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BiographyNkosiyakhe Amos Masondo
… Nkosiyakhe Amos Masondo was born on April 21,1953 in Soweto,one of nine children,his parents were tenants on a white farm …
BiographyNtloe Mabe
… [Western] Transvaal [now North West Province]. Mabe was one of five counsellors of the Bathlako community, together …
BiographySeth Moanakwena
… Transvaal [now North West Province]. Moanakwena was one of the five counsellors of the Bathlako community, …
BiographyGodfrey Sekhukhune
… Mogaramedi Godfrey Sekhukhune was one of the ‘most important’ of the Sekhukhune revolt leaders. …
BiographySimon P. Mkalipi
… One of the first-string accused in the Treason Trial, he was …
BiographyRay Harmel (nee Adler)
… a born fighter, and never succumbed to intimidation. When one of her bosses offered her several perks if she would … African National Congress and the…
BiographyLeslie Rubin
… South Africans, but this later changed to a call for a ‘one man one vote’ system. Rubin became the chairperson of the Liberal … of apartheid), would leave…
BiographyOprah Winfrey
… made a career out of my own authenticity. I don't have one face I present to the white world or to the black world. … # The future is full of possibility,…
ArticleStrong and Unnoticed: The Women of the UDF by Reid Arnold
… were born in the area or had worked continuously for on one employer for 10 years and if they had not been found to … ensure that the idea that women’s…
Mxolisi Moyo
… mostly in Alexandra and Tembisa, Johannesburg. He was one of the founding members of Afrapix . Works featured in …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… and Silverton attacks appear in court. This becomes one of the most publicised guerrilla trials in South Africa. … Durban - for which the ANC claim…
BiographyBonisile John Kani
… did result in a number of published and unpublished works. One of the plays that emerged in 1972 was Sizwe Bansi is …
BiographyFather Trevor Huddleston
… This earned him the nickname ‘Makhalipile’ or dauntless one. During this time he developed close friendships with … Anglican priest, author, one of the first…
BiographyTrevor Andrew Manuel
… played an important role in the bus boycott because he was one of the few activists that was not detained. From here …
Ethnicity in Post-Apartheid Discourse: Deconstructing South Africa’s Racial Narrative by Joshua Richman
… constructivist approaches to ethnic identity, the first part of my essay outlines a theoretical model based on the … the validity of their shared argument…
ArticleFrontline States
… onerous handicaps.... Whilst Botswana accepts that we are part of the Southern African economic complex and that the … South Africa's military might, which…
ArticleSharpeville
… a day of mourning. He also called for a national one day “stay at home”. The Government retaliated by passing … state of emergency declared by the…
The National Arts Festival
… office space as well as performance facilities. The NAF is one of the oldest cultural events in South Africa, having run for over 40 years and it has also…
ArticleXhosa
… language (Isixhosa), of which there are variations, is part of the Nguni language group. Xhosa is one of the 11 official languages recognized by the South ……
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… and exclusion from citizenship of Africans. Part one examines the historical roots of apartheid, from the … them a large area of land in the central and…
Sifundile Matalazi
… that Mr Malazi had joined his pairs of socks and had tied one end around his neck,the other to the window.He then …
BiographyMothebang Mopeli
… Mothebang Mopeli was alleged to have been one of the agitators in the Witzieshoek Native Reserve, …
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… Trek. The Cape stayed a British colony until it became one of the four provinces of the Union of South Africa in … into exile. In 1887 they annexed Zululand,…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… shown through her correspondence, shaped her motivation as one of the most influential South African female Coloured … was interested in the political unrest…
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… as Kanaladorp [ii] (kanala is a Malay word meaning ‘help one another’), is marked by the event of 11 February 1966. On … [iv] The district was reconstructed…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… who formed the steering committee for the organisation. One hundred and forty-six delegates, representing 230,000 … of the small African professional class…
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… Mbhazima Shilowa, former the Gauteng Premier, now one of the leaders of Congress of the People (COPE) as … the accuser and that they have had sexual…
BiographyFrances Rix Ames
… assaulted by security police. Before his death (which was one in a string of prison deaths), he had been seen by Dr … to their patients, irrespective of the…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
… hand, is divided equally into an area for the woman and one for the man. This division, being the subject of "left … is essentially a woman's enclave, may…
ArticleImperialism and socialism in the context of Africa
… note: This topic's content was written in 2003 and is part of the old curriculum content, we have modified it … Imperialism refers to the practice of…