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BiographyDurant Basi Sihlali
… of drawing on imaginative interpretations of traditional African sculptural forms. Instead, Sihlali worked from … of the time and insisted on representing…
Devout domesticity? A century of African women's Christianity in South Africa by Deborah Gaitskell
… by Cherryl Walker By at least the turn of the century, African churchwomen across the denominations and throughout … around Christian concepts of sexuality,…
BiographyJabu Sithole
… in forming local community organisations around rent, housing and transport issues. Sithole joined the African National Congress (ANC) in Lesotho in 1979 and…
ArchiveSouth African Students Movements History
… and secondary school students came together and formed the African Student Movement (ASM), later becoming the South African Students Movement (SASM). The…
The 1994 South African Election by Phyllis Jordan
… for the first time. I say “most” because up to 1936, African men in the Cape Province had a limited franchise. One … the pass system and restrictions on…
BiographySuliman Moosa Esakjee
… of Bantu Education, the threat of removals from Western Areas and local grievances. Esakjee recalls the link between the COP campaign and the Anti-Western…
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… in 1960; Rising : To the occasion of the unbanning of the African National Congress and other democratic forces in our … ourselves. Further : Recognising the…
BiographyZwelakhe Sisulu
… When he was nine, he was taken to Swaziland to live with family while his father was an accused in the Rivonia trial … and Integrity in Journalism. Sisulu…
BiographyDorothy Nomazotsho Zihlangu
… Cape Town city centre to Langa Township under the Group Areas Act where she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and later the African National…
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
… New Zealand were being sheltered in his hometown, and the family was warned that there might be reprisals against his … described him as ‘not fit and proper…
BiographyPhumzile John Gomomo
… School. He left school in standard 6 (grade 8), because of family poverty, and subsequently completed his matriculation … 1986 he was part of a COSATU…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… in politics was sparked by what he had observed in various African countries. He was the first person who had kindled an … widespread support in Worcester…
PlaceSouth African Library, Cape Town
… of the two former National libraries: the South African Library in Cape Town and the State Library in … .' South Africa had two National Libraries, the…
BiographyEric Ngcobo
… his work was based on a mixture of tribal mythology and urban life. He won the Gold Medal for Painting at the …
BiographyMongezeleli Ntenetya
… we heard the news of his death. You would think that the family was going crazy, we all thought of the support that he gave to the family. His younger…
BiographyBiddy Partridge
… first began work as a freelance photographer for the South African Council for Higher Education (SACHED). From … the process of relocating to Zimbabwe…
D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo
… D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy …
D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy of apartheid and a new beginning fo
… D.F. Malan speaks on the Group Areas Bill, calling it the most important part of the policy …
BiographyAdams Farid Ahmed
… November 1933, in India he came to South Africa with his family in June 1935. Adams joined South African Indian Congress (SAIC) and the South African…
BiographyNicholas Hlobo
… in 1975 in Cape Town , Nicholas Hlobo grew up in a Xhosa family and attended university at the former Technikon … as a visual artist as another way of…
BiographyJosias Ratshilumela Madzunya
… Party meetings.In 1947 he became a member of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1951 he allied himself … he was endorsed out of Johannesburg.He…
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
… Throughout his time as an undergraduate, his knowledge of African history has increased at a higher rate than any other … Bridgewater State, she has taken 3…
BiographyMotsamai Keyecwe Mpho
… Motsamai Keyecwe Mpho was born to a peasant family in Maun Bechuanaland (now Botswana) on 3 February … Reverend Anderson, a welfare officer at the mine. When…
BiographyRica Hodgson
… into the mainstream Congress Alliance led by the African National Congress (ANC) . She travelled around the … most of the movement's printed material for…
ArchiveIntroductory essay: The African Communist
… A scholarly introductory essay on the periodical The African Communist … Introductory essay: The African Communist …
Constitution: South African Students' Or
… Amended version of "Draft Constitution" of the South African Student's Organisation … Constitution: South African Students' Or …
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: Report
… on the leadership training seminar organised by the South African Students' Organisation … South African Students Organisation: Report …
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Draft Constitution
… Draft African National Congress Constitution to be adopted at the … African National Congress Draft Constitution …
South African Students Movement Constitutio
… The constitution of the South African Student's Movement adopted at King Williams Town, … South African Students Movement Constitutio …
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… became an independent member of the Commonwealth 1912 African National Congress was formed. 1913 The Lands Act … apartheid laws are passed. The separation of…