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ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
Finding the area ones ancestors came from is a daunting task. To assist the searcher, the table below has been created. The table distinguishes between the…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
The 1960s witnessed the banning of both the ANC and the PAC in the aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre. In response to the banning, both parties were forced…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
This article was written by Baruch Hirson A Short history of the Non-European Unity – An insider's view Where is the Non-European Unity Movement? The Non…
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 politicians…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
‘Strijdom, you have tampered with the women, You have struck a rock.' So runs the song composed to mark this historic occasion. By the middle of 1956…
List of Speakers: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa conference
Name OrganisationAyanda Dlodlo Barry GilderMISTRADumiso Dabengwa ZAPUGraca Machel TBC Janet CherryUniversity of the Western…
A Message to Every Voter from the African National Congress, April 1958
This message was published early in April 1958, before the general elections. Sir or Madam, You may be surprised to receive this message from the African…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner, the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape and now administrator of the two…
The Cape Northern Frontier
The San © www.safrica.info In the late 17th and early 18th century the Dutch at the Cape Colony only had contact with the Khoikhoi and San peoples. The Dutch…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
9 July, The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's nominee to the Young Committee. Albert…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo…
Danny van der Merwe
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The Bill of Rights
The original numbering, as it appears in the South African Constitution, has been retained here, hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
1910 Anti-Indian Legislation: The Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. This furthers discrimination against Indians. Anti-Indian…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
THE PEOPLE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF THE NATIONALISTS. OUR POLITICAL LINE OF ACTION. Our mass political line of action is inspired by our historic National…
ArticleOral tradition and indigenous knowledge
Written documents are very important sources of history. Letters, diaries, and even old shopping lists can tell us a lot about how people lived, what they…
Indian education in Natal
1865 A report? Native Schools 1865? states that these were day and evening schools.Á‚ There was a Mr Earl?s school on the Isipingo plantation which was…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
By 1895 Britain was getting more confident about taking action in South Africa. Joseph Chamberlain was appointed Colonial Secretary. He joined forces with…
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) announced its formation on 27 July, 2013 in Soweto. The party was formed by former ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Background - "The Road to Reconciliation." South Africa experienced numerous human rights challenges during the apartheid era. The White-dominated government…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
We have already examined Lenin's policies, lets briefly examine Stalins. The impact of the policies is examined in the table at the end. Stalin: The First…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter
Adopted at the Congress of the People, Kliptown, on 26 June 1955 We, the People of South Africa, declare for all our country and the world to know: that…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
Introduction The Tricameral Parliament, a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979
Segregationist Legislation Timeline, 1856-1979 from the 1856 - 1910, Masters and Servants Acts to the Industrial Conciliation Amendment Act No 94 of 1979 which…
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
1. What Shall We Do Now (Hindustani) Ab tum hi kaho kya karna hai Ab kaise paar utarna hai Ab kaise paar utarna hai (Now tell me what we should do How…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its traditional reliance on tactics of moderation such as petitions and deputations. In…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
1910 February 26, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi supports the African Peoples’ Organisation (APO) resolution to declare the day of arrival of the Prince of…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
The telling of the history of South African Intelligence Agencies is somewhat hamstrung by the fact that people from these agencies do not want their stories…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1869-1948
Introduction Gandhi’s life saw many changes in the world. From the peak of the British empire to the beginning of its dissolution he lived through it and…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
This article was written by Jerry Saena and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract: Ruth Heloise First was a…