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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… crowd of Blacks in Newclare, Johannesburg attack a Black policeman attempting to arrest an African civilian … for unity among Africans and redefines the…
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…
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…
Doing Oral History
… It is typical of many places in northern KZN where black farmers were able to by land before the passing of the 1913 Land Act. The first black farmers bought…
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… said Duduzane Zuma.. Atul Gupta, travelling in his black BMW, is stopped by police on the R55 motor-way at about … did its own empowerment transaction. We…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… on Saturday mornings. This prison had cells for white and black male offenders, the death row cells, cells for white and black female offenders and a cell…