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EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
From 1960 to 1983, the apartheid Government forcibly moved 3.5 million Black South Africans in one of the largest mass removals of people in modern history…
EventThomas Titus Nkobi is born
Thomas Titus Nkobi was born in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in Southern Matabeleland. At the age of ten, Nkobi followed his father who was a migrant…
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
Harry Frederick Oppenheimer was born in Kimberley on 28 October 1908 to Ernest Oppenheimer and Mary Lina Pollock. Oppenheimer completed his primary education…
‘Something like an archive - Exploring memory through zine-making’ is a one day public workshop at Iyatsiba Lab facilitated by visual artist and educator, Scott Eric Williams.
It is aimed at anyone from 14 to 30 years old who would like to explore the media of zine-making, which is a DIY method for assembling a publication. Basic…
The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… ↵ [xxvii]Ibid. ↵ [xxviii]Southern Rhodesia 1890 – 1950; A record of Sixty years progress …
Control: 1910 - 1948
Intervention from Above: The 1913 Native Land Act "Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native found himself, not actually a slave,…
Indian passive resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948 by E. S. Reddy
… by Indians all over the country. A mass meeting of over 15,000 people in Durban was followed by a march to the Gale … struggle against this inhuman…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address
… Mogoeng Mogoeng after the resignation of Jacob Zuma on 15 February 2018. In his speech, President Ramaphosa thanked …
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… as Santu Mofokeng’s Black Photo Album/ Look at Me, 1890-1950 and Penny Siopis’ My Lovely Day to much wider audiences. …
ArticleSouth African Constitution: The Bill of Rights
… through petitions and deputations. In the period between 1950-1952, the ANC resorted to disruptive mass action, …
ArticleThe History of Separate Development in South Africa
Racial segregation and white supremacy had become central aspects of South African policy long before Apartheid started. The notorious 1913 Land Act, passed…
PlaceRetreat, Cape Town
… of Cape Town, Western Cape with a postal code. It is about 15 kms West-North-West of the Provincial Capital City of Cape … It is about 15 kms West-North-West…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Glossary
Terms You Need to Know: Christopher Columbus arriving in the America. Image Source Abolition: The ending of a law, a system or an institution. During…
PlaceJohannesburg Art Gallery
… Africa's first black president. This building consists of 15 exhibition halls and sculpture gardens. It also houses … art collection in Africa, the…
From Amsterdam with euphoria
… in a two-page report in the South African Weekly Mail (15 January 1988). South (Cape Town, 14 January1988) wrote of … Anti-Apartheid Movement, February 1988…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Conclusion - By Riashnee Pather
… had ousted him and his colleagues. He spent much of the 1950's protesting Apartheid legislation such as the Group … PR was apt to call the wedding a truly…
PlaceKenya
… the reallocation of their land to European settlers. The 1950’s saw the dawn of a rebellion against British rule … Independence, 1888-1970. Jefferson:…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… over decolonization, independence, and modernization. From 1950 to 1960, a long struggle for independence from Britain … to the truth and honesty of Flora…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… like the NIC. According to Surendra Bhana, before the 1950's "religion was clearly the most important force in the … active in NIC politics since the…
Ahmed Kathrada pays tribute to Nelson Mandela, 6 December 2013
… harvested from the heart-breaking frustrations of the last 15 months are not likely to fade away easily from the mind. I …
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
The Ndebele and the apartheid state When the Nationalist Party was elected to power in 1948 by a minority of the white electorate, their platform promised…
Article1970s: Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… else. According to the Population Registration Act of 1950 , every person had to be classified and registered as … on South Africa the 1980s. Resistance to…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March in Pretoria
… Women’s Movement in Action Protests started as early as 1950 when rumours of the new legislation were leaked in the … Town and Pietermaritzburg. In the…
Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, Friday, 24 July 1936 at 8 p.m.
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 65 - Minutes of the meeting of …
Document 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 58 - Letter from the Communist …
Document 40 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi to the Communist League of America’, 26 April 1932
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 40 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi … Radical Tradition a Documentary History…
EventWalter Sisulu, co-founder of the ANCYL and Umkhonto we Sizwe, is born
… the moving spirit behind all the great campaigns in the 1950's, as well as the transformation of the ANC in 1960-61 …
Document 95 - “Welcome The All-African National Convention! African National Convention Must Mark Beginning of National Liberation Movement”, South African Worker, 27 June 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The African National Convention must …
PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
… - Sunday 08:30 - 16:45 (Last ticket into the Museum at 16:15) (Last ticket to the Sculpture at 16:45). Please allow at …
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
The original portion of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and Victorian architectural…