SAHO global search

… help of Bishop Henry Turner, she decides to stay behind and study further, and duly enrolls at the Wilberforce University in Cleveland. … Black female parole officer for juvenile delinquents, and runs an employment agency for Black women. Maxeke becomes …

… from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the Rivonia arrests in July 1963 was a period of … times, not knowing from day to day who would be arrested and who might be forced into exile. Mandela had come into his own, more assertive, more combative towards the regime and immensely single-minded. By the end of the Rivonia Trial …

… Racial segregation and white supremacy had become central aspects of South … the majority of Black South Africans to live in reserves and making it illegal for them to work as sharecroppers. The … other law aimed at removing these black spots was passed and all Black occupants were relocated to the reserves. …

… into laws concerning the right of Asiatics to trade and acquire fixed property in the Union. 12 May, the Asiatic … into laws concerning the right of Asiatics to trade and acquire fixed property in the Union, submits an interim … menace' was a myth, it recommended voluntary segregation and firmer immigration laws.  The all-white Durban City …

… apartheid in South Africa was the  Sharpeville Massacre  and its aftermath. The heavy-handed response of the state saw thousands of activists detained and imprisoned soon after the massacre of protesters on 21 … movements such as the  African National Congress  (ANC) and the  Pan Africanist Congress  (PAC) were banned and …

… behind-the-scenes negotiations between the government and the ANC gathered pace. As part of that process, the ANC, PAC and other parties were unbanned, hundreds of political activists serving prison sentences were released and many others who were in exile were allowed to return to …

… organizations in later years to struggle for freedom and justice in South Africa. Between 1908 and 1909, constitutional discussions towards Union took place … numerous meetings organized by Africans, Coloureds and Indians to protest the Whites-only exclusivity of these …

… recognition of the Khoi-San communities, their leadership and structures’. He continued: ‘It is important to remember … brutalised by colonialists who tried to make them extinct, and undermined their language and identity. As a free and democratic South Africa today, we …

… is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of Bloubergstrand, and stands some 30m above sea level. Robben Island has been used as prison and a place where people were isolated, banished and exiled to for nearly 400 years. It was also used as a …

… as the Transvaal but today incorporated into the Gauteng and Northern Provinces. Their highly colourful and intricately painted homesteads, their skilled and varied beadwork, their clear language of architecture, …

… "They strongly insisted that we had been appropriating more and more of their land which had been theirs all these … allowed to do such a thing supposing they went to Holland, and they added: 'It would be of little consequence if you … stayed at the fort, but you come right into the interior and select the best land for yourselves ..." - Jan van …

… When detectives invaded the Congress of the People on 26 and 27 June 1955, it was clear that the government intended … clearer in the minds of the Special Branch, ‘treason’ and ‘communism’ are coming to mean every form of opposition … branch at meetings, their surveillance of individuals, and the utterances of senior government officials, including …

… long before the arrival of the Bantu-speaking nations, and thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. Language, culture and religion: San languages, characterised by implosive … Bantu speakers. Broadly speaking, they are two different and identifiable languages, namely the Khoikhoi and San. Many …

… Ma Sisulu, has been described countless times as a caring and service-oriented individual who spent her life uplifting … to fruition, Ma Sisulu still actively cared for others and this became apparent in her career choice as a nurse, and her involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle. Her …

… Congress (PAC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and other anti-apartheid organisations, the suspension of the … further review, the release of some political prisoners and the partial lifting of restrictions on the media and on some detainees. 11 February, Mandela was released from …

… The period after the Sharpeville Massacre and the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan African Congress (PAC), especially after the … as an effective political force by the early 1970s, and by 1972 it had achieved a success that made the State …

… To many, modern mathematics and Africa are not synonymous. Open any school mathematics book and the role of African scholars has been relegated to the … knot theory, is used in very important branches of pure and applied mathematics. The earliest mathematicians were …

… Focus : The nature and impact of the slave trade between West Africa and the American South   Content and concepts   ·         West Africa before the European …

… many years. Some had been detained without trial, tortured and assaulted; many faced discrimination in healthcare, education and other areas. Children need special protection because … of society. They are dependent on others - their parents and families, or the state when these fail - for care and …

… campaign, which resulted in the banning of the ANC and the PAC following the Sharpeville Massacre. In response … the parties were forced to set up underground structures and networks to continue with their political activities. The … Trial to its conclusion in 1961. That same year, the ANC and SACP jointly set up uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) to engage in …

… Chapel Street in Woodstock in 1982. CAP was conceptualised and founded through the collective efforts of Peggy Delport, Ramel Roberts, Robert Tobias, Gavin Young and Lindy Wilson as the initial working committee. It was … Youth Uprising , as well as to the need for accommodation and facilities to be used by all artists, many of whom lived …

… into institutionalized racism unseen in South Africa and elsewhere on the continent. Under the leadership of Dr DF … sentiment was swept into power defeating General Jan Smuts and his United Party (UP). Subsequent to this, the NP began enacting and implementing racially divisive legislation. This was met …

… , in 1960, signalled the beginning of a far more brutal and intensive phase of state repression that would crush … 'Reserve's carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 million Africans were forcibly … 'homelands.' The intensification of repressive laws and further erosion of political rights by the apartheid …

… of the hostel dwellers, bubblegum music of the 80's, and Imibongo (African praise poetry). Great South African music legends such as Miriam Makeba and Brenda Fassie have influenced Kwaito. At times the use of … drawn from the African Diaspora's Hip-Hop, Dub, Jazz and UK House is evident. As pioneering DJs like Oscar …

… PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd, killing 69 and wounding 186 in what becomes known as the Sharpeville Massacre . Two others were killed, and 49 were wounded in Langa, Cape Town. The Sharpeville …

… In the case of Southern African countries such as Zimbabwe and Namibia, and more recently, South Africa, market assisted land reforms have served to justify and legalise colonial land apportionment, and effectively …

… 1991: The ANC publishes its constitutional principles and structures End of July 1991: President De Klerk confirms the need for transitional measures and adds that this will be on the agenda of a multi-party … will be held in November. 25 September 1991: The PAC and AZAPO agree to join the ANC at the all-party congress and …

… time, namely the 'Coolie Location', the 'Kaffir Location' and the 'Malay Location'. Fietas was known as the 'Malay … including those of various racial descent, religions and professions. Workers, professionals, shopkeepers, sangomas and artisans lived amongst both mosques and churches. There …

… (PAC) march of between 30.000-50.000 protestors from Langa and Nyanga to the police headquarters in Caledon Square. The … could be secured. He was tricked into dispersing the crowd and was arrested by the police later that day. Along with … with incitement, but while on bail he left the country and went into exile. This march is seen by many as a turning …

… nurse at the Johannesburg General Non-European hospital and after spending Christmas with her family in Xolobe she … funeral in Xolobe. Albertina Thethiwe met Walter Sisulu and they began dating. 1944 Albertina qualified as a nurse and midwife. 15 July, Albertina married Walter Sisulu in a …