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Bibliographical note and further reading
… indentured Indians, the Indian Immigration records (I.I.) in the Natal Archives are essential. There are also valuable … Africa (Pietermaritzburg, 1949);…
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… In this chapter my concerns are with SANSCO's mobilisation of … was also levelled at the expulsion of students from black universities. After the break with…
The International Socialist League (ISL)
… The International Socialist League (ISL) was formed in September 1915. It was created by a progressive faction of … progressives saw the importance of…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… source as it is representing a specific time and place in history. Possible questions What did you do over the … and someone’s life story? Farida’s story…
ArchiveUnomsa for African Renaissance by Thobeka Sinxo
… who migrates from the Eastern Cape to work as a teacher in the Karoo. BODY The History of Xhosa Renaissance … that was antagonistic to the customs and…
"If I were Prime Minister": Article by Albert Luthuli, 2 December 1961
… Many problems face the emergent Black States in this continent. Among these problems are: the avoidance of … Education is a paramount unifying factor in…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… Full feature on the History of Women’s struggle in South Africa will give a broader view of the role played … other women who got deeply involved in…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck on the Rand. Moreover, … who alarmed the authorities by sleeping…
Chapter 8 - ‘Creative Organisers’ rather than ‘Powerful Speakers’: Education as a Site of Struggle
… that shaped its activities. These issues are considered in relation to two distinct periods. The first is the years … late 1979 and mid-1981 when it moved…
PlaceThe AVA Gallery
… the social, political and cultural changes that took place in South Africa. Previously known as the South African Association of Arts in the Western Cape,…
Patric Tariq “de Goede” Mellet
… and District six, Cape Town, South Africa Gender: Male In Summary: Activist and ANC printer Last updated: July 2008 … to watch this old German lady kneel…
ANC National Working Committee statement following its meeting held on the 20th January 2014, 21 January 2014
… Working Committee of the African National Congress met in its ordinary meeting on the 20th January 2014 at Chief … Intellectual Property (IP) Policy…
Toast Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, The President of The People’s Republic of China, Hu Jintao, on the occasion of the State Banquet - Presidential Guesthouse, Tshwane, 6 February 2007
… Remarks of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, The President of The People’s …
Toast Remarks of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of his Excellency, The President of the Czech Republic, Václav Klaus, on the occasion of the State Banquet - Presidential Guest House, Tshwane, 12 December 2006
… Remarks of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of his Excellency, The President of the Czech …
Toast Remarks by President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Official Dinner in Honour of His Excellency, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, Tuynhuys, Cape Town, 21 June 2006
… Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Official Dinner in Honour of His Excellency, Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State …
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… South African Government dealing with the aids epidemic? In 1987, the apartheid government recognized that HIV and … reported infections. The first antenatal…
Address by President T Mbeki at Press Conference following Meeting with President Kikwete of Tanzania, held on 7 April 2006, at Presidential Guesthouse
… here. When we went to Dar-es-Salaam for the inauguration in December 2005, the President indeed had said he would want … meeting here but its next working…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… they were wrong. The two Boer republics that were involved in the conflict were the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. … The Boers lost over 34 000 people…
Bantu Women’s League
… The Bantu Women's League was the first women's organisation in South Africa. It was started in 1918 by one of our … . One of the issues at stake was the…
PlaceBacksberg Wine Estate & Cellars
… Our family history in South Africa starts back at the beginning of the last … arrived at the shop and asked if he would be interested in buying a farm. Mr. C…
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… the bans imposed on our leaders by Minister Swart have not in any way dampened the spirit and enthusiasm of the rank and file, but on the contrary, have…
Address by President Mandela at the opening of the 36th Annual World Boxing Council Convention Johannesburg, 26 October 1998
… We are especially pleased and proud to welcome you here in the fifth year of our freedom. It gives us a chance to acknowledge the WBC's role, in adding…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… 1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei … she was being placed under partial house arrest…
ArticleGandhi and the burning of passes
… In August 1906, the British administration in the Transvaal passed the Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance (Black Act) to control the entry of Indians into the ……
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… Colonial settlement Land wars The 'Frontier Wars' in the Eastern Cape Europeans who came to stay in South … The ensuing struggle was not so much a contest…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… outside the country, by contributing to the advancement of Black filmmaking, and after apartheid he continued that … sought to shed light on the injustices…
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… October 25 1991, ninety-two organisations that were united in their opposition to apartheid gathered in Durban to form the Patriotic Front. The Front…
Chapter eight - Conclusion
… on the Saturday was conducted from the St Mark's Church in Clifton Street, District Six, one of the three remaining … of accumulation which was occasioned by…
ArticleThe history of Migrant Labour in South Africa
… Introduction The migrant labour system marks a period in which African men were integrated into wage labour. Black men changed from being farmers in their…
#JimiMatthews decision praised by Chelsea Geach (News), 28 Jun 2016
… officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, his resignation was a step in the right direction. Right2Know spokesman Micah Reddy said: “Matthews has long been complicit in the…