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ArticleA history of Soweto
… who alarmed the authorities by sleeping also with black mine workers. Fifteen years after the discovery of gold … to mining developments elsewhere, for…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… oppression, both material, and in line with Steve Biko’s Black Consciousness , Psychological. This article looks at … express the material issues of workers,…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… other women who got deeply involved in fighting apartheid. Black women faced three forms of oppression in South Africa … take a stand against passes A pass…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… The Boers lost over 34 000 people. More than 15 000 black people were killed. The British government was … First Anglo-Boer War and more battles took place…
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
… white monopoly capital, which is the primary cause of black poverty which strengthens and legitimizes the notion of a black bourgeoisie. 1. White Monopoly…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… The Eastern Cape is regarded by many as the cradle of Black resistance against White oppression. After the defeat … organisations. The first was the…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… beverage? • Native schools and churches. • The Black Peril and White Peril. • Native Lands and Reserves. … co-operation between the government and the…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… them. The Natal Native Contingent showed reluctance to face the Zulus, some of whom were armed with rifles. In an … The British lost 52 officers, 727 white…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… 1921 24 May, the Smuts government took action against a black sect, the Israelites, under the leadership of Enoch … a day. They continued the strike for a…
ArticleGandhi and the burning of passes
… the Transvaal passed the Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance (Black Act) to control the entry of Indians into the … Quinn, the leader of the Chinese community,…
Bantu Women’s League
… . One of the issues at stake was the carrying of passes by black women. The pass came to be seen as a symbol of … the Bantu Women's League was created in…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… The ensuing struggle was not so much a contest between Black and White races as a struggle for water, grazing and … were markedly different. Thus, as a…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 July 1 SASO is officially inaugurated … is held in Natal. 1971 SASO Policy Manifesto…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 1 July, SASO is officially inaugurated … is held in Natal. 1971 SASO Policy…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… of preparing young scholars for leadership in the Black community. Still, the climate was politically charged … to measures and policies that sought to…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… outside the country, by contributing to the advancement of Black filmmaking, and after apartheid he continued that … was a writer, actor, director, and…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… a depiction of the conflict between the Government and the Black/ African population of the country, where the … Sharpeville massacre occurred due to the…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… in 1824. 1877 The first biography ever written about a black South African was published. It was written by John A. … It has been criticised for its silence…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… began to circulate inside the country the following year. Black Consciousness and the Student movement Steve Biko … Alongside these infiltration activities,…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… is founded on racial segregation and disenfranchisement of black people except for a small number who previously … laws that widen “the racial divide”. This…
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… of people according to whether they were white, coloured, black, Indian or Asian. People would then be treated … Only a small percentage of South Africa was…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… what was left of the African traditionally ruled African (Black) territories in Southern Africa. The capitalist and … the consolidation of a racially defined…
ArticleThe Homelands
… thus denying them protection and any remaining rights a Black could have in South Africa. In other words, Bantustans … were established for the permanent…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
… and take the bold step of withdrawing the town's entire black labour force, leading to a situation of near panic … erupted at the meeting and the police…
ArticleTimeline for Grade 12.4 - The end of the Cold War and a new global world order 1989 to present
… of Democrats, and the Colored People’s Congress. The Black Sash is founded by white women who protested against … over the age of 16 year to take part in the…
ArticleThe banning of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and student politics in the 1980s
… on 12 September, Steve Biko was murdered. In October all Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) aligned political, … that lasted several weeks. By the end of…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… in 1912 as a result of many grievances. This included black dissatisfaction with the South Africa Act of 1910 that … War and numerous laws that controlled…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… 15 February 1986, the University admitted its first twenty Black students. The number of people of colour (POC) being … White pro-institutionalised…
ArticleThe History of Education: 1658 to present
… settlers as they encounter a number of different groups of black people who are occupying the land. 1658 28 March, 170 … Town. Previous to this only a…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… did not keep pace with the cost of subsistence, and most black families lived below the bread line. Black workers' wages Black families often had to…