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… they had been arrested. Each of us pleaded our innocence in our own language. I tried to make my plea loud and clear … for, the statement of the hard facts of the life of the black people. We had adopted it four years before and it … Africanist view within the ANC membership that the SA liberation struggle must be conducted on the basis of …

… The Anti-CAD and the Local Committee of the NEUM, opposed in principle to ad hoc committees and ad hoc campaigns which … to demonstrate that, although it was politically strong in the Western Cape particularly, it was not sectarian and … and angry reaction to the introduction of train apartheid in the Peninsula, and the move was regarded as an arrogant …

… At a time when the country was in mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre … to military rule and the re-absorption of the so-called black homeland into South Africa. When the marchers tried to …

… born on 19 November 1930 at the Bridgman Memorial Hospital in Mayfair, Johannesburg. After passing Matric, Mr Bikitsha … Pius X11 University College, then known as Roma College, in Lesotho. He was expelled for allegedly assaulting a fellow …

… and Comrade, and most recently Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid. Although he lives in the United States, he has been on the faculties of both …

… one of the founders of the Afrikaans language movement. In a series of articles published in Die Afrikaanse Patriot , he pushed for the formation of a …

… Beer , Denis Worrall and Wynand Malan, the DP won 36 seats in Parliament in the general election of September that year. … forced removals. Suzman demanded trade union rights for Black people and fought for better wages and working … leader of the Democratic Alliance in 2015, the first black South African to serve in that position, replacing …

… President of the Transvaal when the territory was annexed in 1877, joined Kruger and Pretorius to take up arms against … of the Transvaal and managed to crush the Jameson Raid in January 1896. He died soon after besieging Ladysmith, …

… only female principal of the Huguenot University College in Wellington and a lecturer at the Pretoria Technical … of a country was largely determined by its women. She died in 1979. …

… , the military wing of the PAC. Following Poqo attacks in Paarl, Cape Province (now Western Cape), Madikane was one … were the first people sentenced to death for sabotage in South Africa. They were hanged at the Pretoria Central …

… brothers, Mike and Dan, aided the revival of the PAC in Krugersdorp. Their efforts fell under the non-political … brothers contribution to the struggle has been documented in books such as "The Road to Democracy" as well as "The …

… need to substantiate theoretical positions on issues in practice as a means to solve Africa’s problems. The annual lecture in his honour immortalizes his perspectives. The Programme … of all South Africans; and to promote awareness  and consciousness of Africa at grassroots level.”  In 2005, …

… Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. Democracy and Renaissance in Africa: In search of an enduring Pax Africana Thank you … power from the people and place it in their own hands. Consciousness by the masses of their interests would also … masses of the people and the encouragement of a false consciousness among the people to lead them away from …

… After South Africa became a Union, the government wanted Black and White people to live separately, so they set certain areas apart for Black people. Before the Union they were rural areas ruled by … there was a homeland for every major Black language in South Africa. These groups were called nations, and all …

… Mathews Motshwarateu was born on 2 November 1958 in Soweto. His talent for athletics already became apparent in his primary school years, which he spent at Isaacson … | https://www.safrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/motshwarateu.htm …

… Afrikaans writers and a pioneer of the usage of free verse in Afrikaans. He was an editor of the newspaper, Land en Volk and became controversial in Transvaal politics. He withdrew to a lonely life on a …

… (VOC) established Cape Town as a refuelling station in 1652 for their ships sailing between Europe and India. As … ‘the mother city’ is the centre for historical archaeology in southern Africa. Historical archaeologists use documents … and free Blacks. Chemical analyses showed that some Black labourers came from as far north as Mozambique. An …

… The Community Arts Project (CAP) was established in Cape Town in 1977. Originally located at 17 Main Road, Mowbray, the … that emerged after 1976, such as The Federated Union of Black Artists (FUBA) , Funda , and The Johannesburg …

… Durban (now the University of KwaZulu-Natal), majoring in English and private law. He was involved with many clubs … to organise activities and negotiations that culminated in the first elected students' representative council. …

… Mukhuba\'s stay in Sophiatown lasted until 1958. He returned to Tshakuma … achieved critical acclaim after the Tributaries Exhibition in 1985. …

… and Elizabeth Xuma, an aristocratic Xhosa family living in Manzana Village in the Engcobo district of the Transkei. … Agriculture. 1919 Xuma joins Alpha Phi Alpha, a nationwide Black fraternity. December 1919-January 1920: Xuma is part of … and Xuma speaks on ‘Bridging the Gap Between White and Black in South Africa. 1931 Xuma testifies before the Native …

… Bookmarked by Dan Cameron in Art Forum as “what may turn out to be the most important … turn debuting South African work, such as Santu Mofokeng’s Black Photo Album/ Look at Me, 1890-1950 and Penny Siopis’ My … Green, Vogue par Nelson Mandela (Taste Venue), (1994), Black and White Photograph Source: Trades Routes: History and …

… baTswana [people]) The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, … and Sotho account for the largest percentage of the total Black population. The major Sotho groups are the South Sotho … culture and beliefs: About 4 million Tswana people live in southern Africa; 3 million in South Africa and 1 million …

… a country. The same story can be told a different way, as in this. We tell it as the struggle for survival of those … and this is their story, too. The great majority were black. When gold production began, their lives were drawn … from the introduction to Luli Callinicos' book 'Place in the city' We have made links to the various resources …

… was the secretary of the ISL, who had been instrumental in forming the first black trade union - the Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA) - … some of the party's support for the African strikers in 1918, was in Moscow when the miners came out in January …

… (Extracts from an exclusive article published in Ebony. Reproduced with permission.) ...The solution to the … now. Greater latitude will be allowed to immigrants - both black and white - from other parts of Africa. Non-racial … It is an important unifying factor in building national consciousness and pride - a healthy community spirit. An …

… and your ethnicity? A: Amos Monageng, well known by Amla in the campus. I am twenty-four years old, a third year … as race or you can be more culturally specific. A: I am black, but I’m Tswana. I: And then land of origin; so where … I was very certain on last week Monday when Stats SA released the stats saying that the companies are still …

… Notice of Arts Festival. Black circle in centre. First part of title in black letters around top of circle. Second part in white …

… with others, began to play an increasingly important role in the affairs of the Bolton Hall unions. NUSAS then formed … into the wages and working conditions of unskilled black university staff. Ultimately, it aimed to gather information and publicise “starvation wages” in other industries too. Soon afterwards, NUSAS set up WC …

… In 1940, Alfred Xuma was elected the new president of the … - all linked to global developments. These gave the black population reason to expect better conditions. In 1944, the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) was formed by members …