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ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… that she should realize that Walter was already married to the country. So began a marriage that went on to stand the test of pain, time and 26 years of…
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
… Drugs (PAGAD) came into being in 1996 when communities on the Cape Flats, Cape Town decided to form an anti-crime organisation. The aim was to fight the…
ArticleAll African Convention, 1958
… ' The All-African Convention: The Awakening of a people ' - By I.B. Tabata Bloemfontein … yet another important meeting which was held in 1935, when the All…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
… in April, metalworkers from two factories called for the establishment of a union. Two months later, the Metal and Allied Workers Union (MAWU), with the…
Learning about history through objects
… Investigating the Toy box: objects Sometimes we do not have written … records or pictures to help us find out information about the past, only the objects…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… 1957 Honourable Mention in South African Best Picture of the Year Contest. 1960 Double page coverage on Sharpeville … to stand for 5 days and 5 nights on…
ArticleIsitwalandwe/Seaparankwe Award
… Isitwalandwe/Seaparankwe is the highest honour awarded by the people of South Africa, through the African National Congress, to those who have made an …
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… RIVONIA: THE STORY OF ACCUSED NO.11, by Bob Hepple On 11 July 1963, I was one of seven men arrested at the Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, near Johannesburg…
ArticleAreas indentured Indians came from
… Finding the area ones ancestors came from is a daunting task. To assist the searcher, the table below has been created. The table distinguishes …
ArticleContemporary issues: Women’s struggle, 1900-1994
… with a number of challenges to overcome. Most obstacles to the development of women can be related to poverty, violence … health care, and legal…
ArticleGeneral Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)
… The General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF) was formed … trade union, as a consequence black workers joined the benefit fund as it functioned as a cover…
Cape Floral Region
… - made up of eight protected areas, covering 553,000-ha. The Cape Floral Region is one of the richest areas for plants in the world. It represents less than…
ArticleSweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU)
… The Sweet Food and Allied Workers Union (SFAWU) was established in 1974 with the help of the Urban Training Project (UTP). Amongst its founder members …
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… from school for neglecting his studies and found work at the City's meteorological observatory over the next decade. Stalin became a famous local…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline
… The Yusuf Dadoo timeline includes the history of one the leading members of the South African communist movement. …
ArticleSAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue
… intergenerational dialogue to commemorate 40 years since the Soweto Student Uprising . The dialogue consists of a series of open letters between the…
Protest Art
… The formation of the United Democratic Movement (UDF) in 1983 amalgamated many … These were aimed at providing training, while serving the needs of all the…
ArticleSouthern African Development Community (SADC)
… Development Community (SADC) was established in 1980 as the Southern African Development Coordination Conference … name during Windhoek summit meeting in 17…
Pottery, division of labour, trade, medicine and healing, hunting
… was also a very important feature of Iron Age society. The Iron Age women were skilled potters. Pots were used for … Division of labour Women were…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… People learn and are influenced by the places and the people around them. In a country like South Africa, which … In this lesson we will explore historical…
Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA)
… Background On 1 April 1997, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) was … established with a membership of around 515 000, becoming the second…
ArticleObituary: Sheila Weinberg
… veteran: Sheila Weinberg Obituary by Raymond Suttner in The Mail and Guardian, 19-25 November 2004, p.36 Sheila … Weinberg has suddenly died. She has been …
ArticleBonani Africa Online Exhibition 2010
… Many of the essays in the Bonani Africa 2010 Exhibition that straddle the twin worlds of social comment and the exploration of the …
Imvaba Arts Association
… of Port Elizabeth. It was a community organisation with the aim of promoting and assisting artists through workshops … was formed during a time of extreme…
TCOE Online Exhibition
… Photo-documentary Exhibition and Land dispossession history The text and gallery of images within this feature are concerned with the crucial issue of land…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… ABSTRACT: Bessie Emery was the first black South African woman to publish a collection … Kitchen and Randolph Vigne . Emery also suffered through the…
National Council of African Women (NCAW)
… The NCAW was established in 1933 by a group of women in … social conditions for Africans. It apparently absorbed the Bantu Women's League (BWL) and Charlotte…
ArticleSouth African Council of Churches (SACC)
… Brief political context on the formation and history of the SACC ... read on 5 July 1995 statement to a workshop on The role of the Church and the 'Healing…
ArticleSoweto Students’ Representative Council (SSRC)
… Before the June 16 student uprising, the Soweto Students' Representative Council (SSRC) was formed. This organisation led the march that the police fired on…
Article1956 Women Marchers
… # 1956 Women Marchers is an initiative of the Albertina and Walter Sisulu Foundation and South African History Online to gather the names and stories of the…