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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…
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
… in the ex-Free State Republic on persons of colour, or 'coloureds', according to contemporary terminology. Indian … lawful marriage of a white father with a…
PlaceSouth Africa
… elements of the Country's history. Individual colours or combinations of theses colours, represent different … to me to be South African, a visitor to South…
Mission Stations - I-L
… SPG IQHIBIRHA , also spelt IGQUIBIGHA, QHIBIRHA, QIBIRA or QUIBEGHA , Middledrift, Cape: UPCM; GMS. May also have … KAMA'S TRIBE , Cape: WMS 1848 KAMBE ,…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… government, Nelson Mandela and also other imprisoned or exiled ANC leaders. On 5 July 1989, Botha and Mandela had … Africa and also requires that where there…
EventCriminal Law Amendment Act No 8 commences
… gaol (prison) sentence, and prohibited the offer or acceptance of financial or other assistance for any organized resistance against the … found guilty of…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… of a new constitution and the composition of an interim or transitional power to manage the transitional period. It … Codesa (1) but also at the significance…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… 1885 , which prohibits Indians from acquiring citizenship or owning property in the South African Republic except in … is passed compelling Free Indians…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… the Dutch if they were not permitted to graze their cattle or build their huts wherever they chose. That same year the … places where the Khoikhoi could and…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… " reasons. The majority sought either material advantage or psychological security. Also, although some groups such as … "Missionary stations are surrounded…
From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 2
… natives, whether farm labourers, factory workers, chiefs or peasants, this revolution means the abolition of all … independence and the opportunity to…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… Violent phrases such as "hitting back with the camera" or "using our cameras continuously as guns" sprinkle the … that in any way challenged the beliefs,…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… of tenure of labour tenants and those persons occupying or using land as a result of their association with labour … The Act aims to “”¦protect labour…
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… studied by archaeologists is made up of 3 parts called K2 or Bambandyanalo, Mapungubwe Hill or MK, and the Southern Terrace or MST. Who lived at Mapungubwe?…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
… within communities might have an impact on whether or not xenophobic attacks occur in certain communities, which … to the dominant ethnic groups in the main…
Poqo political trials and the execution of its operatives in the 1960s
… and persons considered to be either agents of the state or actively involved in the apartheid’s security agencies. … wide range of activities that could…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… being hassled because of their race. They could not shop or stay at the same place Whites could. When traveling they … this time Makeba was recording but had…
ArchiveTerrorist Weapons 2
… 9; (text describing weapons); This chart shows the heavier or more specialised weapons used by terrorist groups. Each group usually has one or a combination…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… raised by herself after her divorce. Head was a refugee, or a “stateless person,” for fifteen years until she became a … her to be involved in the Pan…
DOCUMENT 37. “Black Power--Students Forced to Leave Meeting.” Article in Dome (University of Natal), March 27, 1969
… MARCH 1955, AND INCLUDED AS A PREAMBLE TO ITS CONSTITUTION Organize... or Starve! History has shown that unorganised workers are unable …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… were not elected, but the son would inherit the father or uncle’s leadership position. Traditional leadership was … for the establishment of 10 self…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… negotiations. 16 August, Lonmin says it has lost six days or 15 000 ounces of platinum at Marikana and is unlikely to … workers with an ultimatum that they…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
… to me to be South African, a visitor to South Africa, or even African. So it seems easier to rather explain the … The smell of ‘moer’ coffee over an early…
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 - Introduction
… lives digging dusty archives of some obscure shanty-towns or well-kept Victorian drawers located in fancy castles. … cocktail parties and student-staff…
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… shall apply to the secretary of the nearest branch or to any member of the Congress authorised to receive application fol membership. Such secretary or…
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… mines [writers spell this pidgin as either Fanagalo or Fanakalo. Fanakalo is ‘the correct spelling in Zulu or Xhosa orthography’]. [1] In this essay, several…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… as an “indentured servant.” While filming neither of them or other Black people could stay in the hotels that the rest of the cast and crew were staying or…
Article1960s: The Civil Rights and Black Power movements
… The beginning of the Nuclear Age America dropped Atomic or Nuclear bombs on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and … been living in an Age that is often called…
ArchiveANC Womens League
ANC Women's League salutes Comrade O.R. Tambo. Quote from O.R. Tambo on women's rights. Black and white photograph of O.R. Tambo dancing.
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: his ‘obstinacy and stubbornness’ (Part 2) by Raymond Suttner, 11 June 2018
… never wavered. Nelson Mandela was notoriously stubborn or obstinate, both words that are generally used to connote … that the word may indicate not only “pig…