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PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… grew rapidly after its proclamation. During the 1990s, migrants from the Eastern Cape, previously deterred …
Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the rising Afrikaner nationalism. The ANC which was weak in the 1920 and…
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
On 12 February 1982 journalist Thami Mazwai was jailed for two years after refusing to present facts against a former fellow student-leader charged under the…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 December 1985, at the height of the struggle against apartheid. As a federation, it…
ArticleA history of Soweto
The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great number of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck…
BiographyAnna Johanna Dorothea De Villiers
Anna Johanna Dorothea de Villiers was a linguist, writer, and educator. She born on 24 December 1900 on the farm Saxenburg, Kuilsrivier. She was the eldest of…
BiographyDiana Ferrus
Internationally renowned South African poet, writer, and activist for marginalised groups, Diana Ferrus, was born on 29 August 1953 in Worcester, Cape Province…
BiographyArthur Nuthall Fula
Arthur Nuthall Fula was born on 16 May 1908 in East London, Transkei (now Eastern Cape Province). In 1910, his parents – Samuel and Alice (née Stuurman) Fula –…
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
William Henry Beaumont was born in India on 24 February 1851. His father was a Lieutenant Colonel of the 23rd Madras Light Infantry. Beaumont attended…
BiographyAshley La Grange
"My guiding principle is to work hard and live within my means. My father died when I was seven and my mother’s inheritance was embezzled, so she had to work…
BiographyBongani Mnguni
Bongani Mnguni was a South African photographer and photojournalist who dedicated his life to exposing the brutality of the apartheid system. Mnguni was…
ArchiveClass Consciousness and Migrant Workers by David Hemson (University of Warwick)
… apartheid. In many ways the casual workers of the early 1990s were in worse conditions than in the 1970s; still …
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
By the early 1980s, the Congress movement was becoming established as the most effective force in the fight against apartheid throughout the country. With the…
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… The older ones were made between the 1960s and the early 1990s, and belong in the series I call The Structure of … remember a story you told about going…
BiographyCyril Matamela Ramaphosa
Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 17 November 1952. He is the second of the three children of Erdmuth and Samuel…
BiographyAshley James Kriel
Ashley Kriel was born on the 17 October 1966 to Ivy and Melvin Kriel. He has two sisters, Michel Assure and Melaney Adams. He grew up in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town…
BiographyBob Hepple
Professor Sir Bob Hepple was born on 11 August 1934 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Alex Hepple, was a trade unionist and Labour Party…
BiographyMogoeng Thomas Mogoeng
Justice Mogoeng Thomas Reetsang. Mogoeng was born on 14 January 1961 in Goo-Mokgatha (Koffiekraal) village, north east of Zeerust, North West Province. He was…
BiographyPeter Sexford Magubane
Peter Sexford Magubane was born on January 18, 1932 in Vrededorp (now Pageview) Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He is one of South Africa’s most…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
John Langalibalele Dube was born at Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal on 22 February 1871 to James and Elizabeth Dube. …
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
1984-1990:- The people armedIntroductionNumerous factors characterised the intensification of the freedom struggle against the National Party government in the…
PlaceClaremont, a Suburb of Cape Town
… as property prices in the area grew rapidly in the 1990s and 2000s. The Many residents and their descendants …
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
Introduction The South Africa Act passed by the British Parliament in 1909 combined the self-governing British colonies of the Natal, Cape, Transvaal and…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
Formed in 1928 by Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs, this was a union of women factory workers that transcended barriers of colour and class. In the late 1920s and…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The Party, as an organisation, underwent a number of changes during the exile period, some of…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
From the early years of colonial rule, South African youth had participated in various forms against the racist character of colonialism, oppression, and…
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
On 5 June 1981, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) reported that 5 gay men in California were suffering from a rare pneumonia (Pneumocystis…
BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
Anti-apartheid activist Adelaine Hain who was successively jailed, banned and exiled to Britain in Pretoria in the early 1960s died peacefully on 8 September,…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… I would be accorded such status." 1990 In the early 1990s, Kathrada is one of an ANC delegation that meets with …
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
Sathieseelan Gurulingam Govender (more popularly known as Ronnie Govender) was born on 16 May 1934 in Cato Manor, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His…