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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…
ArticleCape Schools Join the Revolt
… together on Wednesday 11 August. Reports from several sources seem to indicate that the decision had not been …
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… despite their ‘low status’, the ‘prize negroes’ were the sources of wealth for many prominent families in the Cape, …
ArchivePhotographer Ernest Cole: Of bondage and freedom – Discovery of trove of negatives a game changer by Ivor Powell (Daily Maverick), 30 November 2017
By the age of 25, when Ernest Cole fled South Africa for exile in New York, he had already cut the template for the way the experience of apartheid would be…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
My paper is about two women who focused on a common ideal, namely, the use of hand labour for social reconstruction after the Second South African War of 1899…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… an Indian woman." 20 Unfortunately lack of adequate sources have prevented me from getting any ideas about the …
Articlehoz tab example
… links between this section of the website and archival sources, so that anybody from the casual historian to the …
Address by Nelson Mandela on behalf of the ANC delegation to the Conference of the Pan-African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa Addis Ababa, January 1962
… guards were posted to protect power stations and other sources of essential services. Saracen armoured cars and …
Dr. Pallo Jordan’s speech at the 20th anniversary of the Bisho massacre, 07 September, 2012
… consequence of encouraging the use of lethal force. The sources of the tensions that led to bloodshed on August 16th …
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
… some will migrate, and thus "export" their capital to sources of cheap labour and land. Certainly, unlike the …
Address at the SANEF Conference on the Media, the AU, NEPAD and Democracy ,12 April 2003
… In time, this Native Opinion was propagated by different sources -new newspapers, the ANC when it was formed in 1912, …
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… from all forms of violence from either public or private sources; d. not to be tortured in any way; and e. not …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1970 - 1978 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… that students would be able to understand the original sources of Islamic law, culture, etc with ease; * to strive …
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai P. S. Aiyar, Leo R. Gopaul and 45 other Indians in…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the launch of the Siyakha Project, Groutville, 17 June 1995
Your Majesty King Zwelithini; Ministers of Public Works, Comrade Jeff Radebe; Members of the Provincial Parliament; Distinguished Guests; Ladies and…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
Date of birth: 29 October 1938, Monrovia, Liberia. Ellen Johnson was born in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, amongst the descendants of original colonists…
Address during the 90th Birthday Celebration of Mr Walter Sisulu 18 May 2002 Mr President, Ladies and Gentleman, Comrades and Friends
We are highly privileged to be able to celebrate the 90th birthday of such a giant and a cornerstone of our movement. Our movement has made its name in the…
!U’S STORY - Photographs 1 - 8
see photos !U's story Part 1: Our home is the Kalahari. We are the !Kung of Nyae Nyae. The Kalahari is a very big desert which takes up almost a third of…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root cause of anti-Asiaticism
P. S. Aiyar, Leo R. Gopaul and 45 other Indians in Durban sent a 'manifesto' to the Prime Minister in March 1927. The document argued that the settlement…
32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
Thursday sees Trafalgar High School, located at the foot of District Six, marking 100 years of existence and according to school principal, Nadeem Hendricks,…
PlaceMpumalanga
Mpumalanga means ‘Place of the Rising Sun’ and is the name given to the new Province in Eastern Transvaal in 1993. It includes part of the old Transvaal and…
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
The name, Dimbaza, an African Town in the former Ciskei, about 11km North-West of King William’s Town (on the road to Alice) and Fort Beaufort! Dimbaza is a…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Congress Youth League Activities
… White South African; further, he claims the right to all sources and agencies to enjoy rights and fulfill duties which …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
Introduction In the previous section, we have learnt about the origins of capitalism, however, we paid cursory attention to the racial character of that…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… by raising dues, soliciting donations from private sources, and contributing some of his own resources. He also … philosophy. Thus his writings drew on an…
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… government. Nevertheless, without several key firsthand sources and testimonies, Eleanor’s escape from Fort Napier … is undeniably significant. …
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of…
Tanzania and its Suipport of Southern African Liberation Movements
The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
It was a struggle to survive in the city. Workers' wages did not keep pace with the cost of subsistence, and most black families lived below the bread line. …