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ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… The formation of the Pan Africanist Congress’ (PAC) … and regional organizers. The rise of Poqo in the Western Cape While the Poqo remained inactive for most…
Mama Beshenga
… During the 1960s, at the height of the forced removals with the … away from urban areas to barren places where there were no schools, clinics and jobs…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… of both domestic violence and a gang rape, attended the UN International Year of the Women Conference in Mexico … Against Women in Brussels, Belgium in 1976,…
BiographyAlpheus Madaba Madiba
… Alpheus Madaba Madiba born in 1901, in Nzhelele in the northern Transvaal, into a Venda peasant family.He … Johannesburg when he was 17 and found work in a…
ArchiveThe making of the working class: Part 8 - 1907-1922 white workers revolt
… The years 1907 to 1922 were a time of violent conflict between workers and capitalists on the Rand. … The making of the working class: Part 8 - 1907-1922…
EventThe first indications of protest over Afrikaans in Soweto schools
… The roots of the student uprising of 1976 can be traced in part to the cutbacks by the Apartheid government on education for Black students. The … as…
EventPupils boycott classes in defiance of the use of Afrikaans in their schools
… School started boycotting classes in protest against the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction in certain subjects in schools. The unrest spread to Belle…
ArchiveCEC in PE controls schools their way: the democratic way
… CEC in PE controls schools their way: the democratic way …
Government orders closure of all Coloured schools.
… Government orders closure of all Coloured schools. …
Government orders closure of all Coloured schools.
… Government orders closure of all Coloured schools. …
ArchiveState must be engaged in schools` battle
… State must be engaged in schools` battle …
BiographyThe Taung Child
… fossilized child's skull was found in a quarry at Taung in the present-day Northwest Province. Professor Raymond Dart … had several features that were more…
BiographyDr. Leander Starr Jameson
… Leander Starr Jameson was the son of Robert William Jameson and Christian Pringle. … Cecil John Rhodes, who was the Prime Minister of the Cape Colony and in…
ArchiveA Marxist book on Africa: Review of Africa - the roots of revolt
… A Marxist book on Africa: Review of Africa - the roots of revolt …
Herero Revolt: Leutwein warns against a policy of exterminating of the Ovaherero.
… Herero Revolt: Leutwein warns against a policy of exterminating of the Ovaherero. …
BiographyFrancois Roux
… Masvingo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He attended the Boys High School, Stellenbosch from 1940 to 1946. In … completing his studies in painting at the…
'Presidential Address' by the Rev. J. A. Calata, ANC (Cape), July 1948
… I welcome you all to this thirty-sixth annual session of the Provincial conference of the African National Congress (Cape). I know what personal sacrifices…
ArchiveYou need SARHWU : SARHWU needs you : Join now
… You need SARHWU : SARHWU needs you : Join now …
ArchiveMonitors join forces against violence - and for peace
… Monitors join forces against violence - and for peace …
BiographyWolfie Kodesh
… grandparents arrived in South Africa after fleeing the pogroms in Eastern Europe. His mother, Fanny Shapiro, … separated, Wolfie, his twin sister and brother…
”’Revolt’ paper handed In”, Pretoria News, 9 December 1963
… ”’Revolt’ paper handed In”, Pretoria News, 9 December 1963 …
Regional Formation Schools.” Report in SASO Newsletter, September 1970
… I AM DIRECTED by the All-In African National Action Council to address your Government in the following terms: The All-In African National Action … and…
PlaceLuckhoff High School
… With being established in 1935, the school is a very important part of the Stellenbosch Community. It has produced great South Africans. OUR VISION Lückhoff…
BiographySelaelo Charles 'Dan' Ramusi
… in Dube Village, Soweto, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He was the first born son of the late Collins Molapatene, an … His academic life began at Henley, Matseke…
Why the nationalist say there is no place for mission schools
… Why the nationalist say there is no place for mission schools …
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
… born and grew up in the working class districts of old Cape Town – Salt River, Woodstock and District Six. His … This school and a number of other Catholic…
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
… also experienced problems in organising across the racial divide. Initially the emerging civic organisation … their own organisation. The formation of the…
ArchiveJoin all the catholic bishops of Southern Africa in a mass for peace
… Join all the catholic bishops of Southern Africa in a mass for peace …
Four former National Party members join the newly formed Herstigte Nasionale Party.
… Four former National Party members join the newly formed Herstigte Nasionale Party. …
EventKing Williams Town schools are closed in commemoration of Victoria Mxenge
… of Lamonville high school, as well as students from other schools refused to attend classes near King Williams Town. The students of Clermont and…