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ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… Name Koni Benson & Asher Gamedze Organisation University of Cape Town Biography Asher Gamedze currently cuts up most … (2007). Title “National liberation is…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… in exile. Klug believed that South Africa was in need of a constitutional democracy that allowed for the majority to be represented by the rulers of the…
BiographyHyacinth Joseph Bill Bhengu
… Hyacinth Joseph Bill Bhengu was on 7th of September in 1919 Ixopo distric in Natal.He attended … while obtaining a bachelor's degree in 1952 the University…
BiographyWilliam Wellington Gqoba
… near Alice, Eastern Cape in August 1840. He was the son of Gqoba of the Cirha clan, who was in turn the son of Peyi, a … he remarked, 'now I know him'. Gqoba…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… From the book: The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South … intention to introduce the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… for the first time women were admitted as full members of the ANC in 1943, leading to the establishment of the ANC … ranging from the question of Army…
BiographyRichard Feetham
… His father was the Reverend William Feetham, Vicar of Penrhos, Raglan, England and his mother, Mary, the eldest daughter of the Venerable Archdeacon William…
BiographyDr Sathasivan “Saths” Cooper
… (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa. He was the eldest child of Alimal and Appasamy Cooper. Cooper matriculated from … A. degree at the at the University…
Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan
… Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan …
ArticleLineages of Freedom: a Celebration of Culture and Shared Ties
… Lineages of Freedom: a Celebration of Culture and Shared Ties …
Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa
… Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa …
BiographyBarbara Anne Hogan
… Convent School. She then registered at the University of Witwatersrand where she obtained a degree in Development Studies. While at Wits, Hogan joined a…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June … 1979 as a national organization to represent the interests of Black school students…
Chronology
… 1935 May , Joint Select Committee of Parliament tables the Representation of Natives Bill and the Native Trust and Land Bill October , …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… 1940 Dr. A.B. Xuma is elected President-General of the African National Congress (ANC). Walter Sisulu joins … African Convention (AAC) special session…
BiographyDevikarani Priscilla Jana
… family. [i] From an early age Jana developed an awareness of the unequal society she was born into, stating in her book … system. [iii] The family was…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… The struggle for a shorter workday, a demand of major political significance for the working class dates back to the 1800s. On 7 October 1884, the Federation…
Questions of a worker
… Questions of a worker …
ArticleCountries of Africa
… Countries of Africa …
METHODS OF STRUGGLE
… METHODS OF STRUGGLE …
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… In 1940, Alfred Xuma was elected the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), and a period of greater action was introduced. Xuma was still…
ArchivePress statement on the Industrial Conciliation Act following a joint meeting between the Federation of S.A. Trade Unions, The Western Province General Workers Union, The Food and Canning Workers Union and The African Food and Canning Workers Union.
… Press statement on the Industrial Conciliation Act following a joint meeting between the Federation of S.A. Trade Unions, The Western Province General…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… Race and ethnicity have been and still is at the heart of South African history, politics, society and economy since … African population into three main…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interests of university and college students…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… Nelson Mandela. On 20 and 21 December the first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) was … this event. All parties agreed to support…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… Introduction December 16 looms large in the history of South Africa. Today in the new South African it is celebrated as the Day of Reconciliation between…
The Hunter-Gatherers of Southern Africa: Summary
… believe that the San people were the descendants of the original Homo sapiens who lived in South Africa for at … AND THE EUROPEAN SETTLERS: Europeans arrived…
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… The indigenous inhabitants of Australia The continent of Australia was settled about 60,000 years ago. Before … and an 'inferior race'. The Aborigines…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… and Indians were denied the right to parliamentary representation. White political domination was maintained through the election of national office holders…
ArchiveThe arch agitator of the Union by Shula Marks, 31 January 2019
… To mark the centenary of the founding of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' … most of Natal under the newly amended Riotous Assemblies Act. Champion, who…