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ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
… Native National Congress (SANNC) - which changed its name to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1923 - did not … from Nyasaland (now Malawi), the ICU…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… and white minority rule and the establishment of a new democratic government led by Nelson Mandela and a new state subject to a new constitution. The…
Insurrections I,II and III: Music as Ancient as the Future by Samuel Hove
… had it that the Insurrections Ensemble was working on a piece loosely based on Aime Cesaire’s version of the Tempest for 2015. It has been hard to say that…
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
… Newspapers or publications by African people played a critical role in giving them an alternative space to articulate their views. The emergence of a number…
ArticleThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 1995
… 90s and the country’s transition from repressive rule to democracy in 1994, South Africa witnessed the … Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995 which…
ArticleLives of Courage
… of the certain liberation movements’ archives. While a number of major initiatives have been undertaken to write this history, we have yet to sufficiently ……
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… Historical Context Nelson Mandela traces his lineage back to the Thembu Chief Nxeko, one of the early Thembu Kings who ruled over Thembuland, a territory…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… the primary medium of instruction. The Society imported a printing press and began to produce their first publications, initially in Xhosa, such as an…
ArticleHuman Rights and the South African Constitution
… Africa, including the government, and all laws are subject to and must follow the Constitution. The Constitution also … of democracy in South Africa' and…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications
… did not shun black consciousness nor find it antithetical to class consciousness – hence the adoption of the name … in the publication titles. Azania Worker…
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… The cornerstone of the Group Areas Act of 1950 was to prevent interracial contact ‘as far as possible’ [i] , … had on identity was profound and manifested…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… assaulted an African youth. This incident resulted in a wave of violence, starting at the Indian market and soon … of Durban and reached Pietermaritzburg by…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… nine provinces is rich in diverse heritage that belongs to all South Africans. Heritage can be tangible or … heritage includes things we can see and touch,…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… recalcitrant colonial regimes. Thus, between 1945 and 1965 a significant number of African countries gained independence … Ghana became the first African…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… Office and Zimosa school. 2 August, UWC students convene a meeting to express solidarity with the students of Soweto and decide to embark on a boycott of…
ArticleOliver Tambo Speeches 1971-1979
… 1971 Statement by OR Tambo to the People of South Africa on the 10th Anniversary of … Congress ". Lusaka, 8 January 1972 1973 " Black Reaction to Apartheid:…
ArticleThe Basotho
… In the early 1800’s there was a great deal of migration and upheaval in Southern Africa, mostly as a result of the Mfecane. There were a number of conflicts …
ArticleSignificance of the Congress of the People and the Freedom Charter
… of the People and the Freedom Charter was the climax to a decade or so of multifaceted and creative resistance to white minority rule and domination by a…
15th Anniversary of 1922 Rand Strike - South African Worker, 27 February 1937
… Communist Party Calls Mass Demonstration to Commemorate", South African Worker, 27 February 1937 The … can be proud of and that we shouid not allow to slip…
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
… My intention is to show aspects of village life through photographic images. These are just fragments of a much bigger picture of rural life; basic elements…
ArticleWages Commission
… Durban activist academic Rick Turner, who challenged them to put theory learnt at university into practice. These and … less than half of the Poverty Datum…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… 18 February The German colony of Cameroon falls to French and British forces after 17 months of fighting. 21 … February–19 December The Battle of Verdun…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… around 20 000 demonstrators gather outside the legislature to hear the ANC’s demands. 18 February 1992: In Working Group … Codesa prescribing the status of…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… Caiphus Semenya is a South African composer, musician, and arranger that became … California during South Africa’s apartheid. In order to appropriately study…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… Africa associated with the Sotho is called Icon and dates to between 1300 and 1500. As with the Nguni, anthropological … between the three groups were only…
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… portrayed within the media. Within South Africa, there is a thriving cartoonist community who take it upon themselves to immortalise our struggle leaders…
Straight Talk - Emilia Potenza
… " We are in danger of losing our history" A recent report on history and archaeology in schools offers … compelling reasons for the teaching of these…
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… left by SASO? The Azanian Students Organisation (AZASO): A summary Following the banning of the South African Student Organisation (SASO) a new student’s…
S.A shipwrecks and the National Heritage Resources Act
… The National Heritage Resources Act , no. 25 of 1999, aimed to introduce an interactive and integrated system to manage … (SAHRA) and Council. The…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
… Letters, diaries, and even old shopping lists can tell us a lot about how people lived, what they thought and how they … not write down their history…