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ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… alleviated all the inequalities, despite its aim to do so. What is a Customary Marriage? In South Africa a customary … and wives in particular. Women were…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… the way for the Boers to establish their control over what came to be called the Orange Free State. The Orange Free … the use of most of their fertile land…
ArticleThe death of Samora Machel
… him. He gave instructions to his Cabinet and Party what had to be done if he failed to return. The plane crash … ahead and to the left of the left of the…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… would take on the form of a union or a federation. What the shape of the South African economy would take and … to the South Africa Act, specifically to…
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… The group was made up of only Whites because they had the right to vote and make an impact. The first year was spent by … Farewell with love .’ (Black Sash)…
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
… not to be denied their South African birthright nor their right to participate in their own liberation. During March, 1 … Mangope regime; this in spite of…
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… AND DUTIES OF MEMBERS A member of the ANCWL shall have the right to: 5.1.1 Take a full and active part in the … of the ANC Women's League in the Province. 10…
ArchiveSteve Mokone: the striker who broke the apartheid barrier
… battle for custody of their daughter, who had been born in 1966. Mokone was, by then, a respected academic, while Maaga … few September days. Good men do…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… Bosiu. 1833 The Baralong under Chief Moroka II settle at what was later known as ThabaNchu. 1846 Major Henry Douglas … hospital, the Volkshospitaal , is…
ArticleKora
… such as the Towenaars (Sorcerers) and the Regshande (Right-handers). Where the first Chief Kora lived is unknown, … river and the Baster communities. They…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… nothing would prevent you from exercising your hard-won right to elect a government of your choice. Your patience, …
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… Bushman art because most of it was created by the San. What did the artists paint? Ancient rock artists painted … in the Western Cape, and he is holding a…
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
… against the new legislation that was violating the land right of Indians in South Africa. During that time she was …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… was staged in Africa. Five African nations vied for the right to host the FIFA World Cup 2010 when South Africa …
PlaceWarden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
… The N3 passes right through Warden on the route between: Johannesburg and … The N3 passes right through Warden on the route between Johannesburg and …
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… A people's history must therefore examine not only what happened, but how those events have been represented - … of extreme drought, providing scientific…
BiographyIsaac Williams Wauchope
… against the colonialists. This war followed a series of what is known as frontier wars in the Eastern Cape , whereby … literature but also recognized the…
BiographyDr. Abu Baker Asvat
… ‘All people all over the world have certain rights and the right to a home is one that no government can deny. Until … Lenasia Times, March 1984.|Biko, Steve…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
… What is Communism? Communism is a social, economic, and … workers and peasants as they demanded immediate change in what became known as the October…
The Life and Politics of Steve Biko by Yunus Momoniat, November 2014
… of separate development. The Nats went about untangling what little pockets of integration and proximity there were … of Natal Non European section (UNNE) at…
PlaceFish Hoek, Cape Town
… heads southwards to Sunny Cove. Fish Hoek Galley, situated right on the Beach offers a restaurant and take-aways and is a prime whale watching site to view…
ArchiveApartheid Super Spy, Craig Williamson’s Trails of Death and Destruction: The Scandinavian Connection, (Responses to recent exposures in Jyllands Posten) by Prithiraj Dullay
… There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what is not true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. As a black S African, I must ask…
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
… or Unions as might be willing to espouse the cause of right and fair treatment of colored races. (5) To educate … or State control; (14) To originate and…
Archive"Racism, Apartheid and a New World Order": Speech in Acceptance of the Third World Prize on Behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 5 May 1986
… They decreed that none shall speak of anything except what the gaolers permitted to be said; that none shall act … to be the truth. They, on the other hand,…
Freedom for Namibia by Toivo Herman Ja Toivo (1968)
… to show that this Court had no jurisdiction to try us. What they had to say was of a technical and legal nature. The … here in Pretoria. You, my Lord,…
Document 2 - Against the C.A.D. for Full Democratic Rights [1943]
… know that you will reject the C.A.D. as soon as you know what it means; but that is not enough, FOR WE MUST ALL REJECT … A BRAKE ON OUR ADVANCEMENT TOWARDS…
Address by President Jacob Zuma on the occasion of the release of the 20 Year Review: South Africa 1994 to 2014, Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House, Pretoria, 11 March 2014
… democracy in our country. It is an occasion to reflect on what has been achieved in our country over the past twenty … we enjoy freedom of movement and of…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-business summit 30 March 1994
… of news reports on the debate the fundamental issue that what we have now is an interim arrangement is all too often … powers as a means of accommodating the…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
… of news reports on the debate the fundamental issue that what we have now is an interim arrangement is all too often … powers as a means of accommodating the…
62. Congress defends its stand on the colonisation scheme
… oppose it as its policy. 2. The Congress also reserves the right to reject the Agreement and to withdraw its … those present, all except two, felt that co…