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‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… rose to prominence in South Africa in the 1970s and forms one of Gordimer’s central focuses in Burger’s Daughter. The … through the novel’s titular Character…
Zarina Maharaj Biography by Sarah Rahimi
… men, but they equally share with them their sacrifices. One such figure is Zarina Maharaj, a daughter, a sister, a … me as a person? (O’Malley, 2004) Zarina…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… While the council responded to some of their requests, the one requiring women to carry residential passes remained. On … women until 1954 and reference…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… Themba’s temporary home and, not long after, his permanent one as well when he died there at the age of 44. At the end, … . His surname has Shangaan origins…
ArticleNguni Stick Fighting
… to males only, there is no specific age for when one should start practicing and generally boys learn the … protection (Ubhoko), this stick long comparing…
ArticleThe San
… art gives us clues about their social and belief systems. One of the most significant pieces of Rock art found in South … protected from the elements, has…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… farm, allowing them to catch each farmer by surprise. Only one farmer is reported to have fought back, a certain Hendrik … Of the 326, 47 were put on trial…
ArticlePaper Wood and Allied Workers Union (PWAWU)
… had branches in the Transvaal, Natal and the Western Cape. One of its achievements was successfully breaking down ethnic …
ArticleAllison Drew Collection
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew South Africa's Radical …
Biography of Mandla Langa by Carol Sale
… passivity and action, and encourages them both to help one another through apartheid and understand each other's … MK members and others against apartheid to…
ArticleA Culture of Survival
… aid societies, were an important example of this. As Leah, one of the characters in Peter Abrahams' novel, Mine Boy, explains: They are all women who sell…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… and mobilise supporters from the wider black community. One such organisation, founded in January 1972 (although some … the Black Consciousness Movement The…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… apparent unity, the SCA was divided into four chapters, one each for Africans and Coloureds, White English speakers … in their home country. They published a…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… abolition was considered as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the value of their existing ‘slaves’ increased … their food consisted of yams and beans…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… Perestrelo, Portuguese navigator and cartographer is one of 64 survivors of the crew of 473 who reaches Delagoa Bay on foot, and one of 23 to be ultimately…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… gathering plant food in the Kalahari Desert in Namibia. One group, the !Kung, lived in an area called Nyae Nyae … for he !Kung. The Marshalls lived with some…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… ensuing bloodshed resulted in the death of 28 marchers and one soldier. Over 200 activists were injured. On 18 … the massacre, ANC president, Nelson Mandela…
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… OF ACCUSED NO.11, by Bob Hepple On 11 July 1963, I was one of seven men arrested at the Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, … a factual account of the events leading…
ArticleSixteen Days of Activism
… AIDS Day. The campaign began in 1998 in South Africa as one of the intervention strategies towards creating a society …
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 4: World War I (1914 - 1918)
… that chemical weapons were introduced which resulted in one of the first genocides of the century. The focus of this …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1800-2014
… election victory and his willingness to step down after one term. This was followed by him promoting international …
ArticlePAC’s African Women’s Organisation
… such as the call for the release of Theresa Ramashamola, one of the Sharpeville Six. The organisation sees national …
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… shown through her correspondence, shaped her motivation as one of the most influential South African female Coloured … formed acts like the prohibition of…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… Broadbent: "On Wednesday, May 7th, we reached Thaba 'Nchu, one of the most important Missions. On my last visit the … the exterior of such a building which…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… people just died of broken hearts, her mother-in-law being one of them. She died just one week after being moved out of her home in Devon Street, … they now…
ArticleTutu and his role in the Truth & Reconciliation Commission
… that emerged after independence. It was envisaged that "one who forgives becomes a better person than the one being consumed by anger and hatred." By the…
Christianity
… in Jesus. They say that God combines three persons in one. This is called the Trinity. Christians believe that god … was a troublemaker and were threatened…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… and may find it helpful to read: philosophytalk.org One of the world's greatest cosmologists, a South African … Spencer, an English philosopher in the 19th…
The National Bird
… Anthropoides paradisia The elegant Blue Crane stands about one meter high. It is a light blue-grey, has a long neck …
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… his vision, he receives several revelations from an angel, one of which requires him and his people to worship the Lord … shoots two Israelites looking for…