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ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… the India sea route, from possible French attack. The township of Port Elizabeth was laid out in 1815, but was not …
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… fateful day, Black people congregated in Sharpeville, a township near Vereeniging, to demonstrate against the …
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… was born into a depressed area of South Africa””usually a township or reserve””because Black, Coloured, and Indian …
Imvaba Arts Association
Established in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, in 1986, Imvaba Arts Association worked closely with artists in New Brighton, Kwazakhele and Motherwell townships…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… limit Indian trade and businesses to flourish. In 1924 the Township Franchise Ordinance was passed in Natal. This …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… hundreds of African men and women assembled in the Langa township to protest against the new laws. Delivering a fiery …
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… authorities would have executive powers whereas the old township boards were simply “advisory”. The impact of this … a meeting (in defiance of his banning)…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… Suppression of Communism Act, and restricted to Orlando Township. After the ANC is outlawed, Dorothy Nyembe becomes … Revolt. Lillian Ngoyi is banned and…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… They began by ordering Ndebele residents to leave the township, but soon extended this to include all non-Tswana … such developments, and in 1976 its…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… 86 of the Industrial Conciliation Act No 36 of 1937. The Township Franchise Ordinance of 1924 The Township Franchise Ordinance is approved by the Provincial …
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… realities. I live ten minutes drive from Alexandra Township, but the smoke and thunder of the violence there …
Women at the start of the 20th century
… Commission, which wanted to remove squatters in Alexandra Township. Following the Second World War rapid urbanisation …
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… as a labour reserve, it becomes the largest Black township in the region. 1986 Pilgrims Rest is declared a …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… Three people were killed and 26 others were injured. Langa Township was gripped by tension and in the turmoil that …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… Kunene was shot to death on June 30 in the Alexandra Township. 25 July, Senior ANC member, Sathyandranath ‘Mac’ …
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… hundreds of African men and women assembled in the Langa township outside Cape Town to protest against the new laws. …
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… Nations. Background Miriam Zenzile Makeba was born in the township of Prospect, near Johannesburg, on 4 March 1932. Her …
ArticleState of Emergency - 1985
The year of 1985 signaled the beginning of the end of apartheid society and governance in South Africa. Following an upsurge of violent and non-violent…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… to be much more convenient and cost-effective to enter a township and execute people who were known to be state …
Article1970’s: Poetry Timeline
1971 Closure of The Classic, by Nat Nakasa, editor. Publication of ‘Sounds of a Cowhide Drum’, Oswald Mtshali’s first book of poetry, by Renoster Books,…
ArticleNational Youth Uprising
Strikes in the Schools Presumably, not all students of the earlier generation 'worshipped the school authorities'! The first, recorded stoppages of lessons,…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… of 69 people, with 186 wounded. Also in the Western Cape Township, Langa, 3 people were killed and 27 injured in …
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
● Federation of South African Women The Defiance Campaign of 1952 would catapult the ANC Women’s League into a new era of action and multi-party interaction…
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… Commission, which wanted to remove squatters in Alexandra Township. Following the Second World War rapid urbanisation … In 1943 the residents (including many…
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
Several hundred artists and activists from South Africa living in exile and within the country, as well as foreign nationals, were hosted by the Botswana…
ArticleA brief history of domestic service in South Africa
Colonial History of Domestic Work Since slaves were used as domestic servants in the settler colony from the middle to late 18th century, domestic…
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
In the following years, the African National Congress (ANC) leadership evolved to be more inclined to action than passive deputation, but very little was…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… was born into a depressed area of South Africa””usually a township or reserve””because Black, Coloured, and Indian …
Article1973 Durban Strikes
Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came out on strike. Immediately thereafter, workers from…
ArticleLand, Labour and Apartheid
Land and labour are two very important elements of the economic development of a society, and the way they are used will influence how the society develops. In…