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ArticleHistory of South African National Orders and Awards
… The birth of a new non-racial and non -sexist democracy in South Africa necessitated a critical review of the system of National Orders. The previous system…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… 1824 The Glasgow Missionary Society founded the school of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824. 1877 The … A. Chalmers on Rev Tiyo Soga. 1880 With…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… The Afrikaner ideal of a republic South Africa only became a Republic on the 31st May 1961 , but the formation of a Republic had been the dream of many…
The State of Art in South Africa Conference
… Held at the University of Cape Town from 16-20 July 1979, The State of Art in South Africa Conference was chaired by Neville Dubow, then head of the…
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… The African People’s Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA) was launched in Duncan Village … London in March 1961. The launch followed a conference of…
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… The struggle for a shorter workday, a demand of major political significance for the working class dates back to the 1800s. On 7 October 1884, the Federation…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… Introduction Afrikaans, one of the official languages, together with English, during … occupies a politicised space as the ‘ colonial ’ language of the White…
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… note: This topic's content was written in 2003 and is part of the old curriculum content, we have modified it slightly … motive for imperialism was to obtain…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… areas in the Afrikaner republics and with the creation of the Union in 1910 and later under the Group Areas Act and other segregationist laws. While the…
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
… segregation and white supremacy had become central aspects of South African policy long before Apartheid started. The … South Africa gained its independence,…
ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
Archive2011 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 10 February 2011
… State of the Nation Address By His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, … South Africans and international guests our review and programme of action for this year. I…
History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
… The history of working people, and particularly Black workers, to … struggle against racism and national liberation. The roots of Trade Unionism and…
ArticleNontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu’s “Mother of the Nation” Legacy
… been cultivated from a young age when she had to take care of her siblings, stepping in for her mother who had fallen ill with the Spanish flu of 1918 . As a…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… Volkskas was one of the four largest banking conglomerates in South Africa, and one of the three biggest Afrikaner monopolies. It was established … was…
ArticleBantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education
… government appointed the Eiselen Commission with the task of considering African education provision. The Commission … ‘resorting to radical measures’ for…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
… Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major professional association of art historians…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during apartheid … wrote many works that conveyed the suffering and anger of…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… Coming Revolution’, Julius Malema had earned the title of Commander-in Chief of the Economic Freedom Fighters when he was still the president of the ANC…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… before passing away in West Berlin, Germany at the age of 39. Dyani actively fought against the apartheid regime through the medium of music and assisted the…
Statement at the Eighth Conference of Heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries by O. R. Tambo, Harare, 1 - 6 September 1986
… Mr. Chairman, Esteemed Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Ministers and fellow … inside the country and all of them have been involved in action,…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa to the Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights
… Statement of the ANC to the Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights of the United Nations on how the imperialist powers opposed … South Africa and other parts of…
ArticleOrigins of major world religions reflected in SA
… Religion is an important part of millions of people's lives across the world. Thousands of African people are converted to Christianity every day and ……
Chapter 5 -The Character, Role and Significance of SASO
… I now interpret the character, role and significance of SASO. To this end, I draw on the analysis of the previous … was not a political party, had no well…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1974
… Good evening, fellow countrymen... On this, the eve of June 26th, South Africa Freedom Day, which we all observe … and direct control from Pretoria. The…
Press statement of ANC Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, on the Operation Vulindlela and the Indemnification of ANC members
… Press statement of ANC Deputy President, Nelson Mandela, on the Operation Vulindlela and the Indemnification of ANC members …
Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, to the party parliament group on South Africa
… Statement of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, to the party parliament group on …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the Congress of the South African Agricultural Union (SAAU)
… Address by President Nelson Mandela at the opening of the Congress of the South African Agricultural Union (SAAU) …
Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
… Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936 …
Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936
… Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers' Party of South Africa, 13 January 1936 …