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ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… the country we know as Lesotho. KwaZulu Natal was the part of South Africa that suffered most devastation during … by further devastation by the Zulu…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… and refused custody of their children after divorce. One of South Africa's most bizarre and notorious anti-gay … of Rights devoted to their rights. Rather,…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… aspect of life in Germany. Furthermore, Joseph Goebbels, one of Hitler's most devoted associates, was elected as the … Minister of Propoganda from 1933 -…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… in possession of 11 slaves, of which four slave women and one male belonged to Commander Van Riebeeck , one slave to … the same respect and treatment as the…
Article“Bantu Education or the Street” by Norman Levy
… education, movement, residence and work. For the most part, the action occurred while the majority of the Congress … Until then there were at least 15…
Biography of Hugh Masekela by Fardin Rahman
… Hugh Masekela is recognized as one of the most famous and influential musicians of all time … Masekela’s journey during exile was a significant part of his…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Introduction MK Sabotage. This photograph was part of a sequence shot by a Rand Daily Mail photographer, … states and friendly socialist countries. The…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… Makeba was well known for her unforgettable voice, but no one can deny she played an even bigger part in the South African history. During her time in exile …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… of that campaign, and fills a crucial gap in our history. Part One Foreword Preface Part Two Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal …
BiographyMary Moodley
… and participant in all of its activities. She was one of the 146 delegates, who represented 230 000 women from …
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Ebrahim
… hundreds of questionnaires. Ebrahim was elected as one of two delegates to represent the Greyville area at the …
BiographyJane Gool
… also took Mahatma Ghandi into his home for a while after one of his terms of imprisonment, when Jane was still a young …
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… Irma Stern is considered one of South Africa’s most prolific and powerful artists who … that the museum was administered by a university and is part museum,…
BiographyShaleen Surtie-Richards
… she had no training as an actress, Surtie-Richards became one of the most loved and well-known actresses in South … she loved the most for close to four…
Document 9 - First letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd
… exists which, if there is a demonstrable readiness on the part of the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations … We would therefore encourage the people of…
Document 13 - Declaration of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ad hoc committee on southern Africa on the question of South Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe (The Harare Declaration) Sections 14-24
… exists which, if there is a demonstrable readiness on the part of the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations … We would therefore encourage the people of…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… could. Resistance and the United Democratic Front (UDF) One of the reasons why the 1980s became so violent and moved … mass action from the people, and…
ArticleHistory of Women in Prisons during Apartheid
… This article was written by Justin Lawler and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University … strength to object, it made them even more of a…
The historical significance of COSATU’s Workers’ Charter Campaign
… workers. For example, the Freedom Charter did not include one of the most basic worker rights: the right to strike. … (the SATLC) Workers’ Charter was for…
ArticleWomen’s Workplace Oppression in 1970s South Africa by Cait Chapman
… This article was written by Cait Chapman and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University … but sexual misconduct had rarely brought up as one of…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… Helen Joseph is one of the most well-known South African women to campaign … what she saw and learned, and the joy and pain of being part of it. But it is…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… It is thought that Andries Hendrik Potgieter was one of the first Voortrekkers to settle in the Rustenburg … into conflict with Voortrekkers in the area in…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… for these regions to be independent. As long as they were part of South Africa, traditional leaders and communities … tensions had been growing in the…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… who have changed the political arena of South Africa, and one of those leaders is none other than Baleka … about the rights of women and empowering women to…
BiographySammy Marks
… interests in several gold mines. An example of this is one of the companies he started, the Zuid-Afrikaanscheen …
BiographyMakomba Ngomane
… he had previously been sentenced to a fine of £5 (R10) or one month’s imprisonment for disobeying the NC - his …
ArticleWorld War I and the South African Native Labour Contingent
… Labour is our great difficulty and it is an increasing one, owing to the very extended front recently taken over by … Some 35 000 Black South Africans had…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… those with different ideological and theoretical views. One of these views was towards a more more Africanist … negative thing for the PAC was that Sobukwe…
America, Spanish conquest
… Pacific Ocean. However, his expedition did not end well as one of his rivals, the newly appointed governor of Darien … the Aztecs dominated Mexico,…
BiographyMoses Ndlovu
… was responsible for looking after the farmer’s livestock. One day Ndlovu drove the cattle onto the railway line in … from being in the company of more than…