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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 Michaelis…
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…
Gallery
This extensive history through pictures gallery documents the role that women have played in the liberation and democratisation of our country from 1900…
ArticleManto Tshabalala-Msimang timeline 1940 - 2009
1940 9 October, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang is born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal. 1959 Tshabalala-Msimang matriculates from Inanda Seminary. 1961 Tshabalala…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
Abstract: This paper focuses on the life on Lefifi Tladi. Tladi is an artist, poet, and jazz singer that went into exile in South Africa because of apartheid…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
1905 9 August, Moses Kotane is born in Tamposstad, to Samuel Segogwane, a lay preacher and traditional healer, and Siporah Mmadira Kotane, a seasonal…
Kutlwano Moagi
Kutlwano Moagi is a Photographer and an aspiring Jazz Upright Bassist. Born in soweto, 14 April 1983. Completed a photography learnership at the MArket Photo…
ArticleInqaba ya basebenzi
Inqaba ya basebenzi, published in London by the Marxist Workers' Tendency of the African National Congress documents the workers' struggle for national…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
Theatre Workshop ‘71 was a theatre training workshop that was founded in 1971 by the South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) in Johannesburg. SAIRR…
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
The United Women’s Organisation (UWO) was launched in April 1981 with 400 delegates from the Western Cape attending. Some of the women who pioneered the…
Chapter 19. The Dutch Reformed Churches - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
Before the rise of Nazism, the ministers of the Dutch Reformed churches did not interfere with the trade unions, but from 1934 is the three Dutch Reformed…
Art lost in a time of struggle by Mary Corrigall
Thami Mnyele and Medu Art Ensemble Retrospective During the past few years the Johannesburg Art Gallery has focused attention on black artists who were…
Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO)
The Federation of South African Cultural Organisations (FOSACO) was initiated in 1990 at a consultative conference held in Johannesburg. The aim of FOSACO was…
ArticleTimeline Interim Constitution 1991 to 1993
1991 On 13 November 1991, Nelson Mandela announced that the first constitutional talks would take place on 29 and 30 November at the World Trade Centre in…
Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT)
PACT was founded in Pretoria on 3rd January 1963 with P.P.B Breytenbach as the first director. It was founded under the same principle as the Cape Performing…
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…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to the OAU Ad Hoc Committee for Southern Africa Arusha, 28 April 1992
Mr. President, The Honourable Heads of State Your Excellencies Honourable Ministers Allow me to express my great appreciation to you for affording me the …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at lunch hosted by the Foreign Minister of Venezuela, 13 July 1987, Caracas
We wish to express our sincere appreciation to the Government of Venezuela for receiving the delegation of the African National Congress. We must thank you for…
ArticleSS Mendi
The sinking of the SS Mendi was caused by the reckless action of the captain of the SS Darro. It remains the greatest wartime maritime disaster ever suffered…
What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 13 July 2017
Back in 2000, musicians interviewed for my book on music and politics in South Africa, Soweto Blues, regularly asserted: I’m not a politician. How could this…
Document 22 - CODESA I - Declaration of Intent
1. INTRODUCTION As a preliminary response to today's budget, COSATU acknowledges that it has both positive and negative elements. We believe that the positive…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
January 1992: The IFP publishes its constitutional principles. 08 January 1992: The ANC gives it annual statement. 20 January 1992: 5 Working Groups are…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by A. P. Mda
From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede When I reflect on my memories of Lembede, two things stick out in my mind ”” his…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
The events at Lonmin Mine in Marikana in the North West Province were a tragic stain on the history of post Apartheid South Africa. This timeline chronicles…
ArticleThe “Wind of Change” speech
"The wind of change is blowing through this continent and, whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all…
Cecile Mella
Cecile was born into a family with American, Italian, French and Mexican influences in Montpellier, in the south of France in 1983. After studying literature,…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
Introduction The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO MEMBERS OF THE SWISS-SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION Zurich, 2 September 1997
President of the Swiss-SA Association; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen, Our visit to Switzerland would have been incomplete without the…
Grade 11 - Topic 4 Timeline
1902 A Coloured people’s political organisation, African People’s Organisation (APO), previously known as the African Political Organisation is formed in Cape…
Prehistory of the Polokwane/Pietersburg area
Prehistory of Southern Africa Two places are of particular heritage interest in the Polokwane area: the BaKoni Malapa Museum south of the stadium and…