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ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
During the 1930s there were attempts by African workers to organise and reconstruct all fragmented African trade unions into a large federation of non-racial…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
GANGEN-GEORGE PONNEN - SPEAKS OF HIS LIFE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRADE UNION, POLITICAL AND NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN HIS COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA. I was…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
In the 1940s the ANC rejuvenated itself and began to work more closely with the SACP, putting behind the antagonistic relationship between the two parties in…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
The history of the struggle against racial oppression and exclusion in South Africa is inextricably intertwined with the struggle of workers against…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
Introduction The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa…
Key people involved in Defiance Campaign
A selection of documents related to the Defiance Campaign
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy Chapter 8 Into the Fifties: Defiance Mass trials and mass action characterised the next two decades. The …
ArticleConstitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, was drawn up by the Parliament elected in 1994 in the first non-racial elections and approved by the…
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…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
1960 1 January, Minister of Bantu Education assumes control of University College of Fort Hare.African students are prohibited from attending formerly "open…
Prominent South Africans Indians
This is an ongoing project and we welcome contributions from the public. Politics and Labour Adam, Feroza Asmal, Kader Asmal, Mohamed Asvat, Abu…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
The Significance of Indian Opinion by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie Department of History, University of the Western Cape Address to Conference on the Alternate…
Hinduism
Hinduism What do Hindus believe? Hindus believe in one god that appears in different forms. Source: www.theholidayspot.com Hindus believe in one God, or…
Mandela: Message to India
South African History Online Mandela: Message to India 18 June 1994 [On the occasion of an India-South Africa Solidarity Meet to discuss the post…
1947-Joint Declaration of Cooperation
 1947 "Joint Declaration of Cooperation" Signed by Dr A.B. Xuma, President of the African National Congress, Dr G.M. Naicker, President of the Natal…
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
< Menu page < 3. Formation of the NIA | 5. Convulsions in Natal > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War…
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
Indian immigration into Natal brought with it strained relations and severe problems and conflicts between the White colonists and the new arrivals. Within a…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
The majority of Indian South Africans are the descendants of indentured workers brought to Natal between 1860 and 1911 to develop the sugar industry in this…
Report of the Coolie Commission of 1872
On 13 February 1871, the Red Riding Hood sailed from Durban with the first group of repatriated ex-indentured workers for India, arriving in Madras on 10 April…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the event © Baileys African History Archive (BAHA) Tom Petrus, author of 'My Life…
ArticleList of victims of police action, 21 March, 1960 (Sharpeville and Langa)
Sharpeville Funeral, 13 April, 1960. Source: Peter Magubane / The Drum Archive / african.picturesCasualties in SharpevilleBakela, WiggiBeshe, JamesBessie,…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
International responsesThe Sharpeville massacre was reported worldwide, and received with horror from every quarter. South Africa had already been harshly…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
16 December 1959 - At the annual African National Congress (ANC) conference, Chief Albert Luthuli declared that 1960 would be the "Year of the Pass", with a…
ArticleHow Unique was Slavery at the Cape?
The first slaves arrived at the Cape in 1658, despite Jan van Riebeeck's several prior attempts at requesting slaves for the settlement from the Heren XVII. On…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
Documentary Photography is not encouraged because I think it threatens the core of what this country is about. It’s a very powerful medium, it touches on…
Documents
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Bonani Africa 2010 Photographic Festival Conference: Papers and Abstracts
Beyond the Racial Lens By SAHO and the conference organisers In Defence of Social Documentary Photography by Jon Soske The Bonani Africa Conference…
Conference in pictures
Please forward this page to other photographers by using the send to a friend tab View photographs by Jenny Altschuler from the Bonani Africa 2010 Conference…