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ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… These reserves made up only 7% of the land in South Africa and were converted from existing “tribal” areas, … concept of formal racial segregation is unique…
BiographyBenjamin S. Rajuili
Benjamin S. Rajuili was born in the Sotho-speaking Matatiele district of the Transkei in 1915, the son of a schoolmaster. He attended Lovedale and Fort Hare,…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… in accordance with the provisions of the Union of South Africa Act of 1909 , set the scene for a political system … becoming the first prime minister of the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… sporting, cultural, academic and economic boycott of South Africa. March 19, The Pan-African Congress (PAC) announces, … March 21, The bloodiest massacre in…
ArticleSettler Colonialism and Afrikaner Nationalism
… the political, economic and ideological life in South Africa today. SAHO will over time present a series of articles linked to Afrikaner Nationalism in South…
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… 1952 during the Defiance Campaign . Collins was in South Africa during this period, and met with Nelson Mandela , … trial. Reeves set up a Treason Trial …
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… would have profound implications for the future of South Africa. CP leader Andries P Treurnicht, also known as “Dr … Economic Organisations in Japan…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
… at https://www.anc.org.za [Accessed 29 October 2014]|‘Africa Day Protest in Cape Town’ from the Cape Times , 16 … in the ANC, 1950-1990’ in The Road to…
BiographyS. S. Tema
S. S. Tema was a Dutch Reformed minister who was a founder and later president of the quasipolitical Interdenominational African Ministers' Federation. On the…
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
… and the national liberation struggle in South Africa: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South…
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the term sometime in 1884, and it … were slow to realise the benefits of…
BiographyDaniel William
Daniel William Alexander was born in 1880 in Port Elizabeth, the son of a West Indian father and an African mother. Ordained as an Anglican minister, he later…
BiographyPious Goodman Mei
Born in 1912, he joined the African National Congress in 1936. As an organiser for the Congress of the People and organising secretary of the African Textile…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… as Political Affairs Officer in the Section for Africa and the Middle East. 1956 November, Reddy is political … Committee of Trustees, United Nations Trust…
ArticleThe Order of the Baobab
… Baobab is part of the many rich legends and mysteries of Africa. It has probably been more often described than any other tree in Africa for among other…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid South Africa in the mid to late 20th century. During this time, … his people and help bring an end to…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… and minoring in History with focus on the areas of Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Currently active in working … carry out grassroots health and education…
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… of apartheid through the history of photography in South Africa, the South African government's censorship laws, and … what it means to engage in resistance…
ArticleThe San
… The San, the first people in South Africa The earliest hunter-gatherers in southern Africa were the San people. The San were also known as … that is now…
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… 16 marks the commemoration of National Youth Day in South Africa. This is the day the country reflects on the massacre … incident triggered widespread…
ArticleGrade 12 - Forms of civil society protest emerged from the 1960s to 1970s
… us contextualise the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa in the 1970s. Also, it is impossible to understand what happened in South Africa (the …
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in … to help the Boers fight the British. The USSR and South Africa…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… 1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories that came to be known as South Africa. The Union is founded…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu
… , first Black Archbishop of the Anglican Church in South Africa , Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, and chair of the … of his part in the transition to…
ArticleThe Empire of Mali (1230-1600)
… learning in the Islamic world, and the greatest library in Africa at the time [xlviii] . The Sankara Madrassa is … and 700 000 manuscripts, making it the…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… Cape in 1652 through the creation of the Union of South Africa and the period between the formation of the Union and … and New Zealand. Slavery and early…
Ida Fiyo Mntwana
Ida was born in 1903 and worked as a dressmaker. She was the first president of the African National Congress Women’s League and a leader of many mass women’s…
Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize
Bertha Mkhize was born in 1889 in Embo, near Mkhomazi. Her father, an ox wagon driver, died when Bertha was about four years old. After his death her family…