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ArticleThe Interim South African Constitution 1993
… control over the military. The Interim Constitution or transitional Constitution was mainly intended to provide … in negotiations was called the “Interim”…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… of equal rights for “civilised” men, irrespective of class or race. Abdurahman failed. Facing a challenging environment, … and most Coloured voters either…
Insurrections I,II and III: Music as Ancient as the Future by Samuel Hove
… Schouw did wonders. Each of the muusicians got a moment or two to shine: Bolton, Khota, Dlamini, Ali and Ghoshal … some of the most brilliant lines are in…
ArticleLenin’s implementation of Leninism in Russia and the changes made
… working conditions existed with no work breaks or time off. Children born to parents from the working class … communism were recommended for expulsion from…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… ruled out as recipients of services, as property owners, or participants in administration and political activity. … needed in the White areas. With hardly…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… proved to be the hour of birth of the African Political or People's Organisation (APO) as it was later known. Its … However, for neither the British colonial…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… South African history as either the Mfecane (IsiZulu) or Difaqane (SeSotho) which literally means "forced dispersal" or "forced migration" because the…
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…
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.
Article50 Facts on Africa
… such as The African Origin of Civilization, Civilization or Barbarism and Black Africa. Mahmood Mamdani (1946- ) … Swahili in Africa. It is most commonly…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… leaders of the students’ movement were either in detention or had fled the country. When schools reopened in … not only the character of students and…
Zulu Community
… Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of homelands or 'Bantusans' denied Zulu people South African citizenship … in 1497, and thus named the area Terra do…
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts 1600s-1800s
… extracted from the earth and land that is rich in gold or diamonds can has been the cause of conflict between groups …
Independent Electoral Commission
… fair elections in which every voter is able to record his or her informed choice. MISSION STATEMENT The Independent …
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… could be barred from holding office, practicing as lawyers or attending meetings. The Act, later extended through the … Act, sanctioned the banning…
ArchiveNatives (Prohibition of Interdicts) Act, Act No 64 of 1956
… The Act was to prohibit the granting of interdicts or other dilatory orders of court having the effect of staying or suspending the removal or ejectment of…
Fourthly, as to the NATIVE QUESTION
… process. Equality before the law includes laws, programmes or activities that have as their object the amelioration of … those disadvantaged on the grounds…
Black ViewPoint - The New Black by Bennie A. Khoapa
… is the white man. Blacks must either move towards or away from him. But his presence is not nearly so crucial … deem necessary, including, when expedient,…
ArchiveIntroduction by Howard Barrell
… In it, there seemed no solution to either the government's or the militant opposition's strategic hiatus - save via a … other revolutionary movements,…
Constitution of the ANC Youth League, 1944
… (c) Secretary: (i) He shall call all meetings by letter or any other approved method. (ii) Shall take and keep the … (iii) He shall read the minutes of a…
”Policy of the Congress Youth League.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in May 1946
… propaganda against nationalism which is dubbed, designated or dismissed as ‘narrow', 'barbarous', 'uncultured', … of this sinister propaganda and con…
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
… On 7 June 1893, M.K Gandhi , later known as "The Mahatma" or "Great Soul" was forcibly removed from a whites-only … segregation did not only affect where…
The Struggle Over Land, The Basotho lose out
… to one of 3 main Sotho groups, the Fokeng, the Koena or the Tlokoa. Each group consisted of a number of chiefdoms, … to him by working for a time on his…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… is passed, and prohibits “adultery, attempted adultery or related immoral acts” between black and white people. The … Government to repeal all discriminating…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
… were often called ‘rain kraals’ and located at the back, or just behind their homesteads. These locations are part of … heritage site of interest is the…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)
… lost many of its supporters who were Christian converts or followers of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey?s … mark the end of the organised black trade…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… the Zuid Afrikaansce Republiek Pass laws in the Transvaal, or South African Republic, were intended to force Black … from an employer, a magistrate,…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… 1900 The local fruit market is moved to the Juma Masjid or Grey Street Mosque. 1903 Bishop Charles Constance Jolivet … not yet disclosed whether the delegate…
PlaceAbaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape
… to Sishen. The name means 'red body'. Definition: Track or set of tracks which do not belong to the railway … of a railway enterprise so that an industrial,…
His Life and Legacy - Oliver Tambo
… happy and traditional childhood. From as early as three or four years old, young Kaizana was learning the essential … in industrial society, it was not…