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ArticleDespite the 1994 political victory against apartheid, its economic legacy persists by Haydn Cornish-Jenkins
… the start of racial segregation in South Africa. Since the formation of the Union of South Africa the government had employed racial segregating policies,…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… of 1903 and 1904 The resistance of the APO to the formation of Union of South Africa Although the Imperial …
Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959
… A meeting of the NIC at Bharat Hall in Durban approved the formation of a National Joint Consultative Committee to …
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… Southern Africa and beyond. It also accelerated the formation of several states, notably those of the Sotho …
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… liberation movements. The situation changed only with the formation of the South African Coloured People's Organisation … Charter in 1955. Divisions in…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… (the Eastern Front), the setting up of arms caches and the formation of underground structures inside the country based … of the new recruits inside South…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… Branch of the ANC, formed by Charlotte Maxeke . The formation of the Bantu Women's League of the South African … through mortgages and shareholding in…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… Capture the Citadel on the eighth anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe 1970s 1971 1 January Delivers … Comittee of the ANC on the 25th…
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… variety of people who were named ‘Coloured’, it meant the formation of often stagnant communities where they was no …
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… based in the Western Cape (Anderson, 1989), its formation in 1989 belies Meintjes’ assertion that the first …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… the Communist Party, and is replaced by Pixley Seme . The formation of the Independent ANC Fietas, Johannesburg: … to a split in the South African Indian…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… of a united front, which eventually resulted in the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in May 1983. … the emergency and state repression, the…
ArticleThe 1913 Women’s anti-pass campaign in the Orange Free State
… the giving of passes to women. Events leading up to the formation of the Union of South Africa presented a chance for …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
… of South African Students (COSAS). In 1983, after the formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) that became …
Article1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
… non-racial trade unions. This was followed by the formation, in 1979, of the Federation of South African Trade …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… to a split in the South African Indian Community with the formation of the Colonial Born and Indian Settlers … P.G. Naicker (father of Dr. G.M. Naicker)…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
1994: South Africa's first non racial, democratic electionsSouth Africa’s democratic system was endorsed by voters drawn from across the country’s racial…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
World opposition to Apartheid Enforced racial segregation in South Africa began with the arrival of the Dutch and English colonisers. Following its…
Article20 Years of Democracy (1994 - 2014) - Profiles of the Presidents
… of aspects such as socio-economic and health polices; formation of new political parties; establishment of …
ArticleThe Black Sash: A History of Transformation
… racial prejudice was not the original factor behind the formation of women, their ideology and organization … Government came into power in 1948. At the time…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… National Defence Force (SANDF). 1961 16 December, The formation of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) by the African National … 1982 8 January, On the 70th anniversary…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… Karl Marx’s. July 30, 1986 the 65 th anniversary of the formation of the SACP takes place in London. This is led by …
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… political formations. Initial interactions led to the formation of CODESA I and II, culminating in South Africa’s …
ArticleDefinition of Natural and Cultural heritage sites
There are two types of World Heritage Sites. The first represents cultural and the second natural heritage. Cultural sites Cultural heritage sites have…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… foreign slaves and indigenous Khoikhoi to the historical formation of Afrikaans: these population groups were … and Apartheid significantly contributed to…
ArticlePopular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
Historians recognise the significance of popular struggles over the past 100 years. But debates among historians about their relationship to formal political…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… there had been contact between the ANC and UDF after the formation of the latter, these encounters were intermittent. … Union to Harare to discuss the sports…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… The ANC conference held in Bloemfontein approves the formation of a youth wing and adopts the "Atlantic Charter … established in Johannesburg as the next…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… war for the benefit of the enemy, none have surpassed the formation of the Concentration Camps". 31 October, Despite … the enormous mortality was not…