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ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
Context In the early 1980s the government took steps to control the level of resistance in the country. Its solution was to arrest key people and charge…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
The first leader of the National Party (NP) became Prime Minister as part of the PACT government in 1924. The NP was the governing party of South Africa from…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
On 30 July 2011, the South African Communist Party (SACP) celebrated its 90th anniversary. Initially known as the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), the…
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interests of university and college students…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
The period 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "passenger" Indians who came to trade,…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
For many years there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those with different ideological and theoretical views. One of these views…
ArticlePan Africanist Congress (PAC)
The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is a political party whose presence in the South African political landscape spans just over half a century. The PAC’s…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Democrats (COD)
In 1952, Whites who identified themselves with the aspirations of those who participated in the Defiance Campaign formed the South African People's Congress…
ArticlePoqo
Poqo was formed as an armed wing to the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during the 1960's and was known for its aggressively violent sabotage campaign. Unlike…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
In aftermath of the June 16 Uprising, the government cracked down on student activists and organisations alike. On 19 October 1977 the Black Consciousness…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
The TIC (Transvaal Indian congress) was first called the TBIA (Transvaal British Indian Association) which was founded in 1903. The organization was later…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
This article was written by Baruch Hirson A Short history of the Non-European Unity – An insider's view Where is the Non-European Unity Movement? The Non…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
In the late 1970s four young men publicly refused to obey their army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and were sentenced to up to 18 months…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in 1894 by Mahatma Gandhi to fight discrimination…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
1984-1990:- The people armedIntroductionNumerous factors characterised the intensification of the freedom struggle against the National Party government in the…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
The position of South Africa in international affairs remained important throughout apartheid. The South African government needed to rely on the external…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
Several factors seemed to pave the way to apartheid, among them a colonial conquest, land dispossession, economic impoverishment, and exclusion from…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
Imbeleko is the women's wing of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), formed in 1982 to address the specific challenges faced by black women under…
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
For some time there had always been a question in peoples' minds as to why the government had allowed the Congress of the People in 1955, to take place. In…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
Introduction The South African War of 1899-1902 was essentially a 'White mans' war, fought to determine which white authority had real power in South Africa…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli,…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
You are here: homehome libraryarticles & documents A Distant clap of thunder: Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike A Salute by the South…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
You are here: homehome libraryarticles & documents NANA SITA: LAST OF THE GANDHIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA (2) Among those who kept the spirit of Mahatma…
Krystal Kruger
Born in Kenya on the 20th May 1988, came to South Africa for high school, then decided to study Fine Art at Rhodes University. I’m currently in my fourth year…
Lenore Cairncross
Born: Cape Town, 1974. Received her MSc (Chemical Engineering) from University of Cape Town and MBA from Gordon Institute of Business Science, UP. Studied…
Adriaan Oosthuizen
I am a trained conservationist whose hobby became an occupation for the past 16 years. I work as a commercial photographer but decided to attempt to see more…
Melinda Stuurman
I am 35 years old. Studied photography in '97, but couldn't afford the tuition – I dropped out and decided to work for a couple of years and then continue my…
Ayanda Ndamane
Born: Lady Frere, Eastern Cape, 1983. Resides and works in Cape Town. He is presently in his third year of study in photography at the Cape Peninsula…
Masimba Sasa
Born: Harare, Zimbabwe, 1983. Resides in Johannesburg. Studied at the Harare National Polytechnic and the Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg. Received a…
Noncedo Mathibela
Born: Ladysmith, 1981. Resides in Cape Town. Received National Diploma in Photography from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.