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ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… was a central feature of the urban culture that developed in Johannesburg and in Sophiatown in particular. It was here … sound of marabi music was original…
Toast Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila and Madame Kabila, on the occasion of the State Banquet, Tuynhuys, 14 June 2007
… Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, the President of the Democratic …
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) … position to engage government in dialogues than their Black counterparts. In the early 1930s…
The National Fish
… coast. It keeps mostly to shallow water, is often found in rough surf right next to the shore and is commonly known … Near rocks the colour of the Galjoen is…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: The early years (Part 1) by Raymond Suttner, 4 June 2018
… how he exercised leadership and what considerations he had in mind. Despite the plethora of articles and books on Nelson … It was common, then, “for any…
ArticleInkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
… Buthelezi used the name Inkhata which was rooted in a previous Zulu cultural movement called Inkatha … of apartheid in the 1940s marked major changes for all…
Biographical Introduction
… The fact that the artists in this exhibition represent a largely 'neglected tradition' was nowhere more clearly demonstrated than in the effort to compile a…
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… is a South African domestic worker for a wealthy family in Cape Town; when asked in 2004 about the world that the … and their employers symbolised racial…
Esau Mokhethi reburial speech by AZAPO President Cde. Koti Dikobo
… speaker after speaker extolled his virtues. There are many in this hall who have never met Cde. Esau. I believe that … that bind Cde. Esau and all of us. He…
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… and dedicated her life to fighting for equality in both South Africa and America Key Words: Miriam Makeba, … the United Nations to show compassion for the…
IV - The Death of Steve Biko
… the report of his death: Mr. Steve Biko, the 30-year-old black leader, widely regarded as the founder of the black consciousness movement in South Africa,…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… the freedom struggle against the National Party government in the 1980s. This decade witnessed an increase in the armed … more daringly for symbolic military…
ArticleKing Kong the Musical 1959 -1961
… King Kong: An African Jazz , was the first all-Black South African musical which opened in 2 February 1959. The musical chronicles the rise and fall ……
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… proclamations and ordinances played a key role in legitimizing systematic land dispossession and segregating South Africa. The Khoikhoi, San and Black…
PlaceTiffindell Ski Resort, Eastern Cape
… Ski Resort - South Africa's only ski resort situated in Barkley East, Eastern Cape, South Africa's only snow ski resort! Tiffindell Ski Resort began in 1993…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… Mandela. 2006 February, The statue of Chief Makhado in Makhado (Luis Trichardt) in Limpopo is defaced. June, The … Howard Campus is splattered is white…
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… From: Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos … All of them were white, skilled workers. Approximately 110 Black…
ArticleQuotations by Oliver Tambo
… and non-racial society. We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in … economic power, its oppression…
ArchiveAppendix 5 Notes on Palestine and Israel by Denis Goldberg
… I made notes in November 2002 for use in future speeches on Palestine and Israel, nearly 9 years later they are equally valid: We in SA know about racial…
Address To The Nation On National Women’s Day, 9 August 1999
… to the advancement of women at all levels of our society. In doing this, we are alive to the harsh reality that faces women in our country today. For many…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1972
… their centuries-old struggle against whites as one Black people that spoke and acted through the African … of South Africa and the then Protectorates, a new…
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… Mandela is a figure who has undergone many transformations in the eye of the South African public as well as in the … government’s secret police. Mandela was…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
… acts such as sexual intercourse between White and Black people. Amended in 1957 as Act 23. Suppression of Communism Act, Act No 44 of … numbers, the…
ArticleAfrapix
… by Omar Badsha, Lesley Lawson and a small group of black and white photographers and political activists in 1981. This collective played a seminal role in…
Mission Stations - M
… Cape: No data available MABULELE , Lesotho, but possibly in OFS: P MACFARLANE , Alice, Cape: FCS 1821-44 MACHADODORP , … hospital in ruins in Massangano. Of…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… water scarcity as it is one of the thirty driest regions in the world. On average the country receives 500 mm rainfall … it to specific groups. In 2002 there…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… eastern seaboard of southern Africa, and moored overnight in the lee of a headland, which may have been the Bluff. … began to establish “ Native Locations ”…
ArticleFederation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU)
… South African trade union federation that organised mostly Black employees that aimed to be a national, non-racial umbrella organisation that could…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… fulfilled her mother’s dream for her to become an educated Black woman in South Africa. Her journey led her to become a founding … of Documents Act of 1952,…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… of unorganised or unregistered groups of workers in all industries. The Act aimed to raise the wages of … recognised that there was a need to fix a minimum…