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BiographyThakorprasad Chotalal Metha
… Banned under the Suppression of Comunism Act …
BiographyNorman Levy
… Leon (a founding member and later the National President of the South African Congress of Trade Unions [SACTU]) were the youngest of four children. … . …
BiographyJeanette Eleanor Kasrils
… to visit his relative Jacqueline Arenstein , a member of the Communist Party of South Africa , when he first met Eleanor. Eleanor joined … 1963, Eleanor was…
BiographyMonica Matshediso Mokgoro
… Banned for 5 years under the Suppression of Communism Act . …
BiographyManiben Sita
… (TIC) in 1928. He was an executive member and chairman of the Pretoria branch before becoming president of the TIC. Her father encouraged all seven of his…
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Ebrahim
… was born in Durban on 1st July in 1937, the second of five children. When he was a few months old Ebrahim's … schools, he only began his schooling at the…
Jacob Monakgotla
… Mr Jacob Monnakgotla was detained under section 6(1) of the Terrorism Act on 29 January 1969 with nine other Bakubung tribesmen on charges of assault with…
BiographyBartolomeu Dias
… He was a Portuguese navigator whose discovery in 1488 of the Cape of Good Hope showed Europeans there was a feasible route to … named Porto Seguro (the…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Formation of the International Socialist League (ISL)
… The out break of the First World War had profound consequences for the development of socialist labour politics in South Africa. Before the war, … Cresswell…
BiographyRick Turner
… He was highly influential in the re-emergence of the Black labour movement and one of the first in the White-left to appreciate the significance … whom he…
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… celebrates Human Rights Day. This day is a commemoration of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and how far the nation has come in the protection of fundamental…
ArticleThe Congress of the People, Kliptown 1955
… The adoption of the Freedom Charter by the Congress of the People was widely recognised both in South Africa and internationally as an event of major…
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… known as South West Africa). However, there were a number of workers’ strikes during this period. Poor wages, bad … and the contract system had been a…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… Music Music was a central feature of the urban culture that developed in Johannesburg and in … Early beginnings In the 1920s and 1930s the urban culture of…
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… as well as encourage others to write to show the strength of individuals in the face of struggle. He still holds an important spot in South today ……
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
… Introduction The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is South Africa's second largest … 400 000 members. Its largest affiliate is the Association of…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… A Brief Overview The People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was an armed wing of the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO), the major…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
… were introduced to trade unionism by the early struggles of white British workers who had begun to form trade unions from 1880 onwards. During the first…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… outside the country, by contributing to the advancement of Black filmmaking, and after apartheid he continued that … During his life Ngakane sought to expose…
Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA)
… The Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) was founded in October 1954 by 61 … unions mainly representing White workers and mixed unions of Coloured and…
Student Politics in the Era of Democracy
… During the 1990-1994 period of political liberalisation and negotiations leading to the … Students Organisation (SASCO) continued the tradition of militant…
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… task that must be completed in this section (part of the curriculum) New identities: Human Rights for all The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… Congress Chief Representative to Sweden and United States of America, South African Ambassador to Germany Abstract … Mabuza had a childhood no different from…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… the North West Province were a tragic stain on the history of post Apartheid South Africa. This timeline chronicles the … and the subsequent aftermath. The…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… Hugh Masekela is recognized as one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time from South Africa due to his role in spreading awareness about…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… she used her success to shine a light on the ugly truths of apartheid government. She utilised her voice to sing … government; her songs and success proved…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… #RMF) garnered much media attention in March of 2015, after Chumani Maxwele of the movement defiled a Rhodes statue on the Upper Campus of the University of…
ArticleDefinition of Natural and Cultural heritage sites
… There are two types of World Heritage Sites. The first represents cultural and … sites Cultural heritage sites have to show a masterpiece of human creativity…
Term 1:THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
… << back to term 1 Contents: WHO ARE THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA? LIFE OF THE SAN CHANGES FOREVER: The arrival of the Europeans WHO ARE THE SAN…
Performing Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT)
… Arts Council (NAPAC) and the Performing Arts Council of the Orange Free State (PACOFS) other three organisations … culture administration, that remained the…