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ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… Introduction The Tricameral Parliament , a three-tiered …
BiographyJennifer Davis
… capital in South African and colonial development, and her introduction to the Unity Movement all shaped her future …
Article1946 Mine Workers Strike timeline 1867-1987
… 1867 Diamond mining begins in Griqualand West. 1872 Introduction of pass laws to control labor force in Kimberley …
ArticlePondoland
… Introduction. Pondoland is the traditional area of the …
BiographyMandla Langa
Mandla Langa was born in Stanger, or KwaDukuza, a town in the Natal Province, now known as KwaZulu-Natal Province. He is the son of a preacher, and he grew up…
ArticleHistory of elections in South Africa
… Introduction The South Africa Act passed by the British …
BiographyMary Butcher Turok
… Africa to pressure the Apartheid regime and promote the introduction of a new democratic Africa. [5] During this …
Apartheid-Crime in aftermath of democratic elections May 1994, December 1996
… OF DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS - May 1994 - December 1996 Introduction The South African elections of April 1994 have …
BiographyDr. Neville Edward Alexander
… Forum, which was formed to co-ordinate opposition to the introduction of the tri-cameral Constitution, which was put …
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… some of the privileges enjoyed by Coloureds prior to the introduction and institutionalisation of the Apartheid policy … rights and privileged social status,…
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
… Introduction The National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) is … (Accessed the 10.11.2015) NACTU Introduction [Online]. Available: http://www.nactu.org.za/ …
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… 1: ALIENS IN SOUTH AFRICA, 1860-1914 Social situations Introduction 1. The whole Coolies petition the Durban … sirdars regarded in India as pariah Trade and…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and 16 June – The birth of a new generation
… people thought, and it boosted their self esteem. The introduction of Afrikaans frustrated this change. According … resolved to organise a peaceful protest…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… and Commercial Workers Union of Africa (ICU). 1924 Introduction of Industrial Conciliation Act. 1941 Formation … 1948 Rise of the Nationalist Party to state…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
… Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation …
BiographyDorothy Adams
… The family of Dorothy was directly associated with the introduction of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) …
BiographyAlfred Milner
… even suggests that a definite date should be fixed for introduction of self-government, exactly what Schalk-Burger …
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… An essay by Harry Gwala , Man and his Country , a basic introduction on Marxist materialist view of history and class …
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… Party government follows up its election victory with the introduction of new apartheid laws as well as the stricter … of Communism Act is passed 26 March,…
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… Walla, the first Communist MP in Britain. Dadoo’s sudden introduction and interest in Marxist literature even resulted … Dadoo. References SLOVO-The…
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… to create millions of sustainable jobs, including the introduction of minimum wages in order to close the wage gap …
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… Introduction Nationalism refers to an ideology, a form of …
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
… M.C. Botha announced that the government moved towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Black … 1976 Soweto Uprising. The government had…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… Government School Hall where a motion calling for the introduction of indentured labour was passed. However, it … Government had to revise its legislation…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… from the left in the back row. Sindiso’s earliest formal introduction to political thinking arrived in the form of a …
South African Labour history
… from the cradle to the grave. Extract taken from the introduction to Luli Callinicos' book 'Place in the city' We …
ArticleWorld War I
… never experienced before. The First World War also saw the introduction of the use of aircraft which made possible mass …
EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
… centre of the national flag. The controversy followed the introduction of a bill to provide a national flag for the Union of South Africa in 1925 by D.F…
ArticleRemembrance of Albertina Sisulu through the Work of Cartoonists
… South Africa. Considering recent events such as the introduction of the Secrecy Bill, President Jacob Zuma and …
BiographyTeboho MacDonald “Tsietsi” Mashinini
… to stage a peaceful protest march on 16 June against the introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.An …