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… the workers' struggle for national liberation, democracy and socialism. Issues discussed include wage negotiations, … working conditions, campaigns for a national minimum wage and exploitation of workers. Trade union action in the … at length. Strikes by mineworkers, factory workers and transport workers are discussed in the context of …

… outpost, called Fort Frederick, to overlook the harbour and to provide military support to the Landdrost at … wishing to travel into the southern African interior, and the route, pioneered by Burchell in 1812, was followed by … travellers as Backhouse, Campbell, Bain, Casalis, Smith and Livingstone. In time this became the main route to the …

… contrast, there has been a great emphasis on the recording and preservation of the history of educational institutions … this imbalance, this article focuses on the establishment and development of Lückhoff High School from 1939 until 1960, focusing on the school’s  challenges and achievements as well as the way in which the school is …

… to the Court, asking it to sit as a court of first and last instance because of the urgency of the matter; as … is where an Act has already been declared invalid and the Court is required to confirm the finding. Typically, … High Court, which has the power to grant various remedies and can declare legislation invalid. Any decision that …

… Letters between Albertina and Walter Sisulu during his incarceration on Robben Island: … a marriage that went on to stand the test of pain, time and 26 years of separation. Complementing each other with wisdom, integrity and humble strength, Walter and Albertina’s relationship …

… as a permanent part of the South African population and the Department of Indian Affairs was established with a … But the Indian community’s resistance to repatriation and India’s refusal to permit a mass dumping on its territory … mainly with issues related to immigration, registration, and the movement of Indians between provinces. Anti-apartheid …

… Congress (ANC) Youth League including Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo . Dr. James Moroka elected as President of … which abandons traditional moderate approach of petitions and deputations in favour of mass action using the tactics of boycotts, strikes and civil disobedience. 1950 The Group Areas Act, the …

… investigating our past, we need to look at various things and resource information that helps us understand who we are. … at different sources such as pictures, people, objects and writing. Learning about local history through pictures: … Museum, Groote Kerk (the oldest church in South Africa) and the Company Gardens. It has also been home to flower …

… intellectual vehicle to mobilise students at universities and high schools, as well as young workers. The slogan of … draw sustenance from it, expand their intellectual horizon and in turn make their contribution to the movement’. Tabata … on the two-fold nature of oppression: national oppression and class exploitation’. Probably thinking ahead of his time, …

… political interests, the English colonial territories and recently defeated Afrikaner republics agreed to create a new white minority state in which blacks and white women were denied the right to vote. During … agreement that the right to vote be enjoyed by Coloureds and Africans in the Cape Province (currently Eastern, Western …

… progress. Emergency Proclamation 400 was gazetted in 1960 and according to the official figures, 4,769 men and women were held in custody for indefinite periods during … the police, by using sten-guns, Saracen armoured cars, and jets against unarmed peasants, by terrorism and mass …

… art historians in this country. Its aim is to advance art and architectural history in South Africa, and to promote and uphold the status of the profession in the fields of …

… in 1950s. For instance, Dorothy Zihlangu, Mildred Lesia and Dora Tamana were members of the ANC. Tamana who was aged 80 at the time and confined to a wheel chair opened the conference urging … crossed the racial divide as it propagated non racialism and accepted white people amongst its ranks. For instance, …

… “use theatre as a means of mass organisation, mobilisation and conscientisation”. Initially started as a training … first production of workshop ‘71 took much of its style and outline from British plays. Titled Crossroads (1972), the play was a considerable success. Although experimental and having the aesthetic of “poor theatre”, much of its style …

… water pumping plant devised by Mr. H.W. Currie in 1878, and which saved the town from serious water famine ". Hence, … Chief Scout Sir Baden Powell was welcomed by Indian scouts and guides at Curries Fountain. 1947 Queen Elizabeth visits … 1960s-1970s Soccer became the dominant use in 60's and 70's while the surrounding community - in Wills road …

… a representative national structure for cultural workers and to initiate the process of developing a new national … initially supported by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) but later adopted a politically non-aligned …

… Board (CAPAB), the Natal Performing Arts Council (NAPAC) and the Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State … the Transvaal Province which included Gauteng , Mpumalanga and the Northern Province (Limpopo) . PACT was a … that remained the pillar of support in the art and culture sector of South Africa with the democratic …

… that the first constitutional talks would take place on 29 and 30 November at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, and the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA I) … by all parties except the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the Bophuthatswana Government. Working groups were …

… intervention in Africa is the slave trade. The causes and results of the slave trade have been debated for a long … slave trade stands out as the most brutal, widespread and damaging version of slavery ever encountered The Ottoman … Americas the plural form, also refers to the continents and islands of North, Central and South America. The impact …

… 1972 Tshabalala-Msimang receives a diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Dar es Salaam in … Deputy Secretary in charge of human resource development and deployment for the ANC in Tanzania and Zambia. She holds this position until 1990. 1980 …

… on the life on Lefifi Tladi. Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer that went into exile in South Africa because … Selborne, Pretoria in 1949 [i] . Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer. Most of Lefifi Tladi’s artwork was created … 1980 [iv] . Lefifi Tladi’s style is described as modernist and African. Tladi uses a plethora of disciplines for his …

…  Simon van der Stel is born to parents Adrian van der Stel and Maria Leviens aboard le Cappel on route to Mauritius. 25 … : His father, Adrian van der Stel dies in the line of duty and the family moves to Batavia. 1659 : Maria Leviens remarries and Simon van der Stel moves to Holland. 1663 : Simon van der …

… When we look back at the past and the struggle leaders that we have lost, our opinions and views of them are directly impacted by the way they were … Sisulu, each of them tries to capture the loss, love and respect felt by each South African at the time. Some of …

… country’s biggest metro such as Cape Town, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni. Although there is no consensus on how to … Poor service delivery of housing, electricity, water and sanitation topped the grievances in various communities. … that are considered undemocratic such as Information Bill, and e-tolls in Johannesburg instituted by South Africa …

… was born into a family with American, Italian, French and Mexican influences in Montpellier, in the south of France in 1983. After studying literature, history and philosophy, she switched to film studies and finally decided to settle with photography, as the medium …

… "The wind of change is blowing through this continent and, whether we like it or not, this growth of national … is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact, and our national policies must take account of it. ... As I … century is whether the uncommitted peoples of Asia and Africa will swing to the East or to the West. Will they …

… Thami Mnyele and Medu Art Ensemble Retrospective During the past few years … staging large retrospectives of the likes of Dumile Feni and, more recently, Kay Hassan. Although this exhibition is … entailed in rewriting or reclaiming history. Mnyele and the cultural collective he was allied to, the Medu Art …

… January 4, Govan Mbeki marries Ma Mofokeng. 1941 Govan and Ma Mofokeng have their first-born child Linda. 1942 June … in the Transkei.Thabo is the second child of Govan Mbeki and Ma Mofokeng. 1945 Govan Mbeki and Ma Mofokeng give birth to their third born child …

… the front lines in France. The Mendi was built in Glasgow and in 1905 registered to the British & African Steam … Image source Their first task was to act as dock workers and to unpack the incoming supplies and then move further inland to support the troops. This …

… British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and the Orange Free State into the Union of South Africa. The … model, consisted of a directly elected House of Assembly and an indirectly elected Senate. However, the permission was … The Orange Free State (formerly the Orange River Colony) and the Transvaal denied all Blacks the right to vote. In …