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… Though first publicized as a respected medium for the liberation struggle in 1967, poetry and literary expression had been popularized throughout the 1950s and earlier 1960s. The end of the fifties brought about the emergence of protest …

… This article was written by Cait Chapman and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … Coloured and Indian women faced harsh oppressions in the workplace during the apartheid era of South African government. Together, the … Web. [Accessed 6 Dec. 2014].|Maylam, P., and Edwards, I. The People's City, African Life in Twentieth Century Durban . …

… held its first democratic elections in April 1994 and the African National Congress (ANC) won with a majority vote to head the government of national unity. In order to rebuild and transform the economy after years of apartheid regime’s economic …

… On 20 July 1985 the government declared a State of Emergency in 36 magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape and PWV (now Gauteng ) areas. This was the first State of Emergency since 1960, and gave the police …

… The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of the Second World War was a crucial factor in …

… The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of the Second World War was a crucial factor in …

… The HIV/AIDS Crisis Emerges: Reponses of the Apartheid Government In 1982, the first case of AIDS in South Africa was reported in a …  [accessed 2 March 2012]|Mbali, M., (2005). “The Treatment Action Campaign and The History of Rights-Based, Patient-Driven HIV/AIDS Activism …

… This article was written by Jerry Saena and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … and book writer which assisted with her important role in the abolishment of apartheid. She wrote major articles and … would aid anti-colonial and anti-apartheid campaigns with the struggle against the inequality, and directed all of her …

… Africa for more than 100 000 years. As a matter of fact, the Cradle of Humankind, or what is believed to be the birthplace of humans, is close to Pretoria in Gauteng, and is the source of the oldest hominid discovery in the world to …

… Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came … and ship repairs companies also came out on strike. By the end of March 1973, close on 100,000 mainly African workers, approximately half of the entire African workers employed in Durban, had come out …

… In 1893 the first 'locations' were established under the Kruger government - essentially non-white' areas. Three existed at the time, namely the 'Coolie Location', the 'Kaffir Location' … a social history of Pageview 1948-1988 . Published by the ‘Save Pageview Association ’|Information received from …

… 1890 Cecil John Rhodes became premier of South Africa with the support of the Afrikaner Bond. Rhodes' grand imperial vision for a British Africa included Pan African Highway from "The Cape to Cairo," stretching through British colonies down …

… The Tsonga are a group of the Bantu-speaking population who live in areas extending from St Lucia Bay on the northern KwaZulu Natal coast, up to the Sabie River, which flows through Zimbabwe and Mozambique. …

… In the late 1970s four young men publicly refused to obey their army call-ups by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and were sentenced to … as lengthy as three months. Legislation had also broadened the base of eligible White men who could be called up, and …

… African People’s Organisation (APO) , previously known as the African Political Organisation is formed in Cape Town . 1910 Union of South Africa, which would be later called the Republic of South Africa, is formed. It unified the previously pided British Colonies, the Cape colony …

… In his State of the Nation address on 9th February 2012, President Zuma uttered a promise that provisions would be made ‘for the recognition of the Khoi-San communities, their leadership and structures’. …

… Colonial settlement Land wars The 'Frontier Wars' in the Eastern Cape Europeans who came to stay in South Africa first settled in and around Cape Town. As the years passed, they sought to expand their territory. This …

… 1840s John Dube’s grandmother, Dalitha becomes the first convert of the Lindley Mission Station in Inanda. 1871 22 February, John Langalibalele Dube is born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission …

… Background to the formation of the South African National Students Congress (SANSCO) The emergence of the Black Consciousness Movement  (BCM) and …

… Congress of South African Trade Unions ) COSATU affiliate The Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU) entered their third … week of striking for a wage of increase of 9,5 percent. The union also wanted Coca-Cola advertisment to be isolated from general advertising for the 2010 soccer World Cup. 11 July: In the aftermath of the …

… After World War II , the process of decolonization of the African continent gathered momentum as Africans … political rights and independence. While in some parts of the continent colonial powers reluctantly and grudgingly … BBC,  1963: African states unite against white rule , from the BBC- On This Day, [online] Available at …

… The places we come from are a part of our heritage. Where we … up and where we live are important because we learn from the people who live there with us, and the place itself. In the next 3 units we are going to talk …

… Pan-Africanism is the belief that people of African descent have common … be unified. Historically, Pan-Africanism has often taken the shape of a political or cultural movement. There are many … envision a unified African nation where all people of the African Diaspora can live. In more general terms, …

… The African National Congress (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been in power since the transition to democracy in April 1994. The organisation was initially founded as the South African …

… features classroom material that is no longer required in the curriculum. The Slave Trade : One of the most controversial issues regarding European intervention …

… upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like Kortboy and Don Mattera in … a phenomenon of early British Industrial Revolution and the Capitalist system it spawned. And since Lodge's … gangs in these terms, they have been seen as part of the resistance rather than social outcasts to be viewed with …

… Pre-1804 Khoisan hunter gatherers are the first inhabitants of the region, before Sotho-Tswana peoples colonized the general region between the third and 11th centuries. 1804 …

… One of the most important issues for women in South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid years, black women were forced into the rural areas to live off the land, without opportunities …

… The National Theatre Organisation (NTO) was a state funded … and produce Afrikaans and English theatre in South Africa. The organisation was developed as a resolution to the growing concerns brought up by some individuals as well …

… In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention, when 34 mineworkers who took part in …