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ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… The increasing social unrest in South Africa that swept through the country in the 1980s, and the changing geopolitical circumstances on the … Negotiations…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… Explore some of the key moments and events that have helped shape the course of South African Communist Party. Follow the links for more detail. 1870 William…
ArticleElizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan
… Elizabeth Davenport: A teacher and member of the Black Sash by Cole Morgan Abstract Elizabeth Davenport has been an integral part of the Black Sash movement…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… The Mfecane - known as the Difaqane or Lifaqane in Sesotho - was a period of … and demographic transformation in southern Africa during the early nineteenth…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… 1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina …
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid South Africa in the mid to late 20th century. During this…
ArticleWomen in the Cities and the Resistance Movement
… Abrahams, L., (2005). Married to the Struggle. Worchester: Diana Ferrus Publishers.|African National Congress, (1980). The Role of Women in the Struggle…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… prison. 27 townships declared unrest areas in terms of the Public Safety Act No 3 of 1953. Gazankulu: Immorality and … No 6: Commenced: 4 March 1988…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… In July 1967, the University Christian Movement (UCM) held its founding … with about 90 clergymen and students in attendance. The congress elected an…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, … hospitals, using White beaches or try…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… Dr Monty Naicker called for strength in resistance, citing the example of Patrice Lumumba of the Congo who, he told a meeting of the Queensburgh Indian…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… The 1960s witnessed the banning of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the Sharpeville … boarding school and one of the few remaining private high…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1990-1999
… During the 1990s, behind-the-scenes negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that … Linnegar, J. (2004), Every Step of the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… Indian South Africans timeline 1900-1909 1900 The East London Mayor's Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees from war in the Transvaal and the…
Legislation, Dissent, and Violence in Sophiatown under Apartheid
… Abstract This article traces the major segregation laws in South Africa that acted as precedent for the 1954 Native Resettlement Act. This apartheid law ……
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… that there are many links on this site which deal with the depth and breadth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa. This Grade … the form of…
ArticleJohannesburg the Segregated city
… experienced a surge of building activity, and by 1898 the present fabric of the city centre had already been defined. Most office and … Orr School, the…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… The content of this article was taken from the book A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression … which control the presence in or movement in and…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… Timeline: 1940 - 1949 1940 Within a year of his joining the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), Dr Yusuf Dadoo's role as an activist in the Non European…
Mission Stations - M
… to King Mswati II who was also known as Mavuso. He invited the Rev Allison to establish a mission station at Mahamba in 1844. The incident mentioned here by…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… Like all other Black ethnic groups, the Coloureds also fell victim to segregation and repressive … by Colonial and successive governments since shortly after…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… by a series of dynasties until 1911 and from 1368 to 1644, the Ming Dynasty ruled over China. This was the last native Chinese dynasty. [2] The word ‘Ming’…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… Artefacts in a site known as 'Gemsbok' in the north of the Orange River near present day Oranjemund is dated to this … for 100 pupils. Until…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 12) A Charge … or hostility, he said, but economic boycotts, political strikes,…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass action characterised the next two decades. The …
ArticleList of uMkhonto weSizwe Operations
… Information in this list was drawn from press reports and the Annual Surveys of the SAIRR. These are not MK records. There are probably omissions and errors,…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider the historical moment in which resistance photography in … in the 1940's…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… < Menu page < 6. The Moderates' Eclipse | Conclusion > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 7. Events leading up … The…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… 1940s The oldest Human Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) jumps from … Washington-based study in May 2003. Some sources say that the jump of the disease from…
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 3) The Broederbond … who were anxious to defend the Afrikaans language in…