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Growth of African Nationalism and Defiance
The 1940s saw a growth of African nationalism that positioned itself to challenge the rising Afrikaner nationalism. The ANC which was weak in the 1920 and…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… have noted, mainstream South African historians in the 1980s and 1990s largely excluded African writers' … the decolonising continent. But as Cobbing argued…
Afrikaner
… of a new era of modern, original Afrikaans music. In the 1980s, musicians protested against the government of the day. …
ArticleA history of Soweto
The consequence of this promising wealth was that a great number of people left their farms, rural homes and other towns in South Africa to make a quick buck…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
Formed in 1928 by Emil Solomon (Solly) Sachs, this was a union of women factory workers that transcended barriers of colour and class. In the late 1920s and…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Reflection of the Chasm Between Constitutional Rights and the Lived Experience in South Africa by Rhiain Moses
… of disability rights movements between the 1960s and the 1980s led to the mainstream comprehension of the inarguable …
Shared Cultural Trauma: Inarticulacy as Social Disability in South African Literature by Hannah Pagan
… of disability rights movements between the 1960s and the 1980s led to the mainstream comprehension of the inarguable …
Polokwane the Segregated city
… history to legitimise the apartheid government of the late 1980s at a time when the state was facing an onslaught by … also spent much of their money in the…
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… to oppose state practices of separate government. The 1980s in South Africa were incredibly violent and riddled …
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
Civic organisation also experienced problems in organising across the racial divide. Initially the emerging civic organisation in African township and coloured…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… movements and white business groupings particularly in the 1980s. From late 1984 onwards, a series of meetings between … protests and economic and other…
Zulu Community
Late nineteenth century postcard of Zulu Warriors. Note the Europeans in the background. Source: Frescura Collection The pre-1994 apartheid system of…
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
1940 Born in Cape Town. 1960s Graduates from the University of Cape Town with Mathematics and English. 1972 Earns a PhD in literature from the…
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
The Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held its opening conference on 20th December 1951. Led by I. B. Tabata, SOYA was closely linked to the Non European Unity…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… swelled its ranks. MK stepped up its operations inside the 1980s with attacks across the country. As the ANC and the …
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… established in 1927 and the 1950s lasted through to the 1980s. Facing the imminent collapse of apartheid, the …
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
One of the most important developments in South Africa in this period was the formation of the Pact Government in which the push for independence from Britain…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… Africans lived in the core areas of the city.” [vi] By the 1980s, the segregation in Durban was almost at 100%. While …
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… worked actively as an anti-apartheid activist in the late 1980s and early 90s, particularly concerned with the … (GALA). “Kewpie Photographic Collection, ca…
Article1973 Durban Strikes
Introduction On 9 January 1973, workers at the Coronation Brick and Tile factory, outside Durban, came out on strike. Immediately thereafter, workers from…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… than they were in the country of their origin. Since the 1980s Ster-Kinekor, Nu Metro and United International …
Community histories of Rustenburg
Afrikaans Community (1838-1899) The First White Inhabitants It is documented that the first pioneers from the Eastern Cape undertook a hunting expedition…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
Gender roles in Ndebele home-making From the 1940s onwards the settlement at Hartbeesfontein began to be visited increasingly by researchers, including Barrie…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… erected in the township. Political Mobilisation: 1970s-1980s The built environment was at the root of political …
ArticleCall for submissions: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa Conference
Conference: THE POLITICS OF ARMED STRUGGLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA Conference Date: 23-25 November 2016 Venue: University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg) …
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… she was working within. [25] During the 1970s and 1980s, the government of South Africa infiltrated ANC …
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
The period 1860-1923 is characterised firstly by the introduction of indentured Indian labourers into Natal and of the "passenger" Indians who came to trade,…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… was removed. [i] First constitutional change The 1980s was the time in which brutal levels of repression of …
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… division of the apartheid police that operated in the 1980s. Vlakplaas is also referred to as C, C1 and C10. The …
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… HIV/AIDS was heavily politicized along racial lines in the 1980s and early 1990s. It has thus been suggested that since …