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The Soul Of The ANC Under Attack by Frank Chikane
… economic and social order in a post-apartheid South Africa. Instead it benefits the few at the expense not only … can lead to 'nightmare disorders'. This we…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… message and strengthen its power base. Unlike virtually all the English papers, not a single Nationalist newspaper … to grow his company into a major book…
If we want to understand African history, we need to understand the Battle of Adwa by Hannah Giorgis (Pambazuka News), 02 Mar 2016
… the European colonial project known as the “Scramble for Africa,” was intended to align Ethiopia with Europe, while … this now-famous 1896 defeat at Adwa…
ArchiveA History of Botsotso by Allan Horwitz
… collage of poetic identities to reflect the changing South Africa and dramatized poems so as to reach a wider audience … experiences of people in South…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… boycotts. The political context of the struggle in South Africa being completely different from the struggles in other … of Mahatma Gandhi and India, not…
PlaceKruger National Park
… independence. During the last few months of the South Africa War, the Government Game Reserve was re-proclaimed by … ideas from outside stakeholders are…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. … life of Cape Town and South Africa generally. He bought all the…
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
… age of sixteen years, of any Native tribe in South Africa, and also all Coloured persons, and all who, in accordance with law or custom, are called …
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer
… home with instructions to go back at her own risk. That's all I need. I don't know what I'm going to do with her every day. She is so bored. Of all the…
ArticleOrigins of major world religions reflected in SA
… into being every month. More than ten million Jews from all over the world observe the Sabbath every week and …
52 STEPS TO HEAVEN
… whole day I had no clothes on. They took me in front of all the prisoners. They cut my hair off, bald." His hair was … "They put me in a cell which is in …
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… Desai and Parvatiben Desai Pragji Desai came to South Africa in 1906 at the age of 22. His goal was to start a … away). Farouk Moosa, Moosa Moosa, and Omar…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… Flora Nwapa - remembered today as Africa’s “literary foremother” - was born on [1] January 13, … attracted these so-called socially inferior groups from all…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 2: The Nuclear Age and the Cold War
… and Commonwealth forces (Australia, Canada, India, South Africa, and New Zealand) had been opposing the Axis in North … of more than 50 million tons of TNT,…
EventChad gains its independence
… the Logone River, the Islamic ruler and his kingdoms were all defeated and a French territory was established in 1946 as part of French Equatorial Africa…
ANC statement on the Heritage Day, 24 September 2014
… and nationhood! Owing to our collective heritage, South Africa is indeed becoming a home for all South Africans! Issued by: Zizi Kodwa National …
EventMourners are shot at Ntuli’s funeral in Thokoza
… of exacerbating it. The renewed violence threatened all efforts for a negotiated peace and a democratic South Africa. …
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
… any possibility of a Black majority government in South Africa at the National Party's Annual Congress in Durban. The … that majority rule was a disaster to…
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
… years in prison. His release followed a call for all political prisoners to be freed, as apartheid was dying. … his dedication to securing freedom and…
EventQueen Victoria of Britain approves Charter for Rhodes
… has approved a Royal Charter creating the British South Africa Company (BSAC). This was the final step in the process … Lobengula had given Rhodes and his…
EventSuppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report
… of Communism Act 44 of 1950: One of the most infamous of all security laws during the apartheid era, it severely … It is under this law that the Communist…
EventA strong delegation of the ANC NEC members arrives at Caculam, Angola
… randomly into the air. According Searchlight South Africa, it was pointed out to all the commanding personnel in the area that the shooting … 1984 Mutiny of…
Chapter 5 - Basotho - Their Last Supper
… of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 Into this sketchy collage which is Lesotho, the … of Lesotho undertook the funeral…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 3 - Afrikaner Nationalism in the 1930s and 1940s by Albert Grundlingh
… not see Afrikaner nationalism in isolation. In the rest of Africa, particularly from the 1950s onwards, a wave of black … the group had to be complete and…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The Early Years at the Rand
… riders. Their customers needed mining supplies of all kinds, and goods to sustain the life of this growing camp … and supplies; transport; banks and postal…
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
… history of the country. The policy of apartheid across all spheres of life, which affected sports as much as anything else, had prevented South Africa from…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… Louis stated that he had heard, ‘that in other countries all persons were free, and there were so many Black people … attempt a peaceful negotiation to…
“Message to Those Staying At Home”: Joint Statement by Dr G. M. Naicker and Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 1958
… must stay on duty. 6. Re: Victimisation. We call upon all workers of all races to be prepared to rally to the support of any … expression by the voteless and…
PlaceComoros
… . It is 3572.4 km from the 'Mother City", Cape Town, South Africa! The Comoros Nation became Islamic in the early 16th … these islands as a trading outpost…
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was declared an illegal organisation, was … it is given as 24 June in Illustrated…