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PlaceLanga Township, Cape Town
Development of Langa locationIn the course of the Inter War Years the regulations of the 1902 Location Act were expanded to create a more formal structure for…
Pravin Gordhan on a leash by Daniel Silke (Politics Web), 16 May 2016
Gordhan on a leash In political science, students studying the theory are often told that the most dangerous time for political leaders is when they begin to…
Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney: Three figures in the IWW in South Africa by Red Jack (libcom.org), 08 January 2012
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, the Wobblies) was the main influence on the radical left in South Africa in the early twentieth century. But who were…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, "A Critique of Mr. W. P. van…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… stay-at-home in protest to the Sharpeville massacre. Pass books are burned in countless bonfires. At one of the events …
Say It out Loud - The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1929 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 1st April, 1929 1 There are times when leaders of people,…
ArticleInsurrections Ensemble
Can you create music that can find a home on both sides of the Indian Ocean beyond the cliché of “fusion”? Are Indian forms compatible with their African…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
This article was written by Justin Lawler and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project During the times of apartheid,…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
People as historical sourcesPeople can be great sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners are also sources of…
Constructing the Union of South Africa; negotiations & contestations, 1902-10
Scanned in copy of the last page of the Treaty of Vereeniging, click to enlarge and view other pages Industrialization and British imperialism in South Africa…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Cross-roads of Native Policy
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu The beginning of the year 1926 sees South Africa standing at the cross-roads of race…
71.The Group Areas Act
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai When the Group Areas Act was passed in 1950, all…
38. The Natal Franchise Bill, 1894: Do not make our sons pariahs
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Franchise Law Amendment Bill of 1894 sought…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of the 90th birthday of former President Nelson Mandela, 2 August 2008
Isithwalandwe President Nelson Mandela and the entire family and relatives, President Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President of the ANC, Secretary General and all…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Monday, December 20 We were all a bit anxious about December 16, supposedly our Black…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
Relations between Russia and South Africa In the late-19th century, Russia was engaged in rivalry with the British Empire, especially in Asia, and sought to…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The Coloured People and the Franchise , 1906 On Tuesday 31st July the principles of the Constitution to…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Some Aspects of the Native Bills
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu Today we find ourselves in a crucial stage of African economic and political…
Introduction - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
The story of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa epitomizes the history of South Africa itself during the last thirty years, the period of its…
The Wankie Campaign
The Luthuli Detachment was one [of] those detachments that were well prepared and well trained. I`m saying this because I personally participated in the…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai P. S. Aiyar, Leo R. Gopaul and 45 other Indians in…
When Mandela's Predecessor toured the US to Expose Segregation back home by Matthew Blackman (www.ozy.com), 29 May 2018
A short, well-dressed 44-year-old man of the southern African Barolong tribe stood at the American border near Niagara Falls holding Canadian passport No…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - White Students and Black Students
From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu All true Christians in South Africa will have just cause for gratitude over the…
32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 2 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner Factory work After my children were born I started working again, but now I…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
Thursday sees Trafalgar High School, located at the foot of District Six, marking 100 years of existence and according to school principal, Nadeem Hendricks,…
The Atlantic slave trade
Causes and results of slavery A main cause of the trade was the colonies that European countries were starting to develop. In America, for instance, which was…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Where Working people Lived
From the book: Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic This part describes the nature of housing and…
A reply by Albert Luthuli to Mr. Jordan K. Ngubane`s attacks on the African National Congress, 5 June 1956
… Union and many others not formally registered in Congress books but fully sharing Congress aspirations and accepting …
Document 91. ‘April 6: People’s Protest Day’. Flyer issued by the ANC (Transvaal) and the Transvaal Indian Congress
… to organise is assessed by the number of people in your books. Make a resolution to take more interest in the A.N.C. …