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ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… intention to change the future (Govender). The goal was to organize women around the central issues that passes had been … run primary by males were…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… of any nation when there remain only two choices - submit or fight. That time has now come to South Africa. We shall … without creating a military branch…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… The Khoi-Khoi developed the ramkie, a guitar with three or four strings, based on that of Malabar slaves. They used … people into the shebeens (bars selling…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… Council. 29 March,The state failed to prove that the ANC or the Freedom Charter were communist and thus all accused … There targets were chosen to avoid loss…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… a new rule of law that put masters and their servants more or less on the same footing in the eyes of the law. So when … were sentenced to death, while the…
ArticleNdebele
… - and those with humbler aspirations. Rites of passage or initiation ceremonies are practiced among the Ndebele; … the help of a traditional healer is sought…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
… industrial action on constitutional lines, and”¦not foster or encourage antagonism towards other established bodies, political, or otherwise, of African…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… the idea that all labour whether that of the professional or the manual labourer was equal but also that `the life of a … affiliations. `we are not, and…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Religion and Churches
… Mahomed, Buddha, Confucius, do not sound strange, queer or foreign. This explains our eager and ready acceptance and … 25.A. M. LEMBEDE, "The Conception of…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… well. The Xhosa encountered eastward-moving White pioneers or ‘Trek Boers’ in the region of the Fish River (near … 100 houses, exclusive of huts; the houses…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… in the city of Eridu was called the House of Water, or Enki. He became a major God for the people of Mesopotamia … were not used as tombs. Instead, they were…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… mosques. The impact of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) or the ‘nationalists’, the Transvaal Indian Organisation (TIO) or ‘accomodationists’ and the…
EventTwenty-four Africans from the Graaff-Reinet district appear in the Grahamstown Supreme Court on charges under the Sabotage Act
… the Sabotage Act. It is alleged that they had conspired or incited others to kill White people or police in the Graaff-Reinet district in the Cape Province ……
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… be elected to a newly established State Duma (parliament or legislative assembly). Most revolutionary parties … Soldiers themselves came from either the…
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… Defence Forces (SADF) , a tactical withdrawal by the SADF, or, a stalemate. The battle, or more correctly termed the siege, of Cuito Cuanavale was … from…
ArticleBasotho Wars 1858 - 1868
… period. Mfecane - Zulu name, also known as the Difaqane or Lifaqane in Sesotho), is an African expression which means something like "the crushing" or …
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… slogan 'Izwe Lethu', which means 'Our Land', or gave the thumbs-up 'freedom' salute and shouted 'Afrika!'. … never crossed our minds that they would attack…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… act paid farmers to limit the amount of crops they grew or simply to dig back into the ground crops already grown. … subsidies to farmers who agreed to…
ArticlePoqo
… a socialist African state. The word 'poqo' means 'pure' or 'alone' in Xhosa and the organisation drew most of it's … Rio Donge). Initially the Ruvu camp was…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC) office bearers
… icon on this page if you would like to add a name or biography. ANC Presidents from 1912 - present President …
The Children’s Charter
… work before a certain age. Children should not be beaten or abused. All children should be cared for when sick. …
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… for the performing and visual arts. The ‘Rimpelfees’ or Fringe Festival as category was removed in 2004. Tensions … Northam. End Notes [1] Zebulon Dread…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… as a ‘multi-national’ state comprising of between 10 or 12 ‘nations [2] ; hence the formation of the … light of the constitutional rhetoric about a “non…
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… personifies the Boerejood ? A Boerejood (‘farmer Jew’) or Boerejode (plural) is the term used to identify South … geographical locale is usually either on…
The Afrikaner Bond
… the Orange Free State. Until then, Afrikaners had little or no representation in the Cape Parliament, and the Boers … of Africa’s interests to England and…
Chapter 27. The Police State in Action
… they were doing so peacefully, without signs of violence or revolution. The only Communist M.P., Mr. Sam Kahn, who had … with hard labour if he so much as…
Document 39 - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931
… however, but from the "new leadership" installed at (or rather before) last conference, which really means Com. … in "Umsebenzi" of 4th September last about …
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
… to obtain sexual and other undue advantage from members or others, contrary to Rule 25.5(e) of the ANC Constitution; … representatives and of conduct…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… of pressure to induce a negotiated political settlement? Or were some if not all of Umkhonto’s early leaders prompted … opponents could seize power on their…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… SAIRR arranged for Robert Mclaren (also knowns as Mshengu or Kavanagh) - who was a lecturer at the University of the …