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The Black Face of Apartheid
… the liberation of Black people was first a psychological struggle against the portrayal of a Black man as an inferior … superior. As a result, culture took…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… who was later to play a leading and decisive role in the struggle for independence in India, arrived in South Africa … him to postpone his departure in order…
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…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
28 March 1652, the Dutch Merchantman, the 'Amersfoort', anchored at the Cape with a cargo of 174 Slaves. The Amersfoort's arrival in Table Bay, with Slaves in…
TCOE Online Exhibition
… Dialogue was designed to: give insight into rural life and struggle in South Africa today strengthen the voice of the …
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 | …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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 …
Race and Caste: Hierarchy and Universality - CAS in partnership with Dept. of Sociology and Dept. of Anthropology Panel Discussion
Abstract: This conversation marks the launch of Race and Caste: Hierarchy and Universality, a special issue of Critical Times that examines the intertwined…
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…
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…
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…