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BiographyB J Vorster [John Vorster]
… African State – the extension of the security police, the establishment of mobile police and helicopter units, and the … term had been the most disastrous in…
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… that a more inclusive vision of international art and art History can emerge, informed from ‘below’. Based at the … central to this process. ASAI ‘s major…
PlaceGreater Mapungubwe Heritage Site And Tour.
… Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park , which has a fascinating History! From Crooks Corner the route turns South West … The mysterious and sacred Lake Fundudzi…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … strongly reflected the interests of the indentured and colonial…
EventBenjamin Magson Kies, political activist & lawyer, is born
… helped to establish the New Era Fellowship (NEF), an anti-colonial and leftist debating society. The NEF was the … New Unity Movement (NUM). The NEF was…
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750
… from the idea of the mfecane, which is linked to outdated, colonial-era ideas of the centrality of the ‘wars of Shaka’. …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
… profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent. Colonial conquest and rapid land dispossession was … This opened up the interior of South Africa…
PlacePorterville
Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples. In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck established a small colony on the Cape of Good…
Address on Accepting an Honarary Doctorate from the Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, 30 April 1999
… truths of human existence even though all the resources of colonial and apartheid rule would have them believe the dogma … of the profound but simple fact…
Document 23 - S. P. Bunting, Statement presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 23 July 1928
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 23 … fashion. We know the theoretical…
BiographyMattheus Uys Krige
… developed his criticism of the practices of the Afrikaner establishment. This too, would remain with him his whole … J. A. Berthoud: Uys Krige. p. 35. ? [50]…
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… colonialism, segregation and white minority rule and the establishment of a new democratic government led by Nelson … The moment which changed the path of…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… Luxemburg and Gramsci with the insurgent claims of anti-colonial writers like Aimé Césaire, C. L. R. James and Frantz … Discussion, she developed her…
Chapter 1 - Introduction
… fixed a milestone beside the road of South African history, and marked the way for a new democratic order. The … Constitutional Court. An entire chapter is…
EventSlavery abolished in the Cape
… settlers to leave the Cape Colony. Further reading list: A history of prison labour in South Africa Indenture: A new … Africa. Cape Town: NASOU. v. 9, p. 659…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Morogoro Conference (1969) ushered in a new era in the history of the liberation struggle. It opened up membership … services' and military support to…
PlaceGroote Schuur High School
… the lion of Nassau and the gable of Groote Schuur. The history of the school shows a spirit of enterprise, realism … was phased in from 1994. During this…
PlaceWorkers’ Museum, Johannesburg
… in an Old Migrant Labour Hostel Compound and documents the History of South Africa’s Migrant Workforce, from the first … the Country, and less likely to…
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 59 … of labourers providing for identity…
BiographyAhmed Timol
… The article goes on further to exhort the White sporting establishment to embrace a non-racial ethos in sports. Timol …
Address by President Mandela on Heritage Day Robben Island, 24 September 1997
… ideals we are striking out in a new direction. During colonial and apartheid times, our museums and monuments … Most people had little or no say in the…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… culture' or 'Coloured culture,' for instance? Throughout history, various people and institutions have attempted to … 1948-1991. These policies reached…
BiographySipho Samuel Hashe
Sipho Samuel Charles Hashe was born in Middledrift, Ngcabasa Village (Eastern Cape) in 1934. He relocated to Port Elizabeth in the 1950s. During this period…
BiographySicelo Shiceka
… tenure in office, he is credited with conceptualising the establishment of the South African Local Government …
BiographyAbdul Samad Minty
Abdul Samad Minty was born on 31 October 1933 in Hartebeesfontein, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo Province). Minty grew up in Johannesburg where he…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… racism. While writing this collection, Serote studied the history of racism and oppression around the world. “I was … the terrible acts of racism and…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… Before presenting the history and impact of resistance photography we must consider … major forum for resistance photographers that challenged colonial…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… the wedding of his friend, Hardutt Singh's, sister, the Colonial Office in the Port of Spain declares him a … immigrant and detain him on instructions from…
PlaceUmlazi
… History of Umlazi The history of Umlazi (or Mlazi) dates back to 1845 when British … to the Native tribes of Natal, appointed by the British colonial…
EventJan van Riebeeck is born
… Van Riebeeck remains a prominent figure in the early history of colonial South Africa, and he was commander of the colony at …