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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 …
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… are passed from parents to their children. Each and every one of us has our own heritage and is unique. Our heritage is … bodies, the language we speak, the…
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 -…
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…
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…
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…
BiographyThembi Shange Nobadula
… March that took place on 9 August 1956, Nobadula was one of the 20 000 women who made their way to the Union … Working in the ANC mission in Tanzania,…
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,…
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…
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 …
Cheryl Ellen Gillwald
… (USA) as an American Field Service exchange student, for one year. Gillwald completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree at …
Dumisani Mbatha
… released a report in which he said that Mr Mbatha was one of a group of youths who had proceeded to Johannesburg …
BiographyKausobson Kausob
… Vaal River opposite its confluence with the Harts River, one to Bloem and the other to the followers of Danzer and the …
BiographyMandla Michael Yende
… Street and 1st Avenue, Alexandra Township and the last one was carried out at the end of January beginning February …
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…
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…
BiographyMary Moodley
… and participant in all of its activities. She was one of the 146 delegates, who represented 230 000 women from …
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 …
BiographyEbrahim Ismail Ebrahim
… hundreds of questionnaires. Ebrahim was elected as one of two delegates to represent the Greyville area at the …
BiographySimon Nkoli
… Nkoli was born in Soweto, Gauteng on 26 November 1957 as one of four children. His family lived in a state of poverty … leaders who were involved with the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
PlaceHawston
… This historical fishing village has many stories to tell, one of whom is the abalone one. It was refuge and home to … France, Holland, USA, Sweden and…