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ArticleBlack Sash
The Women's Defence of the Constitution LeagueIn 1955 a small group of white middle-class women who were predominantly English-speaking formed an organization…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
The picture above shows how dire the situation was in America during the Great DepressionImage Source Source 2A The source below describes the impact of…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… and the miners’ strike in 1946 were woven into the broader struggle for freedom. At the end of the decade, the ANC … of the African and Coloured people to…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
During this period the ANC cooperated with other organisations such as the APO and the NIC to fight increasing segregation imposed by the white minority…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
The 1910 election: The Union of SA The first election that created the modern South African state, held in accordance with the provisions of the Union of…
ArticleArtist Proof Studio
Artist Proof Studio (APS) offers a three-year printmaking-training program to diverse young people from across South Africa as well as neighbouring countries…
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…
The Sweet Workers’ Union
The Sweet Workers’ Union (SWU) originated as an offshoot of the short-lived Women Workers’ Union, founded by Fanny Klenerman in the mid-1920s, when that…
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… March 1950, Bertha Mkize of the African National Congress Womens League (ANCWL) was a leading figure, while in Port … be fully aware of the commitment of…
Article“The Dark and Heavy Shadow”: Gender Based Violence and Anti-Gender-Based-Violence Campaigns in South Africa
What is Gender-Based-Violence and who does it affect? Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) is any violent act or action directed at a person on the basis of their…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… procession, South Africans across racial barriers sang struggle songs as they accompanied the “People’s Doctor” to …
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
1994: South Africa's first non racial, democratic electionsSouth Africa’s democratic system was endorsed by voters drawn from across the country’s racial…
ArticleANC and the early development of apartheid 1948-1950s
… related transgressions. The African National Congress Womens League (ANCWL) was very much involved in the campaign. …
Article50 Facts on Africa
In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts about this continent that people may not…
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the rising Afrikaner nationalism. The ANC which was weak in the 1920 and…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… 25 member Passive Resistance Council (PRC) to conduct the struggle. The TIC also appoints a PRC to engage in the struggle against the Ghetto Bill. 31 March…
ArticleMessage of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, delivered by Mr. Tambo, at the funeral of Dr. Yusuf M. Dadoo
… homage to an outstanding leader of the African liberatory struggle, a comrade and friend who devoted most of his life … guide and inspire others to commit…
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… When we look back at the past and the struggle leaders that we have lost, our opinions and views of … community who take it upon themselves to immortalise…
ArticleLives of Courage
… The writing of the history of the Liberation Struggle only began in earnest after 1994 with the … role played by ordinary South Africans in the Liberation…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… organisations of other non-Europeans in the common struggle. To read the resolutions made at the conference … moment in the history of the ANC and the…
History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
… Black workers, to organise is inextricably tied to the struggle against racism and national liberation. The roots of … on Land, Migrant Indenture, Slavery…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
… socialist movement and other stalwarts of the liberation struggle, such as Bunting, Kotane and Roux, have fast been … the power of the nation-state, by neo…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues
… A Luta Continua Dialogues: The Struggle Continues is an international dialogue series, …
Article1960's Diaries of Nelson Mandela on his trip through Africa
… a memory of the early years of the liberation and armed struggle anchored in the banning of the South African … in the words of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela,…
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… highlight a conundrum faced by those in the liberation struggle: the way that justice was often at odds with … addressed this problem by using the courts as…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… write to show the strength of individuals in the face of struggle. He still holds an important spot in South today as … and the ANC. [iii] This commitment to…
ArticleHistory of Africa Day - 25 May
… rule and as a result Ghana occupied a central role in the struggle against colonial rule. Just over a year after its … from which African countries sought to…
'The People Accept the Challenge of the Nationalists' Statement issued by the National Executive of the A.N.C., April 6, 1963
… of a constituent assembly. The focal points of our struggle in this period are the pass laws and Bantu … Authorities therefore become the central point of…
ArticleInqaba ya basebenzi
… of the African National Congress documents the workers' struggle for national liberation, democracy and socialism. … and exploitation of workers. Trade union…
ArticleConclusion: Black Consciousness Movement
… the death of Biko would signal the end of resistance, the struggle instead escalated as political activism increased. … became a martyr and symbol of Black…