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ArticleIsitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Award
… outstanding contribution and sacrifice to the liberation struggle. Isitwalandwe , literally translated, means "the one …
List of ANC and MK members killed in combat
… is a list is part of the The ANC and the turn to the armed struggle: UMkhonto we Sizwe, MK Feature. Unknown | 1960s | …
ArticleXhosa
… 'Trek Boers' in the region of the Fish River. The ensuing struggle was not so much a contest between Black and White races as a struggle for water, grazing…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… Govindji’s funeral. The use of strong arm tactics in the struggle between the Nana Congress leadership and the Dadoo … Indian community seemed willing and…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… from the trust territory in 1966, SWAPO turned to armed struggle. SWAPO emerged as the sole liberation movement in … abuses against suspected spies during…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
… existence the white workers were occupied in a turbulent struggle for decent wages, union recognition and survival. Alex Hepple states: "It was a struggle of…
Archive2014 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 17 June 2014 (after National Elections)
… of Parliament, Mr Michael Coetzee. His contribution to the struggle for freedom and democracy will never be forgotten. … monuments and other symbols that…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… they saw as being the decisive force in the liberation struggle. At the local level its general aims were to: … people in their communities and in the…
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
… play and have historically played that role. The freedom struggle was won politically, but as a society we are still … respect, dignity and justice - from…
ArticleThe Strikes and Popular and Political Support
… development since Sharpeville and the turn to armed struggle. The striking workers and their demand for a living …
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… it. Some white people participated actively in the struggle against apartheid, while some black people … The South African Indian Congress was formed in 1923…
Poqo political trials and the execution of its operatives in the 1960s
… period of political quiescence in the history of the struggle against apartheid until the outbreak of the Soweto … The 1960s were characterized by a shift in…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress On The Occasion Of the 105th Anniversary of the African National Congress Presented By President Jacob Zuma
… figure. Comrades President OR Tambo recognised that the struggle for national liberation is intrinsically linked to … support provided by the people of…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… aid anti-colonial and anti-apartheid campaigns with the struggle against the inequality, and directed all of her own … lives of Ruth First and her husband…
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… underground ANC during the height of the anti-apartheid struggle reveal the excessively brutal and inhumane treatment …
Communist Party of South Africa, What is the Native Independent Republic? (1934)
… which the workers and peasants should unite for a joint struggle for a better life. But for this purpose it is … trade unions and in solid ranks will conduct…
ArticleSouth Africa needs a national holiday on 16 November to acknowledge its indentured
… survival strategies. Regrettably, this history of struggle, resistance and resilience of indentured labourers … is crucial in understanding modern notions of…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… of the Fish River (see Eastern Frontier Map). The ensuing struggle was not so much a contest between Black and White races as a struggle for water, grazing…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
… that students play only a limited role in the overall struggle The duty of the students was to lend support to … succeeded in drawing community support for…
ArchiveAri Sitas in Conversation with Sumangala Damodaran
… of beauty in and through this landscape…In the same poem I struggle to express it but it comes out like this: “a rock …
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
Introduction This article looks at the history of an indigenous Nguni sport known as Stick Fighting, which was popular in the Nguni ethnic group (Zulu). It…
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… movement, and operating in close relation with the broader struggle for independence, led to the formation of the … has played a prominent role in the…
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
The ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde' congregation was founded on 8 and 9 September 1855 in Pretoria. It was one of the independent churches started by the …
South African Constitution 1996
… 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in this country. The Constitution is …
13 notable women in Cape Town’s history, 6 August 2015
Strike a woman, strike a rock, as we all know. Yet some rocks who have also played crucial roles in making Cape Town the city it is today are so often…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1960-1969
… set up uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) to engage in the armed struggle. A number of high profile arrests – such as those of … in the Little Rivonia trial – severely…
BiographyLouis Botha
Louis Botha was born near Greytown in Natal in 1862. He was the son of Voortrekker parents and was brought up on a farm in the Free State, and was educated at…
First National Consultative Conference - Morogoro, 26 April 1969
… this conference is: Close Ranks and Intensify the Armed Struggle!" The Conference was attended by over seventy …
ArticleHistory of ‘New Age’ Newspaper
… communists. It became a leading voice in the South African struggle against apartheid, especially in the 1940s. As a …
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… Nation/ MK) in 1961. Through MK, the ANC waged the armed struggle and obtained support from some African countries and …