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ArticleThe Early History of Rugby in South Africa
… Prior to the passage of apartheid laws both Black and White South Africans played rugby, albeit separately. After the onset of apartheid Black South Africans…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… who alarmed the authorities by sleeping also with black mine workers. Fifteen years after the discovery of gold … to mining developments elsewhere, for…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… The Boers lost over 34 000 people. More than 15 000 black people were killed. The British government was … First Anglo-Boer War and more battles took place…
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
… white monopoly capital, which is the primary cause of black poverty which strengthens and legitimizes the notion of a black bourgeoisie. 1. White Monopoly…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… The Eastern Cape is regarded by many as the cradle of Black resistance against White oppression. After the defeat … organisations. The first was the…
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… beverage? • Native schools and churches. • The Black Peril and White Peril. • Native Lands and Reserves. … co-operation between the government and the…
ArticleGandhi and the burning of passes
… the Transvaal passed the Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance (Black Act) to control the entry of Indians into the … Quinn, the leader of the Chinese community,…
Bantu Women’s League
… . One of the issues at stake was the carrying of passes by black women. The pass came to be seen as a symbol of … the Bantu Women's League was created in…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… The ensuing struggle was not so much a contest between Black and White races as a struggle for water, grazing and … were markedly different. Thus, as a…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 July 1 SASO is officially inaugurated … is held in Natal. 1971 SASO Policy Manifesto…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 1 July, SASO is officially inaugurated … is held in Natal. 1971 SASO Policy…
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… of preparing young scholars for leadership in the Black community. Still, the climate was politically charged … to measures and policies that sought to…
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… campaigns in response to measures and laws affecting Black people. In the 1920s, the Communist Party of South … current education system was too liberal and…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… outside the country, by contributing to the advancement of Black filmmaking, and after apartheid he continued that … was a writer, actor, director, and…
Speech by Albert Luthuli at a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats, 1 February 1958
… not for its obligations. But that is not the aspiration of Black South Africa. We would like to share in the privileges … here, but also the Liberal Party,…
Our Vision is a Democratic Society, 1958
… not for its obligations. But that is not the aspiration of Black South Africa. We would like to share in the privileges … here, but also the Liberal Party,…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… a depiction of the conflict between the Government and the Black/ African population of the country, where the … Sharpeville massacre occurred due to the…
BiographyDr. Frene Noshir Ginwala
… the 1930s the ANC lost its important role as a voice for black South Africans and did not rise back onto the political … African Government: the forced…
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
… all the squatter camps in Johannesburg, Tobruk, settled by Black veterans of the North African Campaign, was considered … Kaunda, then the leader of Northern…
BiographyNokukhanya Luthuli
… of the Bhengu family. Dube’s institute became the first Black-directed institution and differed from other missionary … discussed the problems facing the USA…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… in 1824. 1877 The first biography ever written about a black South African was published. It was written by John A. … It has been criticised for its silence…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… began to circulate inside the country the following year. Black Consciousness and the Student movement Steve Biko … Alongside these infiltration activities,…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… is founded on racial segregation and disenfranchisement of black people except for a small number who previously … laws that widen “the racial divide”. This…
“Caught in the toils of our own selfishness”: Paton’s exploration of causes of, and responses to, societal failings in Cry, The Beloved Country by Eleanor Evans
… Africa and the way in which it discriminates against the black population. The novel has been heavily criticised by … in which the state and the white…
Apartheid - The early 1980s
… satisfy white South Africans, form relations with other black countries in Africa and reduce internal black resistance. Botha also realized the strength of…
Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
… what was left of the African traditionally ruled African (Black) territories in Southern Africa. The capitalist and … the consolidation of a racially defined…
ArticleThe Homelands
… thus denying them protection and any remaining rights a Black could have in South Africa. In other words, Bantustans … were established for the permanent…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
… and take the bold step of withdrawing the town's entire black labour force, leading to a situation of near panic … erupted at the meeting and the police…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… traditional Xhosa harmonic patterns. The development of a black urban proletariat and the movement of many black workers to the mines in the 1800s meant that…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… in 1912 as a result of many grievances. This included black dissatisfaction with the South Africa Act of 1910 that … War and numerous laws that controlled…