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ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least … At the Boschhoek concentration camp for Blacks,…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
… Domestic Workers in South Africa. Colum. J. Gender & L., 2, p.61. [xxii] Cock, J. 1980. Maids & madams: A study in the … Domestic Workers in South Africa…
Chapter 4 - ‘SASO on the Attack’ : Organisation, Mobilisation and Collective Action
… and within the broader society that were noted in Chapter 2 meant there was much that aroused student anger, resentment … in Athlone, near Cape Town (SASO,…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… and establish his authority away from his father. [1] This is how groups expanded their kingdoms, in which all … to leadership, this was kept in check by…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… to Unity which is adopted by the AAC’s National Executive. 2-11 August, In Alexandra, the local bus company increases … at anti-pass demonstrations up and…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… influential South African female Coloured writers. Figure 1 Image source Bessie Emery was born on 6 July, 1937 in an … Head: Unpublished Early Poems."…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… Omar Hajee Amod Jhaveri is elected its first President. 1-3 June, The third national conference of Indian … at the annual conference of SAIC in January 1928…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… The ANC in exile issued its 8 of January Statement. 1 August, J.B. Marks , political activist and trade unionist, … spreads to other parts of the country…
ArticleInsurrections Ensemble
Can you create music that can find a home on both sides of the Indian Ocean beyond the cliché of “fusion”? Are Indian forms compatible with their African…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first …
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath of the Sharpeville Massacre, in 1960, signalled the…
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
The town of Marikana, formerly known as and still sometimes referred to as Rooikoppies (red hills), is based in Rustenburg, in the North West province of South…
“Exodus without a map”: What happened to the Durban moment? by Edward Webster
… Consciousness and the White Left. Dissent. March/April, 1–4. Webster, E. 1979. A Profile of Unregistered Union … Harare: University of Zimbabwe…
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… education, she refused to enroll at bantu colleges. [1] Journalism Career Sikhakhane-Rankin began … wrote many articles on the social effects of…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the Second Annual Raymond Mhlaba Memorial Lecture, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 12 October 2009, Port Elizabeth
Programme Director, Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Council Judge Ronnie Pillay; Hon Vice-Chancellor and CEO Prof Derrick Swartz; …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… Grade 10 Source Addendum Grade 10 Past Exam Memo Essay 1: What were the causes of the French Revolution? In 1789 the … believed to have been given divine…
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
Robben Island, 7400 Republic of South Africa 3 August 1980 Dear Mrs. Bhalla, I am writing to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Indian…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… nonexistent. Until the later 1950s, houses in Extension 1 had no piped water, electricity or sewage, except for a … also from Gujerat. The centre takes shape…
PlaceRobertson, Route 62
… had a population of 715. In 1875 this number had risen to 1 104, and in 1891 it was 2 121. By 1904 it stood at 3 244, of whom 1 875 were literate. With 150…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… places. Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Preface PART 1: ALIENS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1860-1914 Social situations Introduction 1. The whole Coolies petition the…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… The name changes were approved in terms of Section 10 (2) of the South African Geographical Names Council Act (Act … The 1865 census indicated that Cradock…
PlacePaarden Eiland
Construction of the Marine Drive was started by the Cape Town Municipality, in 1916. This was very different to the Marine Drive of today……….flooding by the…
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… magazine documented the day like this: ‘Johannesburg saw 2,500 women march in silence from Joubert Park to the city … Ruth Foley, Jean Sinclair, Jean Bosazza…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… participate in the activities of the Liberal Study Group. 1 This development is mirrored almost exactly in the African … eagerly awaiting the chance to…
Griqua
Introduction The arrival of the Boers and the colonial masters to the area known as Griqualand West, denied the Griquas the opportunity of following their…
Griqua community
The Griqua people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important influence on the history and…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
Introduction Sharpeville shortly after the shootings © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid…
PlaceHangberg, Hout Bay
… in Journal of Southern African Studies, Volume 31, Number 2. |Macgregor, H. 2010. “Hangberg in-situ Upgrading: … 1.426823#.VfHkT5cYE20 (Accessed the…
ArchivePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… who just want to work to be able to feed their children. 1 –Archbishop Desmund Tutu The following paper seeks to … the scant literature on photography in…
Address of the President of South Africa and the current Chairperson of the G77 and China, Thabo Mbeki at the 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly 19 September 2006, New York
Your Excellency, the President of the General Assembly, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, Your Excellency, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Your Excellencies,…