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ArticleThe World and South Africa when Nelson Mandela was born
… was born into a world of war, revolutionary upheaval and a worldwide influenza pandemic. In July 1918, when … Allies - Great Britain, France, Russia - in…
ArticleSouth African History Online and Southern Methodist University Partnership Project
… a semester, students undertake research, develop writing and analytical skills, and meet virtually with SAHO researchers who support their … Previous…
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), and a period of greater action was introduced. Xuma was still moderate, and called for the unity of…
Archive...of slips and clues and kneeling Blacks, and little Transkei kings ...
… ...of slips and clues and kneeling Blacks, and little Transkei kings ... …
ArticleGrade 5 term 1 timeline: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… Africa 15 CE Khoikhoi herders migrated southward and converted many San to herding which weakened … in the summer rainfall regions. They initially lived…
Glossary: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… Islam : the Muslim religion, based on belief in one God and revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah Kingdom … in detail Slave : a person who is…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… Its primary justification was that of sanitation (Dison and Mohamed, 1960: 24). 1894 The Glen Gray Act, passed by … in the Cape, restricted the ability of…
Early Resistance, the 1913 Land Act and deputations to London
… that affected all black people. The SANNC sent petitions and deputations, but were not able to prevent the passing of the Land Act. Another deputation was…
Black South African Poets of the 1970’s and their Publications
… Poet Critical Writings and Interviews Publications Date Keorapetsi Kgositsile The … Serote by Duncan Brown In Theoria: Jounal of Social and Political…
The Durban Moment: Revisiting politics, labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s
… The Durban Moment: Revisiting, politics, Labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s. 22-24 February, 2013 Rhodes … early 1970s when Durban became the location…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Workers, New Unions
… From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic NEW … work. This section traces the rise of the…
The ANC and the Women’s League
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner One day when I got up to go to work it … pastures, and yellow (it was not…
BiographyMrs. N. Parenithama Pillay
… in 1913 . She informed Indian workers in the mines and railways about the injustice of the three pound poll tax, and persuaded them to suspend work. The…
EventIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded under Clements Kadalie
… The Industrial and Commercial Union later renamed the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) was founded by Clements … African language but used…
BiographyPetrus Linda Jabane (Lion of Chiawelo)
… the ranks of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK). He received military and political training at Novo Katenga in Angola. Jabane … in appreciation of the contribution made…
ArchiveApartheid laws and regulations: introduced and rescinded
… Apartheid laws and regulations: introduced and rescinded …
ArchiveTrade union organisation and health and safety
… Trade union organisation and health and safety …
BiographyThomas Mbeki
… known of his background except that he was Xhosa-speaking and born about 1900. About 1924 he enrolled in the Communist … Africa (CPSA) night school in…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
… From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos I talk … Thiong Today, just over a century after the…
ArchiveB and S Struggles
… B and S Struggles …
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… is dealt with in another chronology. Boer women, children and men unfit for service were herded together in … all over the country, the camps ceased to be…
BiographyMildred Lesiea
… Kensington. Her father, Sello Ramakaba, was from Lesotho and grew up in Ladybrand in the Orange Free State (now Free … also from Ladybrand. Francina’s mother…
Adriaan Vlok and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… This article was written by Virginia Boswell and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project … Adriaan Vlok and the Truth…
Thoko Phillip Mamogobo
… popularly known as ‘Thoko’, was born on 6 May 1933 and raised in a village situated about 110km from Polokwane, … He was the first of three sons born to…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 1 - People, Politics and Ideology by Malegapuru William Makgoba
… From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education The1950s and 1960s in South Africa were marked by the…
ArchiveBlack and white artwork of workers and army
… White poster with black and white drawing. No wording. … Black and white artwork of workers and army …
You and your marriage: minors and marital power
… some of the ways a married woman is seen by the law and what her rights are … You and your marriage: minors and marital power …
Chapter 1 - Interpreting the Character, Role and Significance of SASO AND SANSCO
… the appropriate framework for the analysis of SASO and SANSCO is not a given and by no means obvious. Hence, it is necessary to make … With reference to the…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - The World The Workers Made
… From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic So … and profit were the aim, with as little…
Crisis of capitalism: The Great Depression in the USA and its wider impact in terms of the emergence of fascist economies and states
… Crisis of capitalism: The Great Depression in the USA and its wider impact in terms of the emergence of fascist economies and states …