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ArchiveSocial Mobilization and Racial Capitalism in South Africa, 1928- 1960 by Allison Drew, Los Angeles, 1991
This groundbreaking thesis is noted in particular for its study of the origins and evolution of Trotskyism in South Africa
Letter from I B Tabata to Reverend Z R Mahabane
Letter from I B Tabata to Reverend Z R Mahabane regarding the general elections, the Votes for All Assembly, and a conference for African leaders.
PlaceLambert's Bay
Welcome to the seafood hotspot of the West Coast! Lambert’s Bay is known as the Diamond of the West Coast and the crayfish mecca of South Africa. Called this…
PlaceSidwadweni Village, Queenstown-Eastern Cape
Sidwadweni is a little village with about a 150 people for its population, in the Eastern Cape which has produced a Celebrity! Mthatha - Hundreds of people…
ArchiveCHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The Campaign for Participation In The Tricameral Parliament by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
THE POLITICS OF COLLABORATION: THE CAMPAIGN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TRICAMERAL PARLIAMENT
Introduction The first elections to the Indian House of Delegates (HoD) in the racially segregated tricameral parliament took place on 28 August 1984. The…
ArchiveChris Hani : 1942 - 1993 Hamba Kahle
Black and white photo of Chris Hani with green and black border. Black lettering. ANC Logo. Words - died for peace, freedom, votes for all - in red lettering.
ArchiveANC says vote for workers' rights
Yellow poster with black lettering. Election poster for African National Congress. Black artwork of people casting votes and carrying an ANC Flag. Words "viva…
ArchiveApartheid - a vigilant witness
A reflection on photography I intended this book as a documentary to show what life is really like for Africans. The government will probably ban this book…
ArchiveSouth African Commercial, Catering and Allied
White, black and red poster. SACCAWU logo. Title in red letters. Year planner for 1994. Three black and white photographs of protesting workers at the bottom…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu, affectionately known as Ma Sisulu, has been described countless times as a caring and service-oriented individual who spent her…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was founded in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo ja Toivo…
South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999
From 27 April 1994 to 3 February 1997, South Africa was governed by a Government of National Unity (GNU) under the leadership of African National Congress (ANC…
A lighthouse for African womanhood': Inanda Seminary, 1869-19451 by Heather Hughes
… offer 'industrial' courses only (ISP, file1b Committee notes). It was not as well endowed as the Seminar however, …
ArchiveHouses for all!
ANC election poster. Black and white photograph of men building houses. Yellow, green, black and red border. Title in blue letters. Coloured photorgaph of a…
ArchiveVote on the constitution of 99
Drug, Hospital and Health Care Employees Union poster. Black block with title in blue letters. Photograph of women casting their votes. Cream background with…
ArchiveNational Party Election Calendar 1994
Yellow section at top with colour photograph of De Klerk with text "Vote for the builders of a better new South Africa" in official languages. National Party…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… at http://www.blackpast.org [Accessed 15 October 2016] End Notes [i] SAHO, “Hugh Masekela,” South African History …
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… Available at: http://www.africamediaonline.com/ End Notes [i] “Manifesto of uMkhonto we Sizwe,” The Nelson …
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… at http://www.jstor.org/ [Accessed October 25, 2016] End Notes [i] Makeba, Miriam, and James Hall. Makeba: My Story. …
The National Anthem
Words This is the official version of the national anthem, combining Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem / The Call of South Africa Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika …
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
Peter Henry Abrahams Deras (Peter Abrahams) was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg’s largest Coloured and Asian slum, on 19 March 1919. Abrahams is a 'Coloured'…
ArchiveGreat hopes for the Peoples Parliament
It is with a giddy feeling that we, the organizer, have noted the strongly escalating interest in the People's Parliament Against Apartheid . The growing wave…
EventThe highest temperature in the shade is recorded in the Cape
On this day in history, the highest temperature ever recorded in the shade was noted at Goodhouse, in the Cape Province. The temperature reached 47, 8º…
Document 4 - B.M. Kies “The Background of Segregation”, Address delivered to the National Anti-CAD Conference, 29 May 1943
… tyranny. At this stage it might be well to strike two notes of warning. Firstly, when we speak of united front of …
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
As Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans for many centuries the maps that were created were by and large grossly inaccurate. They are still a fascinating…
EventFirst democratic election results for SA
Nearly 20 million people participated in the 1994 election in which the African National Congress (ANC) gained an overwhelming victory during the first ever…
ArticleSouth Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured
SOUTH AFRICA NEEDS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY ON 16 NOVEMBER TO ACKNOWLEDGE ITS INDENTURED LABOUR HERITAGEBy Brij Maharajhttps://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista…
ArchiveReview of Kora: A lost Khoisan language of the early Cape and the Gariep (Unisa Press), by June Bam-Hutchison (Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town)
… point should not be underscored in our times as du Plessis notes that ‘the idea for the project emerged out of many long …
PlacePrimville, Soweto- Johannesburg
In 1904, after the outbreak of Bubonic Plague, near present day Newtown, the African population in the Area was moved to the Farm; 'Klipspruit', twelve Miles…