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The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… South Africa's industrial achievements are often pointed to with considerable pride — sometimes by outsiders, but more … bank, there is no doubt some…
The Bill of Rights
… at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the … rights. 3. The rights in the Bill of…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… Selborne, High Commissioner of the Transvaal. In letter to J. C. Gibson, Gandhi refuted the charge that South African … the Transvaal Satyagraha Fund…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… Africans are the descendants of indentured workers brought to Natal between 1860 and 1911 to develop the sugar industry in this province. A complete list of…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… Gandhi. September 4, M.K. Gandhi leaves for England to study law. He was excommunicated from the Modh Vania caste … 1893 April, M.K. Gandhi leaves for South…
ArticleThe 1913 Women’s anti-pass campaign in the Orange Free State
… of South Africa was established in 1910, there was already a foundation for pass system. However, over time men and … Free State particularly Bloemfontein…
Why protect worker’s rights?
… The exploitation of workers was a feature of life in South Africa for decades. Apartheid thrived on cheap labour: workers had to contend with the migrant…
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… Was the system of indentured Indian labour "a new system of slavery"?as Hugh Tinker entitles his book? … In ancient times, for example, under the Romans, a…
State of the nation address by the President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela
… who, by their thoughts and deeds, gave us the right to assert with pride that we are South Africans, that we are … these we shall find an Afrikaner woman who…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… First Five- Year Plans (1928-1933) Stalin believed that a strong economy needed a strong country. He felt that industrialisation was the key to achieving…
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… with whom he read Arnold's The Song Celestial. Invited to read the original Gita with them. He had never read the … the middle of June. February 20, Gave his…
The Afrikaner Bond
… founded in 1880 in the Cape Colony , which had reverted to English rule in 1806. The Bond was launched as a reaction to the alienation of Afrikaners by the…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… Historical Context to Paul Kruger 1825 Paul Kruger is born to Casper Jan Hendrik … Kruger collects signatures to object to the appointment of a military…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great number of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… for world history in general. Gandhi’s campaigns forged a new form of struggle against oppression that became a model for political and ethical struggles in…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… How cases reach the Constitutional Court A case can reach the Constitutional Court in a variety of ways: as the result of an appeal from a judgment … or the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… settle in South Africa for the first time and begin to further colonize and trade with the Khoikhoi at the cape, … of the country Nguni and Sotho groups…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… The need for a controlled labour force: Indentured Labourers There is an … the SAHO site, webteam please select an image from there to insert in this section…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… the apartheid state When the Nationalist Party was elected to power in 1948 by a minority of the white electorate, their platform promised … He was then…
Women’s Resistance Against the Pass Laws
… pioneers of the movement, others were lost, but all left a heritage of struggle upon which the younger generÂations … words, the formation of the ANC was a…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… Slaves at the Cape were forced to carry passes. This made it easier for their owners and the … landowners to survive.The colonial government turned a blind…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… 1879 -1896 In the 1870s settler and colonial determination to bring Blacks under firm political control had undermined … and independent African groups under…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… To understand what effects WW2 had on the nature of the fight … movements began to rise in Africa. In colonies with a growing number of settlers, the demand…
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… Federation of South African Women founded in 1954 and was a federation of affiliated women’s organisations that opposed … that helped run successful protests…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
… any new practice or idea, there were many initial problems to work through. In this case, it was discrimination and a lack of acceptable working conditions…
ArticleLenin’s implementation of Leninism in Russia and the changes made
… information on the Russian revolution and the change to a Communist state in Russia, we have already touched on … conditions were improved with working hours…
ArticleSita’s story
… piece of land, untouched by the then racial laws. It was a hard life for my parents. There were no proper roads to go into the city. If it rained there was…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940 - 1949 1940 Within a year of his joining the Communist Party of South Africa … raises his profile in the Communist Party. He is…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… With special reference to the campaigns in Britain by the Anti-Apartheid Movement … South African Olympic Games Association (SAOGA) was a full member of the…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
… Abrahams, L., (2005). Married to the Struggle. Worchester: Diana Ferrus Publishers.|African … Pretoria: Unisa Press.|South African History Online, (n/a)…