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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… calling for sabotage are distributed in English and Zulu. During the night a series of explosions are set off, … a White Afrikaner, and Grace, a Coloured…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… to the ANC. The linguistic similarities between Ndebele, Zulu and Xhosa would also have facilitated communication … named after the Battle of Isandlwana, –…
ArticleThe Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
… the African Service of Radio Moscow, which had English and Zulu programmes. Dadoo visited Moscow again in October 1961, …
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications
The Azania Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) was formed in London around 1983 by Roseinnes Phahle and other individuals of various broadly leftist political…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… the women stood in silence for 30 minutes and then sang a Zulu song: “Wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo”, meaning …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first President), Nelson Mandela,…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
Documentary Photography is not encouraged because I think it threatens the core of what this country is about. It’s a very powerful medium, it touches on…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… African national units- North-Sotho, South-Sotho, Tswana, Zulu, Swazi, Xhosa, Tsonga, and Venda- and provided for the … the tribe in the area the township is…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications by Allison Drew
The Azania Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) was formed in London around 1983 by Roseinnes Phahle and other individuals of various broadly leftist political…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
1919 The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) is formed in Cape Town after World War I, with a membership of 24. The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU)…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… his third novel, the critically acclaimed Shaka the Zulu, written in Sotho Radio broadcasting begins in Algeria …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Bright One') Bhengu, the granddaughter of a hereditary Zulu Chief. The Native Administration Bill is passed. …
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… his third novel, the critically acclaimed Shaka the Zulu, written in Sotho Radio broadcasting begins in Algeria …
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
1935 15 December, Professor Davidson Don Tengo (D. D. T.) Jabavu, Prixley Ka Isaka Seme, President of the African National Congress (ANC), Africans from…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… in a van with a loudspeaker. They address the workers in Zulu and English calling upon them to return home. They do …
Mission Stations - N-S
… batch of converts, four in number: three Basutos and a Zulu. The chapel was already too small for the congregations …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
1960 21 March, In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd, killing 69 and wounding…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
Origins of colonial settlement It is thought that Andries Hendrik Potgieter was one of the first Voortrekkers to settle in the Rustenburg area. David…
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1950-1959
Immorality Amendment Act, Act No 21 of 1950 This Act was one of the most controversial pieces of Apartheid legislation. It prohibited adultery, attempted…
ArticleList of people banned under Apartheid
… 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 28 April 1967 30/6/1968 Lady Frere Zulu, Joshua Tembinkosi Act No. 44 of 1950Sec. 9 (1) 30 June 1972 28/2/1974 Camperdown Zulu, Nelson …
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
The South African Students Movement (SASM) an organisation of mainly high school students was formed to represent students, articulate grievances and foster…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by leading members of the banned ANC…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… which means "Wake up and do it for yourself" in Zulu. 31 March, Crime Intelligence Head Richard Mdluli hands …
ArticleThe Freedom Charter by Norman Levy
… a young Bhengu read the Charter in three languages, Zulu, English and Sotho. Beyleveld, national chairman of COD, …
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… Child and Goldie and is built in this year. 1879 The Zulu War breaks out. 22 January, The Battle of Isandlwana …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
9 July, The Executive of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) meets in Durban and appoints S.R. Naidoo as the SAIC's nominee to the Young Committee. Albert…
Polokwane the Segregated city
Contents The Segregated City, 1910-1948 The Apartheid City A decade of Turbulence, 1976-86 Ructions within Afrikaner Politics Forced removals in the…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
The area between the Orange and Vaal rivers, originally known as Transoranje, with its abundance of permanent water sources, was the hunting grounds of the San…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
Introduction The strike by some 76,000 black miners in 1946 was one of the most significant examples of industrial action by black workers in South Africa…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
Constructing Heritage and Heritage ResourcesHeritage – our past, and where we come from – means different things to different people. Some people relate to the…