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BiographyMathews Phosa
… country in 1985, and in 1986 became the regional commander of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) in…
BiographyDr Mathume Joseph “Joe” Phaahla
… in Ga-Phaahla, Limpopo. Phaahla studied for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Natal. It was at university … was appointed…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… of our country to the African position and status in this land of our birth - South Africa - because the Government and … We want the Government of the…
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… Africa in 1893, Mohandas Gandhi had first -hand experience of the discrimination faced by people of colour. His response … resistance or Satyagraha were…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 81st Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January, 1993
… Today, January 8th, marks the 81st anniversary of the African National Congress. We observe this important … youth, continue to strive for better conditions,…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… whole since both basically and in practice, the so-called 'Native Affairs' are, not only inextricably interwoven with … are the categories of some of such…
ArchivePress statement on the Industrial Conciliation Act following a joint meeting between the Federation of S.A. Trade Unions, The Western Province General Workers Union, The Food and Canning Workers Union and The African Food and Canning Workers Union.
… Press statement on the Industrial Conciliation Act following a joint meeting between the Federation of S.A. Trade Unions, The Western Province General…
Eyewitness accounts of the Sharpeville massacre 1960
… The day of the Massacre, mourning the dead and getting over the shock of the event © Baileys African History Archive (BAHA) Tom … the Pan-Africanist slogan …
ArticleNational Union of South African Students (NUSAS)
… In 1924 the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was founded aimed at representing and promoting the interests of university and college students…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… In one image from “Ex-Offenders at the Scene of the Crime,” a series by the South African photographer … Goldblatt, who was born in 1930 and has photographed…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… Nelson Mandela. On 20 and 21 December the first session of CODESA (Convention for a Democratic South Africa) was … this event. All parties agreed to support…
BiographyJohn Jacques William Aitchison
… went to Pietermaritzburg to study at the University of Natal and remained in Pietermaritzburg until relocating to … against the draconian security…
BiographyGeorge Christopher Cato
… Cato was born in 25 February 1814, London. The eldest son of a Huguenot family called Caton who settled in London. His … and trade at Port Natal, where a…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… Introduction December 16 looms large in the history of South Africa. Today in the new South African it is … Republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free State,…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1946-Press Reports on the Campaign
… of every Indian — and whether rich or poor. The Pegging Act affected everybody." Dr Goonam, commenting on the … in this country. The legislation dealing with…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) was launched on 1 … of apartheid, laws such as the Suppression of Communism Act hit unions hard. Black…
The Battle of Square Hill
… as combatants in the First World War was reserved for men of “European descent”. [i] According to Article 7 of the South African Defence Force Act 13 of 1912…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… hence it begins at Article 7. 7. RIGHTS 1. This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It … the public interest includes the…
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… Public places of recreation in white areas were proclaimed in accordance with provisions of the Group Areas Act of 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 2 - Industrialisation and the Revitalisation of Black Politics in the1940s by Mohamed Adhikari
… and loyalty and for this reason accepted the Nat. Rep. Act”¦. Seme’s presidential address (at long last!). Congress … were hired as cheap labour for settler…
BiographyArchie Mafeje
… was born in Ngcobo in South Africa on 30 March 1936. Both of his parents were involved in education; his father was a … of publications and he also did…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Joint Houses of Congress of the Republic Of Argentina
… Address by President Nelson Mandela to the Joint Houses of Congress of the Republic Of Argentina …
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VI - The Wesleyans take a hand
… of Bantu tribes from the north had come to an end. Land to the south was no longer in exhaustible and the tribes … father of Theophilus Shepstone, a future…
"Racial Crisis in South Africa" . Address to meeting of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, March 2, 1961
… South Africa has a population of 15 million, of which 12 million are non-whites and 3 … up by the whites. The Africans were robbed of their land. There is a…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the … the cornerstone was laid, with completion intended for 1913. The…
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… The Union Buildings is the seat of the South African government and is situated in the … the cornerstone was laid, with completion intended for 1913. The…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… against apartheid throughout the country. With the launch of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in August 1983, this … Consciousness organisations began to…
Archive“‘Hundreds of Native Workers are Joining the Communist Party in Bloemfontein; … which organisation … ever faced calamities, persecutions and prosecutions as the CP did?’: The Communists in the Free State, 1921-1940” by Peter Limb
… “‘Hundreds of Native Workers are Joining the Communist Party in …
BiographyAbednego Bhekabantu Ngcobo
… became a trade union spokesman, he entered the University of Natal, where as president of the non-European Students' Representative Council he … to a two…
BiographyClive Zamani Xaba
… offered at the African Art Centre at the Durban Institute of Technology under Langa Magwa and Thando Mama. Barely out of high school, Xaba in one of his…