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ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… his death and acknowledges the contribution that he made to Mozambique and her Independence. Machel was a revolutionary leader of the Mozambican liberation…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… 1923 the National Party (NP) and Labour Party (LP) formed a pact to win the general elections held in the Union of South … National Party (HNP) under the…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… of university and college students. NUSAS was open to students of all races. At the organisation first inaugural … students internationally inspired the…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… and being ignored during 1910 and 1911, delegates to the South African Native Convention (SANC) decided to call a meeting in Bloemfontein on 8 January 1912…
ArticleThe Grey Street Mosque, 1880-1930
… from Gujarat on the west coast of India. Roughly 10,000 to 15,000 of indentured workers were Muslim, as were most of the 4,000 ordinary migrants.2 Indians…
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… For some time there had always been a question in peoples' minds as to why the government had allowed the Congress of the People … precautions, those…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… of an Apartheid State, it took time for the world to take notice and action. That said, one year before the … in May 1989, the African National Congress (ANC…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
… copy of the last page of the Treaty of Vereeniging, click to enlarge and view other pages Industrialization and British … of mining magnates like Cecil John…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… 1960 21 March , In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the … resistance in South Africa.” 28 March, The ANC calls for a nation-wide…
‘Ubuqaba’ and ‘UbuGqobhoka’: Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens by Rachel Fenton
… Reading Zakes Mda’s Heart of Redness through a Post-Developmental lens Rachel Fenton ‘Politics and the … theorists , specifically – but not limited to …
Christianity
… Christianity What do Christians believe? Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph. Source: atschool.eduweb.co.uk Christians, Jews and…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
… But debates among historians about their relationship to formal political formations continue to rage. In light of … of the elections in 1948. The…
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… countries. The Khoisan were the first modern people known to inhabit East Africa. They are followed by Cushitic people … as their religion. The Swahili…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… 1970, the South African Communist Party (SACP) convenes a special meeting. Apart from members of the Central … the meeting. Dadoo plays an important role…
ArticleCape Schools Join the Revolt
… The school students in Cape Town reacted to the news they heard of events in Soweto. A teacher at one of the Coloured schools was later to write: … been a…
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… in history. Without change there would be no progress. As a result, historians are concerned both with identifying … some might focus on political…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and 16 June – The birth of a new generation
… and Black people’s ‘heroic achievements', made a deep impression on many university and high school … As early as the late 1960s, university students, who…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… Frederick Willem de Klerk announced the results of a referendum in which only white people were allowed to participate. The aim of the referendum was to…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… of clashes historically known as, Frontier Wars date back to 1779 when Xhosa people, Boers, Khoikhoi, San and the British clashed intermittently for nearly a…
A new class struggle
… plantation owners desperately petitioned the Governor to introduce Indian labour. While people such as Harry … the number of Indian landowners (farmers). In…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, which encouraged a resurgent Zulu…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the role played by women in the struggle … for freedom. It is often overlooked that…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… Bessie Emery was the first black South African woman to publish a collection of short stories. [i] She was also described as a passionate and invested woman…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… the uMkhonto we Sizwe and disappeared into exile. Nearly a decade later, on the 26 October 1984, Johnson, now known as MK member Tom Livingstone Gaza, died…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… of History, University of the Western Cape Address to Conference on the Alternate Media to Commemorate the … of Indian Opinion, 4 June 2003, Durban On 4 June…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… portion of the paper. At the end of the paper there is a short exhibit of his work. Key Words : Lefifi Tladi, Exile, … In Sweden, Tladi apprenticed under…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… government recognized that HIV and AIDS had the potential to become ‘a major problem’, even though there were few reported … the huge challenge of taking…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… territories, remained in force after Union. They made it a criminal offence to breach the contract of employment. Desertion, insolence, … and Registration …
ArticleBiko’s imprisonment, death and the aftermath
… the wake of the urban revolt of 1976 and with prospects of a national revolution becoming apparent, security police … was detained in Port Elizabeth and on…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… books lean heavily towards white political development to the detriment of studies of the history and interaction of … seen as subordinate to men. Women's…