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Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… ‘Mbizo’ Dyani was a jazz musician who performed during the apartheid era. He played for almost his entire career in … at the age of 39. Dyani actively fought…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid South Africa in the mid to late 20th century. … sense of unity amongst his people and…
ArticlePort Elizabeth the Segregated city
… Contents 1910-1950 Apartheid ideology and implementation from 1950 Conclusion … in ‘White’ areas subject to a permit system which Apartheid legislation…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… to refresh your memory about what you learnt in Grade 9. Apartheid in South Africa The National Party come to power in 1948 and governed the country…
ArticleGrade 12 - How SA emerged as a democracy from the crises of the 1990s
… During the 1980s, the apartheid government came under increasing internal pressure. … system of governance tampered with, but did not challenge apartheid…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… of the struggle for liberation in South Africa. [3] Apartheid managed to endure forty-six years in South Africa … critically elaborate on the intimate…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… One of the key instruments used by the apartheid government to neutralise political dissent was the … rate. The revolt threatened to derail plans to…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… that was founded to unify the hundreds of Anti-Apartheid movements occurring in the 1980s. Female leaders … Ncube, along with working class women,…
Biography of Abdullah Ibrahim by Chance Overby
… African jazz musician who was frequently oppressed by the apartheid regime in South Africa. As a Coloured man in South … voice for oppressed people to help…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… Assembly: United Nations must take Action to Destroy Apartheid Delivers a speech: Comments and Observations on … for a United Nations Security Council…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… used her success to shine a light on the ugly truths of apartheid government. She utilised her voice to sing … in exile she became very outspoken about her…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… of South Africa. The church supported the system of apartheid, which institutionalized separation and … the World Alliance of Reformed Churches for its…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… employed in Durban, had come out on strike. South Africa’s Apartheid Government and its White capitalist allies were … of basic human rights and racism that…
ArticleFrontline States
… The collapse of apartheid and the advent of democracy in South Africa was … were formed in 1970 to co-ordinate their responses to apartheid and formulate a…
ArticleEnuga Sreenivasulu Reddy Timeline 1924 - 2020
… He is appointed Secretary of the Special Committee against Apartheid. 1966 E.S. Reddy is Appointed Secretary, Committee … 1976 Reddy becomes the Director of…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… South Africa's racial policy and the UNO South Africa and apartheid was placed on the agenda of the United Nations for … of people of Indian origin living in…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… women faced harsh oppressions in the workplace during the apartheid era of South African government. Together, the … the creation of trade unions and…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… white population of the country. A manifesto outlined how Apartheid would be implemented in practice which was enforced … points in South African history,…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
ArticleQuotations by Oliver Tambo
… Africans, free and united in diversity." "It may be that apartheid brings such stupendous economic advantages to countries that they would sooner have…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… experienced numerous human rights challenges during the apartheid era. The White-dominated government committed … the Truth and Reconciliation Commission or…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
… importance on controlling imagery. As we have seen, the apartheid regime extensively legislated against inflammatory … of South Africa, not only because of…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… period from the 1960s to the early 1990s. The Coming of Apartheid Key to understanding this period is the National … election in 1948 and the process of…
ArticleClassroom: Educational sites for learners and educators
… to the South African schooling and FET College community. Apartheid museum, understanding Apartheid The website hosts a supplement for educators and learners…
ArticleHostel Dwellers Association (HDA)
… organisations. Embedded in its flag and T-shirts were anti apartheid statements such as ‘Away with Apartheid’ or ‘Unite Families, Away with Apartheid’. Other…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… often used as platforms for building new ones during the apartheid era, [ii] so to understand those which famously … the legislation preceding that which…
ArticleAfrapix
… – Comrades with Cameras A history of a South African anti apartheid Documentary Photography Collective Afrapix, a … a socially informed school of documentary…
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
… in order to protect himself against several provisions in apartheid law. His parents, Geelbooi Magoqwana and Bettie … the backdrop of the National Party’s…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Key Words : Can Themba, Apartheid, Writer in Exile, Drum Magazine Born : 1924 … people by. He also wrote about the brutalities of the apartheid regime in…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… in both South Africa and America Key Words: Miriam Makeba, Apartheid, Civil Rights, United Nations, Manhattan Brothers, … in South Africa sixteen years…