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ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
When Black workers in Durban embarked on a wave of strikes in January 1973, the government and employers were shocked, and they responded mainly by giving in…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… mainstream South African historians in the 1980s and 1990s largely excluded African writers' interpretations, …
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… with scenes of wild celebration around the country. 1990s Sisulu plays a crucial role in the 1990-93 negotiations …
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,…
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 of the Xhosa by the British in the frontier…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
The passive resistance campaigns led by MK Gandhi in South Africa had huge consequences not only for the history of the country but also for world history in…
Formation and launch of the UDF
UDF launch at Mitchell's Plain in Cape Town. Source: http://www.nelsonmandela.org In the late 1970s moves to form united front against apartheid were set in…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
The revolution in Cuba, culminating in Fidel Castro’s seizure of power on 1 January 1959, was from the beginning based on a non-racial ethos, and revolutionary…
Liberation
… there was no rural, land rights voice. In fact, by the 1990s, there were several land rights NGOs like those …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 1: World War II (1939 - 1945)
World War II (1939 to 1945) was the most devastating war in history, accounting for between 50 million to 80 million deaths. What made the war significant was…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
The apartheid era was characterised by different resistances such as the Sharpeville massacre, Vaal and the East Rand in 1985 and Soweto uprising of 1976. The…
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
International feminism was a catalyst for South African feminist organisation to address violence against women. In 1975, Anne Mayne, a survivor of both…
ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
Mandela and MK The late 1950s saw the first hints of an armed struggle occurring in certain parts of South Africa. Various types of armed resistance spread…
ArticleCongress of South African Students (COSAS)
The Congress of South African Students (COSAS) was established in June 1979 as a national organization to represent the interests of Black school students in…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
Colonial settlement Land wars The 'Frontier Wars' in the Eastern Cape Europeans who came to stay in South Africa first settled in and around Cape Town. As…
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… Why did so few Black South Africans made films before the 1990s? 1963 The Publications Control Board (Censorship Board) …
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
The reaction of the outside world to the development of apartheid was widespread, and by the 1980s posed a sustained challenge to the South African regime,…
Indian Community in Lenasia
From the very beginning, settlement in Lenasia was a contentious issue, driven with debates about race, class, collaboration with and resistance to apartheid…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Foreign Relations during Apartheid, 1948
The position of South Africa in international affairs remained important throughout apartheid. The South African government needed to rely on the external…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
Verdict Protests The Silverton and Soekmekaar verdict prompted a wave of protests against the death penalty and particularly the death sentences of Johnson…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
ABSTRACT Heinz Klug is a white man born in South Africa who vehemently fought apartheid from both within South Africa and outside in exile. Klug believed that…
Pedi
[baPedi – People and sePedi – Language] The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda…
Article50 Facts on Africa
In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 facts about this continent that people may not…
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
In May 1963, the Cape Times announced the launch of ‘a national art exhibition, open to South African artists of all races’. The first iteration of Art South…
ArticleWomen and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union
The fruit-canning industry in South Africa can be traced to the late nineteenth century, when the first jam factories opened in Paarl and Stellenbosch in the…
Women at the start of the 20th century
It is only over the last three or four decades that women's role in the history of South Africa has, belatedly, been given some recognition. Previously the…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… that ultimately toppled the apartheid regime in the early 1990s. This historical significance has led to claims by …
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter Abstract: The Black Consciousness…
ArticleBlack Consciousness and 16 June – The birth of a new generation
The Black Consciousness philosophy gained most of its support in the secondary schools and universities. The role played by the Black Consciousness Movement …
Artist groups and educational facilities (1960-1980)
Due to the apartheid racial classification systems, many black artists were not allowed to further their education and attend formal learning facilities such…