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… The United Democratic Front (UDF) was an anti-apartheid body … in 1983, in Mitchells Plain. Steps towards forming the UDF began in the late 1970s, and moved forward when Allan Boesak called …

… Since the early 1990s, June 16, now known as Youth Day, has been … There have been different ways and forms through which the June 16 1976 student uprisings have been commemorated. The Soweto student uprisings have also inspired the … A, K. (2008). Commemoration, memory and monuments in the language of Black liberation: the South African …

… Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent. South Africa has eight designated official … of Humankind - (Gauteng) This article uses images from the Wikipedia article "List of World Heritage Sites in Africa" , which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0 . …

… Anyone who travels over the vast expanse of South Africa is immediately struck by the great variations in its landscape and the differing contexts and conditions under which Black rural … , Routledge.|Freund, B. (1976). “Forced resettlement and the political economy of South Africa”,  Review of African …

… The outbreak of the First World War was precipitated by the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand and his …

… period marks a turning point in South African history when the discovery of diamonds at Kimberly and of gold on the Witwatersrand spurred the industrialisation and urbanisation of the previously …

… This topic provides a brief introductory overview of the settlements in the Limpopo Valley before Mapungubwe, and a brief concluding … overview of Great Zimbabwe, which succeeded Mapungubwe as the centre of southern African trade. Mapungubwe is a complex …

… By the 1970s a number of leading figures in the ANC were in prison while others were in exile. Those that … arrest, detention and banning orders, further crippling the political mobilisation – for instance, the detention of … O’Malley, P., n.d. “Pre-Transition” from The O’Malley Archives [online] Available at: …

… The largest North-Sotho language group in South Africa are the Bapedi group, who arrived in the northern province around the 1650s, and became powerful … P. (undated). South African Encyclopaedia: prehistory to the year 2000, Unpublished papers with SA History Online. …

… A provisional settlement was reached in 1911. But in the letter of 12 September 1913 reproduced below, A.M. Cachalia, chairman of the British Indian Association, explains to the Secretary of the Interior why the campaign was being …

… Slaves from India and South East Asia are introduced to the Cape. 1820 A number of Indians arrive in Cape Town from … security that they will not be a financial burden to the Colony, brings them to the Cape. 1843 August, Natal becomes a British Crown Colony — …

… Contents Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to … Legislation Legislation regarding Indians Introduction ↵ The 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging between the British and the Boer republics ended the Second Anglo …

… Fischer, Brams grandfather, who was State Secretary of the Free State Republic and the only Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony in 1907, and his father Percy …

… The EOAN Group was founded by Helen Southern-Holt in 1933. … and cultural association that offered music training for the Coloured community of District Six . As a cultural … drama, singing, painting and sewing. Initially housed in the Isaac Ochberg Hall in District Six, Cape Town , the …

… Late nineteenth century postcard of Zulu Warriors. Note the Europeans in the background. Source: Frescura Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of homelands or 'Bantusans' …

… Walter Ulyate Max Sisulu is born in Engcobo District in the Transkei, in the same year, the ANC was formed. 1920 Walter returns from his aunt Agnes’ …

… 1976 According to the government-appointed Cillie Commission of Enquiry 575 … action resulted in 451 deaths. 3 907 people were injured. The police were responsible for 2 389 injuries. Both the death and inquiry figures were disputed by various …

… paar lagi   (When we launched this boat of Life Into the river of sorrow We thought we had strong arms That our … har dhaare mein Kuch andekhi majhdharein thi Kuch maanjhi the anjaan bahut Kuch andekhi patwaarein thi   (That is not … your say Criticize, interrogate Find excuses to explain The river has not changed with the passing of time And the …

… In aftermath of the June 16 Uprising, the government cracked down on student activists and organisations alike. On 19 October 1977 the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and related …

… The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its … such as petitions and deputations. In December 1949, with the support of the ANC Youth League, a new leadership came to power in the …

… After the advent of democratic rule in 1994, the newly elected ANC led government was faced with the task of dealing with a legacy of centuries of land … A Literature Survey , (Oxford)| Southwood, M.D., (2000), The Compulsory Acquisition of Rights: By Expropriation, Way …

… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, …

… The involvement of the South African national rugby team, the Springboks, in international rugby is rife with controversy. In the 1960s, as international criticism of apartheid grew, the …

… This article was written by Skylar Jayes and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract The Federation of South African Women founded in 1954 and was … of affiliated women’s organisations that opposed the apartheid government. The African National Council (ANC) …

… 1893 Alfred Bitini Xuma is born, the seventh child born of Abraham and Elizabeth Xuma, an aristocratic Xhosa family living in Manzana Village in the Engcobo district of the Transkei. 1900 Xuma attends the Wesleyan Mission School …

… In the latter 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 results if …

… The Transvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC) was formed in Transvaal (now Gauteng) as the youth wing of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC)  in 1945. Its formation …

… were formed; these organisations precipitated the formation of the African National Congress. 1866 The first attempt to enfranchise Africans on large scale is …

… 1968 December, SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students.  1969 1 July, SASO is officially inaugurated at the Turfloop campus of the University of the North (UNIN) …