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ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… parties’ leadership in 1946. By the mid-60s the activities of the TIC had declined and by the early 1970s it was … was revived in 1983 and was prominent in…
ArticleMedu Art Ensemble
… In 1977, a group of "cultural workers"from the townships fled into exile in … "research and production" (writing). Over the eight years of its existence,…
ArticleInsurrections I: Tracks and Lyrics
… Aur nau pooram paar lagi (When we launched this boat of Life Into the river of sorrow We thought we had strong arms That our blood was so … midstream Cross…
ArticleThe Langa March, 30 March 1960
… Philip Kgosana led a Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) march of between 30.000-50.000 protestors from Langa and Nyanga to … in if a meeting with J B Vorster ,…
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… Introduction Nationalism refers to an ideology, a form of culture, or a social movement that focuses on the nation. It emphasises the collective of a…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… The concepts of a nation state and a plural society are often seen to be … Settler Liberalism, Pan-Africanism, and the Language of Non-Racialism ’, that …
Safety and security issues
… clinic. Northern Province. © Liam Lynch The occurrence of domestic violence has always been alarmingly high in South … Though domestic violence is not…
ArticleTswana
… the Nguni and Sotho account for the largest percentage of the total Black population. The major Sotho groups are the … 3 million in South Africa and 1…
ArticleThe missionaries
… arrived in Pondoland in 1830 when Faku , the ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom from 1818 to 1867, allowed Wesleyan … The missionaries were first given land in the…
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… Imbeleko is the women's wing of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), formed in 1982 … struggle. Drawing its name from the Nguni tradition of carrying a…
Afrikaans community 1820-1899
… River and settled near a spring (fountain) in the vicinity of the current Old Presidency in Bloemfontein. He named his … a small pioneer house and laid down…
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… 1960s Harriet Bolton was an executive committee member of TUCSA. Following the death of her husband Jimmy Bolton, Secretary of the furniture and garment…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … Africa. Her journey led her to become a…
The French Revolution
… On 14 July 1789 hundreds of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution, which would last…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… timeline provides some historical background to the role of English in the Namibian public by tracing it within the … us with insights into the production…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
… Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the enforcement of an Apartheid State, it took time for the world to take … and action. That…
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… der Waal’s chapter in “Critical Essays on Afrikaans Places of Memory” The term ‘Bantu has gone through various shifts in … “historical moment, social…
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 reaching … the Cape, but for Southern Africa. Firstly, ‘discovery’…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… The NIC (Natal Indian Congress) was the first of the Indian Congresses to be formed. It was established in … to more militant protests, by the 1950s and…
Article”People’s Power!”, 1986
… It was at these talks that the position and future role of the UDF became clearer. These were the first detailed … better organisation and working together…
ArticleNegotiations and the transition
… ANC. In March 1982, Mandela together with senior members of the ANC was transferred from Robben Island to Pollsmoor … accept these. For instance, in late…
ArticleSouth West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO)
… in 1990. The SWA territory was entrusted by the League of Nations to South Africa under an administrative mandate … movement in the early 1960s because it…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa timeline
… 1995, armed youth gangs in Alexandra Township outside of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, destroyed the homes and property of suspected undocumented migrants…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… population grew, and spread throughout the Western half of South Africa. They were the first pastoralists in southern … and called themselves Khoikhoi (or…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… 2010 19 January: ( Congress of South African Trade Unions ) COSATU affiliate The Food and Allied Workers' Union (FAWU) entered their third week of striking…
Ruth First Untold by Jerry Saena
… This article was written by Jerry Saena and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … which assisted with her important role in…
Judaism
… Many Jews wear a tallit, or prayer shawl, to remond them of God's law. Sources: www.ida.net Jews, like Christians and … that God created everything and that…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… demonstrations began in the Transvaal, marking the start of the longest and most widespread period of black resistance to white rule. The Lekoa and Evaton…
South African Prime Ministers from the National Party
… Prime Ministers from the NP (equivalent to the position of President today): Following constitutional reforms in 1984, the office of State President became…
CAPS Grade 5: Intermediate Phase History - Term 2
… Africa between 2 000 and 1 700 years ago. The study of Iron Age archaeology provides a history for the majority of present-day southern African and South…