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BiographyMary Sibande
… to her signature black fiberglass sculptures. Though still political in nature (the color purple is a reference to a …
BiographyArnold Selby
… meant that Selby had to discontinue his trade union and political activities. However, Selby, was undaunted. The …
BiographySue Williamson
… foregrounding the importance of women in the country's political struggle. A Few South Africans (1983-85) is a …
Yunus Ismail Mahomed
… the deprivation of Black communities. At school Mahomed’s political outlook was developed by teachers of conscience, … Thomas Karis, Nimrod Mkele .From…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… reasons. Then in the early 1980s came the first overtly "political" objectors - Billy Paddock and Pete Hathorn, who … on South African War Resistance (COSAWR…
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
… students who began to analyze and criticise the unhealthy political situation in the country. At Wentworth, Natal … of 1970s SASO began to assert its…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… Makgatho is instrumental in the formation of the African Political Union (APU). He is elected as becomes president … 1908. The Transvaal is granted…
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
… The Defiance Campaign was planned in the 1950s in response to the enactment of numerous apartheid laws by the … laws and the campaign attracted thousands of…
ArticleTransport and General Workers Union (TGWU)
… cleaning and security sectors. It was formed as a direct response to the Transvaal-based PUTCO bus company workers’ …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Essay Questions
… extent were Black South Africans were deprived of their political, economic, and social rights in the early 1900s and … assured, and agreed on the…
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… of the discrimination faced by people of colour. His response to this was the establishment of the Natal Indian … years of his arrival in South Africa,…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… organisation, the BCM subsequently developed a number of political and community organisations to widen the struggle … the Black People’s Convention (BPC)…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… Township, the demand for more houses became a subject of political contestations in the Advisory Boards or local councils in which residents were represented…
BiographyShadrack Fuba Zibi
… history of African politics in South Africa, 1882-1964. • Political profiles, 1882-1964. Stanford, 1977 • P.-L. …
BiographyPetrus Linda Jabane (Lion of Chiawelo)
… ranks of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK). He received military and political training at Novo Katenga in Angola. Jabane became a …
BiographyLex Mpati
… he had time off from the filling station job, attending political trials of student activists to criminal cases. The …
BiographyRenfrew Leslie Christie
… By the age of 21 he was already detained four times for political activism. Christie did not complete his B.Com. … Deputy President of NUSAS, political…
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… was portrayed by its authors as the apartheid government's response to the perceived threat of the 'total onslaught'. … extent of mentally condoning torture…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… the Suppression of Communism Act is passed 26 March, In response to the introduction of the Suppression of Communism … Freedom Charter whose main objective…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered … of South African Students…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 1: Student Activism
… has undergone several transformations alongside the political and cultural shifts that occurred in the US …
EventAnti apartheid activist Dr. Richard Turner is assassinated
… A passionate lecturer pioneering the teaching of radical political philosophy, Dr. Richard Turner was assassinated. … Biko's South African Students…
BiographyAshley James Kriel
… Church Youth camp in 1984. This did not detract from his political involvement, however. Kriel was a member of various …
BiographyBob Hepple
… on trial under the Illegal Squatting Act for organising a political meeting in Orlando Township (Johannesburg) under …
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
… the country to economic ruin thereby putting his own political career at risk. Pressurised by the veteran …
Article1960-1966: The genesis of the armed struggle
… intensification of repressive laws and further erosion of political rights by the apartheid regime also saw the African … to arrest them for not carrying…
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
… finally defeated. In general terms, the Rebellion was a response to the harsh policies that the Zulu population was …
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… by leaders of various landless people of South Africa in response to evictions of farm workers and labour tenants from … Elections which would “deliver a…
ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… each of these episodes women reacted not because of major political issues or broad developmental policies, but because … process by both white and black…
ArchiveThe Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
… the prison too evolved to accommodate these new political prisoners. While previously populated with common … the poor conditions they suffered under and…