Arunabha Sengupta (Cricket Country), 12 October 2015
… Gardens. It was symbolic, especially when seen against the background of — to use culturally insensitive wordplay —the …
Negotiations, the ANC Vision of a New South African and the Indian Community Keynote Address by the President of the African National Congress, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… confront all those fears and concerns. It is against this background that I make the following call to you: As a …
87. Today’s lessons are tomorrow’s weapons for students
… decline? ANSWER: Once again, I would like to give a brief background before focusing on the election itself. The first …