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ArticleKenyan Timeline
… The earliest human ancestors (Homo erectus and Homo habilis) … have been found in Kenya and neighbouring countries. The Khoisan were the first modern people…
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… Hola! It is an honour to be with you this afternoon. The task at hand certainly daunts me. Yet, it is also … other important stuff, for this historic…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… Introduction In 1948 the National government was voted into power and instituted apartheid. This lead to an increase in the number of people being…
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai By far the largest number of Indians (152 184…
14. Suicide among indentured
… By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa were indentured. Among the many problems that faced them, and…
Domestic work
… Mr Speaker, Members of Parliament. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS on September the 6th, 1989, placed our country irrevocably on the road of … on a new dispensation…
PlaceWynberg, Southern Suburbs
… Wynberg is certainly one of the most interesting Areas in Cape Town. It is home to one of the oldest Schools in the Country (Wynberg Boys), with its … namely…
Address on Freedom Day, 27 April 2003
… Traditional Leaders, Distinguished Guests, People of the North West, Fellow South Africans: Today, we celebrate the 9th anniversary of our freedom, a year…
Selfless Biko 40 Years On by Barney Pityana (City Press), 10 September 2017
… about Stephen Biko’s death. Forty years later, he recalls the shock and grief he felt that day, and how the Black Consciousness Movement leader helped to…
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… I hope will give some flavour of what prison was like. The case for better conditions The Strachan trial It took a very long time for prison … There was…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… and thinking is largely centred around: deconstructing the illusionary shrines of liberalism and radicalism in … historical writing and education, studying…
Chapter 3
… The Formation of the All-African Convention: The Background In 1935 the Union … the vote for the African in the Cape Province. But the truth of the matter is…
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… After the South African general election in 1948, the National Party , an Afrikaner political party that … South Africa, both of the Kasrils would be subject…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - 'Defendre of the Hottentots'
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke … those who damn him and those who praise, what is the truth? There is no doubt…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to parliament 6 February 1998
… Madame Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly; Honourable Chairperson and Deputy Chairpersons of the National Council of Provinces; Honourable…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… 1984-1990:- The people armed Introduction Numerous factors characterised the intensification of the freedom struggle against the … bitter war in Natal, where…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
… As part of the governmental process for transformation of institutions … were merged to form new institutions. In January 2004, the historically Black…
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
… years there was no native trade unionism in South Africa. The first trade unions in the country were white unions of skilled workers. Most of … pursue a pro…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to New African, 05 January 1980, London
… Unity in Action Decisive Question : How would you assess the Lancaster House Conference on Zimbabwe, and the implementation up to now of what was agreed?…
Unity in Action Decisive - O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New African, London, 1980
… Question: How would you assess the Lancaster House Conference on Zimbabwe, and the implementation up to now of what was agreed? TAMBO: The … keen to imply an…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … of 350 000 eligible voters registered in order to vote in the elections of 4 November 1981…
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… to keep in mind that Statssa prepares its Report on the basis of documentation (‘death notices’) it receives from the Department of Home Affairs. This is…
Nelson Mandela ‘Release Us or Treat Us as Political Prisoners’, 22 April 1969
… Letter addressed to the Minister of Justice from Robben Island Prison Dated 22 April 1969; Published by the ANC in 1978 Dear Sir, My colleagues have…
ArchiveBiography of Ellen Kuzwayo by Laura Wilson, 3 May 2018
… Ellen Kate was the name given to her by her biological mother and father. … her life at different points. Her mother was crucial in the early years up until…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… Odeanta village in Ibusa, Delta State. [1] Due to the gender bias in her community, Emecheta was kept at home … like her brother, Emecheta’s childhood was…
ArchiveJordan Ngubane – forgotten founding member of the Congress Youth League by Sbonelo Radebe (Mail and Guardian), 10 January 2023
… When the story of the founding of the Congress Youth League (CYL) — the forerunner of the ANC … of its African ownership. Though Mda was telling the truth,…
ArchiveRadio Freedom: A History of South African Underground Radio by Chris A. Smith
… At seven p.m. sharp, seven nights a week, during the darkest days of apartheid, an incendiary radio broadcast beamed out from Lusaka, Zambia. It began with…
Ahmed Timol: Three Documents by Politicsweb, 27 June 2017
… The inquest has recently been reopened into the death of the South African Communist Party (SACP) … answer their lies so that every black child will know the…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… Michigan State University Albert Luthuli's place in the history of South African liberation movements derives … primarily from his two crowning achievements:…
ArticleTransition to Armed Struggle by Norman Levy
… Transition to Armed Struggle The brief respite from the Treason Trial which ended on 29 March 1961 and the … and clarification of policy, as an act of trust…