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Chapter VII - The 1980’s
From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Two of our most loved women leaders, Mary Moodley and Lilian Ngoyi, died at the end of the 1970s. They had both…
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… sentiment from whites. Listen to this article 0:00 / 8:26 1X BeyondWords The origin of South African Indians can …
ArticleGrade 11 - What were the consequences when pseudo-scientific ideas of Race became integral to government policies and legislation in the 19th and 20th centuries?
Theories and Practice Scientific Racism These ideas about race were pided into two main theories, scientific racism and social Darwinism. Scientific…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the murder of Griffiths Mxenge, 01 November 1981
On the night of the 19th of November in the South African city of Durban, agents of the Pretoria regime brutally assassinated Griffiths Mxenge. Using knives,…
ANC Statement on the 40th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli`s death, 20 July 2007
To mark the 40th anniversary of the death of former ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli tomorrow, 21 July 2007, the ANC is publishing a special edition of the…
PlaceLinden, Johannesburg
Nestled in the foothills of Northcliff Hill, Linden is one of the prettiest and oldest suburbs of Johannesburg, lying to the North-West of the city centre…
Document 55 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers’ Party of South Africa and the Communist League of South Africa, 12 October 1935
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 55 - Letter from the …
Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 52 - International Secretariat …
Document 17 - Letter from E. R. Roux to W.G. Ballinger, 19 March 1929
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 17 - Letter from E. R. Roux to … South Africa's Radical Tradition: 1907…
From Segregation to Apartheid
The gains achieved by the White minority in the first four decades of the 20th century were, by the 1940s, increasingly under threat however, as African…
ArticleThe Destruction of Sophiatown
… the budget and logistical support to achieve this. In 1950, the NP government passed the Group Areas Act, which …
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
Gangsterism is often characterized as anti-social behaviour frowned upon by polite sections of society. There is no doubt that the behaviour of gangsters like…
ArticleSouth African Police Services (SAPS)
… South African riot police during Apartheid in the 1950’s. Source: www.capetown.at The most important and …
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… by Godfrey Pitje as the Youth League National Secretary. 1950 Sobukwe is employed as a teacher at Jandrell Secondary …
Article”People’s Power!”, 1986
In January 1986, the UDF met the African National Congress (ANC) for talks in Stockholm. It was at these talks that the position and future role of the UDF…
Historical Overview of Black Resistance, 1932-1952 - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… Problems of Organisation The Congress of the People, 25-26 June 1955 The Freedom Charter - Beacon for the Liberation … and the South African Indian Congress …
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… years in prison. Let me begin my story at a later date, on 26 February 1990, when a remarkably moving ecumenical service …
"Our struggle is for progress": Statement by Albert Luthuli, 15 June 1962
… he said. His statement continued:] On the occasion of June 26, 1962, I want to address my message to all sections of the …
PlaceOld Post Office, Fleming Street, Port Elizabeth
… complex on erf 3787 was declared a National Monument on 26 October 1984 and is now a Grade 2 structure. The oldest …
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were…
An Appeal to the people of South West Africa by Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela Dear Friends, I am writing to you in the name of the African people of the Union of South Africa, on the authority of the National Action…
PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… and the centenarians of Soweto, over 80 years old - 26 543 people. Orlando, is a Township in the urban Area of …
ArchiveThe defiance campaign
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In 1952 the ANC decided that we are going to organize a Defiance Campaign…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… furniture sculpting also reached a peak during this time. [26] Ornamental carvings from wood, porcelain, ivory and jade … (Accessed 30 March 2020) [26]…
The defiance campaign by M. P. Naicker
… INTRODUCTION This year, June 26, will mark the twentieth anniversary of the beginning of … swiftly by taking the following decisions: Setting June 26 for the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… V. S. C. Pather, Sorabjee Rustomjee and A. A. Mirza. 26 December, The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) … and blacks prohibited (Horrell 1978: 8)…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… marriage that went on to stand the test of pain, time and 26 years of separation. Complementing each other with wisdom, …
PlaceHumansdorp
… 16 km from Jeffreys Bay , 20 km from St Francis Bay and 26 km from Cape St Francis. There are Hiking trails and …
PlaceWelkom
… km long storm front and had a width of up to 1.7 km. On 26 September 1990, Welkom experienced a seismic event with a …
PlaceQuanza Shipwreck, East London
… of 942 tons which went ashore at East London , on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 5am. She struck the rocks, just East of the … of 942 tons which went ashore at East…