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A Marxist critique of the Freedom Charter
… the Stalinist conception of a 2 stage-revolution in the colonial countries, ie that first there should be a period of … In its preamble the Freedom Charter…
Early struggles, contact and conflict in the Cape Colony
… The rounding of the Cape and the establishment of the trade route to the Far East had far … over trade disputes or resources. This was even before the…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… and others with considerable economic interests and its establishment coincided directly with the South African … become a common practice for a considerable…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… disbanded in 2005. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a South African Republic, and the promotion … known as ‘Nationalists’ or ‘Nats’. The…
BiographySiyamthanda Kolisi
… was one of the worst seasons for the Springboks in recent history. The following year, under new coach Johan ‘Rassie’ …
Speaking Notes for the President of the African National Congress, President Jacob Zuma, during the MKMVA National Conference, 12 October 2012
… these values and traits now more than ever before in our history. This Conference should therefore assist us in … underdevelopment that we have inherited…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 2: The Transatlantic slave trade
… source The peoples of West Africa had a rich and varied history and culture long before European slaver traders … was implemented in the Southern Colonies…
Address to CODESA by comrade Nelson R. Mandela, President of the ANC 20 December 1991
… of South Africa: Today will be indelibly imprinted in the history of our country. If we, who are gathered here respond … position. All three declarations…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… South African Indian Community with the formation of the Colonial Born and Indian Settlers Association. 4 February, … Manilal Gandhi, S.L. Singh and P.R…
ArchiveThe Soul of a Nation
… 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…
Document 55 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers’ Party of South Africa and the Communist League of South Africa, 12 October 1935
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 55 … The greatest, strongest and most brutal…
Whither Palestine? by Ronnie Kasrils, 19 May 2015, London
… acquainted with the Palestinian issue and Zionist Israeli history that his legacy is of enduring relevance. As an … quite unequivocally that the issue is one…
UCT Summer School 2020
… Please note the following history related courses will be offered at the 2020 UCT Summer School. Local and South African History MASSACRE ON THE FRONTIERS…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… become part of a delegation to Lord Carnarvon, the colonial secretary. Kruger was to suggest a referendum, the … for the construction of the Delagoa bay…
PlaceJacobsbaai, West Coast
… have evolved from the Frenchman Jacques Titius. He was a Colonial Trader in the West Coast. Tietiesbaai is also named … Park at Langebaan - all offering an…
8. Pillay and others petition the Viceroy of India
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … of their temples, and at the same time to request the Colonial…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
… Coloured people, throughout the course of South African history, have been regarded as neither white nor black, and … attempted these changes through the…
PlaceMahaking, formerly known as Mafikeng
… the nineteenth Century the expanding Voortrekkers and the establishment of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republic in Western … adults, and displays concentrating on…
EventJohn Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born
… north-west South Africa to determine its suitability for colonial settlement. Due to the extent of his involvement, … contribution was his ability to capture…
Speech by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande at SAHO Graduate Internship Programme launch, 30 October, 2012
… Launch SA History Online Internship Project. We have been giving lots … those involved in a largely intellectual pursuit such as History. In this…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… struggle for power, their revolutionary process and their establishment of a socialist Mozambique. [8] This form of … M. Mabhida, “African Communists Speak:…
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… and Karoo-style buildings, combined with its rich History of the Anglo-Boer War and early settlers, make it a … & Victoria Manor , which transports visitors…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… and subjective demands: PHASE 1: The period prior to the establishment of the Transitional Executive Council. (In this … the issue of violence.) PHASE 2: The…
PlacePondoland
… coast without the express permission of the British Colonial Government. In March 1861 the northern reaches of … 16km upstream from its estuary. This was…
Hastings Banda, the early years by Angela Thompsell updated 01 March 2016
… and a fiery orator for independence. He railed against colonial domination, but worked closely with Aparthed South … (though again there are conflicting…
BiographyNthato Harrison Motlana
Black business pioneer, community leader, altruistic medical practitioner, involved in several education initiatives, former secretary-general of the ANC Youth…
BiographyOlive Peace Landman
… in Port Elizabeth. Endnotes [i] Anderson, E (1987) A History of the Xhosa of the Northern Cape, 1795 – 1879, UCT …
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… December 16, holds a special significance in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought a … article traces some of the main events…
ArticleDebating Stellenbosch University’s Language Policy
… Town: Between East and West: Social Identities in a Dutch Colonial Town, viii. ↵ [5] J. Fourie, “Slaves as capital … P. Svensson, eds., Agricultural…
PlaceCote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast
… search of gold. The powerful Sudanese empires dominate the history of the Ivory Coast. It was from these empires that … French declared the area their…