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BiographyAlex Tikana
Anger at the unilateral imposition of state policies and attempts to appoint pliant pro- Kaizer Matanzima, (chief of the Thembu people) headmen resulted in…
BiographyAbraham Mogale
On 27 February 1958, banishment orders were made out for three key Bahurutshe figures - Abraham Mogale, Kenneth Mosenyi and David Moiloa. Abraham Mogale was…
Chapter 15. The African Worker-A Policeman and Pair Of Handcuffs Always Waiting - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… governments have introduced various methods to "persuade" Africans to become labourers for Europeans. In the nineteenth … the per capita annual income of…
Siyanqoba Bafana-Bafana Siyanqoba!!! Siyavena Bafana Bafana Siyavena!!!, 3 June 2010
… The African National Congress joins all soccer loving Africans, and South Africans in particular by hosting the ANC 2010 FIFA World Cup … of through song and…
After Apartheid - Social Identities in the New South Africa Vol. 1
… Many South Africans are struggling to come to terms with the new … the precepts of global capitalism. The majority of South Africans are contributing more…
ArchiveCourt Transcript of statement from the Dock of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… could be settled through peaceful discussion and that Africans could advance gradually to full political rights. … But White Governments remained unmoved,…
‘Wash Me Black Again’: African Nationalism, the Indian Diaspora, and Kwa-Zulu Natal, 1944-1960 by Jon Soske
… framework that focuses on either Indians or Zulu-speaking Africans. As a result, Natal’s African/Indian racial dynamic … created the basis for transcending…
BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
His Majesty, King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II was born on 2 May 1938, in the Village of Salang in the Mountain District of Mokhotlong in the…
BiographyDr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy
Dr Somalingum (Leslie) Ponnusamy was born in Durban on 1 September 1958. He was the youngest of four sons. The family resided in Sea Cow Lake and later…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… to Orlando. A number of those who volunteered were wealthy Africans who could afford the added costs of relocation like … site-and-service schemes in Moroka…
Zulu Community
… it is estimated that there are more than 45 million South Africans, and the Zulu people make up about approximately 22% … the settlements by legally…
Chapter 5 - Who would deliver us from oppression? Gumede and African politics in South Africa,1921-1927
… or Coloured, but all are and must be known henceforth as Africans’, JT Gumede, 1923. INTRODUCTION This chapter … where many of his fellow-leaders had not,…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Freedom Day celebrations, Bisho Stadium, Eastern Cape, 27 April 2007
… the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished guests, Fellow South Africans: Once again, our nation has come together, here in … their determined struggles and efforts…
Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
… number that ought to be deeply etched in the minds of all Africans. For during 1912 achievement parted ways with pride … had come. On January 8, 1912, the…
EventMinster of Justice, Pelser defends the banning orders on eight leaders of SASO
… popularity that these leaders enjoyed among Black South Africans. The reason for the popularity of the BC movement … Apartheid state that sought to subjugate…
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… Congress (ANC), serious tensions emerged as South Africans expressed their anguish over this loss. The … appeal for a peaceful day of mourning, urging South…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… the Unlawful Organisations Bill which it felt was aimed at Africans. To read the statement on this meeting click here. … of the ANC in Natal, Albert Luthuli…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indian community Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 April 2014
… SANCO, Mr Roy Moodley, Brothers and sisters, Fellow South Africans, I greet you all on this blessed day, Good Friday. … remain paramount and uppermost in the…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… English and the Afrikaans. On the other hand, most South Africans had had no say in the introduction of the republic - … Help-U-History Grade 12 . Cape Town:…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… the racial and ethnic categories used to describe South Africans are constructed and based on the false ideas of … us that all humans share a common ancestry…
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… international movement against racism in South Africa. 1947 – Drs Naicker and Dadoo, and Dr Xuma, president of the … out in Durban when impoverished and…
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
… 1944. PREAMBLE WHEREAS Africanism must be promoted i.e. Africans must struggle for development, progress and national … White men to control and dominate…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the interfaith commissioning service for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Cape Town, 13 February 1996
… great consequence to the future of our nation. All South Africans face the challenge of coming to terms with the past … been confounded by the capacity and…
85. Charter for Change, 1981
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai One … Indian Council Charter for Change, declare…
PlaceGugulethu Township
… in South Africa. In accordance with the Act, many Africans, Coloured and Indian people from inner city areas … to new suburbs, often far from their places…
EventZulus attack Indians in Durban
… and communities were on the receiving end of the attacks. Africans or Zulus in particular, were responding to … and landlords, being prominent in providing…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo
… This study deals with political resistance amongst South Africans of Indian descent in the city of Durban. The … during the 1980s, solidarity between Indians…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… and part of its overall policy of separateness. South Africans were required to register as members of one of four … The law also nullified interracial…
EventCharles Nqakula , Minister of Safety and Security and Chairperson of the SACP, is born
… of home affairs. Nqakula caused an outrage among South Africans in June 2006 when he responded to opposition MP's in … was being done to counter crime), when…
EventBanning orders served on NUSAS leaders
… against laws decreed to limit the freedoms of Black South Africans at mainly English-medium universities . As a student … addressed issues of significant…