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Oath of office as sworn by President Nelson Mandela at his inauguration
… Oath of office as sworn by President Nelson Mandela at his …
ArticleWomen protection and representation in South Africa after 20 years of democracy
… and representation in South Africa after 20 years of democracy …
Black Consciousness a Critical, Relevant and Liberatory Angle of Vision by Lerato Seohatse
… Consciousness a Critical, Relevant and Liberatory Angle of Vision by Lerato Seohatse …
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 … was still a cautious…
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… The 52nd African National Congress ( ANC ) National … Conference took place from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. This…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much larger world. Therefore, what happens in the 'North' has a huge…
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 customs…
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…
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 ……
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Introduction We are not dealing with sets of statistics. We are talking about people of flesh and … able to feed their children. [1] -Archbishop Desmund Tutu…
ArchiveCape Western Region Fact Paper on Work of Dependents Conference presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1972
… Cape Western Region Fact Paper on Work of Dependents Conference presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 18 October 1972, … Cape Western Region…
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… Sleeping giant is stirring: Farmworkers in South Africa , the farmworker population in the Western Cape make up the highest number of workers in South Africa…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications
… The Azania Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) was formed in … around 1983 by Roseinnes Phahle and other individuals of various broadly leftist political…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, argued that the Germans was superior to all … purity' and used the word 'Aryan' to describe his idea of a 'pure…
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…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma ascended to the South African presidency on 9 May 2009 on a wave of popular euphoria fuelled by voters and fellow party … [1] Yet…
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… By the 1950s, Harriet Bolton began to help with organising work in the unions. From the late 1960s Harriet Bolton was an executive committee member of TUCSA…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… to Biko's inquest, magistrates had declined to examine the interrogation methods used, and had attributed detention … deaths to natural causes, suicides or…
South African Prime Ministers from the National Party
… South African Prime Ministers from the NP (equivalent to the position of President today): Following constitutional reforms in … South African Prime…
ArticleThe Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
… After the fall of Port Natal Port Natal Andries Pretorius arrived from … 1838 Pretorius took over leadership as Commandant-General of the Voortrekkers in…
ArticleKhoisan herder society in the Later Stone Age
… settlement when food became scarce in their area. Who were the herders? The first herders, or pastoralists, in southern Africa were … but also called…
ArchiveJoint Press Conference, Department of State, 14 May 1981 with Secretary of State Haig and Minister of Foreign Affairs Botha
… Press Conference in the United States, with US Secretary Haig and Minister of Foreign Affairs Botha, regarding the independence of Nambia. … Joint Press…
University of Fort Hare, DR.Mvuyo Tom and CEO of the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Trust, Mr. Dini Sobukwe, cordially invite you to the 8th Robert Sobukwe Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Professor Pumla Gqola.
… University of Fort Hare, DR.Mvuyo Tom and CEO of the Robert Mangaliso … Sobukwe Trust, Mr. Dini Sobukwe, cordially invite you to the 8th Robert Sobukwe…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… John Langalibalele Dube was born at Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal on 22 February 1871 … is believed that his mother gave…
ArchiveA Festival of Musical Cultures
… White and blue poster. University of Cape Town Faculty of Music, notice of a festival at Jameson Hall, University of Cape Town. List … A Festival of Musical…
S.A shipwrecks and the National Heritage Resources Act
… The National Heritage Resources Act , no. 25 of 1999, aimed to introduce an interactive and integrated … preserve national heritage resources. It also…
ArchiveCost of apartheid: GST
… title in red and black letters. Black and white artwork of men, sweating, pulling a rope dragging a large platform with bags of money, initials GST and…
ArchiveAnnouncement!: Notice of referendum
… Maroon and white poster. Notice of SRC referendum. Artwork of a scroll with pen and ink at bottom. List of Polling Stations, Roving ballot takers and…
ArchiveKate: one of many
… White poster with black letters. Notice of vigil against detention, with poetry, music and speakers. Artwork of hands bound with barbed wire clutching piece…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… From the book: All That Glitters by Emilia Potenza Between 1921 and 1936, the number of Africans in the cities increased from about half a million … than…