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Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is born in Gro
… Dr Benedict Wallet Vilakazi, poet and writer and first Black South African to receive a doctorate in literature, is …
BiographyChristopher James Albertyn
… banned in November 1976 along with 22 people involved in black trade unions, or research on black labour, or organisations offering advice and training to…
BiographyArthur Albert Hugh Adams
… the late 1950’s had confirmed that there was no place for black or mixed race artists. Like his hero, Francisco de … and a wheelchair sits in front of a red…
The Fruits of the 1973 Durban Strikes: A Powerful Black Trade Union Movement. Are they still on track or are they off the rails? by Johann Maree
… programs. Abstract The 1973 Durban strikes, when 60 000 Black African workers went on strike, was an event of great … strong trade union movement out of a…
BiographyNarriman Gadija Bazier Samuels
… court support to victims' families, ensuring they did not face perpetrators alone during legal proceedings. According …
“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… acting as a representative not only of the “show” but of black South Africans in general (“us”) leads him to blurt out … reflects on how the surveillance he…
BiographyRuth Naomi Leon
… started to become more aware of the repressive reality for Black people during that time. This, along with the fact that … She also started to become aware…
BiographyOupa Joshua Gqozo
… He was hospitalised again after he burnt his hands and face. This time he had mistakenly refilled a heater with …
BiographyFreda Levson
… paper together and published them as a book entitled In Face of Fear: Michael Scott’s Challenge to South Africa in …
BiographyAmy Thornton
… South Africa. Her bravery, like so many other women in the face of the struggle, is an inspiration to all South …
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… that was a byproduct of the early contact between black and white.” His father, James Henry Abrahams Deras was … paper intrigued him, as he had never seen a…
BiographyPaulus Howell Mopeli
Paulus Howell Mopeli (alias Mopelinyana), originally from Witzieshoek Native Reserve, Harrismith District, Orange Free State (now Free State Province)…
Ciskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Helen Suzman, Colin Eglin and R. Swart regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio-economic impact on black families
… of the Ciskei and its socio-economic impact on black families … of the Ciskei and its socio-economic impact on black families …
Black Peoples Convention: Minutes of the 4th National Council Meeting held at the St. Anscars LP studios from the 16th to 17th March 1974
… Minutes of the 4th National Council Meeting of the Black Peoples Convention held at the St. Anscars LP studios … Black Peoples Convention: Minutes of the 4th…
BiographyChristopher “Dali” Daluxolo Mpofu
… . Some of these included “Cry, the Beloved Country” and “Black Like Me” which were banned in South Africa because of … he admired, Steve Biko , the founder…
Our call is theological: Address to the National Summit of the Historic Black Churches, Howard Inn, Washington DC on 10 January 1989
… Address to the National Summit of the Historic Black Churches, Howard Inn, Washington DC on 10 January 1989 …
’Black reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, Syracuse, 1 March 1973
… ’Black reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973’, Statement by Oliver …
Disturbances break out in the Black townships of Port Elizabeth and police open fire on rioting crowds. Tensions rise in the ar
… Disturbances break out in the Black townships of Port Elizabeth and police open fire on …
Violence erupts in the Black South African township of Sebokeng, 48 hours after police and troops swamped the area and made hun
… Violence erupts in the Black South African township of Sebokeng, 48 hours after …
Representation of Blacks Act No 12, removing Black voters in the Cape from the common roll and placing them on a separate roll,
… Representation of Blacks Act No 12, removing Black voters in the Cape from the common roll and placing …
SA tennis player Liezel Huber and Cara Black of Zimbabwe win the women’s doubles on Wimbledon. Huber also reached the semi-fina
… SA tennis player Liezel Huber and Cara Black of Zimbabwe win the women’s doubles on Wimbledon. Huber …
South African White extremist Eugene Terre’Blanche is sentenced to six years in jail for trying to murder a Black man and assau
… is sentenced to six years in jail for trying to murder a Black man and assau …
The government is reported to have paid the family of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, R65, 000 in settlement of claims
… The government is reported to have paid the family of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko, R65, 000 in …
Almost 200 Black families, who were removed from their land in Eersterus, east of Pretoria in the 1950’s, receive R17 million f
… Almost 200 Black families, who were removed from their land in …
The State President commutes the death sentences on three Black men, for their part in the attack on the Soekmekaar Police Stat
… The State President commutes the death sentences on three Black men, for their part in the attack on the Soekmekaar …
The troopship SS Mendi collides with the Darro near the Isle of Wright. It sinks with a contingent of Black SA troops, on t
… near the Isle of Wright. It sinks with a contingent of Black SA troops, on t …
Eastern Province Herald reports that for the first time in SA police history three Black policemen were promoted to the rank of
… reports that for the first time in SA police history three Black policemen were promoted to the rank of …
The HNP’s policies are defined by its leader, Jaap Marais: no concessions to the Black man; withdrawal of South Africa from the
… defined by its leader, Jaap Marais: no concessions to the Black man; withdrawal of South Africa from the …
The government admits responsibility for the death of the Black leader, Joseph Mdluli on 19 March 1976 and agree to pay damages
… The government admits responsibility for the death of the Black leader, Joseph Mdluli on 19 March 1976 and agree to pay …
The first public rally of the new South African Black Alliance (SABA) is held under the leadership of Chief Gatsha Buthelezi in
… The first public rally of the new South African Black Alliance (SABA) is held under the leadership of Chief …