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Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, 23 October 1932
… Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, …
To fully reconcile The Boer War is to fully understand the ‘Black’ Concentration Camps by Peter Dickens (The Observation Post),
… many Afrikaans speaking white people in South Africa the narrative of what in South Africa is called ‘The 2nd Anglo Boer War’ (or just shortened to ‘The Boer…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke … he did make a desperate attempt to escape. Whatever the truth, it is clear that…
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… in King Williams Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). It … the file on the …
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… WHILE THIS EXHIBITION AND CATALOGUE purport to mark the centenary of the founding of the South African Society of Artists (SASA) in 1902, it is … A New Date…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the 19th meeting of heads of government of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… The date, December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought a battle for survival against…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… The Afrikaner ideal of a republic South Africa only became a Republic on the 31st May 1961 , but the formation of a Republic had been the dream of many … The…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… The New Constitution was negotiated between May 1994 and October 1996 in the country's first democratically elected convention, the Constitutional Assembly…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… Introduction During the late 1970s and early 1980s the issue of drawing up a Workers’ Charter became a leading item on the agenda of the South African labour…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… South Africa's racial policy and the UNO South Africa and apartheid was placed on the agenda of the United Nations for the first time in 1946 by India ……
The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… Johannesburg, Poert Mzwakhe Mbuli, UDF concert 1989 The State of Emergency's continued bannings and repression only led to reveal the fact that the apartheid…
ArticleWomen’s Role in the Negotiations by Nicole Dellaportas
… was written by Nicole Dellaportas and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Women’s Role in the Negotiations Women…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… The Great Trek and the advent of the Mfecane The origins of the battle are a matter of considerable … Origins of the Battle of Blood River 1838 …
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…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and student revolt in the Cape
… After the government crackdown on political organizations in the early 1960s, new organizations emerged to fill the political vacuum. A movement based on the…
ArticleThe Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Brief History
… The overthrow of Portugal’s Prime Minister, Marcello Caetano, on 25 April 1974 hailed a watershed moment for the former Portuguese colonies of Mozambique,…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… To understand what effects WW2 had on the nature of the fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa we need to look at the climate just before WW2…
ArticleThe Nile river and its influence on settlement
… ‘Not only is the Egyptian climate peculiar to that country, and the Nile different in the way it behaves from rivers elsewhere, but the manners and … The…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… essential supports for Afrikaner nationalism, and from the 1870s onwards they were used to mobilise Afrikaners, and after 1914 to achieve political power…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… and a much larger world. Therefore, what happens in the 'North' has a huge impact on what happens here. For this section, it is important to understand the…
ArticleThe Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
… After the fall of Port Natal Port Natal Andries Pretorius arrived … Pretorius took over leadership as Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers in Natal. He…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… The Eastern Cape is regarded by many as the cradle of Black resistance against White oppression. After the defeat of the Xhosa by the British in the frontier…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, argued that the Germans was superior to all other races. Hitler became … How did the Nazis construct an Aryan…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… South Africa's vast mineral wealth was discovered in the late nineteenth century, there was a general belief that … destitute, similar wealth that had drawn…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… Introduction Afrikaans, one of the official languages, together with English, during South … Apartheid era, often occupies a politicised space as the ‘…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… of South African policy long before Apartheid started. The notorious 1913 Land Act , passed three years after South Africa gained its independence, marked…
ArticleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
… The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa , 1996, was drawn up by the Parliament elected in 1994 in the first non-racial elections and approved by the…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… The 1970s period was a watershed for youth politics in South Africa. The South African Student Organisation (SASO) was gathering … Schools. However, it was…