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ArticleLives of Courage
… with the establishment of the new democratic government and the opening of the certain liberation movements’ … struggle, or who can relate the roles that…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… had now been achieved changed the focus of white politics and reduced a point of contention between the English and the Afrikaans. On the other hand, most…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and were sentenced to up to 18 months in jail. By 1983, 13 … the base of eligible White men who could…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… 1930s there were attempts by African workers to organise and reconstruct all fragmented African trade unions into a … unions after the failure of the African…
Article1994 Cabinet
… merged in July 1996 with Land to become Agriculture and Land Kraai van Niekerk (Agriculture); from July 1996 Derek Hanekom (Agriculture and Land Affairs)…
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… In this topic, we will identify and explain the changes that took place in Europe between 1750 and 1850. Change is the driving force in history. Without ……
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you all to this thirty-sixth annual … Congress (Cape). I know what personal sacrifices each and all of you have undergone to…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… office in Hlangisi Primary (Nyanga) was burnt out and the following day the same riot squad threatened … 27 June, Further arson occurs on Langa Post Office…
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
… The coastline of the Eastern Cape is treacherous, and several ships ran aground or sunk offshore after Vasco de … SÁ¢o JoÁ¢o (1552), JÁ¢o Bento (1554), Santo…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… but other populations groups like the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazis and Basotho and Sothos were also involved in the war. Although there was an unwritten agreement…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… document of APDUSA, the national situation was frankly and exhaustively discussed. One of the resolutions of that … Angola was so great, the conditions of…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… Introduction Staffrider was a South African literary and arts magazine published by Ravan Press in Johannesburg from 1978 to 1993. It took its name and…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… of the Zulu kingdom 1879 -1896 In the 1870s settler and colonial determination to bring Blacks under firm … in economic conditions in South Africa's…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would … have to produce some concrete…
ArticlePort Elizabeth the Segregated city
… Contents 1910-1950 Apartheid ideology and implementation from 1950 Conclusion 1910-1950 By 1950, … to establish separate locations for their Black citizens,…
South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999
… democratic election in 1994, 19,726,579 votes were counted and 193,081 were rejected as invalid. The African National … (ANC) in alliance with the labour…
ArticleThe environmental impact of different types of transport
… last few centuries. Transport has become faster, easier and sometimes cheaper. But the developments in technology … environment. Steam trains were indeed…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
… 1994 to 1995 In December 1994 and January 1995, armed youth gangs in Alexandra Township … of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, destroyed the homes and property…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… Secretary. He joined forces with Rhodes to try to develop and promote the British Empire in South Africa. In September and October 1895 the Drift Crisis…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… 1 In spite many leading representatives of the Coloured and Malay people, the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Lawrence, … with "leading lured community". Who…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1900-1909
… 1900 - 1909 1900 January 7, Ambulance corps is reformed and stationed at Estcourt. January 21, Corps in action at … Queen's death. February 2, Lays wreath at…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… writing from the past may still shape what people believe and how they live in society today. The Declaration of the … 1789. This document was based on the…
ArticleYoung Communist League of South Africa (YCLSA)
… that there is evidence of YCL activities in Johannesburg and Cape Town in 1921. Edward Roux , who was to play a … (CPSA) , for 17 years, noted in his…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… had defeated the Zulus at the Battle of the Blood River and it was perhaps significant that the armed struggle was … , together with the South African…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… the former Progressive Federal Party, Independent Party and National Democratic Movement merged. Under the combined leadership of Zach de Beer , Denis…
ArticleThe Mau Mau Uprising
… Mau uprising began in 1952 as a reaction to inequalities and injustices in British-controlled Kenya. The response of … to the British regime had clearly been…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… the nation," positioning women as central to the nurturing and advancement of the black community. Historical Background … issues of education, housing,…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… Barry Gilder – The ANC Musician, Soldier, and Spy Abstract Barry Gilder is one of South Africa’s most … anti-apartheid musician, an uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… its own anti-pass campaign. Early in 1960 both the ANC and PAC embarked on a feverish drive to prepare their members and Black communities for the proposed…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… Cape increase from 1150 to 6045 in the period between 1882 and 1886. 1879 The Native Educational Association (NEA) is formed. Its aim was to “improve and…