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ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… the beginnings of a flowering of literature by black South Africans, as a generation of mission-educated Africans came of age. 1941 HIE Dhlomo published a…
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Albert John Luthuli
… on the brutal oppression of the majority of South Africans perpetuated by the policy of apartheid, but the … international prestige and increased economic…
BiographyRas Thomas Mokoka
Ras Thomas Mokoka, originally resident at Mabieskraal (Pilansberg), Rustenburg District, [Western] Transvaal [now North West Province] was banished on 19…
BiographyStanley Basil Lollan
Stanley Basil Lollan was born in Johannesburg in 1925, he became one of the few significant coloured activists in the Transvaal in the 1950s. A clerk by…
BiographyDavid Thlolanyane Mabe
David Thlolanyane Mabe, originally resident at Mabieskraal (Pilansberg), Rustenburg District, Western Transvaal [now North West Province] was banished on 26…
Brett Eloff
Brett Eloff is an independently employed professional photographer, residing and working principally in Johannesburg, South Africa. He began his career in…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 3: The Scramble for Africa: late 19th century
… life more convenient. Because the iron tools allowed Africans to flourish in their natural environment, they could … which Europe could make money from. Due…
ArticleBiography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… a childhood no different from the majority of Black South Africans at the time. Her family of seven fought to get by on … ‘To whom it may concern’. In it,…
ArticleThe Order of Mapungubwe
… corners of the globe - symbolise the achievements of South Africans all over the world. Rising sun - the new dawn …
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… with the aim of fighting for the rights of black South Africans. The organization was renamed the ANC in 1923. While …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… reported to have been hit by stones - and more than 200 Africans were shot down. The police also have said that the … public meetings. The police and army…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… In his address Xuma queried the justification of denying Africans equal rights given their loyalty of service to their … meeting to protest against the…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… (Kronos Vol. 9, 1984). Christopher Saunders, ‘Liberated Africans’ and labour at the Cape of Good Hope in the First … Studies, UCT, 30.03.1983). Christopher…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… and allowed elections in the Bantustans. Black South Africans were offered collaborator candidates who were chosen …
”Policy of the Congress Youth League.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in May 1946
… in Egypt, in Persia and several other countries. Among Africans also clear signs of national awakening, national … cardinal principles: 1) Africa is a…
BiographyAaron Sipho Madondo
Aaron Sipho Madondo, the last of 11 children in his family was born on 6 August 1958 in Mofolo South, Soweto. He began his primary school education at Gugu…
BiographyNadirshah Ardeshir Cama
… Transvaal. It was similar to the pass laws hated by the Africans and the Criminal Tribes Act in India which was …
BiographyElizabeth Komikie Gumede
Recorded as one of the most tortured women political prisoners under the apartheid regime, Elizabeth Komikie Gumede was born in 1921. Gumede served as an…
BiographyMary Thipe
… Zuma in 2016. This award is specifically given to South Africans who have contributed to the liberation struggle, … Brand South Africa. (2016). South…
BiographyDr Morris Zwi
South African born, living in London for the past 22 years. He began working in social documentary photography through his need to 'bear witness' and to record…
BiographyRobert Mokwena (George Sello)
Robert Mokwena, also known by his guerrilla name as George Sello, was born on 4 April 1952 in White City Jabavu, Soweto in the Transvaal (now known as Gauteng…
BiographyLetlapa Mphahlele
Letlapa Ngoato Mphahlele was born on 8 December 1960 in Rosenkrantz, Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) to Radikubu and Nkone. He grew up in the village of…
BiographyAdam Small
… with their learners about the oppression of Black South Africans as they analysed his poems. Prof Small is …
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… under the Afrikaner government’s policy of “forcing Africans to develop along their own lines”. Like the leaders … bar. Indeed the similar experience of…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… surrounding Grahamstown had populations of Black South Africans designated by the Urban Areas Act of 1961 for the … things she did was attend the funerals of…
ArticleZulu
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The … it is estimated that there are more than 45…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… Assembly United Nations Organisation West Minister London Africans South Africa Protest against [proposed] … territory was under Article 22 Covenant League…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… of the struggles for the emancipation of many South Africans remained unchanged. Malema and Shivambu felt they … A clarion call to Economic Freedom fighters…
Turning-point elections in South Africa, 1910 - 2009
… that the right to vote be enjoyed by Coloureds and Africans in the Cape Province (currently Eastern, Western and … election gave expression to the majority…
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… use on the first day of the democratic elections. South Africans have embraced this new flag with its vibrant colours. It has helped to unite South Africans…