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ArticleRock Art
… people, as some human figures were then painted in black with charcoal. The emergence of domesticated animals … and stress with the environment, this however…
ArticleRand Rebellion 1922
… mining companies were faced with rising costs and a fall in the price of gold.... Build-up to the rebellion The … by removing the colour bar and increasing…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… contentious issue at the Cape that contributed to the rise in tensions and eventual outbreak of war between the settlers … remained in force. The Kaffir Pass…
ArticleRock art as an expression of hunter-gatherer society and world-view
… Paintings and engravings on rocks in the open air and on cave walls are called rock art. There … different shades of white clay or from bird droppings. Black…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… African Jews such as Eli Weinberg were heavily involved in the country’s anti-apartheid movement and faced exile as a … In addition to running his own studio…
ArticleSoweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
… the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in black schools. Tsietsi Mashinini who fled South Africa in 1977, led the SSRC. After Mashinini's…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… In an attempt to restore artistic exchange and dialogue after … of the Biennale included the Spanish Pavilion’s ‘Black Looks White Myths’ curated by Octavio…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), is born in Suffolk, England. 1873 Sidney Percival Bunting , the son … newspaper “The International”. The ISL…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… Florence Mkhize was an active member and leader in some of the most prominent organizations that worked to … to raise money with the goal of building schools…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… three years after the incident. Sobukwe was only released in 1969. In the aftermath of the events of 21 March, mass … civilians and three non-White police…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… After coming to power in 1948, the National Party-led government began implementing … attempted adultery or related immoral acts” between black and white…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
… of institutions through re-structuring and mergers in Post-Apartheid South Africa, historically White and … form new institutions. In January 2004, the…
ArticleWomen’s Rights and Representation
… the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as equal … or husbands - were second-class citizens for…
ArticleWomens Rights
… the introduction of the Bill of Rights that all women in this country received formal recognition as equal … or husbands - were second-class citizens for…
ArticleSweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU)
… Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU) was established in 1974 with the help of the Urban Training Project (UTP). … latter was elected as its first secretary…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… © Museum Africa. The 1960s marked an important watershed in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. The aftermath … in South African liberation history…
Daily reflections by Virginia MacKenny, September 2002
… Day 1 Arrive in Kassel by train from Frankfurt and get off at the … in coal dust. They are visually arresting in their deeply black and glittering surfaces,…
National Council of African Women (NCAW)
… The NCAW was established in 1933 by a group of women in Kimberley. It amalgamated a number of smaller welfare … Movement and this drew criticism from the…
PlaceTranskei
… aspect after the British annexation of the Cape Colony in 1806. After the annexation the Eastern frontier of the … of additional territory between the White…
Chapter 13
… Zig Zags of opportunism We have considered it necessary in the previous chapter to pause and deal in more detail with … the Non-Europeans, while on the other…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA TO MEMBERS OF THE SWISS-SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOCIATION Zurich, 2 September 1997
… President of the Swiss-SA Association; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen, … of the Swiss business community. To be able to do so twice in one day is…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… of apartheid, from the colonial occupation of the Cape in 1652 through the creation of the Union of South Africa and … and gain immense profits from the…
Chapter 8- Gumede walks the ANC and SACP tightrope, 1930–46‘
… into a state of slavery’. Gumede, April 1930. INTRODUCTION In 1930 Gumede had taken the initiative to call for a … sympathy with the CPSA, who alone pleaded…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… In the 1930s various trade unions from different backgrounds … workers’ Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) . Black workers were denied membership…
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… of seeing the world shared by so many of us still living in the ruins of the British empire. But, looking back, it is … our home on the outskirts of the city…
ArticleXhosa
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga … The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South Africa's…
ArticleProvincial histories
… In this topic we will look at the heritage and identity of … elected leader and how citizens can participate in a democracy will be explored. South Africa…
PlaceNorthern Cape
… The Northern Cape is the largest Province in South Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. … with a rented 4×4 or just taking your own trusted sedan…
Address by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, to the Ruth First tenth anniversary commemoration trust Cape Town, 17 August 1992
… Comrades and Friends, Ten years ago today, while I was in Pollsmoor Prison, I felt shattered and terribly alone when … the more poignant because I knew both…
ArticleThe South African general elections: Introduction
… The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the … and the Transvaal denied all non-whites…