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ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… Women at the start of the 20th century It is only over the last three or four … felt bitter and disappointed about the recently passed Natives Land Act (1913…
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… operated on the understanding that prisons were places of punishment which was mainly executed through forced prison labour. By the late 1800s, the idea of…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… (ANCYL). 1959 Zuma joins the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and becomes actively involved in its … Party (SACP). June, Zuma is arrested …
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid … wrote many works that conveyed the suffering and anger of…
'Opening Address' at Annual Conference of the South African Indian Congress by Dr. S. M. Molema, 25 January 1952
… Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am deeply conscious of the signal honour it is to be asked to open this 20th … that was robbed and ruined by such…
"Opening Address" at Annual Conference of the South Afri­can Indian Congress, by Dr. S. M. Molema, January 25, 1952
… Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am deeply conscious of the signal honour it is to be asked to open this 20th … that was robbed and ruined by such…
”The Future of the Bill”. Editorial in August 15, 1894
… and, usually, he exercises that power on the advice of his Ministers. The way the Native Bill has been passed … in regard to the Bill dealing with the lands…
BiographyKgosi Abram Ramotshere Moiloa
… Pogiso Moiloa, a key figure in the Bahurutshe resistance of the 1950s, took office in 1932 at the age of 22. He went up ‘to standard five [grade seven] level…
BiographyCyril Matamela Ramaphosa
… (now Gauteng) on 17 November 1952. He is the second of the three children of Erdmuth and Samuel Ramaphosa, a retired policeman. He grew … detained for 11…
Launch of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… Umkhonto we Sizwe logo 16 December 1961 is seen as the date of formation because Umkhonto performed its first acts of violence on this date. Popularly called…
Michael Shivute
… Shivute was detained on 16th June 1969 under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act and was held at the Ondagwa police cells in South West … less than 24 hours…
Report of the Coolie Commission of 1872
… Red Riding Hood sailed from Durban with the first group of repatriated ex-indentured workers for India, arriving in … 10 April with 382 passengers on board…
Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa.
… Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. …
Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa.
… Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa. …
Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa,
… Minutes of the meeting of the Workers' Party of South Africa, …
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)
… Background On 1 April 1997, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) was established with a membership of around 515 000, becoming the second…
BiographyMapetla Frank Mohapi
… Mapetla Frank Mohapi was born in the rural village of Jozanashoek, Sterkspruit in the former Transkei (now … on 2 September 1947. He studied at the…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 … of apartheid, laws such as the Suppression of Communism Act hit unions hard. Black…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
… M. Xuma and Mr. M.M. Kotane. IT WAS DECIDED: "That minutes of the last Executive be deferred until the arrival of the … directing a boycott of all elections…
ArticleThe impact of the War on Agriculture and Land
… in South Africa received a major stimulus as a result of increased demand inside the country and a growing export market. The war had reduced the role of…
BiographyJohn A. Mavuso
… times as a messenger and a shopkeeper. He was a member of the African National Congress national executive committee … in the Alexandra branch in…
BiographyPiet Mokoena
… State [now Free State Province], was a strong supporter of Paulus Howell Mopeli,also a banished person, and was alleged to have undermined the authority of…
BiographyAbraham Mogale
… when he was dismissed for misconduct involving the copying of confidential documents from the files of the Native Commissioner (NC) of Zeerust [North West…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… 1919 Formation of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Africa (ICU). 1924 Introduction of Industrial Conciliation Act. 1941 Formation of the…
BiographyBlanche la Guma
… 1927 in Athlone, Cape Town, Western Cape, the youngest of five children. Her parents were actively involved in local … mother, Sophia Herman, was active in…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… a strangely ambiguous role in the history and affairs of the region. On the one hand they were driven by a strong … and social changes which would improve…
BiographyPieter Arnoldus Beyleveld
… at farm schools. He joined the army at the outbreak of World War II, when many of his neighbours were violently opposed to South African … he was jailed in…
ArchiveRobert Gabriel Mugabe (1924 – 2019): A tragedy in three acts, Simon Allison, 6 September 2019, South Africa
… Robert Mugabe was an ordinary mortal like the rest of us, albeit one who shaped and twisted an entire nation in …
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan Abstract Elizabeth Davenport … in the Senate in order to pass the Separate…
BiographyGopallal Hurbans
… Indian schools in the Tongaat district and was chairman of the Natal Vigilance Committee which protested against the Group Areas Act. He was Vice-President…